I have lived in Canada 42 years and am planning to leave in a couple of years at the most. I am a dual citizen and plan to move to Portugal where I was born. This is a beautiful country with some amazing people but it has declined so much. I know that you are comparing the crime rate in Canada to countries with a lot more crime or civil unrest but to me the increasing rate of crime is alarming and I am not talking about petty thefts. There is a huge mental health crisis and we now have thousands of people living on the streets and people being attacked and killed on transit and in the streets. When every time I walk out of my home I see someone suffering it breaks my heart and makes me not want to go anywhere, add to that the insane increase in the cost of living and the deplorable health care system and what do we have left. This is no life. There are basic human rights and needs required to have a functioning society and our infrastructure is crumbling at this point(affordable housing, transportation, healthcare, safety). I would not recommend anyone move to Canada at this point unless where you are coming from is much worse.
Canada is so over priced in everything the cost of living is threw the roof, rents are crazy and apartments i have lived in have been dangerous, high cost rent dwellings, just crazy!
I haven't decided my destiny yet but salaries in Portugal suck. I'm from Spain and is very similar, that's why all Portuguese immigrate to America and even Canada. The ideal thing would be getting a remote job in Canada and then work from Spain
The reasons not to move to Canada apply to the US. Not only the health system is broken, but it's ridiculously expensive and many times your health insurance doesn't cover treatments and prescriptions. Rent is another issue, it has been very expensive lately and crime is getting worse
I am living in Lebanon. The situation is awful here. If someone stole your right there is no government to restore your right and punish your aggressor. Canada is definitely not the heaven of the world but i am trying to compare it to situation in Lebanon. It seems both have difficult challenges. Which country you recommend living and why? Portugal is better?
@@ThisisYulia I want a nice and peaceful country with clean environment in addition to law and order. Also efficient health care system is important. I think Switzerland has these qualities bur their emigration system is very hard and complex. I don't get worried about finding jobs as I will be a freelancer soon and digital nomad so I can work anywhere I can with my laptop as long as there are good internet service. I think both Portugal and Spain are fine as they have friendly people & wonderful natural sceneries & safe countries & acceptable health care system and easier immigration rules in comparison to countries like the US and Switzerland that has the most difficult immigration rules in the world. I guess the main challenge of Portugal and Spain is bureaucracy
Canadian healthcare is not very efficient, so bye-bye Canada. Portugal is great but if you wanna live in Lisbon / Porto, the rent is crazy high. if you choose to live outside of those cities, you won't need a lot of money. as for bureaucracy, it's not that bad in Portugal: we renewed our residency cards in 3 clicks (they didn't ask us for any information). at the same time, it took my husband 1.5 years to get his driver's license exchanged while I got mine in a month or less. hope this helps!
7:45 Hi Yulia, I have been in Canada since December 2005, and I do not have a family doctor! I cannot find the right adjective to describe my case because there isn't one which is strong enough. I just cannot take it anymore.
I pleased to watched. I tried for some years go to Canada: directly by job or selling real state in brazil and going for a college. Anything did work. Maybe in the future when I got retirement, I will move to Portugal because there is a kind of visa that accept brazilian do live there and receive payment from retirement abroad. Tks.
New Zealand is too far from everything + their wildlife (spiders, snakes etc) is not for me. Serbia is a hard pass for me because it’s basically Russia, which I left years ago
Hello, Yulia, and everybody. I’m moving to Canada on a work permit soon. Going to Calgary. What can I say, I am “excited,”(never been so close to coming to Canada before) but all the apocalyptic news (and the comments here) are freaking me out. I’m gonna be working and living alone, through customer service. I’m gonna be needing to rent a one bedroom apartment. Yeah. This also scares me (and it shouldn’t). Can a person who works on customer service make it in Canada (or particularly, in Alberta) right now? Also, this “no rent control” going on in the province of Alberta, really concerns me. It’s like, I haven’t even moved to Canada, and I’m already struggling. Anyone reading this, please, tell me what you think (or what you know). I’m bilingual (I speak English and Spanish) if this matters. Living in Canada is my dream, but sadly, I happen to be coming at a very difficult time. There is so much uncertainty. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks! 🙏🍁
Hey yulia, I did my undergrad in Food tech. And trying to pursue masters in food quality and packaging technology in Canada. How's the demand for Food Quality supervisors ?
If people can't afford to spend like going to restaurants, these places might close down for lack of customers. Not good for the economy unless there are only rich and wealthy people.
And would you prefer to live in Spain or Portugal having what you know now? I have hard time deciding between those two countries. I'd like to move out in 2024 or 2025.
I'm planning to stay here, yes! as for Spain vs Portugal, I'd pick Portugal for several reasons: faster citizenship (5 vs 10 years), Spain doesn't allow dual citizenship via naturalization, NHR (not sure if it will still exist in 2025). I filmed a video about these two countries, check it out if you haven't already: th-cam.com/video/x_vVGIOHvt0/w-d-xo.html
I don't think I'm the right person to ask, sorry! all I know is that registering a business is really fast. let's hope somebody in the comments can answer your question 🙏🏻
If Canada is so great I don't understand why people don't migrate to Canada I'm talking about thousands and thousands like many people migrate to United States but I don't understand why not Canada can you explain that to me
easy: higher salaries + lower taxes. it really depends on what you do for a living. I know there are people in IT who go to States to make money and then move to Canada 👌🏼
If you are planning to move to Canada and live alone in a 1-bedroom apartment: forget it, the cost of rentals is more than you will make from your job, even as a high-tech workers. On the other hand, if you are okay living in a 2-bedroom apartment, and sharing your apartment with 7 other roommates (total of 8 people), then you just might be able to afford to live in Canada and be able to save up a bit of money each month. An alternative to renting a crazy-expensive Canadian apartment is to buy a small work-van and convert it into a small apartment on wheels for around $30,000. So live in that 8-person / 2-bedroom apartment for $6 years, saving up $500 per month, and then buy the van for $20,000 and turn it into an apartment for another $10,000 and then live in that van rent-free after that. More and more Canadians are doing exactly that right now.
If you are a NURSE, YES, there are LOTS of opportunities for you, if you are a International Medical Graduate you will face YEARS, THOUSANDS of $$ ad probably will NEVER have a chance to practice here... YES. there are NO doctors, but they DO NOT WANT US, because the doctors don't want competition, specially from better educated ones. I have a GP because I have a condition and they made it faster for me, but she is SO SO SO BAD, she knows so little that embarasses me as a GP of a 3rd world country. I actually need to bring my own diagnosis orelse she is ALWAYS clueless. My friend has a problem for FOUR years, she has a GP, and her GP is STILL searching for the all wrong conditions. In ONE conversation I figured out what she had, she suggested it to her GP, they tested and "tah dah", she is now in treatment and getting better... You are right Julia; DONT COME TO CANADA if you have a medical condition, and pray to one never happen here, you'll probably die of it :(
Hello Yulia! good job with the amazing content. Just wanted to ask a quick question, I got my visa stamped already and I'm basically ready to travel to Canada but the thing is that my first day of school is in May, so do you recommend travelling ASAP or what is the perfect timing to pack and go?
thank you & congrats! if I were you, I'd come closer to May for 2 reasons: you can't work until your studies start + you'll need to pay rent in Canada which is really expensive. hope this helps!
Heyy Yulia.. appreciate ur efforts I'm currently studying management in Ethiopia(2nd yr student)..and am planning to move to canada (not through student visa),my question is..will I repeat those 2 yrs or can I continue from where I stopped? And incase I couldn't,Can I start working with my degree when I finish studying here Please englighten me
Hi Yulia ... from Brasil A US and Canadian (who never lived in Canada) but visited many times over 10 years ago Canada was nice back then but today those slightly MAJOR items you talk about are NO GO with many people including me I live in that other pesky BIG country that speaks Portuguese Is much better than Canada and the US, you should check it out, lot of Russians and Ukranians are moving here now. One of our major cities in the south = CURITIBA = was founded by Czeck, Russians, Ukranians - eastern Europeans Worth a visit for sure !
I quit the idea of going to Canada since Mr. Turd-eau menace people with raising the carbon tax and he had the support from the third party in the house of Commons. Then, the government just raise the financial base for students and temporary workers twice. Then, I left that possibility. Now I'm trying to learn German. And I'm scared because I feel that I wasted my time about Canada, specially living in one of the most dangerous countries in the world without being at war. It's so frustrating...But thank you for being sincere.
Canada is a super nice country to live, when you live in a warm place, like Vancouver (in safe neighborhoods) and have $$$ k annual income and your spouse too, and your warm house is paid off. Rest of the problems are solvable, even with the present incompetent Liberal government. Almost every western country works by the same rules, more or less
Canada is NOT the country it used to be..jobs are not easy to come by..you get taxed to death..rents are very very high if you can even fing a place.Houses are very unaffordable...the lady on the video makes canada a great place with no crime...well mabe she has her eyes closed because canadas crime rate has syy rocketed..theres gangs and shootings everyday now..I find mexico safer than Canada..theres nothing but drug addicts walking around every where now..They rule the parks and streets with litter and needles everywhere..You dont want to go out at night or take your kids to a park at any time.A rcmp was just shot down by one a half year ago...So when I hear videos like this telling people that Canada is safe i just gringe.
first of all, I never said “no crime”. I said there is crime but it’s nothing compared to other countries. as for drug addicts, it really depends on the city. Toronto and Vancouver has a lot of them while Montreal and Ottawa are fine (at least from what I saw back in June). again, I do agree with your points but please bare in mind that people are moving to Canada from much worse & dangerous places. peace!
What about "is your country too cold" ? "Is your country too full ?" "Is your country too communist ?" these are important questions too ..
is your country too cold? Canada is even colder! haha
Definitely
@@ThisisYulia And likely more leftist as well
I have lived in Canada 42 years and am planning to leave in a couple of years at the most. I am a dual citizen and plan to move to Portugal where I was born. This is a beautiful country with some amazing people but it has declined so much. I know that you are comparing the crime rate in Canada to countries with a lot more crime or civil unrest but to me the increasing rate of crime is alarming and I am not talking about petty thefts. There is a huge mental health crisis and we now have thousands of people living on the streets and people being attacked and killed on transit and in the streets. When every time I walk out of my home I see someone suffering it breaks my heart and makes me not want to go anywhere, add to that the insane increase in the cost of living and the deplorable health care system and what do we have left. This is no life. There are basic human rights and needs required to have a functioning society and our infrastructure is crumbling at this point(affordable housing, transportation, healthcare, safety). I would not recommend anyone move to Canada at this point unless where you are coming from is much worse.
Canada is so over priced in everything the cost of living is threw the roof, rents are crazy and apartments i have lived in have been dangerous, high cost rent dwellings, just crazy!
However Portugal has become expensive also!
@@joabran9011 You are right! It has become expensive as well.
I haven't decided my destiny yet but salaries in Portugal suck. I'm from Spain and is very similar, that's why all Portuguese immigrate to America and even Canada. The ideal thing would be getting a remote job in Canada and then work from Spain
The reasons not to move to Canada apply to the US. Not only the health system is broken, but it's ridiculously expensive and many times your health insurance doesn't cover treatments and prescriptions. Rent is another issue, it has been very expensive lately and crime is getting worse
Thank you Yulia for assuring me the fact that I'm young and healthy, Canada seems even more of a realistic answer!
I am living in Lebanon. The situation is awful here. If someone stole your right there is no government to restore your right and punish your aggressor. Canada is definitely not the heaven of the world but i am trying to compare it to situation in Lebanon. It seems both have difficult challenges. Which country you recommend living and why? Portugal is better?
I think it truly depends on your personal situation. for me personally, Portugal is better for now. I don’t know if it will change in the future tho
@@ThisisYulia I want a nice and peaceful country with clean environment in addition to law and order. Also efficient health care system is important. I think Switzerland has these qualities bur their emigration system is very hard and complex. I don't get worried about finding jobs as I will be a freelancer soon and digital nomad so I can work anywhere I can with my laptop as long as there are good internet service. I think both Portugal and Spain are fine as they have friendly people & wonderful natural sceneries & safe countries & acceptable health care system and easier immigration rules in comparison to countries like the US and Switzerland that has the most difficult immigration rules in the world. I guess the main challenge of Portugal and Spain is bureaucracy
Canadian healthcare is not very efficient, so bye-bye Canada. Portugal is great but if you wanna live in Lisbon / Porto, the rent is crazy high. if you choose to live outside of those cities, you won't need a lot of money. as for bureaucracy, it's not that bad in Portugal: we renewed our residency cards in 3 clicks (they didn't ask us for any information). at the same time, it took my husband 1.5 years to get his driver's license exchanged while I got mine in a month or less. hope this helps!
Yep! How bad a place is all depends on where you are coming from.
@@jw841 what do you recommend?
Best video on TH-cam
7:45 Hi Yulia, I have been in Canada since December 2005, and I do not have a family doctor! I cannot find the right adjective to describe my case because there isn't one which is strong enough. I just cannot take it anymore.
😭😭
Canada is horrible right now!
I never really heard of 30% tips honestly. I pay 15% at most. But I live in Toronto . I'm not sure rest of canada
are any restaurants jobs available I am 24Male Coming soon
any tips advice appreciated 🙏🏾
I pleased to watched.
I tried for some years go to Canada: directly by job or selling real state in brazil and going for a college. Anything did work.
Maybe in the future when I got retirement, I will move to Portugal because there is a kind of visa that accept brazilian do live there and receive payment from retirement abroad.
Tks.
All that will be left is the cold, snow, high taxes. If nothing changes, many people will leave Canada.
What about New Zealand and Serbia? Have you also considered these countries for migration and why?
New Zealand is too far from everything + their wildlife (spiders, snakes etc) is not for me. Serbia is a hard pass for me because it’s basically Russia, which I left years ago
Thanks for the valuable information, Yulia! And huge congratulations on hitting 100k subscribers! 🎉🎉
Thank you so much! 😊
I was in Canada in 2023 August but now I want to come back to Quebec but I’m not sure if is worth it
Please say more about carrier that you have build in Canada🇨🇦
I’ve filmed a video about it a while ago 🙏🏼
th-cam.com/video/6KDMCbntB3Y/w-d-xo.html
@@ThisisYulia thank youuu
Как кажется, у всех круг размышлений примерно один 😅
Смотришь Канаду, видишь Португалию и выбираешь тепло 🥲
Hello, Yulia, and everybody. I’m moving to Canada on a work permit soon. Going to Calgary. What can I say, I am “excited,”(never been so close to coming to Canada before) but all the apocalyptic news (and the comments here) are freaking me out. I’m gonna be working and living alone, through customer service. I’m gonna be needing to rent a one bedroom apartment. Yeah. This also scares me (and it shouldn’t). Can a person who works on customer service make it in Canada (or particularly, in Alberta) right now? Also, this “no rent control” going on in the province of Alberta, really concerns me. It’s like, I haven’t even moved to Canada, and I’m already struggling. Anyone reading this, please, tell me what you think (or what you know). I’m bilingual (I speak English and Spanish) if this matters. Living in Canada is my dream, but sadly, I happen to be coming at a very difficult time. There is so much uncertainty. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks! 🙏🍁
Hey yulia, I did my undergrad in Food tech. And trying to pursue masters in food quality and packaging technology in Canada. How's the demand for Food Quality supervisors ?
Please Yulia tell us more about business. Like selling Coffee,Tea and Cocoa in Canada
Thank you Yulia!
you're very welcome!
Artical 122 G in Portugal.. can get TRC card HIV positive patient.. pls reply 🙏🏻
If people can't afford to spend like going to restaurants, these places might close down for lack of customers. Not good for the economy unless there are only rich and wealthy people.
Great video very informative ❤
HIV positive patient can TRC card in Artical 122G Medical health care program.. Portugal 🇵🇹.? Pls reply
Do you plan to continue living in Portugal for the next 5 years?
And would you prefer to live in Spain or Portugal having what you know now? I have hard time deciding between those two countries. I'd like to move out in 2024 or 2025.
I'm planning to stay here, yes! as for Spain vs Portugal, I'd pick Portugal for several reasons: faster citizenship (5 vs 10 years), Spain doesn't allow dual citizenship via naturalization, NHR (not sure if it will still exist in 2025). I filmed a video about these two countries, check it out if you haven't already: th-cam.com/video/x_vVGIOHvt0/w-d-xo.html
Hey Yulia, how easy is it to start a business in Canada. Like selling green coffee beans
I don't think I'm the right person to ask, sorry! all I know is that registering a business is really fast. let's hope somebody in the comments can answer your question 🙏🏻
If Canada is so great I don't understand why people don't migrate to Canada I'm talking about thousands and thousands like many people migrate to United States but I don't understand why not Canada can you explain that to me
easy: higher salaries + lower taxes. it really depends on what you do for a living. I know there are people in IT who go to States to make money and then move to Canada 👌🏼
If you are planning to move to Canada and live alone in a 1-bedroom apartment: forget it, the cost of rentals is more than you will make from your job, even as a high-tech workers. On the other hand, if you are okay living in a 2-bedroom apartment, and sharing your apartment with 7 other roommates (total of 8 people), then you just might be able to afford to live in Canada and be able to save up a bit of money each month. An alternative to renting a crazy-expensive Canadian apartment is to buy a small work-van and convert it into a small apartment on wheels for around $30,000. So live in that 8-person / 2-bedroom apartment for $6 years, saving up $500 per month, and then buy the van for $20,000 and turn it into an apartment for another $10,000 and then live in that van rent-free after that. More and more Canadians are doing exactly that right now.
Perfect work ))
Thank you! Cheers!
If you are a NURSE, YES, there are LOTS of opportunities for you, if you are a International Medical Graduate you will face YEARS, THOUSANDS of $$ ad probably will NEVER have a chance to practice here... YES. there are NO doctors, but they DO NOT WANT US, because the doctors don't want competition, specially from better educated ones. I have a GP because I have a condition and they made it faster for me, but she is SO SO SO BAD, she knows so little that embarasses me as a GP of a 3rd world country. I actually need to bring my own diagnosis orelse she is ALWAYS clueless. My friend has a problem for FOUR years, she has a GP, and her GP is STILL searching for the all wrong conditions. In ONE conversation I figured out what she had, she suggested it to her GP, they tested and "tah dah", she is now in treatment and getting better... You are right Julia; DONT COME TO CANADA if you have a medical condition, and pray to one never happen here, you'll probably die of it :(
Hello Yulia! good job with the amazing content. Just wanted to ask a quick question, I got my visa stamped already and I'm basically ready to travel to Canada but the thing is that my first day of school is in May, so do you recommend travelling ASAP or what is the perfect timing to pack and go?
thank you & congrats! if I were you, I'd come closer to May for 2 reasons: you can't work until your studies start + you'll need to pay rent in Canada which is really expensive. hope this helps!
Are technician and engineer jobs in semiconductor industry are high in demand in canada? If so, which cities are you recommend? I seek your advice. :)
Heyy Yulia.. appreciate ur efforts
I'm currently studying management in Ethiopia(2nd yr student)..and am planning to move to canada (not through student visa),my question is..will I repeat those 2 yrs or can I continue from where I stopped?
And incase I couldn't,Can I start working with my degree when I finish studying here
Please englighten me
Even regular shops started asking tips for nothing, that is really ridiculous 🙄
Canada is horrible expensive, just crazy rents, not to mention dangerous dwellings!
Compared to former USSR countries, crime does not exist in Canada.
💯
Is graphic design a degree that'd be worth it to move to canada for?
Юлия, вы переехали в Португалию?
2 года назад 😂
@@ThisisYulia вот это я отстал от жизни :)
Hi Yulia ... from Brasil
A US and Canadian (who never lived in Canada) but visited many times over 10 years ago
Canada was nice back then but today those slightly MAJOR items you talk about are NO GO with many people including me
I live in that other pesky BIG country that speaks Portuguese
Is much better than Canada and the US, you should check it out, lot of Russians and Ukranians are moving here now. One of our major cities in the south = CURITIBA = was founded by Czeck, Russians, Ukranians - eastern Europeans
Worth a visit for sure !
Hello there? How is it better? I’m not arguing. I really wanna know…
Tnx for content
Hlo ..mam is there si work in pembroke on ..for students
I quit the idea of going to Canada since Mr. Turd-eau menace people with raising the carbon tax and he had the support from the third party in the house of Commons. Then, the government just raise the financial base for students and temporary workers twice. Then, I left that possibility. Now I'm trying to learn German. And I'm scared because I feel that I wasted my time about Canada, specially living in one of the most dangerous countries in the world without being at war. It's so frustrating...But thank you for being sincere.
Sorry to hear that! I wish you all the best with Germany. I hope all works out perfectly for you!🙏🏻
The main reason for not moving to Canada is that too many move to Canada.
Also apartments are horrible and dangerous!
why then canada is still consider a great country to live, When even when you are sick you cannot find a doctor? Canada, as i see it, is dying.
Its awfull and expensive threw the roof!
Canada is a super nice country to live, when you live in a warm place, like Vancouver (in safe neighborhoods) and have $$$ k annual income and your spouse too, and your warm house is paid off. Rest of the problems are solvable, even with the present incompetent Liberal government. Almost every western country works by the same rules, more or less
Canada is NOT the country it used to be..jobs are not easy to come by..you get taxed to death..rents are very very high if you can even fing a place.Houses are very unaffordable...the lady on the video makes canada a great place with no crime...well mabe she has her eyes closed because canadas crime rate has syy rocketed..theres gangs and shootings everyday now..I find mexico safer than Canada..theres nothing but drug addicts walking around every where now..They rule the parks and streets with litter and needles everywhere..You dont want to go out at night or take your kids to a park at any time.A rcmp was just shot down by one a half year ago...So when I hear videos like this telling people that Canada is safe i just gringe.
first of all, I never said “no crime”. I said there is crime but it’s nothing compared to other countries. as for drug addicts, it really depends on the city. Toronto and Vancouver has a lot of them while Montreal and Ottawa are fine (at least from what I saw back in June). again, I do agree with your points but please bare in mind that people are moving to Canada from much worse & dangerous places. peace!
Mexico is definitely not safe. There are entire regions/states controlled by narcos.
Canada the worst of the worst!
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Canada is the worst country to live in. I will never move there in my lifetime and I’d advise the same to my friends and family 😂