"The deal offered at Portman Road wasn't the most lucrative I had but having visited the place and had a look round, it just had the right feel about it." he told the Official Wigan Athletic Website.
"The fact it's a three-year deal is great because it is very likely this will be my last contract before moving back to Canada, as my wife and I have decided that we want to take our daughter back to be schooled over there.
"The facilities at Ipswich are fantastic and it also seems a really nice part of the world to live in. If I was going to move somewhere, it was important that I felt my family could be happy there and, as I said, the place felt right and I am now really excited about my prospects for the future."
De Vos will officialy sign for the blues when his contract with Wigan expires on June 30th.