I lived and worked in Toronto for over 25 years, of which last 12 years included cycling.

I have been living in Vancouver since 2002.

If you wish to teach in any public primary or high school, you do need a teacher's certification...certified according to BC or Ontario teacher's professional qualifications. I have several friends who have are qualified and teach at high schools and primary schools.

Of course, teaching experience gives you great skill transfer for other types of jobs...markting, employee training, etc.

Toronto is colder and probability of snow/slush is higher. Their summers are more humid and hotter. However all of this does build up great endurance/conditioning for regular cyclists. The air quality during summer in Toronto is not always good. THere are smog alerts.

Here in Vancouver, I seem to mount hills better and go farther, because it's not as humid and air is generally clearer/cooler. Yes, the rain in winter is a drag, etc. But always remember you are a municipal bus ride (after doing a short 10 min. sea ferry ride) to local mountains for snowshoeing, skiing and snowboarding. It is cool to go from no snow and in less than 1/2 hr. winter wonderland!!! Yes you can cycle on dry pavement and ski/snowshoe/snowboard within 1 afternoon/day.

Right now VAncouver's accommodation is the most expensive in Canada. THere is public transit (Skytrain) which serves it's purpose and there are bike racks on buses. Toronto's subway system is much better, accommodates more and you go farther on less fare.

Food choice/cost...in Vancouver you just need to shop carefully to get deals. I find overall, even during height of summer with local fruits and veggies, it is a wee bit more expensive than Toronto. I know...I was visiting family in Toronto this past summer and did some price comparison myself.

Both cities are cosmopolitan however Toronto is way more diverse since there are very large ethnic neighbourhoods (Greek, Italian, Carribbean, Eastern European, Asian, etc.) whereas Vancouver's diversity is based on people from Pacific Rim countries. I'm speaking with some perspective since I'm a proud Chinese-Canadian myself.