Yes, I definitely want to go for a holiday - good point about visiting in summer and winter! I think I would agree with you - it’s easy to wrap up warm but getting wet in the British drizzling rain (like today) is yuck.

I found Canada quite easy to settle in (in fact I found many aspects of it closer to England than the US although the US is Canada’s closest neighbour). Canada is a very welcoming country when it comes to new immigrants (and by the way, “immigrant” isn’t the dirty word that it is in Europe - England inclusive). That said, Canada isn’t England, so moving from London to Toronto needed some adjustments, for me for example I found driving on the right hard to get used to initially (the few times I drove as I don’t need to own a car now), and bearing to the right when I walk or pass people took a while.
There are many things that I find much better in Canada as a whole, and in Toronto in particular - the better standard of living, relatively cheaper cost of living, the space, relatively cheaper transport and much more. Since you will know how expensive property, petrol and transport is in England, you’ll get my point.

You can’t go far without tripping over Brits here ;-), both new ones and many first generation. Many immigrated to Canada years ago, only if you heard them you’d think they’d arrived just yesterday.

One thing you will need to adjust to is that travelling to Europe is a more costly undertaking from North America, while travelling to the States is simply a matter of crossing the border. And if you’re so close to your family that you can’t bear not to see them every week - that will be a big adjustment for you. You’ll have to make do with phone calls.

The other big thing for me was holidays (vacation time) - I was getting 25 days in England, in Canada, by law they have to give you two weeks, most good employers start with three. At least it’s still better than the US where they get on average 14 days.

Other than that if you are determined to make it work, chances are that it will but you have to do your research.

If you are thinking of living in Canada, best bet is to visit - in the Summer - which is brilliant - and in Winter - which can be extremely cold. When I visit England people ask me how I can stand the cold - well, it’s better than rain all the time, keep moving and you’ll be warm, and we often get days of brilliant sunshine, so it’s fun to go for brisk walks. Now I hardly notice the cold. Coming from me, that’s saying something.