A friend of mine emigrated to Canada last summer. His other half is Canadian and I think they wanted to escape the UK before Brexit kicked in, which seems eminently sensible. He's from Hull, so should be used to grim weather, but looking at his OH's recent Facebook posts, he's finding his first Canadian winter a bit of a shock to the system. Mind you, they're in New Brunswick, which I imagine is pretty temperate compared to the depths of inland Canada - she reported a positively balmy -27 the other day, though I'm not sure if that's C or F (what do they use in Canuckistan?).
Their two young daughters seem to be adapting to it much better than him - they love the snow. Maybe the novelty will wear off soon.