You would need to apply for a temporary work permit to move to Canada. Once you have your permit, there would be no issue bringing your belongings with you, it would be like any other move. Here's a link to help answer your questions:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/index.asp
Calgary is a nice city. Winter time....lots of snow and it gets quite cold. Summer time is nice. Good thing about Alberta is their income tax is less than most provinces and they don't have sales tax on purchases (there is a federal tax though).