I left Canada (Toronto) December 2022. I had a dream job, I could pay my crazy high rent, car loan and stupid high car insurance, but that was it, nothing left. I felt like I could never accomplish anything or take a break. 1 mistake in life and I could end homeless, even though I felt I was doing things right. My friends were living the same struggle even though we were educated and had good jobs. I packed my bags and moved with my cat to Latin America and I am happy with my decision.
I think the weather is a culprit too.. 50% of the year, its,so cold, you cant enjoy outdoors activities like in the southerns countries.. It makes life boring, repeatitive and depressive..
I would nt say that the weather is so bad. ;-) come on. april may jun juil aug sept and oct. are nice. I left Canada in 2021 not because of that, i am In Toronto and Montreal. Its a way of living. Got back to Canada in august niw regrette and just want to step back and leave next year to settle down in EU. @@Majacaro
Born Canadian , lived there all my life, and left the country 2 years ago now. My husband and our 2 toddlers , sold everything and have zero regrets. We’ll never return, not even to visit. I’m disgusted with the government and the people. Not all but most.
Do you mind if I ask what country you went to? Because I feel the wef is in every single country, just different stages of overtaking freedoms. I wish I could leave.
Well tell us where you moved to ! ( Not direct address of course ). I am a Canadian born and raised but live in good old Greece. It is not only Canada but a first world economy of capitalists who are grunging away at anything they can get their rodent teeth in!!
My greatest concern is how to recover from all these economic and global troubles and stay afloat especially with the political power tussle going on in Canada.
Stocks are pretty unstable at the moment, but if you do the right math, you should be just fine. Bloomberg and other finance media have been recording cases of folks gaining over $250k just in a matter of weeks/couple months, so I think there are a lot of wealth transfer in this downtime if you know where to look.
Such market uncertainties are the reason I don’t base my market judgements and decisions on rumours and here-says, got the best of me 2020 and had me holding worthless position in the market, I had to revamp my entire portfolio through the aid of an advisor, before I started seeing any significant results happens in my portfolio, been using the same advisor and I’ve scaled up $450k within 2 years, whether a bullish or down market, both makes for good profit, it all depends on where you’re looking.
@@hasede-lg9hj I’m in dire need of guidance so i can salvage my portfolio due to the massive dips and come up with better strategies. How can I reach this advisor?
Having a counselor is essential for portfolio diversification. My advisor is Vivian Carol Gioia who is easily searchable and has extensive knowledge of the financial markets.
I arrived to Canada in 2020, to work as a sr engineer, had at that time 10 years of work experience and i can communicate fairly well in english, now I’m back in Mexico with a job that has a higher benefits and payment. these were the reasons that i moved out of the country: When i arrived i couldn’t buy a car, getting a driving licence was a nightmare and i felt that lack of freedom about buying a car, i had good driving experience here in Mexico but that wasn’t enough, my money was thrown to cab drivers. Very bad health care attention, me and my wife lost a baby due lack of gynaecologist at ER, i was pissed off like hell, because my dad is a gynaecologist back in Mexico, however he couldn’t help, also my wife endured discriminating treatment in hospital. Low wages, i started earning 68,500 annual CAD, that didn’t cover my needs the same as when i was living back in Mexico. Bad treatment in company: While my wife was pregnant was too hard to move around the city, not a single support from the company on this matter, which put me in an stressful situation. The employer never recognized the job of doing overtime, I’ve worked as an slave for year and a half, sometimes not having rest a single day during the week, and working 80 hour per week. Doing every duty in the factory. Lack of freedom, during COVID: no need to say much about this. Here in Mexico I’m doing the equivalent of 82.6k CAD which gives me and my family a very good quality life, my parents are close to us and assist on any need we have on medical matter, also health care is covered with no limit. The only thing i can think is a good thing about Canada is their maple syrup, i will miss it Thanks Mexico
Ah you can do without the maple syrup. Lots of sugar the body doesn't need. Only raises your insolyn levels give you cravings and make you gain more weight to promote more health issues. Lol! I wish I could make a move like that. Get far away from Canada. I was born and raised here. 55 years here and had enough of the bull crap that it turned into. Very tough to survive with the wages we get paid vrs the cost of everything here. The people here changed drastically too. Not the same country at all.
I have been working as a Settlement Worker with newcomers to Canada for the last 20 years. Recently arrived newcomers (last 10 years and more recent doing worse) are not integrating well. For all of the factors this video mentions. I also see newcomer families returning to their countries in increasing numbers. The Canada brand is not what it used to be. I am an immigrant and my uncle came here in 1969. Back then you could save and buy a house and progress if you worked hard. People braved the inclement weather and sacrificed for a few years but it was worth it in the end. Not any more. Canada is losing its attraction in competing for immigrants with other countries around the world. Also, other negative factors in Canada are that 40 % of Canadians will get cancer, we are the highest country int he world for MS, one out of 5 Canadians have a mental issue. We have the lowest doctors per population ratios in the G7 countries. We have one of the highest internet prices in the world. Now the newcomers i try to help pay 2000 a month for a 1 bedroom apt. They have to work two jobs and see their family very little. i have written an article in the Star about how i feel about increased immigration and newcomers being exploited by corporate Canada and international students as cash cows by private colleges and universities. the article i wrote is called "our system is setting immigrants and canadians up for failure". google it if interested. thanks once again for this video, i wish you all the best.
I’ve just read your article and not sure what city you mentioned: waitlist for social housing is 15 years in 2022 as I was told by the City of Toronto representative. It may be 7-8 years in some other cities of Canada but people who don’t have priority, should wait for so long. And there will be always urgent need to give priority in that waitlist to those who experience abuse or other bad unpredictable situations and people will be always waiting more than the number of years that the City announces (just my thoughts). Also, you have to be very lucky to have adequate neighbours in affordable units because as I heard and observed them personally, it can be hell on Earth in your new affordable home. Just imagine that in buildings like that there are more people who are prescribed medical marij…ana and the smell of it goes inside other people’s units and stays there for hours. I am not even talking that people with mental health issues give their “concerts” days and nights in buildings like that. Also, I heard that few years ago people could choose affordable housing 3 times (they could say no at least 2 times to wrong locations or places they don’t like) but this year it is only 1. I say affordable housing but I actually mean social housing. I don’t know if there is any difference between these terms. I simply mean when people pay 30% of their income to rent an affordable unit.
@@elizavetadolgova Thank youfor taking the time to read my comments. yes, i was referring to the area i live in, GTA is much longer . The situation is critical in my area with regards to housing. the city is putting homeless in hotels at a cost of approximately 200 dollars a night to the taxpayer. Women shelters are full and over capacity. Not only in housing but also the hospitals are at a limit since some have to close their emergency units during wekends due to lack of staffing. This is life threatening to the population. This is happening in Wellington County and Guelph, area where I live. But i hear it happens throughout Ontario and Canada. One gets a feeling the system is collapsing before our eyes. The chickens of neoliberalism have come home to roost. thanks again for taking the time to read my comment. All the best to you.
@@flabbergasted2787 Yes, I traveled to your area few months ago and know where it is for sure. It seems to me, we still have some people who have empathy in this country. I am grateful that I have good people around me, and I still have an opportunity to observe peaceful parts of Ontario and keep questioning if I should stay in Toronto. It’s been more than a year since I graduated from college in Toronto, Canada. I sent more than 1000 resumes to local companies and had 2 job interviews only since April 2021. 2 of my classmates in college got hired only because they found better connections (they aren’t more talented than others) but the other classmates are still jobless. Here I am talking about local Canadians because I was the only recent immigrant in my class. I gave you this example only because I am not sure what future is going to be for all of us. One of my friends with 10+ more years of experience in IT was just laid off, and it’s a well-known company all around the world. I have tears in my eyes looking at young people in Toronto who could be young professionals but so many of them started taking drugs. I tried my best to send one young girl who I know to study to school and she got enrolled in one program but she chose to continue taking drugs… They are more available now in the city and they ruin lives of so many people. Some homeless people are aggressive on the streets of Toronto or they have mental health issues and very unpredictable behaviour that doesn’t give anybody a chance to help people like them. Overall, Toronto collects a lot of donations through different organizations, and I hope that this year I won’t hear that people who have food and everything they need at home, go to local food banks because food is free there. Also, one good man who lived on the street for 2 years in Toronto, shared with me that if he lived in a shelter, he would become a drug addict. He refused to go to the shelter and stayed on the street because he didn’t want to deal with homeless people in a shelter. I heard that people also steal your stuff there and do other insane things. Everyone in Canada deserved home but only God knows when and if they finally get it - a normal peaceful home. I decided to watch some videos about homeless people to understand if it is possible for them or others to relocate, for example, and have better life in Canada somewhere else. I asked people in Toronto (middle class ) what they think about current situation in Toronto and they answered that they’re moving to Alberta soon and are currently selling their house…
@@elizavetadolgova Yes, we are also seeing a rise in homelessness and at risk of homelessness ( couch surfing) people here also. We are just seeing the tip of the iceberg now. I work with immigrants and see them struggling more and more. The future is uncertain, i don't remember a moment of such uncertainty and anxiety for people. In my humble opinion, one of the issues is that the economy has become a rentier economy: that is, those who own means of production/utilities /communications /transportations can charge the rest of us high prices. Property rights are more respected than human rights in our capitalist system. Housing should be a human right not a commodity. We will need to address the whole economic system but each one of us is trying to solve their own individual lives. I don't blame them for there is no collective leadership. At least for now. Maybe when situation gets worse, we will all hit the streets and protest for system change. Peace to you and yours.
I agree with you. I started seeing all of this in my first year of college. Competition who is smarter was more important than healthy communication and collective leadership. It's interesting that almost all assignments were done in silence. My first culture shock was when my teammate submitted teamwork assignment on his own not letting us know why he didn't show up to collaborate with teammates when we didn't have any problems to do our project together. I asked a program coordinator how to deal with people who don't participate in teamwork, and instead of helping me, he transferred me to a therapist or someone like that in college. He said that problems in communication could be solved with the help of a therapist here in Toronto :) I was more than surprised. More than 40% of my classmates failed classes and only few people graduated. I graduated with honours but I didn't sleep nights during 3 years of studying because I had to work on our tasks alone for several people. The amount of work was for several people, not for just one person to get it all done. That was my experience with younger Canadians than me. I am 36 and studied with those who are in their 20s. Most of the time, everyone was staring at their computer screens and didn't talk to each other. My university years back home were the most memorable ones. We even helped our classmates to pass the exams and waited for the last classmate to get their test done. We showed answers to the tasks through the window of the door staying in a hallway. We wanted everyone to pass the exams back in 2008. I still keep in touch with people from my kinderdarten, not even the most recent workplace. Here I asked a therapist once what is wrong with society but she smiled and offered me antidepressants :) Of course, I didn't take any. My parents taught me that if you work hard, you don't have time for antidepressants and their words still work for me. I am still observing this different world and try to find positive aspects of it whenever it is possible but the reality shows that this system that we live in keeps making us heartless robots to compete to earn more money and live lives in fear. I am sure that the same or similar system is in my home country as well. Nothing stays the same. Peace.
I'm a 53-year-old man, born and raised in British Columbia. The public health care system here on Vancouver Island, (V.I.H.A) drugged my ex-wife for years with anti-depressants which have destroyed her. The same doctor on this island called MCFD on false report when I was asking what was happening to my wife, and they took my then 11-year-old honor roll student, top athlete, loved by all, happy, and said I had abused my wife which was never true, nor ever police called. I lost everything and ended up in a homeless shelter for 3 years with nobody and nothing, and severe depression over my daughter who was my soul... Making people sick is the big business here on the island..., they give addicts places to use, pipes to smoke it with, programs which don't help them to be put in etc.... that was 2017, then just before I finally got out of the shelter came COVID. THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS DESTROYED EVERYTHING I EVER HAD OR CARED ABOUT. BECAUSE OF DRUGS AND MONEY. NO LAWYER WOULD HELP ME.
The Janeway hospital emergency room doctors almost killed my son in St. John's recently. They refused 2 days in a row to check his appendix even tho we asked and treated his pain as a UTI. The 3rd day we finally got a doctor to cooperate and discovered his appendix burst on the first day that we brought him in. Our family doctor also gave my woman anti-depressants and she is not the same person since and cant function at all without them. I feel for ya man the problem is coast to coast and the brainwashed love these health experts that nearly destroyed my life in another way when then put the province in level 4 lockdown and we got laid off even tho we were all vaxxed my mAndate.
God will judge them, they will be cast into the lake of fire for all eternity. I would ask you to turn your life over to Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, he will restore your broken heart. Here in America we have the 2nd amendment which protects the other rights. It's our last guarantee of liberty, our elections are now stow Len.
I'm 60, I worked hard all my life. I never had enough money to invest and my job doesn't have a pension plan. I had children to raise and didn't have the money to buy a house when they were cheap. I finally bought a condo 3 months before the interest rate went up and the banker suggested I took a variable rate loan. We sold our Condo because our payments only covered the intersts. I have no pension and no investments, no house, I asked the government how much I would get each year when I reach 65, they said 20k per year. My wife is a new Canadian citizen so she will not get anything. We will be living two, in a 1500$ rent appartement on 20k per year. We will starve. We are leaving Canada. Canada has become a country where if you do not have a union job or a government job, you will waist your life away, paying for the privileged group who live plush lives with deluxe pension plans.
Come to a developing country man, with 20K$ per year you will live as an upper class citizen in many places. Türkiye is pretty cheap and very beautiful.
@@ardian_g Funny that you would talk about Turkey, this is exactly where we are going! Leaving in September. Will be living in the Mersin area. Turkey is wonderful and cheap, healthcare is good and the bureaucratic cancer has not yet infected this part of the world.
This is why I'm returning to my home country of England. If you are a poor pensioner there with no savings you will at least get Pension Credit, no rent to worry about whatsoever as long as it's a reasonable cost. I'm 52 and the thought of getting old here terrifies me.
@@zblip22 Quick advice, dont be surprise how quick government destroyed Canada, in a few years the money for your retirement might also be gone. Don't let the government control the rest of your life, keep working and find extra income streams.
My wife and I left Canada in 2017 and started a family in Costa Rica. We have zero regrets about our decision. Everything we care about (healthcare, child care, education, affordability) is better for us here. I honestly can't think of a single thing we miss about our former home. To anyone who feels stuck: do whatever you have to (sell everything, beg, borrow, steal), and travel for 1 year. See what the rest of the world is like. Your perspective will never be the same, and you will find a better way of living.
I have a friend who went down to costa rica with the intent to live there permanently. They managed 6 months and then she got bit by a spider. Her leg swelled up to the size of a balloon, and she almost lost her leg, just because of the healthcare down there... She moved back to Canada shortly after that spider bite LOL. Not sure what's diff for you all, but, maybe you have a savings that is letting you live (if so, I'd more-so say retire) there like kings compared to how you'd be living back here (guessing); I'd admit it doesn't take much to live in costa rica like a king, god help you if you don't have a savings though and/or planning to live off of some non-remote job.
@@NvrBst costa rica is actually quite expensive and their health care is fine. You just need private insurance. Your friend mustve been in some remote location
I am Canadian and I love Canada. I can deal with the high cost of living. I live in New Brunswick and the cost of housing here is still fairly affordable. We have 4 very distinct seasons which I actually love. However, what I can no longer live with is the erosion of my freedom. Medical tyranny and forced vaccination is where I draw the line.
@Debbie Bemister re: "Medical tyranny and forced vaccination is where I draw the line." Nobody is Forcing vaccinations. You must be young. I was born in 1948 and watched some of my friends become crippled with polio or die from simple infections like bronchitis. They were not vaccinated.
Victoria, Vancouver Island here. I grew up on Airforce bases across this beautiful country. I've always been a patriot. But Trudeau's authoritarianism is alarming. I tried to flee, but every avenue was blocked. Trudeau lobbied Biden to install a vax requirement at the border, which he did. Many have left already. Some got together and hired private planes. I am too sick to leave now. Unfortunately, because there is no medical care here. It's like Cuba. I worry for my kids and grandchildren if we dont right this ship. Oh! Canada!
I am Polish and I know many Polish family selling everything and moving back to Poland. Most of us run away from communism when eastern European countries where under control of ZSRR. Now most of us see how Canada is changing into same system. Constant new restriction no freedom of speech. Cost of living is going up. Trudeau is turning this country into communism and there is a lot of more freedom back in Poland then here. People are going back to Poland in large numbers. Personally know few families who went back. Canada is not like used to be. It is sad. I am also thinking about it. Came here for good future and better future is now back there in Europe.
I love Poland and if I was younger I would move there. I love that Poland has fantastic food, history, architecture, diverse landscape, its people. Its a wonderful country.
I understand where you're coming from about Poland but prophecies about Europe are coming true. War is imminent and will be followed by a return to communism. There is nowhere to run away to, without risking the same tyranny. Might as well count your blessings wherever you are and try to make the best of it.
With World War 3 looming, Europe is the last place I want to be right now. Its just my own perspective, I'm no psychic. People live how they want to live. I pray for peace. Live well and prosper.
I was born and raised in Canada 🇨🇦, I’m also First Nations and I left Canada in 2012 at 34, and moved to the US, as my biggest issue was also affordability, I couldn’t qualify for a mortgage because I didn’t make enough (literally $600 short per year) and by then houses were already starting to go up to the point where I was just no longer affordable to buy one in the GTA (greater toronto area). When I lost my job, I would apply for other jobs and I was overqualified for them and no one would hire me. I was searching for over a year before I finally landed a job in New York State. I haven’t looked back since, and I have been actively encouraging my friends and family members to move to the US to actually be able to buy their first home.
I’m an immigrant (legal) of 19 years from India. I love Canada for all it represents. But the Canada we have now isn’t the Canada I fell in love with all those years ago. What we desperately need is a change of government and getting our rights and freedoms back. Canada has become a laughing stock on the world stage. We have money to be given away to people who otherwise wouldn’t care about Canada but don’t have money to take care of our veterans and destitute citizens. What BS!
@@bogdankovalenko5096 Time to get the hell out! I moved to Arizona from Canada in 1969 as a boy. The best decision my Mother ever made. I live like a Kiing in Arizona.
In 2004 I wrote a somewhat famous article called 'Top 8 reasons not to immigrate to Canada'. In short, the Canadian authorities tried to destroy my life. They made it so that I could not be employable in Canada. So I moved to the U.S. in 2005 and then some years later I moved permanently to the Philippines. I am happy that so many years later videos like yours are saying essentially the same things that I did. I was ahead of my time. I will never go back to Canada. Not to live, not to visit, not even a connecting flight. Too cold, too expensive, taxes are astronomical, no freedom, no jobs, no opportunities, xenophobic people, too depressing. It has become the North Korea of the western world.
What did the government do that you were unemployable? I am also surprised that you said that people were xenophobic. Any examples? I am glad you found your peace!
I’m Canadian Citizen proud to moved out in my 40 never look back to Canada toooo cold like Antarctic summer feel only hot and high humidity winter it’s like deadly cold high tax lack of affordable housing discrimation about job low wage even with degree still hard to find a job in your field unless moving to others country no social life you only feel trap working like a dog 😂anyway too much disadvantage to name off one things is get out of Canada. Bye 👋 forever !
Dont listen to all the dooms day proclamations. I have plenty to complain about but have lived all over the world and really life in Canada is not nearly as bad as these youtubers saying.
So you never lived in Canada. I don’t know where you are living right now, but Canada’s life quality is better than 90% of the countries on the planet.
I moved to Canada (Ottawa) in 2010 from Australia for love. Firstly after I arrived, I tried to transfer my drivers license over to an Ontario one. I had already been driving for 10 years (and had an open license) they didn't know how to proceed with someone from my backwoods country. I had a digital copy of my driving record (they wanted paper) and they wanted me to repeat a driving test. I refused to do that and eventually spoke to someone higher up who would transfer it for me. They didn't recognize my trade (and wanted me to repeat that) I refused and so I then performed a series of minimum wage jobs until I felt so bad about myself that I became very depressed and suicidal. I tried to get help for my mental health issues from the supposed great health care system that lead me nowhere and now I'm back in Australia where I got the help I needed within one visit to the doctor and have already found better paying work by the beach.
Yeah I had a friend move to Canada from NZ. He worked in financial services. After 2 years trying to break into the industry in Canada, he finally gave up and went to London. And did really well almost from day one. I have a suspicion that NZ is a bit similar for folk coming in from say US or UK with skills that are too scary for many NZ employers. If you can imagine, NZ employers worry about over-qualified employees.
I've heard similar horror stories from Australians living in Canada. They also eventually gave up, left and came back to higher wages and a much higher quality of life.
What? They don't just give a brief written and driving test in Canada? That's literally all one needs to do in the US even if you are a teenager who has never had a license. Basically, if you can demonstrate you know the rules and can operate a motor vehicle one can get a license.
Yep Ive been living in Canada for 11 years and I would say that it's a huge village It stayed somewhere in 20 century Health system is terrible , banks are stayed somewhere in 2000th . Government is lazy Prices are enormous high Government is helping to other countries better then to Canadians
he made me lose my job...... i didn't trust the vaccine pfizer, and 2yrs later, i was RIGHT....... check EU parliament on pfizer vaccine........ the very employee herself said they didn't know if the vaccine prevents spread of infections and because they didn't have time to test it...... but that is the main selling point for trudeau, he made it law aka mandatory...... in order to prevent transmission............. 2.5yrs later, i still have not got covid, im lucky or careful but i don't have it...... but my job is gone, 17yrs with benefits, all gone... now i'm selling house, cause in $71k in debt.... gonna go teach english in asia now, and find some peace, in a simple place..... hopefully america doesn't go bomb the place.
@@kaleeysmith8801 I wish you well in your new job, but can you not get compensation for the loss of your position. Trudeau is the worst PM we have ever had, and I cannot believe Canadians voted this guy back in. I think the Chinese interference was a big factor of Trudeau getting back into power.
I'm a Canadian born and raised. Worked my career l, paid my taxes and got involved in my community. Retired early and moved to Thailand. Culture of friendly people, great food, great tropical beaches and all for 50% the cost. I'm still a proud Canadian but this video hits home. Since 2015 it's been a divisive, over-taxed, unfriendly and drug infested country. Best decision of my life. And here if you have the money or proper insurance the healthcare is immediate, caring and world class. Beginning in 2015 until now, for the first time in modern history, the amount of investment money leaving Canada is greater than that coming in regardless of Liberal or Conservative PM. Guess who got elected in 2015?
@@haigemond6952 Maybe you should travel to East, or South-East Asia. Bangkok is far more developed than Toronto. I grew up in and around Toronto. I moved to Shanghai a few years ago, and my only regret is wasting so many years of my life in Canada.
I’m from the Philippines and I am planning to move to Canada. I have numerous relatives living the canadian dream but they embarked their immigration journey a long time ago. Comparing how it was before to now I’ve noticed a lot has changed. Now I’m having second thoughts if I should continue. Life here in the Philippines is also difficult. Living paycheck to paycheck yes but it seems like in canada it’s just the same.
Don't bother immigrating as plenty of people are also struggling here in Canada financially as well and is only increasing. Canadian government always lies and says everything is fine although from what is clearly visible people are struggling to pay rent and groceries as the costs only increase and wages continue staying stagnant. The government wants more immigrants so that the wages will continue to stay stagnant as companies don't have to increase wages and it means more poorer people that they can easily control in the matrix. Don't forget that the Canadian society is a very cold and anti social one so you will most likely be very lonely here in Canada as people only stick to those they went to school with majority of the time if they do have close friends. The Canadian climate will make you go crazy for about 6+ months of the year with how cold it gets in winter. And of course the woke culture in Canada has gotten ridiculously insane as schools are teaching elementary children about LGBT+ right at like 1st grade and the woke wanna silence anyone that disagrees as they have been banning protests against the LGBT+ in some cities. These are some reasons, although I can continue on and on why you shouldn't bother immigrating to Canada.
It’s really hard here unless you earn 100k/year. I’m earning that much but still struggling and I’m single who lives alone. If you’re only earning minimum wage, you’ll have to work 2-3 jobs to even have a roof over your head. If you can’t afford rent you’re fucked, being homeless is not fun; in the winter you will freeze, in the summer you’ll die of heat stroke because the temperature reaches 50*C it’s absolutely ridiculous. I plan on going back home but still working for a Canadian/US company - I feel like that is a much better option.
It's practically the same living paycheck to paycheck if you don't have at least liveable wage. And having liveable wage is hard enough, imagine minimum wage.
Half pinoy here who just moved from Mississauga, Ontario to Grande Prairie, Alberta for 1 month and now in Chestermere, close to Calgary. Let me tell you this now: one of my work titas told me that back in the 90s, she was working minimum wage job but was able to pay for rent, hang out with friends in the weekend with savings left over. She was basically almost living large (a but if an exaggeration but you get the idea). So I guess what I’m trying to say is yes, it was definitely from a different time. Even growing up compared till now, I sense a big difference with what I consider to be my hometown (and I still miss it). And my work then was $20.00/h and it’s still somewhat a struggle, even if it’s more than anyone with $15.00/h minimum. While in Grande Prairie, I noticed a looooot of Filipinos working almost everywhere. That city is developing but the cost of living is probably one of the cheapest right now, more than Calgary even. Calgary is on its way to becoming the next Toronto (a city that’s very expensive) because of all the Ontarians moving there. It’s only a matter of time before everything else catches up. Just thought I’d share that. I’m honestly considering Japan more than ever. Or back to Taiwan, even.
Been here for 26 years. It sure isn't what it used to be. I feel like we don't have an identity any more. Kind of sad to be honest. Also, it has become so expensive and wages have stayed the same. Just to vacation within canada for a family of 4 costs a fortune. I cant even imagine traveling overseas for a vacation. It sort of feels like i am trapped. Work life balance has never been great in Canada compared to Europe but now its even worse. And every industry is monopolized. From grocery stores, mobile companies, utilities, air transport, insurance, the choice is limited and we have no choice but pay a premium price for everything. Seems like the system is set up just to put you in a hamster wheel and yiu keep spinning in one spot until you die. I have come to realize it is a very unhealthy environment.
Totally agreed. Its ridiculously expensive to vacation within Canada. I always look at somewhere else eventhough I would love to explore different parts of Canada. If I have a choice, I too would leave Canada.
I’m Canadian I’m 31 and I was fiercely proud of being Canada most of my life but I’m just not anymore. I’ve been wanting to leave Canada for a few years now.
From UK, I wonder if the malaise and dissatisfactions described here aren't much more widespread: Life today just isn't as easy as it once was, and consciousness of future issues, problems, and financial challenges are more omnipresent than they were a few decades ago. We have been kidding ourselves for too long about economic, ecological, environmental and social equity issues. We aren't as comfortable (complacent?) as we once were, and maybe that's because it's not as easy to kid ourselves as it used to be - and maybe those places where the 'living is easier' really just don't exist as we imagined. . . .
I visited UAE (Dubai) last October. Going back to Canada after 9 days in Dubai, I suddenly got this feeling of pity to my adopted country Canada. It has been my home for 25yrs but due to bad governance, it has gotten down the drain. Canada is way more richer than UAE in terms of natural resources yet we got homelessness, poverty, drug issues and endless/outragious tax grab by corrupt politicians whose only goal is to stay in power and fill their pockets.
Well that sounds like the same issue 😕 within America 🇺🇸 but always remember just like family 👪 you can change where you were born but you will finally realize where and what family u was born into you can't change in other words like a wise men once said, and please take this how you want it in respect and in ❤ love you can take a man out of the COUNTRY (FARM) but you CAN'T take the COUNTRY out of the man 😉 in closing NEVER FORGET where you come from it will always stay with you in spirit no matter WHEREVER you go or plant yourself. 😉 Peace ✌ ☮ 🕊 😌 🙏 ✨
It seems every democracy based government is being run by politicians that have a singular goal: "I'm going to suck as many millions of dollars out of this gig as I can." Governments have this maligned self image that people only have anything because the government allows them to have it. Don't we naturally have a right to the property we worked for?
In😤 case you just crawled out of a cave the Chinese are 100 percent responsible for turning the real estate market here into a mirror image of the real estate market in China.
Well I already left the Canada last year after having lived for 5 years. I am in my early 30s , south asian immigrant. I had a good paying job. I left because more so because of the social isolation and the pandemic measures. Plus I feel most Canadians may seem polite , but not friendly as in - extremely hard to make friends. Ethnic groups stick to themselves and don't mix. I found dating to be extremely hard and toxic. People have high individualistic mentality and don't open up. I am now in working in Mexico / Latin America and my mental health has greatly improved. I am able to socialize and women here aren't as stuck up as in Canada. Real world interactions are valued here unlike in Canada where it's all about the apps and social media. Also who doesn't like some good consistent sunshine. Overall , I am happy to have left Canada and am not coming back.
Ethnic groups stick to themselves, yes we all do, that's wrong but no matter where you go or who you are, we always feel more comfortable with our own kind. I have noticed the downward slide for the last 25 to 30 years now.
You did sum up pretty much everything, similar experiences for me, just a different distination! Southern hemisphere is basically still into a traditionnal civilisation while the North/Western countries tend to fall in decadency so this is why you did experience a lack of wellness in this dark pit of social interactions/behaviors
We moved here in 1980 from Eastern Europe my husband passed away a years ago and I want to move back to my country in Eastern Europe too. Have my sister and two brothers there. Canada isn’t the country that used to be 😢so sad
Retired Canadian here, I had to leave Canada because I did not want to live on the streets as a homeless person. I moved abroad where I live in a lovely apartment for a fraction of the price of what they wanted to charge me in Canada.
I am approaching retirement and I am horrified. I am thinking about moving back to my country of origin where my parents left me a house all paid for. My children want me to stay here and sell the house, but I don’t want to end up homeless since I am barely surviving on my salary now, I can just imagine how is going to be when I stop working.
im in BC on disability for life due to immune system problems. past 10 years ive tride getting healthy and started feeling good, i found a good job last summer, making 29$ hr full time! i was very excited and ready to move on in life from the system, 3 months into it, i start doing the math... im losing 22% off each check for taxes twice per month + union dues, + they charging me for cleaning service for my uniform 5$ per check THEN i pay 12% tax on all good i buy.. SO im losing almost 40% of my monthly income after fees and taxes... NOW im working so i need a car to be at work on taime daily.... this is another 15-20% monthly expense.. YEAHHH RIGHT i am not working myself to the bone to work just to be as POOR as i was on Disability. i quit the job as soon as i paid off the car, sold the car now im my own boss again , i have no need for a clock, i sleep until i want, eat when i want, and go where i want 7 days a week. You have to be a total FOOL to work in this country with these amount of fees and taxes, and please dont say taxes are high becuase of the 2% on welfare, take a look at the BILLIONS of dollars your foolish leader Trudeau is giving to Ukriane. My only chance is to move somewhere i can work and make a profit to better my life
I lived in Europe for just over 18 years, and decided to move back to Canada. Where I lived in Europe (Germany), food and housing was affordable. I had a great job in the security sector living a gravy train until our major client closed down leaving me little option but to move back. When I returned to Canada (Ontario), It took me less than a week to feel regret. Everything was so expensive including car insurance. Another thing I instantly noticed is how Canada became a police state while I was away all those years and it has gotten worst over the years since I moved here. Produce here is tasteless. You cant buy a good jar of marinara tomato sauce without having to spend at least 10$ an that is just an example of many. My life today with my East German wife and our son who was born here is ok, but it could be so much better, but I doubt I will see that in my life time. I don't plan to leave Canada, because moving to another country would be too costly and you have the language barrier as well. But If I could afford to move to another country and if I was 20 years younger, it would be Portugal.
I just read this. I swear to God, I went through the exact situation. Been in Taiwan now for over 15 years. But I tried moving back to Canada for family and friends. Worst move I made as an expat moving back. I noticed all those that you mentioned. Glad I decided to leave and move back to Taiwan. If you wanna get out of Canada, send me a message. I’ll hook you up here. Gréât, story and Merry Christmas wherever you are in Canada 🇨🇦
I considered moving to Portugal a few years ago, just before COVID. With COVID and then the flow of Ukrainian refugees this year - Portugal has become MUCH more expensive and the bureaucratic requirements for a Resident Visa quite outrageous. Seems like everyone wanted to move to Portugal in the past 2 years. I've abandoned the idea.
Canada has nothing to offer anymore. You know half of the population are emigrants so they speak few other languages 🤣🤣🤣 only Canadians speak one language. Emigrants can move from places to places with zero problems.
You don’t want to mention it but the WEF World Economic Forum, is one of the forces behind this uncomfortable changes. The Western oligarchy like Gates and affiliated politicians like Trudeau are enforcing a new kind of economy in the Western world, which will only benefit the oligarchy and the majority of humans will be enslaved. If you don’t like it, then fight against it. Because emigration can’t solve such problems, please don’t wait for stupid and corrupt politicians that they change anything! You have to be the change!
Im canadian from Quebec and I agree with you. Living cost is high and still increasing, same for food. Health care is a disaster here. And damn I hate winters.
As an American I’m constantly being told that Canada has an excellent healthcare system. I don’t know what to believe anymore. Also if your government continues to flood the job market with highly educated workers from abroad then of course a college degree is worth less. The US floods it’s job market with low skilled workers so the people on the lower rungs of society are having less spending power because they are competing for those same jobs
@@Navy35 Healthcare is managed by provincial governments. Federal contribute financially to the healthcare system, but doesn't manage them. So it will different depending of the province. In Quebec, healthcare is a "free" public service. If you are a citizen, you don't pay for the service, whatever every workers have to pay for it. It's deducted from your wages and you can't choose to not subscribe to it, it's mandatory even if you are healthy and you don't need it. That's the biggest problem from my opinion. The other main problem is the lack of employees in the healthcare system. A lot of people have wait months, even years to get a service. It vary where you live in and what is the service you need. You can avoid the second issue by going to a private healthcare service, but mostly rich persons can afford to pay two healthcare services in same time.
@@Navy35 I'm an American who moved to Europe. My family gets great medical care, and more. I feel like a refugee, and never plan to return. I wish we had only moved earlier.
@@siddharthg8134 if you can find a doctor. The minute you move or the doctor's office moves and you haven't used them in a little bit because you are healthy...they tell you no new patients. They want us going into walk in clinics.
I’m a dual citizen, born in North Vancouver, raised in California. I decided to move to Canada and lived in Vancouver, BC 2016 to 2023. I just moved back to the states as Canada did not provide me what I thought would be my forever home filled with community and opportunity. It was the exact opposite and I have to admit, the last two years was really a reality check as to how I would never be a fit nor make headway in my career. I took a 40% payout for a job I had over 15 years experience. And with no raise in sight. One thing that really struck me was how insular and unfriendly people were in my neighborhood and building. The people I bonded with mostly were American, British and Australian ex pats. The housing crisis and cost of living is unsustainable. I gave Canada 7 years and I feel this is a good try. I’m glad I’m back in the states and now am starting all over in my business and forming community here. So long, Canada 🇨🇦 I am so glad I was able to visit every province during my 80 day road trip across Canada. It’s a breathtakingly beautiful country. I’m glad I had the experience to live abroad and having two citizenships has its benefits.
what is your recommendation for migration. Vancouver or any US state. I do clothing business in a third world country right now. i plan to move for my kids future
@@BKFLcorporate moving to Canada for a clothing business is going to be very difficult from an immigration standpoint. Canada wants immigrants that can provide a skill set that is needed and that will funnel taxes into the Canadian economy.
I left Canada in 1992 with two suitcases and student loan debt as a travel nurse. Ended up meeting my husband and settling down in Florida. Now working part-time, mortgage free and debt free. We just sold a rental property so I am just working part-time at an easy job and my husband is retired from a social services desk job at 62 and we have a disabled adult daughter at home . We live a very simple life and we were able to bank enough money to have a slice of paradise here with financial peace. Just a nurse and a government food stamp worker.
Hi. As a first generation Canadian, what really frightens me is the fact that the country is without direction - like a rudderless, captainless ship - drifting with the winds blown by big corporate interests, stoked by a lying media, suffused with megalomaniacal, corrupt medical bureaucracies that have licence to kill, steal property and money - especially in people over the age of 70 - and are, generally speaking, much more interested in billing the insurance fund, and getting kickbacks from tthe pharmaceutical companies. Sad - not at all the same country I was born in and which I love - but is in the process of self-dissipation, largely due to the less than vapid political crass (the r is not an error) - led by a poster boy so called prime minister - Forrest Gump fused with Little Lord Fauntleroy and Wizard of Oz thrown in for good measure, aided and abetted by a no less insipid so called opposition leader.
As a Canadian, I agree with you 💯…cost of living, employment, healthcare, and quality of life has hit an unacceptable declined. Trudeau’s leadership (or lack thereof) is responsible.
Prosperity is too hard to come by in Canada! We have bad government in Canada 🇨🇦. It’s too Left and it’s Bad! Trudeau is I good example of bad government.
Also of what I've seen on line the Amount of By Law officers and Police that will ticket you for nearly anything, they think they are God or something. Any freedoms you may have had once, are basically Gone, predominantly because of Trudeau and his Libtard Government.
@JAB ITAL What I’m saying is, “Left government is Bad government!” Leftist leaders want to control everyone and they want everyone to be poor. We are much happier if we are in control of our own lives and if we have enough money to make our own choices.
@JAB ITAL The Left and their high taxes and red tape makes it harder for people to be independent and prosperous. Trudeau wants most of the money going to him and his government. Anyways, you are entitled to have your views. I’m not the thought police.
Pretty much agree with everything you said, I 'm born and raised in Canada and have lived here most of my life and now am looking to leave. The only thing that you forgot to mention is the number one thing that is ruining this great country is the libtard govt, all their insane policies, and all those useless govt employees, a massive drain on the economy, there is your inflation.
Most countries seem to be in a state these days. Including Britain but you would think by some comments that people don't realise there's big problems in most countries. It's mainly because of wokeness and left wing policies. We have a Conservative government but our organisations are left wing under 30s so woke theyvarecagainst fairy tales. They are either too scary or against women I can see that Britain will loose our tradition of pantomimes in the future.
@@tenniskinsella7768 Yes I agree, for now some countries are better than others but I suppose time will tell where and how all this will end up, must not stop doing our best to wake up the normies.
CANNDA is good Country , Land of Opportunity, Conutry I like to live, is my Dream. If the good opportunity I will be glad to live and be good product to the Government CANNDA by keeping Rules and the Relation
I'm also a Canadian. I've been looking at other opportunities for living in another country. Canada was a decent place to live 20 years ago but it has gone downhill at a rate that is almost unbelievable over the last 6 or 7 years. While Trudeau is without a doubt the worst Prime Minister in my life time, the problems really got a push down the hill during his father's time as Prime Minister.
You are talking about 2 different men. Pierre Trudeau was a PM of Canada. President Fidel Castro is Justin Trudeau's biological father. As the Rolling Stone magazine said numerous times Margaret was a wh*re and slept around. Pierre was 5'10" and thin. Fidel was 6'4" and athletic (was an American professional baseball player. Justin is 6'2" and athletically built. Compare the pictures. So, it's not surprising that Trudeau is a b*stard.
Show me somewhere you can rent an apartment for $1500/mth??? My two oldest children who live together to 'save money' pay $2400 in Etobicoke for a two-bedroom in an old building. The reticence of Canadians to call a Spade a Spade is perhaps the greatest reason things have not and will not change. Why change something that is already 'Great!'???. Like, despite the terrible weather, the astronomical cost of living, low-paying jobs, living to work, taking on massive debt just to stay afloat, unaffordability of rent and house purchase, awful corporate food, the declining Health Care system, the coldness of the people, racism, etc., etc., Canada is still a 'GREAT' country! What would a 'Bad' country look like??? Perhaps you need to redefine the word 'Great'. I left Canada where I lived for over 45 years (I'm from the UK). Everything you said in this video belies your 'Canada is a great/beautiful country with a lot of opportunity.' A Canadian is someone who endlessly complains about the country but thinks it's great at the same time! In other words, a hypocrite or someone who couldn't say shit even when they have a mouth full of it. Canada is like the old 'Bait and Switch' marketing trick... advertise one thing and deliver something else.
Been living in Canada for 55 years and currently in the process of moving to Mexico. All your points are bang on Medical, Inflation, Weather, food quality etc......Besides all those points ironically one-point i've found that is also causing many to move is the sheer amount of immigration in Canada. There are many issues that arise when governments allow massive amount of immigration.
@@FIeetwood I’m not Mexican, nor am I saying they do complain. just giving someone the opportunity to invert their way of thinking ie looking at life from a different end of the telescope.
I was born abroad but lived in Canada since I was 6 years old. I love this country. But I've recently travelled back to Europe and back to my "home" country in Europe and I can't honestly see any advantages for me personally to continue my life here. I'm priced out of the housing market, I'm "overqualified" for the jobs I'm working, I'm struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living etc... I already own multiple properties I've inherited back in my country, so I just don't see why I need to keep struggling here just to get by. I don't know, but if things don't change I really don't see myself here in the next 5 years...
This is very informative and a bit shocking, honestly. As a European, Canada has always been top on my list of "escape destinations" in case the situation over here in Europe becomes unbearable. But this here is sobering.
Stay in Europe, trust me. My European friends who immigrated here are mostly miserable. They came here on the premise that Canada is just like the U.S. and that they could have a “northern American dream”. They quickly got disappointed. Some returned to Europe right away, others lost all touch with potential European employers and feel trapped in Canada. European culture is more towards owning less but it being yours. Canadian culture is more about buying more (financed). However, you don’t really own anything, the bank does. “Your” car, “your” house, etc. all really belong to “someone” financial… Europeans own a small 5+year old Volkswagen Golf outright. Canadians drive a new big Chevrolet Tahoe, provided they can make that big monthly payment…
I’d remove Canada as an escape destination immediately. I left a year ago and couldn’t be happier about that decision. I know many people who have also left and most of my friends who haven’t say they want to but are stuck.
As a resident of Michigan and having worked jobs that often waited or interacted with Canadians who came across the border to shop, eat, gamble, etc. - the stereotype of the friendly Canadian couldn't be further from the truth.
I think every government has the same plan: it's too expensive to train them so we will steal other countries already trained doctors. Bad news when everyone has the same plan. Training doctors is expensive but the conditions for any potential student are very exploitative and competitive - the bar ridiculously high for many in UK. They keep people out as it is so restrictive yet there are HUGE shortages. My boy was so passionate about being a GP but once he realised that he would earn pittance after 7 years of study in stressful, drained environments, and be saddled with crippling debt, he chose a different path. But its sad because he has so much to offer human beings 😢 So yes, deliberate but biting governments on the butt now!
@@alamrafique6216 you are so right! i spoke only yesterday with a former nurse who said she quit because she could not practice nursing. she felt she was only there to take evidence for the attorneys rather than take care of the patients.
I immigrated to Canada 6 years ago from the US and live with my Québecoise wife just north of Ottawa. The pandemic response from the Federal and provincial governments revealed the absolute incompetence and malfeasance of the governments and press from one end to the other. When a real crisis emerges, I have little faith that the institutions in the country will respond competently.
It's all the same now US/UK /CANADA/ AUS - this country's becomes Democracy Religion Cult of deaths. Fascists states. Proxy ears, laundering $$$, killing people in other countries, looting and stealing resources...
True. Rather than react competently, they react viciously toward anyone who doesn't fall in line. Not the Canada I knew for the first 60 of my 67 years.
Dude, that is what you get from lack of loyalty to America. I have a big family in Canada who were alluring me to move in Canada from US during Trump era. I said hell to the NO! Trump is not America! I never regret staying my foot in California.
For all talking about the USA. And moving there. Go for it. I lived there for eight years. I didn’t really want to move back to Canada. But personally reasons and pandemic made it so. But USA isn’t much cheaper then Canada. Live on the east or west coast. Good luck. The cost of health care is much higher then Canada. My ex had cancer surgery. $50000 out of pocket with health insurance. And if you are c chronically ill you will never get health insurance so good luck with that and for all you thinking your employer will give you health insurance yeah well that would be the worst house insurance you ever had in your life and if you get sick they’ll come for your house and I’ll come for everything you want moreover at any moment in time and any city anywhere you can get shot for grocery shopping and let me tell you everybody has a gun everybody has a gun you may feel a lot better by going to the states because a different attitude down there but people don’t give two shits about you they don’t have your back I live there for eight years couldn’t make a friend to save my life and you may say that’s my problem and you may be right people down there There a narcissist or a sociopath. Trust me I don’t wanna be here in Canada either and I’d be back down in the US if it wasn’t for the damn pandemic living anywhere in the western world is a nightmare that includes Canada and the United States Australia New Zealand United Kingdom and back to the insurance game I was an independent contractor I paid $680 a month for health insurance because I made too much money to be on Obamacare that was my premiums every month plus $40 to see a doctor $60 to see a specialist and my out-of-pocket maximum was $25,000 so do the math people and if you want to live somewhere like Nashville or New York or Austin the prices of homes are just as expensive as it is up here because you had to convert your money for all those who say converting your money doesn’t matter well guess what it does and I lived in Austin Texas and property tax will make you broke good luck
@@johnc.8298 Is all you do whine about being Canadian in comments sections? Honestly, do yourself a favour and do something about it or wait and die. It’s simple. Like all Canadians, you’ll soon have the option to delete with the assistance of a doctor, if you deem your life to be so painful you can’t continue, OR if you just can’t afford to carry on. 🤷♂️
@@owen5640 My sister emigrated twice here, had four kids here and went back twice to Britain and stayed there. They found it hard to live here with the weather in Ontario and the cost of living and that was in the 70's and 80's.. It's dear there too, but manageable. There is definitely a big divide here between those that have and those that have not.
I have lived in Ontario my whole life. I have actually never been outside of it, so I have no point of comparison. I have3 children, an 18 year old as well as a 7 and 5 year old. When my daughter was born, I had a one bedroom apartment in Toronto’s park sale for $675 inclusive. I then moved to Aurora where I had a one bedroom basement apartment for $750. That was too far away from daycare and jobs so I moved to a 2 bedroom basement in Newmarket for $850. The main floor houses in the cheap area of Newmarket at that same time used to be $1300.00. Now they are $2000.00. I have very high energy children, mostly due to my son, who os the youngest. This means if I don’t want complaints about my kids jumping around, I get a full house. So I have a three bedroom house with an unfinished basement. This costs $2,600 plus utilities! My daughter uses the basement as her room because we can’t afford either a finished basement to make a room in, or a 4bedroom house. We are barely hanging on as it is. All my credit was stretched and is broken, I’m using a debt consolidation company and I still can’t keep up with my utilities, phone, internet and groceries. The only reason I don’t use food banks is because I don’t drive and I don’t have any friends so how would I get it home? My kids stroller is a bike trailer I bought with a tax return so it would last and get over snow banks… but it’s not allowed on the busses in Guelph. If I had the money for a taxi… well I would be in a different position, wouldn’t I? We need help!!! Groceries are costing me $200 or more a WEEK! I don’t make enough to support that but if I put less in the kids lunches, the school complains, even though they only eat the snacks if I give them too many, then I’m wasting my money. Rent plus bills plus groceries equals more than I make and what child tax helps with. I work hard and it’s not fair that my children have to suffer because I can’t afford to fill our plates, keep our lights on and pay rent without any surprises like shoes with the sole torn lose (flex paste will fix that for around $10 for a small jar) I’m crafty. But it’s not enough anymore. I make $20.50-$20.80/ hr and it’s not enough. Rent needs to not just stop climbing, someone needs to reach in and reduce the whole thing going down from the top of the tower by like $500 all the way down so no one is affected in losing or gaining money in the middle, same money in, reduction coming in, reduction going out. The people at the bottom can now afford to pay rent and will fill the new housing you’re creating. Maybe this can be laid out a few hundred at a time over a said amount of years to allow the developers to catch up and the market to reasonably steady at the top before lowering the rent and mortgage amounts again. Thank you for your time.
I’m Canadian and I see how our freedoms is slowly eroding. High standard of living yet people are more anxious and depressed because there’s no joy and meaning to what they do. My doctors are burn out and just prescribing medication without treating me as a human. I’m rethinking everything now.
Same I went for to talk to my doctor for a pretty minor treatment and instead he just recommended Surgery right off the bat. To say that our tax dollars are being wasted is an understatement
When my husband brought up the idea of moving back to the Philippines 2-3 yrs ago, i said no. But the longer we stay here in Canada, the longer my mental health is at risk. I developed seasonal depression during fall to winter which is a nightmare to deal with daily…I dislike the dreary cold weather. I love the summer heat and become extremely sad when summer is soon to be over. 😔 you nailed alot of the points why i have agreed to move back. Cant wait for april 2023… 🎉
I see many of youtubers from north america and canada and across some parts of europe that are hard hit by impending recession are visiting and some are moving to philippines they actually explain the cons and pros moving there especially parts of bgc, palawan and cebu.
@@faith5401 I think that depends on a lot of factors. Number one most important is where in the Philippines a person or family decides to settle down. If a person chooses the right area (for them as we all have different needs) it can be an excellent choice, ... at least for someone with a pension or steady income of some sort.
I'm a Canadian and I have to say - I agree with you on every point. High cost of living, expensive, sub par groceries, etc. Healthcare has always been questionable - but now it's ridiculous. I had to wait 2 months FOR BIOPSY RESULTS!!! BIOPSY RESULTS!!! That's a whole other level of crap to have to live with.
And the irony is we spend more on healthcare per capita than only one other country on this planet yet WHERE DOES ALL THE MONEY GO! Talk about inefficient and corruption! When was anything ever built on time and on budget by any government agency!!
Probably because if you die, they can keep all your money unless you have a kid under 18 or a widow to collect CPP. We already have a large retiring population.
In B.C., there are 3-4 PET scan for cancer diagnosis. In a mayo clinic in Arizona, there are 3 PET machine. Only Canada and North Korea in the world have no private medical care. That’s why we are so slow.
Bro.. In L.A.. you can enjoy going to the beach whike days of the year, you can go to restaurants with a Tshirt, cinema or play sport outside ( bicycle, volleyball, basketball etc..). Even without much money, you enjoy your life.. but Canadians enjoy what ? Looking at the snow throughout the windows.. stay in your house 247 , go to work, then comeback home ?.. why would anyone wishes to live with such a harsh environnement ?.. you are free to make desisions for yourself..
I am a Canadian born and raised. My parents are European immigrants, and worked hard all their lives to make a good life. However, these days it seems no matter how hard you work, how many jobs you have, or how much try and safe, it's nearly impossible to get ahead. With the the cost of living going up at a ridiculous rate, especially over the last 6-7 years, it's really hard to maintain a decent lifestyle. I used to be so proud to say i was Canadian, not so much anymore. It's really sad and scarey to see what's happening to this country, where people from all over the world looked on and thought this was the place to be. Not so much anymore. So many are leaving and i really wish i could, sadly.
As a Canadian who currently lives in Germany and moved here because I have a German husband who I met in my hometown, both my husband and I agree that while we both love Canada, we can't imagine moving back anytime soon. We've been living in Germany together almost the past decade and the career progression we've both experienced here is nothing like anything I had any possibility for in Canada. In the meantime, the cost of living has soared in comparison to what most people can earn, so you're always fighting to get only slightly ahead. That on top of the fact that workers' rights and protections are way lower in Canada in comparison to Germany. We earn great money here, have lots of options and protections including sick days that don't eat into your vacation time, six weeks of paid vacation every year, plus plenty of statutory days off and banking overtime hours that you can take time off in lieu with, while your vacation days remain intact. Germany's not paradise and I would never imply it, there have been a lot of challenges for me to adjust to living here, not the least of which was learning the language. There's higher levels of racism here that I've experienced in comparison to Canada as a woman of colour. But I have to say, our quality of life overall is better here than anything we can achieve in Canada, and that's what keeps us here. You also mentioned health care, and I have to say that's also a factor that keeps us here as well. The social welfare system has massively degraded in Canada overall, to the point where when I really needed it for EI and things like that, it was simply not available to me and I had to dip into my meagre savings to survive until I found a crappy survival job that paid almost nothing. I never ever felt my freedom was hampered in Canada, as some people are mentioning in the comments here. For us, it's more about our earning potential, workers' rights, quality of life, quality of health care, food and the rest of it that keeps us here. We'd be taking a major hit to all those things if we moved back to Canada. So despite both of us loving the country, we can't afford to move back there, so we have to be content with simply visiting. For reference, both my husband and I are well educated (both have master's degrees in scientific/technical fields). And boy are you right about having to take jobs that are way below your skill levels and salary expectations. That's something we don't have to resort to in Germany at all! They actually value and want our skills and experience here.
Very interesting, thanks for sharing your perspective. I don't have any experience in Germany so good to hear your take. I lived in Australia for several years and when I returned to Canada I felt that I was hampered in comparison. I still progressed and did fairly well for myself but I think things are getting tougher and tougher these days. For me, now, it's about making good Life investment decisions.
The Canada I grew up in during the 90s and early 2000s was a Canada I was proud of. I was proud to be a Canadian, but the country we live in now has taken a severe downturn in the past decade, specifically since Trudeau took control. Why is our housing market and Healthcare system about to collapse? Why is the federal government not taking this more seriously. This is Canada, a first world country, we shouldn't have societal issues like this.
As someone that was born here and lived here my entire life, I agree with you and im 38. The govt just doesnt seem to care much about the country anymore I dont think. It was a much better time in the 1990 years and during the 2000s for sure. I cant remember when things first began to get alot worse but it was probably in 2008 or 2009. Just been a downward slide ever since.
> specifically since Trudeau took control. Why is our housing market and Healthcare system about to collapse? Why is the federal government not taking this more seriously. This is Canada, a first world country, we shouldn't have societal issues like this. Let's be honest, this has been going on for the past couple decades. Canada has been coasting on it's reputation and infrastructure from the 90s. We haven't built anything meaningful, industry wise, culturally, quality of life wise, or community wise since then. The healthcare system, housing costs, etc have been issues for the past 10 years at least, the pandemic just really exposed the underlying issues and drove the exposition of these underlying issues which have been realities since BEFORE the pandemic. Hyper inflation happened in the last couple years, but cost of living, cost of housing, rent, and especially healthcare decline have been trending in that direction for a LONG time. This is not solely on Trudeau, just like it's not solely on Ford. They ARE culpable and responsible, as leaders. But they're both also corrupt and heading this decline, and they should be accountable for it, however getting the current scapegoat out of the picture and putting a new incompetent individual in a position where the system is designed to make them fail in the same ways is not going to be a solution.
Agreed and agreed... I just discovered this channel and I really enjoyed the video but I'm glad somebody said it because this fellow was too typically Canadian polite to say it out loud… Yes Trudeau is our biggest problem by far and wide
it called immigration. Most developed countries seeing housing cost sky rocket they allow immigration. the whole world can not fit into developed world.
Fundamental problems in Canada. 1. Intrusive nanny state 2. Low wages vs cost of living 3. Astronomical taxes 4. Scarcity of housing 5. Most employment is part time and low wages.
Points 1 & 3 simply amplify your privileged, conservative political views. Why pay taxes for social programs to maintain wellbeing and a balanced society, right? Lol. Point #2 is not true when you control for free Healthcare, education, and other social benefits (the supposed nanny state). Point #4 is true, yes. Were far from perfect and this is a big problem. Point #5 is also true but not unique to Canada, have you done ANY research? Global neoliberalism has ushered in this nasty consequence on a GLOBAL scale.
@@MargotMugs What is the return on the high taxes one pays in Canada? Corporate welfare, politicians with lavish salaries and pensions. The tax burden is similar to much of Europe with nothing close to the same level of services. Education and healthcare are dependant on the province one lives in. Justify the federal income tax, please? When has Canada had a labor movement? When has Canada had nationwide strikes? Canada is a race to the bottom to be the USA with lower wages, but.. hey! Government run healthcare! Worse than all European countries!! But, hey maybes it's better than Cuba's government run healthcare! Neocons and socialists are the same pile of sh*t, statists. 2.8 million Canadians need the food bank to survive. Something is fundamentaly wrong in Canada. Canucks, seem to hate criticism of their frozen wasteland.
@@MargotMugs What is a balanced society? A society where drug addiction is the norm, families are broken, kids are raised alone ( as both parents slave away to make a pitance) suicide is seen as a way out of poverty ( people have gotten maid for this reason) where the government priorities social issues ( LGBT, indigenous, francophone) over the conditions of the working class ( everyone is part of this class, who works) That does not look like a happy, healthy nor balanced society. Where is the wellbeing in Canada? Living in a Shoebox, working 50+ hours a week just to pay rent and eat some beans! Canada resembles a distopía than any healthy workers paradise. Canucks have serious Stockholm syndrome.
I agree with everything you've said in this video. I love Canada. It is beautiful but over the last few years, the city I grew up in has changed beyond recognition in some places. And not for the better. Homelessness, crime and drug addiction are seriously on the rise in London Ontario where I'm from. The people are insulated from each other and our social structure has been damaged by our government. I've recently moved to Mexico. I'm very sad in some respects to have left family and friends but I have to say my daily life is so much better here. Besides the great weather, good food, and inexpensive living (in comparison), the expats here are friendly and I have more of a social life that I ever had back home. And I'm a decent kind person so there was no reason for me not to have a social life except that my 'friends' were isolating, getting older, on numerous drugs, and staying home watching the idiot box. The cost of living means that most people have to work long hours to afford to live. Families need two incomes if they have children. The school system is suspect these days and the medical system doesn't even come close to the good service that is available in Mexico. Our government needs a serious overhaul. I'm hoping to spend a few weeks next summer with my family, but I have no idea if that will be possible when the time comes due to how our government has reacted over the last few years and the state of the economy. Thanks for the video. Couldn't agree more.
@@DeusExMachina50 Hola! I have a Scotiabank account that I can access CAD to pesos from Scotiabank ATM's here. They have been in every town and city I've been in. To open a Mexican bank account you need a permanent address here. Now that I have an apartment and my work visa, I can open one at the local BBVA. I'm planning on doing that this week since I've started working here now. I moved a lot of my money into off shore gold before I left Canada to protect some savings.
@@fasttube1948 wow you are making a lot of assumptions that are just not true. I DID leave without my family-I left two grandchildren and my daughter and son in law, who I still hope will come if things get bad enough. I miss them terribly and that's the hardest part of being here. I left partly so they would have a place to escape to if they have the opportunity and its necessary. I have met many people here who have done the same thing. I really hope to come back to Canada for the summer and visit my family and see my clients who are missing me, but depending on the government, that may not be possible. I love Canada but the Canadian government is not my friend.
Canadian born and raised and I want out. I became very detached from this country when I saw how the people and government reacted to the unvaxxed during covid. Polite and friendly? It was like like the masks fell off and the true ugliness of this country was exposed. To think that I would have once died protecting my country…
there is a sad dichotomy between those who are wealthy & those who are not, the wealthy do not want care for others as long as it does not directly affect their day to day lives. A homeless man may be starving down their street but they would only be concerned with how it affects the property value of their neighborhood
What really terrifies me is the LGBT+ thing. Other people can force you into at least saying you believe a man is a woman. Or a man is neither male nor female. The coercive power they wield is INSANE. And then when you talk to people (if you're brave enough) like coworkers, friends, people at church.. you always hear the same thing: "I'm totally fine with them identifying as whatever they want but... (either don't trans the kids OR don't force me to play along). And race is also another topic people are utterly terrified of. It's like we have zero backbone. Nobody's behavior exists in a vacuum. Why are we terrified to admit that a dude in a dress is off-putting at best and creepy af at worst? Why can't we admit that Canadian culture does exist and that flooding our country with people from completely different cultures with completely different values.. may not be good for social cohesion? There are far more problems than just these two but everything seems to boil down to people not wanting to actually DO anything, and being so spineless we can't even TALK about the issues.
From my experience, being raised in Canada as well, I do not have a need, for correcting this video. Absolutely true. And it is depressing. I love this country too, sad to see things change the way it has.🇨🇦
Why do you love this country when by your own admission it's a failure? You probably vote liberal and then wonder why the country is going down the drain.
I have recently been living in Mexico for a few months and have needed medical treatment here. So I laughed in agreement when you said Canada's medical treatment isn't that great. We would totally agree now that we have seen multiple doctors here in Puerto Vallarta. You are treated way differently here...prompt, efficient, you have each doctor's direct cell number, they really do treat you like they care.
I'm mexican and I disagree with the last sentence 😂 but I live in another state, maybe you got better luck and I'm glad for that. From my personal experience, doctors used to treat the patients like lab specimens and they didn't really listen to you. That was 14 years ago in the public "health" system. Experiences are indeed different with private doctors though.
Yes, you must have money to be in the private system! Hurrah for you. Sucks to be the majority of Mexicans though. 2 Tier system. (Each doctor's cell number...that just sounds creepy). I understand having the clinic or hospital's number.
I'm a yank living in Mexico for 6 yrs now. There has always been a lot of Americans living in Mexico, but in the last 5 yrs I've seen a huge influx of Canadians. Where I live it's about 50/50 Canadians and Americans, but in some other places...like Barra de Navidad/ Melaque it's more like 80% Canadian. Were all here for the same reasons.
@@steveburke7675 What kind of Canadians? European Canadians or imported Canadians? We're moving out of Canada late 2024 but have not solidified our destination quite yet, and Mexico would be far more convenient than our current target of Estonia. Plus being with 'normal ' Americans and Canadians would be ideal. Please advise, Steve. Thanks.
I just moved here from Florida. I can't believe how expensive it is. Everything like banking fees, taxes, attorneys, and accountants are so much more expensive, not to mention housing, cell service and food. I'm really shocked. Then add the poor weather. It's not worth it.
I've never been to Canada, but always wanted to visit. I would have considered living there too, up until the past couple of years. But the government unilaterally freezing people's bank accounts without even a hearing is beyond the pale. That and trying to require everyone to get an experimental shot, v-passport, and/or quarantine in place is too much. It's going to be many, many years before I even think about visiting. They screwed up royally. It's going to be many years to put this behind them, and demonstrate to the world they're not just another fascist, out of control draconian government. They need to demonstrate that they're a free society, and give an actual d*mn about human rights, and not just pretending they do. I know they're not the only country/city that went overboard, and as far as I'm concerned, every city/country that did this is suspect.
@@tango_uniform Ha ha!!! I guess if we go far enough back, we're all related. I used to like Trudeau a lot, but he was sort of a huge disappointment the past 2-1/2 years. I expected him to be a voice of reason, and intellect, not a tyrant. He was supposed to be a leader for the people, not the corporations and Big P. He should have been supporting the truckers, not undermining them. He never should have backed all these draconian, over-the-top power grabs. WTF!?
@@tango_uniform you may be right!! Mussolini was a dictator that managed to wedge himself into power by dividing and conquering just like Trudeau.. but the GREATEST similarity is their extremely low IQ levels .. So.. HOW may I ask ..does a really strange and extraordinarily stupid person get into such an exalted position??? By default?? Or are the people who actually VOTE for him just as intellectually dim??? It defies the imagination... impossible to find any rationale for why so many Canadians swallowed his Kool-Aid and now ..just like the Jonestown Massacre..they are paying the price . The Western Canadian Provinces are fighting back along with the Easterners in Quebec, Ontario and the Maritimes, who have a brain and some common sense and who HAVE tried in earnest to fight Trudeau's tyrannical rule . Hopefully , together we can fight for Canada to keep her from falling prey to this fascist government ..We get one shot at this instead next election. JAGMEET Singh.. the young and not too bright leader of the NDP.. has decided to unilaterally support Trudeau, thinking that he will earn him credibility.. He is suffering great delusion if he thinks this tyrant even remembers his name.. Together they have made a laughingstock of Canada .. Denied our Freedoms , Defiled our Constitution , Destroyed our Reputation, Denigrated our Veterens, and Disgusted the Majority of Canadians who did NOT vote for him .. We do not have a majority voting system in Canada ..and the election is decided long before the polls are closed in Western Canada ..Perhaps sanity will return and the REAL Canadian Spirit of the PEOPLE, the Indigenous nations, the Early Settlers , the Immigrants from EVERY corner of the world that together made this country great.. once upon a time before Trudeau .... a place of peace and prosperity ....will dig in and return this incredible country to her former glory.. the True North Strong and Free ...Undivided and Proud .. OH CANADA, WE STAND ON GUARD FOR THEE! 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦
You are absolutely right. All the above reasons mentioned made me leave Canada in 2021. I’m so happy I made the Decision to leave the country and start a new life in a much warmer laid back country. So far no regrets whatsoever and my heart goes out to those who yearn to leave Canada.
@@DeusExMachina50 In the process of getting my temporary residence for Mexico, heading for Burcerías, lots of Canadians! This country is a write off now, sad to say this. Never have I felt like making that statement, but the last couple of years has opened my eyes to what this government has plans for it, and it's a 💩 show!
@@keithhannah6252 Agreed. Sadly, I think it's past the point of no return. The only option is to seek greener pastures elsewhere. I haven't heard of Burcerías, but I'll check it out!
I think people with You Tube videos promoting Canada as a place to live are paid to do those videos. Your assessment regarding Canada is bang on. I feel sad for people who come here with the belief that their lives will be better, Only to find out that they are far worse off. I've noticed the cost of groceries and housing have tripled in the last few years. Very difficult to get a Dr in Canada. 50.000 people in my small province are without a Dr. People are being neglected by Canada's healthcare system to the point of dying right in the hospital waiting rooms or while waiting for an ambulance. Yet, A huge chunk of taxes go toward healthcare. Homeless encampments are on the rise as landlords are gouging people for exorbitant rent. Streets are lined with homeless people and with the high cost of living it could be anyone of us carting our humble belongings around in a shopping cart. If you have children I'd avoid sending them to Canadian schools and opt for homeschooling. Your children will be read to by drag queens while sitting on some strangers lap. This week in class my neighbors son class will be showing boys how to paint their nails. They've already been taught about every kind of sexual position and how to use condoms and butt plugs. Yes, Even elementary students! The school libraries are filled with books that promote pedophilia. They want your children dumbed down and sexualized at an early age. Wars are instigated because the greedy globalists want the land and resources and the politicians regardless of their colors are all in the pockets of a few elitists who rule over the many. The globalists know that war creates all of the things they support. Depopulation, Refugees, Who they want for cheap Labor, Land the refugees left behind for the resources to fill their troughs with. My apologies for the long diatribe and Thank You Sir for being an honest and informative voice regarding the truth about Canada. I was born and raised here and my dream is to leave. Even Russia or China is starting to look good compared to Canada.
Russia and China - no good choice, both countries are non-democratic and first one is aggressor with terrorist president Better to relocate - Taiwan, Vietnam, Sri-Lanka ... South Asia, nice people, low prices, sunny, beach remote work if possible (digital nomad)
Thank you for your honesty, you posted this a year ago, it is a year later and everything in this once great country has only gotten worse, I feel sorry for the younger Canadians regarding their future.
What a shame. I lived in Canada in the 90s and loved the experience, even the weather. I have closely watched how the pandemic has been handled with shock. It is a different country from the one I remember. Good but sad video.
When we moved to Canada in 2004, from Uk,it was our life’s dream. 10 years later, the dream was over. Have now been living in Ecuador for 8 yrs… year round spring, raising all our own food, and living well on $650 a month all in
Ecuador, an excellent choice. I lived there in Manta in 2014. But now live in Costa Rica. I have lived in Panama and Nicaragua as well since retiring in 2013. Here I live in a 7 bed/5 bath house with a 4 car garage on 23 acres I rent for $153 a month.
@A R Not at all. As long as you do not buy, sell drugs , go with prostitutes or get falling down drunk. I live in a small community of about 9000, 3.5 hours from San Jose. And there are no larger towns within 50 Kilometers. So really no crime to speak of. Live in communities of EXPATS, especially Americans and Canadians, you will find all the crime, drugs and bad associations here you probably thiught you were leaving And whether you rent or buy you will pay 6 to 8 times more renting from North Americans.
Thanks a million you are so truthful and sincere ...I am an Architect 45 , my wife is a registered Nurse with three kids we have been thinking about moving to Canada but this really is given me a second thought..
My brother moved there from London about 6 years ago and he is in IT and his wife is a teacher (2 children). He moved back to London this year. Don't know why he moved back because Canada was his dream. This video gave me some insight
Your and your wife education and work experience will not be recognized most of the time, and it takes alot of time and hard work to work in your profession, if ever. Think twice before you make decision to emigrate to Canada. In Toronto guys with PhD are driving taxis, just saying. It is great Country which is slowly going down. It is not the same Canada it was 50 or 60 years ego.
I respect you speaking out and being honest about it , im from America and always wondered about Canada our health system to me is great takes just days to get surgery or appointments this video made me appreciate that more
Thank you for being so honest and frank about a number of current challenges associated with living in Canada. A couple of years ago I was planning to move and settle down in Canada, it seems it did not happen for a good reason.
You’ve dodged a bullet and I’m happy for you. I wasn’t that lucky tho, arrived last year and immediately counting the time to go back, it’s a scam of a country for new comers with a long depressing winter 😔
@@dalelore2725 Global corporate entities have destroyed the concept of a nation state in the west. They want open borders so that they can replace all populations with a one mixed race starting in the west. Religion has been controlled and slowly destroyed by such entities. And now with the illusion of progress (mostly technological materialism) we are seeing every distinction that makes us human such as belief, culture, race, sex etc. destroyed. No sir, I do not hate other races or creeds, I’m just sick of seeing social globalists use the migrants and the natives as economic gain and trying to mold their utopian new order.
I'm in the same boat. Absolutely considering moving out of Canada after these last few years. Cost of living is absolutely ridiculous, especially for the income most people receive. I live in a run down, small southern Ontario town, not a single house is going for under 1 million, even our old, 100 year old buildings are going for an average of 750-900k. Good luck paying for that working a blue collar job. Especially considering most of these communities don't have jobs nearby to pay for that kind of house. Our Healthcare is garbage, I recently had a heart issue and was transfered to one of the best hospitals in Ontario for heart and circulatory issues. Long story short, they couldn't find a cause, so they discharged me with a prescription without confirming they actually work, and told me they can't do anything until I go back to work to see if it happens again (pain in chest, enzym levels through the roof) and now I'm waiting for an MRI a few months out but have to work inbetween then and now. One time i waited in the emergency room for 10 hours waiting on a doctor to show up (he never did) and so i got a 'nurses diagnosis' a guess as to why i was having significant chest pain at 12 years old. EI doesn't pay enough to keep you afloat, and God forbid you become disabled. I've got family who are medically disabled and are forced to rely on the charity/kindness of someone willing to rent out for next to free. I've got a friend who's medically disabled as well, they'll ask you what you pay in rent, yet turn around and not even give you enough to cover rent and food for even low income housing. And then they wonder why drugs are rampant, crime and theft are growing, and an increasing anti-government sentiment among many people is rising... Schooling is ridiculous, they require you to learn half the content before actually beginning school through pre-requisits. Why Is it needed for me to have a university equivalent class in chemistry to become a firefighter? When 90% of what's taught isn't transferable, not to mention most of these jobs are volunteers, not paid (unless you live out west where forest fires are a large issue) even as I currently go through school, they teach you up from highschool level mathematics, chemistry, electrical, etc. So why the bs? Our roads are in terrible condition outside most major cities and roads, you can't get internet in many rural communities because housing is spread out so far, numerous times have we been turned down my many companies because it's simply not worth it for them to install down a road with 3 or 4 people. So you're left with shotty, unreliable tower internet. Our policing system here is a joke, I'm goody two shoes and I've never had a good encounter (clean record, no driving tickets, no criminal history, etc) My mother has been stalked, and threatened by off duty Toronto officer, my friend blackmailed for wanting to take an off duty cop to court after a road rage incident (his buddies in blue threatening him with jail if he tried it) my grandmother forcefully removed from her truck (despite them looking for a MALE) simply for driving the same make/model and colour. God forbid you buy a car thats been slightly lowered with a set of wheels, my cars been taken from a mechanics lot and inspected by an officer (not even in his own county), despite it being there for work to be done. Your rights and freedomes are little to none, theirs so many laws, restrictions, enforcement, hidden fees, on virtually everything you can imagine. TLDR; If you've got money, and like living in HOA-like communities, Canada is the place for you! (In no way is this meant to bash Canada as a whole, this is simply my experience having lived in a dozen or so places around.)
@Stephen Nelson Haven't decided yet, a few trips are in order before I make a final decision (so I'm definitely open to suggestions). Japan has been a country I've always been very interested in. I believe there labour system aligns alot more strongly with my work ethic/beliefs apposed to what I've experienced in Canada thus far too. On the other hand, my family originates from Ireland, so I'd be curious to see what it's like there. Worst comes to worst, I'll use my savings to roadtrip across Europe/Asia for a few years before settling on somewhere I enjoy.
Canada is a hostile environment. Such a wasteful place to live. You need to spend big money on winter attire others don't, and heating bills eats up much of the income the gov't doesn't take. I hate to have to bundle up and shovel the driveway just to go the grocery store. There's nothing wrong with sand beaches and palm trees year round.
You're being generous when it comes to our healthcare system. I can't even find a family doctor since my doctor has retired. Wait times at the hospital for me were more than 12 hours at some points.
It's based on need, the less urgent the longer the wait. And if you want a doctor go to walk-in clinics, all the doctors there are waiting to start their own practices and will take on patients.
@@tiffaniterris2886 Had an ultrasound on my kidney. Was told if there was anything I would be contacted. 6 months later was told there was a "spot" that needed to be examined. Then had to wait a couple months to have CT scan. No, I'm sorry but you are wrong there.
@@Cascada200 wait till the wait is the same and it cost you THOUSANDS IF YOU HAVE FAIRLY GOOD INSURANCE. And they might fight you on paying it ...or having to make sure that who you go to is IN NETWORK cause OUT of NETWORK will cost thousands more. Feel free to buy Canadian Health Insurance which is STILL better than what you will find in the USA.
I'm born here but I'm seriously considering leaving. If they implement the cbdc here in Canada that is where I draw the line and I will leave immediately. Life is certainly not the same my father came here in 1971 and within 4 years he owned his own house and had two newer cars, the mailboxes had the money exposed and nobody would steal it and generally people were extremely friendly. Life is not easy and I would not recommend someone leaving their warm country to live in this financial trap
Well put. It is a financial trap. If you look at the macro picture, from fuel taxes all the way to HST, municipal taxes, income tax, etc...the whole system is designed to keep you on the treadmill in order to siphon your time, wealth, and labour.
I agree. If you earn more than 220k, you pay almost 60 percent of your income on direct or indirect tax (tax of everything you buy). What it means is if you worked for 45 years, but you get paid for 18 years, rest 27 years you worked for government. Rest 40 percent is divided in such a way that you spend it all on housing, children and food. 6 months of winter means half of your life you lived inside your house as weather outside may kill you. 2 percent inflation means your money is worth less each year. And in 45 or 50 years it hold less than 30 percent of its original value. You don't own land in Canada, Crown owns it. Canada is a financial treadmill or trap what you earn get used up, so you keep running like a hamster all your life. If you are old and tired, you can ask doctor for MAID.
Do you realize Canada is currently one of the last to do a CBDC? We are in the development stage along with USA, Europe and UK. Middle-east, Russia, South America, Africa are in pilot stages. Some countries have already moved to CBDC. It appears only one country will not participate. They moved to Bit Coin as their currency several years ago... wonder how they are doing since Bit Coin has plunged in value? So I don't know where you plan on moving too unless it's Antarctica.
I moved here with my family about 1 year ago, and now I am sadly realized what terrible mistake I made. Seems Canada as a country was great about 20 years ago, when now it's become history. I agreed in 100% about what you said about vegetables - you will get allergy for everything from grocery store here. Costs of leaving is insane, as Software Engineer that making above 100k annually I can afford only cheap fast food, otherwise I will be not able to cover rest costs (rent, hydro, internet, phone etc). You can also forget about music lessons for your children or theater, gymnastics etc. All these simple things become only to reach people here (families making over 200k). I am really want to cry when I think of where this beautiful place lands (free heavy drugs, freaks everywhere, crime, housing crisis). I can't tell you how angry I am to myself for the moving here and spending my time and savings to get here. Every day, when I am returning from work to home, I feel like I got scammed.
Only thing I can say is that you are not alone in the way you feel I keep telling my wife that I feel sorry for a lot of the immigrants they are getting lied to about the reality of coming to Canada and have no idea what they are getting into thanks to the Turd and it's band of lying thieving libtards I know if I could talk sense to my wife we would be gone
I feel I was scammed too. I got my large gratuity payout and came here to start a fresh. What a mistake. The complications with IRCC alone is a nightmare.
I left Canada in 1995 when I could look in the want ads in the papers and they would say women and people of colour are strongly encouraged to apply. As a white guy born and raised there, I figured I wasn’t welcome. So I left.
@@jeksixten5751 Why? Because Trudeau and his mob are elitists and pander to the big corporations who have too much money and too much power. Trudeau is a communist with strange ideas that have nothing to do with running a country with it's best rnterests at heart, like Security, Defence, The Armed Forces, Housing, Poverty solving, Drug-solving,. He's taxing people to death, making the cost of living so high it's impossible for people to live here.. I believe this author, people are leaving in droves.
I have immigrated to Canada 25 years ago. I am proud Canadian citizen. Canada is truly a great country with wonderful history. However Canada is definitely not what it used to be. This great nation with massive potential is on a downhill trajectory. I am looking to move away in the next year or so.
@@jhickman4735 what’s shocking is that everyone is being lied to about the horrific mistreatment of indigenous people in Canada and general population actually buying into it. If you are going to tell me about the residential schools and mass graves that were supposedly found using ground penetrating radar, I am going to disappoint you by saying that not a single body was actually uncovered. I know this is the inconvenient truth, but it’s a fact. A new book has been published recently. It’s by Mr. C. P. Champion “Grave Error: How The Media Misled Us (and the Truth about Residential Schools)”. Someone is desperately trying to rewrite our history. Don’t let them, stay informed.
Can totally agree about the food. Our produce looks perfect but tastes so watered-down and flavourless. I was shocked by the vegetables I ate while travelling abroad, the cucumbers were so sweet and the peppers and tomatoes were exploding with flavor. And when I tried a strawberry abroad, OMG it tasted like strawberry candy. Food is not a deal-breaker, but when everything else in Canada is already going downhill it really becomes a damper. And having a social life here is so incredibly difficult. There are no 3rd places where one can just hang out without having to spend money, not to mention the totally unwalkable infrastructure and awful public transportation that forces you to own a car if you want to go anywhere. Making friends is difficult, and maintaining friendships is even harder. Everybody is so worn out by the routine work, eat, sleep life, that nobody wants to put effort into relationships anymore. Society in general just feels worn-down and depressed. It pains and saddens me to want to leave Canada, but I just can't seem to find happiness here anymore :(
Your second paragraph says it all. Get out. Seriously, get out. No, seriously, get out. It's not like that everywhere. It's tragic how much time I wasted there now that I've discovered this. There are greener pastures, I promise you. Everyone there is confused. They sense something is wrong but can't seem to place it while the TV is on. Get out.
I totally agree with you, especially for the social life and for the way we don't care enough about our relationships anymore. I also plan to leave. I just don't know where to go.
I’m so thankful of having come across this great video! Reading the comments confirmed my feelings. I’m a black woman who was born in Cuba, the only Communist island in the Caribbean, I defected in Canada 21 years ago when I actually had the opportunity to seek for asylum. For the past 2 years I have questioned if living here is as meaningful as it used to be. My fellow citizens are in growing poverty that it’s embarrassing to acknowledge. Friends that decided not to take the jab were terminated and denied financial help and that includes me. I still can’t recover of such violation; you don’t what to say or who to talk to anymore as people may argue regardless of you love Tru… or hate Tru… adding the uncertainty of the near future as I read the news coming from Beijing. Not so proud of being a Canadian nowadays.
Luisa Heusa a move from the father's country to the son's country. It's ironic and sad, but I believe both countries will be set free; perhaps the one least expected will be first. I wish everything good for Cubans 🙏
Exactly the same here in New Zealand hence why we are going to fight for our freedom don’t give up we are many more than the globalists who want to impoverish us and make us debt slaves.
You and me both sister .... The only rural medical centre that supported over 1200 patients, where I was in fact employed, had to shut it's doors at the end of October 2021 because the doctor and all 5 of us refused the jab. So now we're all unemployed and a drain on social services handouts. The weekly cost of living increases and continuing bad quality of products is depressing me beyond expectations too 😔. There are surgeries closing down every month in Tasmania, especially in the rural areas, because of the shortage of doctors and medical staff. And yet the government continues to make some extremely questionable decisions. This world has truly been sucked into the WEF and WHO retoric. I would love to be able to move to a better world, but where is it?
In choosing not to get vaccinated you declared that you really didn't care about your health or the health of those around you or about whether you might waste a hospital bed that someone else desperately needed and that you didn't really want the job. If you had any serious interest in doing the job then you would have got vaccinated - a very simple, logical and minor ask of employees. Millions of little children have been brave enough to get vaccinated against covid. It amazes me how many full grown adults are so terrified of getting a quick jab with a needle that they refuse to follow the example of those children and do their part for society and get vaccinated. I just picture these terrified adults screaming "No, no. Please not me. Give the needle to the children instead". Utterly shameful behavior. Choices have consequences and you and your unvaccinated colleagues made the choice that you folks really didn't want the jobs that much and had no serious commitment to the work. It's the same thing as an employee who refused to do retraining for the job they had and so was eventually let go. That employee effectively said "I don't care about this job so I quit" by refusing to the retraining and you & your unvaxed colleagues said the same thing and so like the worker who refused to do retraining you effectively quit your job and have nobody but yourself to blame for your choice and its consequences. And spare us any rant about freedom disappearing. Vaccine mandates have been common in many countries a long, long time and they are added as new vaccines become available based on science and principles of public health. Just try to send your unvaccinated child to school and you'll find that they will just be sent home again as they should be for their sake and the sake of other children.
@@suzymatwetwe doctors and other health care workers who don't believe in science or vaccines or public health present a serious risk to patients and colleagues and to public health in more than one way and should never, never be employed in a health care setting. It's really bizarre that people who don't believe in science or vaccines or public health went into the health care field at all. It's like people who think that skiers are supposed to glide uphill and not downhill thinking they want to become ski instructors. Totally illogical.
I am an immigrant that moved here 12 years ago, took up a mortgage , raising three kids. Been lucky to have been employed in all the 12 but 1 year . Trick is picking the best province to give you a better crack at a somewhat good life . Alberta is cold but you suck it up and work. Am 10 years into my 25 year mortgage . Am working hard and life is what you make it.
Alberta is just as expensive as everywhere else and the jobs are lacking. Every position has 100 applicants and then it goes to some guy who knows someone on the inside.
@@WizardHarry69 I have lived and worked in Alberta. Alberta only has one tax to pay compared to other provinces . It’s cheaper on housing compared to say BC or Toronto . Gas here is always 50 or more cents cheaper compared to any other province . I can’t complain to be honest. The weather is what it is . Healthcare could be better but I have never needed it and been denied . I get regular yearly visits to the doctor. All I do is pick up the phone and schedule that visit . Groceries have recently spiked but it’s a trend we see all around the world . That means , adjust your lifestyle.
I was 33 when I left Canada in 2021 as a Canadian citizen. Reasons I left: radical government, cost of living, deteriorating society, too many ism’s and ist’s. Canada as with America has had a half century of decadence and abundance and we all know too well how the spoiled child grows up.
@@user-dj4fd5vc6c Most countries are doing the same thing. Only difference is that when you relocate to another country, it is "out of sight, out of mind".
I'm Canadian, live in New Brunswick. Me and my husband are debating on moving to another country because of the cost of living and how hard it is to find a place to live.
you and basically 99 percent of ppl living in Canada or are Canadian, who are not being subsidized by money from Asia, or who were not old enough to buy a home 20 years ago. Period.
@@tomgold5646why ppl always say "period" at the end of their scentence? It doesn't make ur point any sttonger. And by saying 99% you already conceded its not "period".
I have been here for 28 years and finally gotten to the point where I am planning my exit to my home country. This isn't the same country I once loved, everything has changed completely.
What do you mean? Please explain? How did everything change completely...all of a sudden (makes no sense). I understand some people's stories...the Australian, who came here and was treated poorly in multiple fashions...via the workplace, the health system, therefore he headed back...man, why you would leave Australia for Canada....(that would be my trade off). I could go to Australia or New Zealand, but they don't really have Ice Hockey do they. World of Logistics sounds: sounds like things got too expensive, the political climate changed, a relationship soured, or you got into trouble...so you gotta skip town!! (haha, hope the last one was just jokes, ya know!)
@@JoelER78 He is correct i have been here 28 years and we are planning the great escape. Taxes, Winter and poor healthcare and even worse the Canadian government is a joke.....
@@JoelER78 it has been changing for 20 years but nowadays the war and canadian migration policy have changed so fast. coul you imagine 1 million immigrants ? housing prices, food, ... etc. salary doesnt grow and getting competitive
@@JoelER78Bill C-51, housing prices increased several times, rent, gas and grocery costs increased, minimum wage increased but the jobs that used to pay 60K when minimum wage was $ 7.25/hr still pay 60K etc
Our current so-called leadership has dragged this country down to where it currently is. Many people can't afford to eat properly, or heat their homes; basic essentials which should be a given in such a rich nation. I remember when Canada was a great country; unfortunately those days are gone.
Born and raised in Toronto and was fortunate to flee to the US south in 2015. Earning a lot more, living in a beautiful house, low cost of living, and warm winters, what more can you ask? It's sad to see my home country turn to shit, but I knew for sure that it wasn't going to get better when I left. I have no regrets.
All these symptoms are affecting Australia,UK too Exactly...the same Everyone is saying the same ..,.Things arent like they used to be.Having lived in Mississauga and suffered the Winter there I love waking up to the warmth and blue skies of Western Australia 🇦🇺🥰
Born and raised Canadian with hopes and dreams not unlike any other person, the veil of truth is lifting. Our Indigenous brothers and sisters have a time honored position of truth regarding political policy and bad governance😪
My top complaint would be the lack of service I get in return compared to the absurd amount of tax I pay. Pizza in 20 minutes right to my door but if I break my arm I'll sit in emergency for hours before I get help.
I broked my arm,and had to wait 2 weeks to get surgery after seeing 4 different dr ,all they could offerd me was morphine which I had to begged the nurses for hrs 😡😠😡 I really don't know what to say I know people that broked their bone in the 3rd world country and got their surgery within 12 hrs
As a Canadian who left it to Costa Rica in 2021 and was forced to come back for family reasons, I think all your points are bang on. If any, you have been too generous with the health system and have failed to mention the deprivation of personal freedom that was imposed in 2020/2021 which creates a horrible precedent.
@@nicolasclermont893 same as wearing pants to protect people around you from your farts. If you haven't figured that out in 2023 though, I'm afraid I'm wasting my time.
Great video that speaks truth! I was born and raised in Canada also did 28 years in the Canadian military. I once believed in our country but now it is sadly falling apart thanks to the extreme lack of leadership coupled with incompetence not taking advantage of the rich natural resources we have. I have my doubts we will get back on track anytime soon. In the last two years I have lived 18 months outside of the country waiting for the visa for my Colombian wife. And after being gone so long and seeing what is happening within Canada I am just starting to think I'll only ever return just to visit friends and relatives... That's the sad reality of it. Thanks for sharing your great content!!
@@michynature We are waiting for her PR... she was denied her visitors visa twice before we were married , and there's not enough room here to list all of paperwork and personal documentation required just for a visitors visa, and after 6 months of waiting when we finally got the "reasons for refusal" , all I can say is they were absolutely bogus!! yes I'm slightly embittered with the Canadian government to say the least . I understand there's a process for these things but my experience has been nothing short of exhausting and frustrating.
" not taking advantage of the rich natural resources we have." - You are very wrong here! Foreign corporation know how to take advantage of it the way nothing is left for Canadians. Or maybe some toxic waste we need to clean...
I’m a physician - we’ve considered going elsewhere. The country is punitive against hard work, and the quality of life has gone down significantly over the last 5 years. Our family have it better than most. It’s just bananas what we’ve let happen to this place. It’s run by a vapid, self-important, leisure-class fool who governs only for a few rich, entitled urbanites and the real estate and grocery empires. The thing keeping us here is the healthcare crisis itself - I just can’t morally abandon the colleagues we have left. But the demand is crazy right now and people are extremely angry by the time they get to us. What did they think was going to happen when the federal government attacked physicians in 2017!? Of course people left. We were already critically short. But Trudeau decided “hey people hate the rich and if I can convince them that the doctors (ie - not the Westons) are the rich people they’re after, I can win some votes by screwing them over. And that, he certainly did.
i;m going to get political.... but the current govt of canada at this point is a big big part of what is making canada not so good. the liberal party right now needs to purge. the good old liberals like chretien and paul martin that ran canada pretty well.... heck harper wasn't so bad either..... are long gone. right now i am forced to vote conservative.
I am sure it's hard to be a Doctor. I have such a serious medical condition. I will die if I don't get simple medical care. I feel like there is a problem with the medical associations, or what the government asks Doctors to do.
100% agree with every factor mentioned (exception of the weather, I don't mind the snow). Biggest motivating factor is that I can't foresee a positive change in the near future and as a parent, I need to provide my children with the best opportunity for a good fruitful future. The schooling system is in as much despair as the healthcare. And I'm trying very hard to not be too political, staying within my arcs and just being very very broad. I've lived in a many provinces, I've traveled to many countries, I was once a member of the forces. I love my country, love it, love what it could be. However, corruption.. oh the lies... Parliamentary debates... now resemble schoolyard disputes. No accountability, no need to answer pertinent questions. Anyone can predict the outcome of all investigations, same story every time. It's unfortunate.
Canada switched to sight reading and fuzzy math and has the depressed test scores to prove it. I am a homeschooling mom, have a mommy friend who is a public school teacher and I have not heard one word from her about my choice to homeschool.
Hi Jason. I live in New Zealand and you could literally substitute the country name New Zealand for Canada in almost every thing you said. Same deal here with pretty much everything you cited, perhaps barring the weather.
Very difficult to believe any Nation such as New Zealand would actually VOTE for the Government you have today....yes, difficult if not impossible! From top to bottom, most I have seen and listened to couldn't hold a Management position in a neighborhood Walmart, but here they are in charge of an entire Nation of lemmings! Apparently your millions of sheep have more intelligence than the average New Zealand voter!
This video really speaks the truth about Canada. Yes, Canada is a beautiful country with so many positives, but there are many other things that make it a tough place sometimes. The high cost of living is getting out of hand, working extra hard but really not getting anywhere, the health care system is a mess! The other aspect is the social life, I moved to Ottawa a few years ago from the West, and this city is hard for making friends. If you didn't grow up here, you'll have a hard time making friends as most people have already established their friend groups and have no interest in making new ones. The people are polite, but beneath that politeness is unfriendliness and coldness where they truly don't "let you in". It's a cold city and I don't mean the temperature.
As an immigrant, I felt the same like you feel about social life in Ottawa before... I got my dog. I hope your situation has changed these days. Once I got a dog, I've made real friends in Canada. Once I've made friends outside, they started inviting me to their homes when they saw me alone all the time. Also, I gave some furniture to my neighbours who were strangers to me before. I just asked if they need it and it was the first time when I entered a unit of a complete stranger in Toronto :) I shared with my elderly neighbours some food that I cook. I started my conversation with them in the elevator. I left small gifts at the doors of my nice neighbours before Christmas. Sometimes I take neighbours' kids or dogs to my home (after meeting them outside many times) to watch them for couple hours. It was my way to integrate to the local environment, and I also have natural curiousity to learn about different ways of lives, and people around me like answering my questions when we find free time to communicate. Also, local libraries' workshops help find like-minded people and stay in touch with them. Meetup website is an amazing place to meet interesting people in your area. Meeting people on the street wasn't safe for me personally from time to time but I am a person who can say no, so people don't ask me the same question. I wanted to make some friends but few people on the street offered me drugs to try after a nice conversation. I hope that my message can be helpful to you because I know how it feels to be around many strangers. Usually, I ask myself what I can give before I want to take or get something in my life, and this busy world gives me a positive response after I start giving something. By the way, one of my friends lives in Ottawa who came there from Montreal. She found nice people at work, for example and they keep in touch all the time. Just sharing! Never give up!
I lived in Ottawa in my teenage years. Gorgeous looking city. It was fucked up living there though, I was constantly gangstalked and attacked all the time while just trying to mind my own business.
OMG, I experienced exactly the same thing when I lived in Victoria, BC as an international student almost two decades ago. I could strongly sense the superficialness of Canadians’ politeness in my bones. Blinded by the false belief that they are “polite” and that they are the best(when in fact, they seemed to suffer from an inferiority complex), they often seemed out of touch with reality. There is a world of difference between what you believe and what is actually true, and unless Canadians don't take an honest look at themselves, the problems will persist.
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I left Canada (Toronto) December 2022. I had a dream job, I could pay my crazy high rent, car loan and stupid high car insurance, but that was it, nothing left. I felt like I could never accomplish anything or take a break. 1 mistake in life and I could end homeless, even though I felt I was doing things right. My friends were living the same struggle even though we were educated and had good jobs. I packed my bags and moved with my cat to Latin America and I am happy with my decision.
Nice and sunny and pennyles
How do you make money, how do you got lega status to stay in Latin america.
Good for you and your decision. Not easy
I think the weather is a culprit too.. 50% of the year, its,so cold, you cant enjoy outdoors activities like in the southerns countries.. It makes life boring, repeatitive and depressive..
I would nt say that the weather is so bad. ;-) come on. april may jun juil aug sept and oct. are nice. I left Canada in 2021 not because of that, i am In Toronto and Montreal. Its a way of living. Got back to Canada in august niw regrette and just want to step back and leave next year to settle down in EU. @@Majacaro
Born Canadian , lived there all my life, and left the country 2 years ago now. My husband and our 2 toddlers , sold everything and have zero regrets. We’ll never return, not even to visit. I’m disgusted with the government and the people. Not all but most.
Do you mind if I ask what country you went to?
Because I feel the wef is in every single country, just different stages of overtaking freedoms.
I wish I could leave.
I love Csnada❤
Where did you move to?
Thanks a lot. Canada is now a country of Sikhs ❤ Get lost from here 😅
Well tell us where you moved to ! ( Not direct address of course ). I am a Canadian born and raised but live in good old Greece. It is not only Canada but a first world economy of capitalists who are grunging away at anything they can get their rodent teeth in!!
My greatest concern is how to recover from all these economic and global troubles and stay afloat especially with the political power tussle going on in Canada.
Stocks are pretty unstable at the moment, but if you do the right math, you should be just fine. Bloomberg and other finance media have been recording cases of folks gaining over $250k just in a matter of weeks/couple months, so I think there are a lot of wealth transfer in this downtime if you know where to look.
Such market uncertainties are the reason I don’t base my market judgements and decisions on rumours and here-says, got the best of me 2020 and had me holding worthless position in the market, I had to revamp my entire portfolio through the aid of an advisor, before I started seeing any significant results happens in my portfolio, been using the same advisor and I’ve scaled up $450k within 2 years, whether a bullish or down market, both makes for good profit, it all depends on where you’re looking.
@@hasede-lg9hj I’m in dire need of guidance so i can salvage my portfolio due to the massive dips and come up with better strategies. How can I reach this advisor?
I’m in dire need of guidance so i can salvage my portfolio due to the massive dips and come up with better strategies. How can I reach this advisor?
Having a counselor is essential for portfolio diversification. My advisor is Vivian Carol Gioia who is easily searchable and has extensive knowledge of the financial markets.
I arrived to Canada in 2020, to work as a sr engineer, had at that time 10 years of work experience and i can communicate fairly well in english, now I’m back in Mexico with a job that has a higher benefits and payment.
these were the reasons that i moved out of the country:
When i arrived i couldn’t buy a car, getting a driving licence was a nightmare and i felt that lack of freedom about buying a car, i had good driving experience here in Mexico but that wasn’t enough, my money was thrown to cab drivers.
Very bad health care attention, me and my wife lost a baby due lack of gynaecologist at ER, i was pissed off like hell, because my dad is a gynaecologist back in Mexico, however he couldn’t help, also my wife endured discriminating treatment in hospital.
Low wages, i started earning 68,500 annual CAD, that didn’t cover my needs the same as when i was living back in Mexico.
Bad treatment in company:
While my wife was pregnant was too hard to move around the city, not a single support from the company on this matter, which put me in an stressful situation.
The employer never recognized the job of doing overtime, I’ve worked as an slave for year and a half, sometimes not having rest a single day during the week, and working 80 hour per week. Doing every duty in the factory.
Lack of freedom, during COVID: no need to say much about this.
Here in Mexico I’m doing the equivalent of 82.6k CAD which gives me and my family a very good quality life, my parents are close to us and assist on any need we have on medical matter, also health care is covered with no limit.
The only thing i can think is a good thing about Canada is their maple syrup, i will miss it
Thanks Mexico
Ah you can do without the maple syrup. Lots of sugar the body doesn't need. Only raises your insolyn levels give you cravings and make you gain more weight to promote more health issues. Lol! I wish I could make a move like that. Get far away from Canada. I was born and raised here. 55 years here and had enough of the bull crap that it turned into. Very tough to survive with the wages we get paid vrs the cost of everything here. The people here changed drastically too. Not the same country at all.
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This sounds like bullshit.
After residing in Canada for 23 years, I'm considering moving to Mexico. Could you suggest a location to relocate to?
@@positivetimeline Why do you want to move to crime-ridden third-world country?
I have been working as a Settlement Worker with newcomers to Canada for the last 20 years. Recently arrived newcomers (last 10 years and more recent doing worse) are not integrating well. For all of the factors this video mentions. I also see newcomer families returning to their countries in increasing numbers. The Canada brand is not what it used to be. I am an immigrant and my uncle came here in 1969. Back then you could save and buy a house and progress if you worked hard. People braved the inclement weather and sacrificed for a few years but it was worth it in the end. Not any more. Canada is losing its attraction in competing for immigrants with other countries around the world. Also, other negative factors in Canada are that 40 % of Canadians will get cancer, we are the highest country int he world for MS, one out of 5 Canadians have a mental issue. We have the lowest doctors per population ratios in the G7 countries. We have one of the highest internet prices in the world. Now the newcomers i try to help pay 2000 a month for a 1 bedroom apt. They have to work two jobs and see their family very little. i have written an article in the Star about how i feel about increased immigration and newcomers being exploited by corporate Canada and international students as cash cows by private colleges and universities. the article i wrote is called "our system is setting immigrants and canadians up for failure". google it if interested. thanks once again for this video, i wish you all the best.
I’ve just read your article and not sure what city you mentioned: waitlist for social housing is 15 years in 2022 as I was told by the City of Toronto representative. It may be 7-8 years in some other cities of Canada but people who don’t have priority, should wait for so long.
And there will be always urgent need to give priority in that waitlist to those who experience abuse or other bad unpredictable situations and people will be always waiting more than the number of years that the City announces (just my thoughts).
Also, you have to be very lucky to have adequate neighbours in affordable units because as I heard and observed them personally, it can be hell on Earth in your new affordable home. Just imagine that in buildings like that there are more people who are prescribed medical marij…ana and the smell of it goes inside other people’s units and stays there for hours. I am not even talking that people with mental health issues give their “concerts” days and nights in buildings like that. Also, I heard that few years ago people could choose affordable housing 3 times (they could say no at least 2 times to wrong locations or places they don’t like) but this year it is only 1. I say affordable housing but I actually mean social housing. I don’t know if there is any difference between these terms. I simply mean when people pay 30% of their income to rent an affordable unit.
@@elizavetadolgova Thank youfor taking the time to read my comments. yes, i was referring to the area i live in, GTA is much longer . The situation is critical in my area with regards to housing. the city is putting homeless in hotels at a cost of approximately 200 dollars a night to the taxpayer. Women shelters are full and over capacity. Not only in housing but also the hospitals are at a limit since some have to close their emergency units during wekends due to lack of staffing. This is life threatening to the population. This is happening in Wellington County and Guelph, area where I live. But i hear it happens throughout Ontario and Canada. One gets a feeling the system is collapsing before our eyes. The chickens of neoliberalism have come home to roost. thanks again for taking the time to read my comment. All the best to you.
@@flabbergasted2787 Yes, I traveled to your area few months ago and know where it is for sure. It seems to me, we still have some people who have empathy in this country. I am grateful that I have good people around me, and I still have an opportunity to observe peaceful parts of Ontario and keep questioning if I should stay in Toronto. It’s been more than a year since I graduated from college in Toronto, Canada. I sent more than 1000 resumes to local companies and had 2 job interviews only since April 2021. 2 of my classmates in college got hired only because they found better connections (they aren’t more talented than others) but the other classmates are still jobless. Here I am talking about local Canadians because I was the only recent immigrant in my class. I gave you this example only because I am not sure what future is going to be for all of us. One of my friends with 10+ more years of experience in IT was just laid off, and it’s a well-known company all around the world.
I have tears in my eyes looking at young people in Toronto who could be young professionals but so many of them started taking drugs. I tried my best to send one young girl who I know to study to school and she got enrolled in one program but she chose to continue taking drugs… They are more available now in the city and they ruin lives of so many people.
Some homeless people are aggressive on the streets of Toronto or they have mental health issues and very unpredictable behaviour that doesn’t give anybody a chance to help people like them. Overall, Toronto collects a lot of donations through different organizations, and I hope that this year I won’t hear that people who have food and everything they need at home, go to local food banks because food is free there.
Also, one good man who lived on the street for 2 years in Toronto, shared with me that if he lived in a shelter, he would become a drug addict. He refused to go to the shelter and stayed on the street because he didn’t want to deal with homeless people in a shelter. I heard that people also steal your stuff there and do other insane things. Everyone in Canada deserved home but only God knows when and if they finally get it - a normal peaceful home. I decided to watch some videos about homeless people to understand if it is possible for them or others to relocate, for example, and have better life in Canada somewhere else. I asked people in Toronto (middle class ) what they think about current situation in Toronto and they answered that they’re moving to Alberta soon and are currently selling their house…
@@elizavetadolgova Yes, we are also seeing a rise in homelessness and at risk of homelessness ( couch surfing) people here also. We are just seeing the tip of the iceberg now. I work with immigrants and see them struggling more and more. The future is uncertain, i don't remember a moment of such uncertainty and anxiety for people. In my humble opinion, one of the issues is that the economy has become a rentier economy: that is, those who own means of production/utilities /communications /transportations can charge the rest of us high prices. Property rights are more respected than human rights in our capitalist system. Housing should be a human right not a commodity. We will need to address the whole economic system but each one of us is trying to solve their own individual lives. I don't blame them for there is no collective leadership. At least for now. Maybe when situation gets worse, we will all hit the streets and protest for system change. Peace to you and yours.
I agree with you. I started seeing all of this in my first year of college. Competition who is smarter was more important than healthy communication and collective leadership. It's interesting that almost all assignments were done in silence. My first culture shock was when my teammate submitted teamwork assignment on his own not letting us know why he didn't show up to collaborate with teammates when we didn't have any problems to do our project together.
I asked a program coordinator how to deal with people who don't participate in teamwork, and instead of helping me, he transferred me to a therapist or someone like that in college. He said that problems in communication could be solved with the help of a therapist here in Toronto :)
I was more than surprised.
More than 40% of my classmates failed classes and only few people graduated. I graduated with honours but I didn't sleep nights during 3 years of studying because I had to work on our tasks alone for several people. The amount of work was for several people, not for just one person to get it all done. That was my experience with younger Canadians than me. I am 36 and studied with those who are in their 20s. Most of the time, everyone was staring at their computer screens and didn't talk to each other.
My university years back home were the most memorable ones. We even helped our classmates to pass the exams and waited for the last classmate to get their test done. We showed answers to the tasks through the window of the door staying in a hallway. We wanted everyone to pass the exams back in 2008. I still keep in touch with people from my kinderdarten, not even the most recent workplace.
Here I asked a therapist once what is wrong with society but she smiled and offered me antidepressants :) Of course, I didn't take any.
My parents taught me that if you work hard, you don't have time for antidepressants and their words still work for me.
I am still observing this different world and try to find positive aspects of it whenever it is possible but the reality shows that this system that we live in keeps making us heartless robots to compete to earn more money and live lives in fear.
I am sure that the same or similar system is in my home country as well. Nothing stays the same. Peace.
I'm a 53-year-old man, born and raised in British Columbia. The public health care system here on Vancouver Island, (V.I.H.A) drugged my ex-wife for years with anti-depressants which have destroyed her. The same doctor on this island called MCFD on false report when I was asking what was happening to my wife, and they took my then 11-year-old honor roll student, top athlete, loved by all, happy, and said I had abused my wife which was never true, nor ever police called. I lost everything and ended up in a homeless shelter for 3 years with nobody and nothing, and severe depression over my daughter who was my soul... Making people sick is the big business here on the island..., they give addicts places to use, pipes to smoke it with, programs which don't help them to be put in etc.... that was 2017, then just before I finally got out of the shelter came COVID. THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS DESTROYED EVERYTHING I EVER HAD OR CARED ABOUT. BECAUSE OF DRUGS AND MONEY. NO LAWYER WOULD HELP ME.
At some point a man has to do what is needed, and you know who the evil ones are.
That's really sad. Hope you come out a winner-ultimately.
@@ruatarengsicolneyrengsi8924 thank you :)
The Janeway hospital emergency room doctors almost killed my son in St. John's recently. They refused 2 days in a row to check his appendix even tho we asked and treated his pain as a UTI. The 3rd day we finally got a doctor to cooperate and discovered his appendix burst on the first day that we brought him in. Our family doctor also gave my woman anti-depressants and she is not the same person since and cant function at all without them. I feel for ya man the problem is coast to coast and the brainwashed love these health experts that nearly destroyed my life in another way when then put the province in level 4 lockdown and we got laid off even tho we were all vaxxed my mAndate.
God will judge them, they will be cast into the lake of fire for all eternity. I would ask you to turn your life over to Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, he will restore your broken heart. Here in America we have the 2nd amendment which protects the other rights. It's our last guarantee of liberty, our elections are now stow Len.
I'm 60, I worked hard all my life. I never had enough money to invest and my job doesn't have a pension plan. I had children to raise and didn't have the money to buy a house when they were cheap. I finally bought a condo 3 months before the interest rate went up and the banker suggested I took a variable rate loan. We sold our Condo because our payments only covered the intersts. I have no pension and no investments, no house, I asked the government how much I would get each year when I reach 65, they said 20k per year. My wife is a new Canadian citizen so she will not get anything. We will be living two, in a 1500$ rent appartement on 20k per year. We will starve. We are leaving Canada. Canada has become a country where if you do not have a union job or a government job, you will waist your life away, paying for the privileged group who live plush lives with deluxe pension plans.
Come to a developing country man, with 20K$ per year you will live as an upper class citizen in many places. Türkiye is pretty cheap and very beautiful.
@@ardian_g Funny that you would talk about Turkey, this is exactly where we are going! Leaving in September. Will be living in the Mersin area. Turkey is wonderful and cheap, healthcare is good and the bureaucratic cancer has not yet infected this part of the world.
This is why I'm returning to my home country of England. If you are a poor pensioner there with no savings you will at least get Pension Credit, no rent to worry about whatsoever as long as it's a reasonable cost. I'm 52 and the thought of getting old here terrifies me.
@@zblip22 Quick advice, dont be surprise how quick government destroyed Canada, in a few years the money for your retirement might also be gone. Don't let the government control the rest of your life, keep working and find extra income streams.
Thats wonderful! Best of luck!@zblip22
My wife and I left Canada in 2017 and started a family in Costa Rica. We have zero regrets about our decision. Everything we care about (healthcare, child care, education, affordability) is better for us here. I honestly can't think of a single thing we miss about our former home. To anyone who feels stuck: do whatever you have to (sell everything, beg, borrow, steal), and travel for 1 year. See what the rest of the world is like. Your perspective will never be the same, and you will find a better way of living.
Costa Rica has even worse cost of living to salary ratio. Have no idea how Ticos survive
I have a friend who went down to costa rica with the intent to live there permanently. They managed 6 months and then she got bit by a spider. Her leg swelled up to the size of a balloon, and she almost lost her leg, just because of the healthcare down there... She moved back to Canada shortly after that spider bite LOL.
Not sure what's diff for you all, but, maybe you have a savings that is letting you live (if so, I'd more-so say retire) there like kings compared to how you'd be living back here (guessing); I'd admit it doesn't take much to live in costa rica like a king, god help you if you don't have a savings though and/or planning to live off of some non-remote job.
@@NvrBst costa rica is actually quite expensive and their health care is fine. You just need private insurance. Your friend mustve been in some remote location
Canada is a fools paradise
no question.. "Canada isn't what it used to be", and the reason is Justin Trudeau
Trudeau?
No- WEF/NWO he is only a puppet, among many others… in America it’s Biden.
Right, but plenty of leftards support him.
Super simplified!!!
justin got scold by Xi Jin Ping chinese president ........
Yes, tyranny is never very popular.
I am Canadian and I love Canada. I can deal with the high cost of living. I live in New Brunswick and the cost of housing here is still fairly affordable. We have 4 very distinct seasons which I actually love. However, what I can no longer live with is the erosion of my freedom. Medical tyranny and forced vaccination is where I draw the line.
@debbiebemister .. that is worldwide
good for you, I respect your opinion very much
@Debbie Bemister re: "Medical tyranny and forced vaccination is where I draw the line."
Nobody is Forcing vaccinations. You must be young. I was born in 1948 and watched some of my friends become crippled with polio or die from simple infections like bronchitis. They were not vaccinated.
@@canadaizacorp2203 it's not, look at Sweden for example.
Victoria, Vancouver Island here. I grew up on Airforce bases across this beautiful country. I've always been a patriot. But Trudeau's authoritarianism is alarming. I tried to flee, but every avenue was blocked. Trudeau lobbied Biden to install a vax requirement at the border, which he did. Many have left already. Some got together and hired private planes. I am too sick to leave now. Unfortunately, because there is no medical care here. It's like Cuba. I worry for my kids and grandchildren if we dont right this ship. Oh! Canada!
I am Polish and I know many Polish family selling everything and moving back to Poland. Most of us run away from communism when eastern European countries where under control of ZSRR. Now most of us see how Canada is changing into same system. Constant new restriction no freedom of speech. Cost of living is going up. Trudeau is turning this country into communism and there is a lot of more freedom back in Poland then here. People are going back to Poland in large numbers. Personally know few families who went back. Canada is not like used to be. It is sad. I am also thinking about it. Came here for good future and better future is now back there in Europe.
I love Poland and if I was younger I would move there. I love that Poland has fantastic food, history, architecture, diverse landscape, its people. Its a wonderful country.
Poland is fantastic no wonder Im.heading to Warsaw for Christmas to see friends and rent my apartment
I understand where you're coming from about Poland but prophecies about Europe are coming true. War is imminent and will be followed by a return to communism. There is nowhere to run away to, without risking the same tyranny. Might as well count your blessings wherever you are and try to make the best of it.
With World War 3 looming, Europe is the last place I want to be right now. Its just my own perspective, I'm no psychic. People live how they want to live. I pray for peace. Live well and prosper.
Yes it's communism
The state of Canada is SAD. This is what happens when people dont take a stand or do anything.
I was born and raised in Canada 🇨🇦, I’m also First Nations and I left Canada in 2012 at 34, and moved to the US, as my biggest issue was also affordability, I couldn’t qualify for a mortgage because I didn’t make enough (literally $600 short per year) and by then houses were already starting to go up to the point where I was just no longer affordable to buy one in the GTA (greater toronto area). When I lost my job, I would apply for other jobs and I was overqualified for them and no one would hire me. I was searching for over a year before I finally landed a job in New York State. I haven’t looked back since, and I have been actively encouraging my friends and family members to move to the US to actually be able to buy their first home.
Location location, Around places like Boston, it's extremely expensive. In much of New York State, Penn, Ohio, they are practically giving away homes
Really?? New York?
Crime ridden and a shithole. Give me Canada any day.
You don't look it dude !
The US has a lot of racism against your family they should stay in Canada to be safe.
Where do you move to and how
I’m an immigrant (legal) of 19 years from India. I love Canada for all it represents. But the Canada we have now isn’t the Canada I fell in love with all those years ago. What we desperately need is a change of government and getting our rights and freedoms back. Canada has become a laughing stock on the world stage. We have money to be given away to people who otherwise wouldn’t care about Canada but don’t have money to take care of our veterans and destitute citizens. What BS!
it wont change
The problem in Canada is called LIBERALISM!
@@mikebingham9700 exactly. and it is not even liberalism anymore. it is neomarxism
@@bogdankovalenko5096 Time to get the hell out! I moved to Arizona from Canada in 1969 as a boy. The best decision my
Mother ever made. I live like a Kiing in Arizona.
@@mikebingham9700 i agree. i also left Canada and it was the best decision
In 2004 I wrote a somewhat famous article called 'Top 8 reasons not to immigrate to Canada'. In short, the Canadian authorities tried to destroy my life. They made it so that I could not be employable in Canada. So I moved to the U.S. in 2005 and then some years later I moved permanently to the Philippines. I am happy that so many years later videos like yours are saying essentially the same things that I did. I was ahead of my time. I will never go back to Canada. Not to live, not to visit, not even a connecting flight. Too cold, too expensive, taxes are astronomical, no freedom, no jobs, no opportunities, xenophobic people, too depressing. It has become the North Korea of the western world.
100% 👏👏👏👏👏👏
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No freedom? I guess you like guns or are opposed to public health measures.
What did the government do that you were unemployable?
I am also surprised that you said that people were xenophobic. Any examples?
I am glad you found your peace!
I’m Canadian Citizen proud to moved out in my 40 never look back to Canada toooo cold like Antarctic summer feel only hot and high humidity winter it’s like deadly cold high tax lack of affordable housing discrimation about job low wage even with degree still hard to find a job in your field unless moving to others country no social life you only feel trap working like a dog 😂anyway too much disadvantage to name off one things is get out of Canada. Bye 👋 forever !
It's so depressing to see what Canada has become right now. I thought it was a perfect country and i wanted to move there now i have changed my mind.
there is no perfect anything, and you are dumb for thinking that. Period.
Dont listen to all the dooms day proclamations. I have plenty to complain about but have lived all over the world and really life in Canada is not nearly as bad as these youtubers saying.
So you never lived in Canada. I don’t know where you are living right now, but Canada’s life quality is better than 90% of the countries on the planet.
@@maplehightech i live in zambia and to be honest the live of quality here isn't good as it is in canada.
@@paulg6274 I strongly agree!!
I moved to Canada (Ottawa) in 2010 from Australia for love. Firstly after I arrived, I tried to transfer my drivers license over to an Ontario one. I had already been driving for 10 years (and had an open license) they didn't know how to proceed with someone from my backwoods country. I had a digital copy of my driving record (they wanted paper) and they wanted me to repeat a driving test. I refused to do that and eventually spoke to someone higher up who would transfer it for me. They didn't recognize my trade (and wanted me to repeat that) I refused and so I then performed a series of minimum wage jobs until I felt so bad about myself that I became very depressed and suicidal. I tried to get help for my mental health issues from the supposed great health care system that lead me nowhere and now I'm back in Australia where I got the help I needed within one visit to the doctor and have already found better paying work by the beach.
Glad things worked out for you :)
Yeah I had a friend move to Canada from NZ. He worked in financial services. After 2 years trying to break into the industry in Canada, he finally gave up and went to London. And did really well almost from day one. I have a suspicion that NZ is a bit similar for folk coming in from say US or UK with skills that are too scary for many NZ employers. If you can imagine, NZ employers worry about over-qualified employees.
I've heard similar horror stories from Australians living in Canada. They also eventually gave up, left and came back to higher wages and a much higher quality of life.
What? They don't just give a brief written and driving test in Canada? That's literally all one needs to do in the US even if you are a teenager who has never had a license. Basically, if you can demonstrate you know the rules and can operate a motor vehicle one can get a license.
Yep
Ive been living in Canada for 11 years and I would say that it's a huge village
It stayed somewhere in 20 century
Health system is terrible , banks are stayed somewhere in 2000th .
Government is lazy
Prices are enormous high
Government is helping to other countries better then to Canadians
Trudeau is the biggest reason for me to leave and his crazy policies
100%
he made me lose my job...... i didn't trust the vaccine pfizer, and 2yrs later, i was RIGHT....... check EU parliament on pfizer vaccine........ the very employee herself said they didn't know if the vaccine prevents spread of infections and because they didn't have time to test it...... but that is the main selling point for trudeau, he made it law aka mandatory...... in order to prevent transmission............. 2.5yrs later, i still have not got covid, im lucky or careful but i don't have it...... but my job is gone, 17yrs with benefits, all gone... now i'm selling house, cause in $71k in debt.... gonna go teach english in asia now, and find some peace, in a simple place..... hopefully america doesn't go bomb the place.
@@kaleeysmith8801 I wish you well in your new job, but can you not get compensation for the loss of your position. Trudeau is the worst PM we have ever had, and I cannot believe Canadians voted this guy back in. I think the Chinese interference was a big factor of Trudeau getting back into power.
Trudeau will not be in power long. Every country is cleaning out the crazy ones. Watch…
Because of Truediu, prlces gone up, and winter is coming.
I'm a Canadian born and raised. Worked my career l, paid my taxes and got involved in my community. Retired early and moved to Thailand. Culture of friendly people, great food, great tropical beaches and all for 50% the cost. I'm still a proud Canadian but this video hits home. Since 2015 it's been a divisive, over-taxed, unfriendly and drug infested country. Best decision of my life. And here if you have the money or proper insurance the healthcare is immediate, caring and world class. Beginning in 2015 until now, for the first time in modern history, the amount of investment money leaving Canada is greater than that coming in regardless of Liberal or Conservative PM. Guess who got elected in 2015?
A clown?
@@haigemond6952 Maybe you should travel to East, or South-East Asia. Bangkok is far more developed than Toronto. I grew up in and around Toronto. I moved to Shanghai a few years ago, and my only regret is wasting so many years of my life in Canada.
A fartcake?
@@alisedighi7833China
You're lucky you got out. It's really bad here now and really really woke and expensive. I really want to leave.
I’m from the Philippines and I am planning to move to Canada. I have numerous relatives living the canadian dream but they embarked their immigration journey a long time ago. Comparing how it was before to now I’ve noticed a lot has changed. Now I’m having second thoughts if I should continue. Life here in the Philippines is also difficult. Living paycheck to paycheck yes but it seems like in canada it’s just the same.
Don't bother immigrating as plenty of people are also struggling here in Canada financially as well and is only increasing. Canadian government always lies and says everything is fine although from what is clearly visible people are struggling to pay rent and groceries as the costs only increase and wages continue staying stagnant. The government wants more immigrants so that the wages will continue to stay stagnant as companies don't have to increase wages and it means more poorer people that they can easily control in the matrix. Don't forget that the Canadian society is a very cold and anti social one so you will most likely be very lonely here in Canada as people only stick to those they went to school with majority of the time if they do have close friends. The Canadian climate will make you go crazy for about 6+ months of the year with how cold it gets in winter. And of course the woke culture in Canada has gotten ridiculously insane as schools are teaching elementary children about LGBT+ right at like 1st grade and the woke wanna silence anyone that disagrees as they have been banning protests against the LGBT+ in some cities. These are some reasons, although I can continue on and on why you shouldn't bother immigrating to Canada.
It’s really hard here unless you earn 100k/year. I’m earning that much but still struggling and I’m single who lives alone. If you’re only earning minimum wage, you’ll have to work 2-3 jobs to even have a roof over your head. If you can’t afford rent you’re fucked, being homeless is not fun; in the winter you will freeze, in the summer you’ll die of heat stroke because the temperature reaches 50*C it’s absolutely ridiculous. I plan on going back home but still working for a Canadian/US company - I feel like that is a much better option.
It's practically the same living paycheck to paycheck if you don't have at least liveable wage. And having liveable wage is hard enough, imagine minimum wage.
Half pinoy here who just moved from Mississauga, Ontario to Grande Prairie, Alberta for 1 month and now in Chestermere, close to Calgary. Let me tell you this now: one of my work titas told me that back in the 90s, she was working minimum wage job but was able to pay for rent, hang out with friends in the weekend with savings left over. She was basically almost living large (a but if an exaggeration but you get the idea). So I guess what I’m trying to say is yes, it was definitely from a different time. Even growing up compared till now, I sense a big difference with what I consider to be my hometown (and I still miss it). And my work then was $20.00/h and it’s still somewhat a struggle, even if it’s more than anyone with $15.00/h minimum. While in Grande Prairie, I noticed a looooot of Filipinos working almost everywhere. That city is developing but the cost of living is probably one of the cheapest right now, more than Calgary even. Calgary is on its way to becoming the next Toronto (a city that’s very expensive) because of all the Ontarians moving there. It’s only a matter of time before everything else catches up. Just thought I’d share that. I’m honestly considering Japan more than ever. Or back to Taiwan, even.
You will work pay check to pay check in Canada as well and you will be working two to three jobs doing it. Good luck!
Been here for 26 years. It sure isn't what it used to be. I feel like we don't have an identity any more. Kind of sad to be honest. Also, it has become so expensive and wages have stayed the same. Just to vacation within canada for a family of 4 costs a fortune. I cant even imagine traveling overseas for a vacation. It sort of feels like i am trapped. Work life balance has never been great in Canada compared to Europe but now its even worse. And every industry is monopolized. From grocery stores, mobile companies, utilities, air transport, insurance, the choice is limited and we have no choice but pay a premium price for everything. Seems like the system is set up just to put you in a hamster wheel and yiu keep spinning in one spot until you die. I have come to realize it is a very unhealthy environment.
That's because 52 % of the population is now immigrants
The Canadian identity is America's little brother with low self esteem and "at least our medical care is free!"
Totally agreed. Its ridiculously expensive to vacation within Canada. I always look at somewhere else eventhough I would love to explore different parts of Canada. If I have a choice, I too would leave Canada.
You are totally right
Well, Justin did proudly proclaim “Canada will be the first post national state”. I guess his dream is coming true.
I’m Canadian I’m 31 and I was fiercely proud of being Canada most of my life but I’m just not anymore. I’ve been wanting to leave Canada for a few years now.
Leave then…
Wise.
I’m 43 but I feel the same sometimes
From UK, I wonder if the malaise and dissatisfactions described here aren't much more widespread: Life today just isn't as easy as it once was, and consciousness of future issues, problems, and financial challenges are more omnipresent than they were a few decades ago. We have been kidding ourselves for too long about economic, ecological, environmental and social equity issues. We aren't as comfortable (complacent?) as we once were, and maybe that's because it's not as easy to kid ourselves as it used to be - and maybe those places where the 'living is easier' really just don't exist as we imagined. . . .
Please do not come here to America!
There's not a single day without a new video like this popping up.
All BS
@@marg3153 He claims to be Canadian but he doesn't know the capital of Canada. what else does he not know.
I visited UAE (Dubai) last October. Going back to Canada after 9 days in Dubai, I suddenly got this feeling of pity to my adopted country Canada. It has been my home for 25yrs but due to bad governance, it has gotten down the drain. Canada is way more richer than UAE in terms of natural resources yet we got homelessness, poverty, drug issues and endless/outragious tax grab by corrupt politicians whose only goal is to stay in power and fill their pockets.
Well that sounds like the same issue 😕 within America 🇺🇸 but always remember just like family 👪 you can change where you were born but you will finally realize where and what family u was born into you can't change in other words like a wise men once said, and please take this how you want it in respect and in ❤ love you can take a man out of the COUNTRY (FARM) but you CAN'T take the COUNTRY out of the man 😉 in closing NEVER FORGET where you come from it will always stay with you in spirit no matter WHEREVER you go or plant yourself. 😉 Peace ✌ ☮ 🕊 😌 🙏 ✨
I'm sure no one is holding you back to live in Canada...
It seems every democracy based government is being run by politicians that have a singular goal: "I'm going to suck as many millions of dollars out of this gig as I can." Governments have this maligned self image that people only have anything because the government allows them to have it. Don't we naturally have a right to the property we worked for?
The voters are the fools who vote in fools because of their nice hair.
In😤 case you just crawled out of a cave the Chinese are 100 percent responsible for turning the real estate market here into a mirror image of the real estate market in China.
Well I already left the Canada last year after having lived for 5 years. I am in my early 30s , south asian immigrant. I had a good paying job. I left because more so because of the social isolation and the pandemic measures. Plus I feel most Canadians may seem polite , but not friendly as in - extremely hard to make friends. Ethnic groups stick to themselves and don't mix. I found dating to be extremely hard and toxic. People have high individualistic mentality and don't open up.
I am now in working in Mexico / Latin America and my mental health has greatly improved. I am able to socialize and women here aren't as stuck up as in Canada. Real world interactions are valued here unlike in Canada where it's all about the apps and social media. Also who doesn't like some good consistent sunshine. Overall , I am happy to have left Canada and am not coming back.
Ethnic groups stick to themselves, yes we all do, that's wrong but no matter where you go or who you are, we always feel more comfortable with our own kind.
I have noticed the downward slide for the last 25 to 30 years now.
People are more me me me these days (everywhere)
Bye you won't be missed.
You did sum up pretty much everything, similar experiences for me, just a different distination!
Southern hemisphere is basically still into a traditionnal civilisation while the North/Western countries tend to fall in decadency so this is why you did experience a lack of wellness in this dark pit of social interactions/behaviors
Canada still rated a far better place to live than Mexico… so speak for yourself
You described perfectly my experience living in Canada for four years 😩. It’s sad but satisfying to hear someone talking about it.
We came here in 1986,from Eastern Europe
We moving back it’s hopeless here 😢😢
We moved here in 1980 from Eastern Europe my husband passed away a years ago and I want to move back to my country in Eastern Europe too. Have my sister and two brothers there. Canada isn’t the country that used to be 😢so sad
Moscow troll.
@@busterbiloxi3833 Moscow is a great city.
@@nicko9046a great city and a great leader.
@@mariehylak8318 and why that
Retired Canadian here, I had to leave Canada because I did not want to live on the streets as a homeless person. I moved abroad where I live in a lovely apartment for a fraction of the price of what they wanted to charge me in Canada.
Thanks. Where did you you move to?
Hi , where did you move to?
@@deejukes9658 Mexico
I am approaching retirement and I am horrified. I am thinking about moving back to my country of origin where my parents left me a house all paid for. My children want me to stay here and sell the house, but I don’t want to end up homeless since I am barely surviving on my salary now, I can just imagine how is going to be when I stop working.
im in BC on disability for life due to immune system problems. past 10 years ive tride getting healthy and started feeling good, i found a good job last summer, making 29$ hr full time! i was very excited and ready to move on in life from the system, 3 months into it, i start doing the math... im losing 22% off each check for taxes twice per month + union dues, + they charging me for cleaning service for my uniform 5$ per check THEN i pay 12% tax on all good i buy.. SO im losing almost 40% of my monthly income after fees and taxes... NOW im working so i need a car to be at work on taime daily.... this is another 15-20% monthly expense.. YEAHHH RIGHT i am not working myself to the bone to work just to be as POOR as i was on Disability. i quit the job as soon as i paid off the car, sold the car now im my own boss again , i have no need for a clock, i sleep until i want, eat when i want, and go where i want 7 days a week. You have to be a total FOOL to work in this country with these amount of fees and taxes, and please dont say taxes are high becuase of the 2% on welfare, take a look at the BILLIONS of dollars your foolish leader Trudeau is giving to Ukriane. My only chance is to move somewhere i can work and make a profit to better my life
I lived in Europe for just over 18 years, and decided to move back to Canada. Where I lived in Europe (Germany), food and housing was affordable. I had a great job in the security sector living a gravy train until our major client closed down leaving me little option but to move back. When I returned to Canada (Ontario), It took me less than a week to feel regret. Everything was so expensive including car insurance. Another thing I instantly noticed is how Canada became a police state while I was away all those years and it has gotten worst over the years since I moved here. Produce here is tasteless. You cant buy a good jar of marinara tomato sauce without having to spend at least 10$ an that is just an example of many. My life today with my East German wife and our son who was born here is ok, but it could be so much better, but I doubt I will see that in my life time. I don't plan to leave Canada, because moving to another country would be too costly and you have the language barrier as well. But If I could afford to move to another country and if I was 20 years younger, it would be Portugal.
I just read this. I swear to God, I went through the exact situation. Been in Taiwan now for over 15 years. But I tried moving back to Canada for family and friends. Worst move I made as an expat moving back. I noticed all those that you mentioned. Glad I decided to leave and move back to Taiwan. If you wanna get out of Canada, send me a message. I’ll hook you up here. Gréât, story and Merry Christmas wherever you are in Canada 🇨🇦
I considered moving to Portugal a few years ago, just before COVID. With COVID and then the flow of Ukrainian refugees this year - Portugal has become MUCH more expensive and the bureaucratic requirements for a Resident Visa quite outrageous. Seems like everyone wanted to move to Portugal in the past 2 years. I've abandoned the idea.
@@neilwadden1749 Thank you Neil and Merry Christmas to you as well.
Canada has nothing to offer anymore. You know half of the population are emigrants so they speak few other languages 🤣🤣🤣 only Canadians speak one language. Emigrants can move from places to places with zero problems.
You don’t want to mention it but the WEF World Economic Forum, is one of the forces behind this uncomfortable changes. The Western oligarchy like Gates and affiliated politicians like Trudeau are enforcing a new kind of economy in the Western world, which will only benefit the oligarchy and the majority of humans will be enslaved. If you don’t like it, then fight against it. Because emigration can’t solve such problems, please don’t wait for stupid and corrupt politicians that they change anything! You have to be the change!
Im canadian from Quebec and I agree with you. Living cost is high and still increasing, same for food. Health care is a disaster here. And damn I hate winters.
As an American I’m constantly being told that Canada has an excellent healthcare system. I don’t know what to believe anymore. Also if your government continues to flood the job market with highly educated workers from abroad then of course a college degree is worth less. The US floods it’s job market with low skilled workers so the people on the lower rungs of society are having less spending power because they are competing for those same jobs
@@Navy35healthcare here is trash! I pay 48% direct income tax and I have to wait for a month to get a doctor’s appointment
@@Navy35 Healthcare is managed by provincial governments. Federal contribute financially to the healthcare system, but doesn't manage them. So it will different depending of the province. In Quebec, healthcare is a "free" public service. If you are a citizen, you don't pay for the service, whatever every workers have to pay for it. It's deducted from your wages and you can't choose to not subscribe to it, it's mandatory even if you are healthy and you don't need it. That's the biggest problem from my opinion. The other main problem is the lack of employees in the healthcare system. A lot of people have wait months, even years to get a service. It vary where you live in and what is the service you need. You can avoid the second issue by going to a private healthcare service, but mostly rich persons can afford to pay two healthcare services in same time.
@@Navy35 I'm an American who moved to Europe. My family gets great medical care, and more. I feel like a refugee, and never plan to return. I wish we had only moved earlier.
@@siddharthg8134 if you can find a doctor. The minute you move or the doctor's office moves and you haven't used them in a little bit because you are healthy...they tell you no new patients. They want us going into walk in clinics.
I’m a dual citizen, born in North Vancouver, raised in California. I decided to move to Canada and lived in Vancouver, BC 2016 to 2023. I just moved back to the states as Canada did not provide me what I thought would be my forever home filled with community and opportunity. It was the exact opposite and I have to admit, the last two years was really a reality check as to how I would never be a fit nor make headway in my career. I took a 40% payout for a job I had over 15 years experience. And with no raise in sight. One thing that really struck me was how insular and unfriendly people were in my neighborhood and building. The people I bonded with mostly were American, British and Australian ex pats. The housing crisis and cost of living is unsustainable. I gave Canada 7 years and I feel this is a good try. I’m glad I’m back in the states and now am starting all over in my business and forming community here. So long, Canada 🇨🇦 I am so glad I was able to visit every province during my 80 day road trip across Canada. It’s a breathtakingly beautiful country. I’m glad I had the experience to live abroad and having two citizenships has its benefits.
what is your recommendation for migration. Vancouver or any US state. I do clothing business in a third world country right now. i plan to move for my kids future
@@BKFLcorporate moving to Canada for a clothing business is going to be very difficult from an immigration standpoint. Canada wants immigrants that can provide a skill set that is needed and that will funnel taxes into the Canadian economy.
i want to open small brand store which will sell clothing, i have factory in my home country. it will create jobs in vancouver@@lizaheider
I left Canada in 1992 with two suitcases and student loan debt as a travel nurse. Ended up meeting my husband and settling down in Florida. Now working part-time, mortgage free and debt free. We just sold a rental property so I am just working part-time at an easy job and my husband is retired from a social services desk job at 62 and we have a disabled adult daughter at home . We live a very simple life and we were able to bank enough money to have a slice of paradise here with financial peace. Just a nurse and a government food stamp worker.
Sounds pretty good to me. You can’t beat Florida weather.
I would love to move to Florida but have no idea how I could obtain a US citizenship! I know I am definitely not living in Canada forever.
@@adamyounis93 all you need to do is go to Mexico and walk over the boarder.
@@neilwadden1749 😆
@@adamyounis93 so you think. Good luck 🤞
Hi. As a first generation Canadian, what really frightens me is the fact that the country is without direction - like a rudderless, captainless ship - drifting with the winds blown by big corporate interests, stoked by a lying media, suffused with megalomaniacal, corrupt medical bureaucracies that have licence to kill, steal property and money - especially in people over the age of 70 - and are, generally speaking, much more interested in billing the insurance fund, and getting kickbacks from tthe pharmaceutical companies.
Sad - not at all the same country I was born in and which I love - but is in the process of self-dissipation, largely due to the less than vapid political crass (the r is not an error) - led by a poster boy so called prime minister - Forrest Gump fused with Little Lord Fauntleroy and Wizard of Oz thrown in for good measure, aided and abetted by a no less insipid so called opposition leader.
Love it...well said
Yes, unfortunately great description
I recently had my own experience with the corrupt lying lefty medical bureaucracy in Leduc, AB!
@Ken Fernandez
How beautifully descriptive construct of present political elites not only in Canada but the West too!
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Canada is a good dog for USA. We just have to follow US president's direction
As a Canadian, I agree with you 💯…cost of living, employment, healthcare, and quality of life has hit an unacceptable declined. Trudeau’s leadership (or lack thereof) is responsible.
Not that simple mate, but I guess if you need someone to blame for your lot in life, go for it.
We are Canadian living in New Zealand, wanted to return to Canada but hearing the warning through people like you. Thank you
New Zealand is in the same situation unfortunately
Homesick, I wonder ?
you base big decisions on TH-cam video's?
canada is nuts right now with the prices its breaking everyone
Don't believe everything you hear!
Prosperity is too hard to come by in Canada! We have bad government in Canada 🇨🇦. It’s too Left and it’s Bad!
Trudeau is I good example of bad government.
@@jabital4638 You wish.
Also of what I've seen on line the Amount of By Law officers and Police that will ticket you for nearly anything, they think they are God or something. Any freedoms you may have had once, are basically Gone, predominantly because of Trudeau and his Libtard Government.
@JAB ITAL What I’m saying is, “Left government is Bad government!” Leftist leaders want to control everyone and they want everyone to be poor. We are much happier if we are in control of our own lives and if we have enough money to make our own choices.
@JAB ITAL The Left and their high taxes and red tape makes it harder for people to be independent and prosperous. Trudeau wants most of the money going to him and his government.
Anyways, you are entitled to have your views. I’m not the thought police.
I don't know much about canada ,curious, since it's a democratic country, you guys can vote for a better government?
Pretty much agree with everything you said, I 'm born and raised in Canada and have lived here most of my life
and now am looking to leave. The only thing that you forgot to mention is the number one thing that is ruining this
great country is the libtard govt, all their insane policies, and all those useless govt employees, a massive drain
on the economy, there is your inflation.
Most countries seem to be in a state these days. Including Britain but you would think by some comments that people don't realise there's big problems in most countries. It's mainly because of wokeness and left wing policies. We have a Conservative government but our organisations are left wing under 30s so woke theyvarecagainst fairy tales. They are either too scary or against women
I can see that Britain will loose our tradition of pantomimes in the future.
@@tenniskinsella7768 Yes I agree, for now some countries are better than others but I suppose time will tell where and how all this will end up, must not stop doing our best to wake up the normies.
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out and don't come back.
CANNDA is good Country ,
Land of Opportunity,
Conutry I like to live, is my Dream.
If the good opportunity I will be glad to live and be good product to the Government CANNDA by keeping Rules and the Relation
Yes, I'd say the Last part is the Biggest reason that Canada has dropped in Popularity, Trudeau and his "libtard Government", would put anyone off.
I'm also a Canadian. I've been looking at other opportunities for living in another country. Canada was a decent place to live 20 years ago but it has gone downhill at a rate that is almost unbelievable over the last 6 or 7 years. While Trudeau is without a doubt the worst Prime Minister in my life time, the problems really got a push down the hill during his father's time as Prime Minister.
It's mental people keep voting for Justin....
Yes you are correct.
Alberta is on fire. I suspect Trudeau....
@@Panzerbeast Or so the polls claim. Personally, I don't know any Canadians who support him. Who's actually voting for him?
You are talking about 2 different men. Pierre Trudeau was a PM of Canada. President Fidel Castro is Justin Trudeau's biological father. As the Rolling Stone magazine said numerous times Margaret was a wh*re and slept around. Pierre was 5'10" and thin. Fidel was 6'4" and athletic (was an American professional baseball player. Justin is 6'2" and athletically built. Compare the pictures. So, it's not surprising that Trudeau is a b*stard.
Show me somewhere you can rent an apartment for $1500/mth??? My two oldest children who live together to 'save money' pay $2400 in Etobicoke for a two-bedroom in an old building. The reticence of Canadians to call a Spade a Spade is perhaps the greatest reason things have not and will not change. Why change something that is already 'Great!'???. Like, despite the terrible weather, the astronomical cost of living, low-paying jobs, living to work, taking on massive debt just to stay afloat, unaffordability of rent and house purchase, awful corporate food, the declining Health Care system, the coldness of the people, racism, etc., etc., Canada is still a 'GREAT' country! What would a 'Bad' country look like??? Perhaps you need to redefine the word 'Great'. I left Canada where I lived for over 45 years (I'm from the UK). Everything you said in this video belies your 'Canada is a great/beautiful country with a lot of opportunity.' A Canadian is someone who endlessly complains about the country but thinks it's great at the same time! In other words, a hypocrite or someone who couldn't say shit even when they have a mouth full of it. Canada is like the old 'Bait and Switch' marketing trick... advertise one thing and deliver something else.
Been living in Canada for 55 years and currently in the process of moving to Mexico. All your points are bang on Medical, Inflation, Weather, food quality etc......Besides all those points ironically one-point i've found that is also causing many to move is the sheer amount of immigration in Canada. There are many issues that arise when governments allow massive amount of immigration.
Spoken without any irony! Would it occur to you to consider what Mexicans feel about your moving to their country
@@sararichardson737 not 500k people per year ……..
Where in Mexico? I am considering Puerto Vallarta.
@@sararichardson737 Mexicans have absolutely no right whatsoever to complain about immigration LMAO
@@FIeetwood I’m not Mexican, nor am I saying they do complain. just giving someone the opportunity to invert their way of thinking ie looking at life from a different end of the telescope.
I was born abroad but lived in Canada since I was 6 years old. I love this country. But I've recently travelled back to Europe and back to my "home" country in Europe and I can't honestly see any advantages for me personally to continue my life here. I'm priced out of the housing market, I'm "overqualified" for the jobs I'm working, I'm struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living etc... I already own multiple properties I've inherited back in my country, so I just don't see why I need to keep struggling here just to get by. I don't know, but if things don't change I really don't see myself here in the next 5 years...
This is very informative and a bit shocking, honestly. As a European, Canada has always been top on my list of "escape destinations" in case the situation over here in Europe becomes unbearable. But this here is sobering.
Stay in Europe, trust me. My European friends who immigrated here are mostly miserable. They came here on the premise that Canada is just like the U.S. and that they could have a “northern American dream”. They quickly got disappointed. Some returned to Europe right away, others lost all touch with potential European employers and feel trapped in Canada.
European culture is more towards owning less but it being yours. Canadian culture is more about buying more (financed). However, you don’t really own anything, the bank does. “Your” car, “your” house, etc. all really belong to “someone” financial…
Europeans own a small 5+year old Volkswagen Golf outright. Canadians drive a new big Chevrolet Tahoe, provided they can make that big monthly payment…
I'm glad you saw this post! Don't bother - it's expensive, sprawls forever, no definitive culture, bland.
Please don't. I was born here. It is HELL ON EARTH.
I’d remove Canada as an escape destination immediately. I left a year ago and couldn’t be happier about that decision. I know many people who have also left and most of my friends who haven’t say they want to but are stuck.
@@jamiehahn9429 In Canada just to have dignity you need to self censor and AVOID PEOPLE now.
I'd live in Iceland if I could.
As a resident of Michigan and having worked jobs that often waited or interacted with Canadians who came across the border to shop, eat, gamble, etc. - the stereotype of the friendly Canadian couldn't be further from the truth.
Strange that all of a sudden all around the world there is a doctor shortage. Anyone would think it's deliberate.
I think every government has the same plan: it's too expensive to train them so we will steal other countries already trained doctors. Bad news when everyone has the same plan. Training doctors is expensive but the conditions for any potential student are very exploitative and competitive - the bar ridiculously high for many in UK. They keep people out as it is so restrictive yet there are HUGE shortages. My boy was so passionate about being a GP but once he realised that he would earn pittance after 7 years of study in stressful, drained environments, and be saddled with crippling debt, he chose a different path. But its sad because he has so much to offer human beings 😢 So yes, deliberate but biting governments on the butt now!
it did not happen suddenly. why would anyone study 10 years to take a government job?
vast shortagesof nurses toob far worse than doctors . girls dont want to goninto nursing now
In the USA they have criminalized medicine. Thus the shortage of doctors!
@@alamrafique6216 you are so right! i spoke only yesterday with a former nurse who said she quit because she could not practice nursing. she felt she was only there to take evidence for the attorneys rather than take care of the patients.
I immigrated to Canada 6 years ago from the US and live with my Québecoise wife just north of Ottawa. The pandemic response from the Federal and provincial governments revealed the absolute incompetence and malfeasance of the governments and press from one end to the other. When a real crisis emerges, I have little faith that the institutions in the country will respond competently.
If I could get settled in the States I'd never look back.
It's all the same now US/UK /CANADA/ AUS - this country's becomes Democracy Religion Cult of deaths. Fascists states.
Proxy ears, laundering $$$, killing people in other countries, looting and stealing resources...
True. Rather than react competently, they react viciously toward anyone who doesn't fall in line. Not the Canada I knew for the first 60 of my 67 years.
Dude, that is what you get from lack of loyalty to America. I have a big family in Canada who were alluring me to move in Canada from US during Trump era. I said hell to the NO! Trump is not America! I never regret staying my foot in California.
For all talking about the USA. And moving there. Go for it. I lived there for eight years. I didn’t really want to move back to Canada. But personally reasons and pandemic made it so.
But USA isn’t much cheaper then Canada. Live on the east or west coast. Good luck. The cost of health care is much higher then Canada. My ex had cancer surgery. $50000 out of pocket with health insurance. And if you are c chronically ill you will never get health insurance so good luck with that and for all you thinking your employer will give you health insurance yeah well that would be the worst house insurance you ever had in your life and if you get sick they’ll come for your house and I’ll come for everything you want moreover at any moment in time and any city anywhere you can get shot for grocery shopping and let me tell you everybody has a gun everybody has a gun you may feel a lot better by going to the states because a different attitude down there but people don’t give two shits about you they don’t have your back I live there for eight years couldn’t make a friend to save my life and you may say that’s my problem and you may be right people down there There a narcissist or a sociopath. Trust me I don’t wanna be here in Canada either and I’d be back down in the US if it wasn’t for the damn pandemic living anywhere in the western world is a nightmare that includes Canada and the United States Australia New Zealand United Kingdom and back to the insurance game I was an independent contractor I paid $680 a month for health insurance because I made too much money to be on Obamacare that was my premiums every month plus $40 to see a doctor $60 to see a specialist and my out-of-pocket maximum was $25,000 so do the math people and if you want to live somewhere like Nashville or New York or Austin the prices of homes are just as expensive as it is up here because you had to convert your money for all those who say converting your money doesn’t matter well guess what it does and I lived in Austin Texas and property tax will make you broke good luck
we are losing our freedom that is why people are leaving
The elephant is the room...
You like guns? Or hate public health measures? What?
Laughs in third world country*
Capitol city in Canada is Ottava!!!!!!
That is very true. Sadly, we are losing our freedom. Canadians are poor people living in a capitalist country.
I was born and raised in Canada and I understand everything you are saying. I left Canada and it is the best decision I ever made.
Good for you. I'm envious.
Where did you go? I want to leave too
@@johnc.8298 Is all you do whine about being Canadian in comments sections? Honestly, do yourself a favour and do something about it or wait and die. It’s simple. Like all Canadians, you’ll soon have the option to delete with the assistance of a doctor, if you deem your life to be so painful you can’t continue, OR if you just can’t afford to carry on. 🤷♂️
Where did you emigrate to? I have a few places in mind.
@@owen5640 My sister emigrated twice here, had four kids here and went back twice to Britain and stayed there. They found it hard to live here with the weather in Ontario and the cost of living and that was in the 70's and 80's.. It's dear there too, but manageable. There is definitely a big divide here between those that have and those that have not.
I have lived in Ontario my whole life. I have actually never been outside of it, so I have no point of comparison. I have3 children, an 18 year old as well as a 7 and 5 year old. When my daughter was born, I had a one bedroom apartment in Toronto’s park sale for $675 inclusive. I then moved to Aurora where I had a one bedroom basement apartment for $750. That was too far away from daycare and jobs so I moved to a 2 bedroom basement in Newmarket for $850. The main floor houses in the cheap area of Newmarket at that same time used to be $1300.00. Now they are $2000.00.
I have very high energy children, mostly due to my son, who os the youngest. This means if I don’t want complaints about my kids jumping around, I get a full house. So I have a three bedroom house with an unfinished basement. This costs $2,600 plus utilities! My daughter uses the basement as her room because we can’t afford either a finished basement to make a room in, or a 4bedroom house. We are barely hanging on as it is. All my credit was stretched and is broken, I’m using a debt consolidation company and I still can’t keep up with my utilities, phone, internet and groceries. The only reason I don’t use food banks is because I don’t drive and I don’t have any friends so how would I get it home? My kids stroller is a bike trailer I bought with a tax return so it would last and get over snow banks… but it’s not allowed on the busses in Guelph. If I had the money for a taxi… well I would be in a different position, wouldn’t I?
We need help!!!
Groceries are costing me $200 or more a WEEK! I don’t make enough to support that but if I put less in the kids lunches, the school complains, even though they only eat the snacks if I give them too many, then I’m wasting my money.
Rent plus bills plus groceries equals more than I make and what child tax helps with.
I work hard and it’s not fair that my children have to suffer because I can’t afford to fill our plates, keep our lights on and pay rent without any surprises like shoes with the sole torn lose (flex paste will fix that for around $10 for a small jar) I’m crafty. But it’s not enough anymore. I make $20.50-$20.80/ hr and it’s not enough.
Rent needs to not just stop climbing, someone needs to reach in and reduce the whole thing going down from the top of the tower by like $500 all the way down so no one is affected in losing or gaining money in the middle, same money in, reduction coming in, reduction going out. The people at the bottom can now afford to pay rent and will fill the new housing you’re creating. Maybe this can be laid out a few hundred at a time over a said amount of years to allow the developers to catch up and the market to reasonably steady at the top before lowering the rent and mortgage amounts again.
Thank you for your time.
I’m Canadian and I see how our freedoms is slowly eroding. High standard of living yet people are more anxious and depressed because there’s no joy and meaning to what they do.
My doctors are burn out and just prescribing medication without treating me as a human.
I’m rethinking everything now.
What freedoms are eroding?
Same I went for to talk to my doctor for a pretty minor treatment and instead he just recommended Surgery right off the bat.
To say that our tax dollars are being wasted is an understatement
I left for Indonesia in 2021.
And I ain't going back tbh.
There's no point, I understand what you mean.
Youre not canadian lmao
slowly? it's gone long time ago!!!!
When my husband brought up the idea of moving back to the Philippines 2-3 yrs ago, i said no. But the longer we stay here in Canada, the longer my mental health is at risk. I developed seasonal depression during fall to winter which is a nightmare to deal with daily…I dislike the dreary cold weather. I love the summer heat and become extremely sad when summer is soon to be over. 😔 you nailed alot of the points why i have agreed to move back. Cant wait for april 2023… 🎉
I'd love to visit the Philippines one day.
I see many of youtubers from north america and canada and across some parts of europe that are hard hit by impending recession are visiting and some are moving to philippines they actually explain the cons and pros moving there especially parts of bgc, palawan and cebu.
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Philipines is a nice country to visit, but not to stay for good.
I plan on moving there wish me luck
@@faith5401 I think that depends on a lot of factors. Number one most important is where in the Philippines a person or family decides to settle down. If a person chooses the right area (for them as we all have different needs) it can be an excellent choice, ... at least for someone with a pension or steady income of some sort.
I'm a Canadian and I have to say - I agree with you on every point. High cost of living, expensive, sub par groceries, etc. Healthcare has always been questionable - but now it's ridiculous. I had to wait 2 months FOR BIOPSY RESULTS!!! BIOPSY RESULTS!!! That's a whole other level of crap to have to live with.
And the irony is we spend more on healthcare per capita than only one other country on this planet yet WHERE DOES ALL THE MONEY GO! Talk about inefficient and corruption! When was anything ever built on time and on budget by any government agency!!
Probably because if you die, they can keep all your money unless you have a kid under 18 or a widow to collect CPP. We already have a large retiring population.
In B.C., there are 3-4 PET scan for cancer diagnosis. In a mayo clinic in Arizona, there are 3 PET machine. Only Canada and North Korea in the world have no private medical care. That’s why we are so slow.
Bro.. In L.A.. you can enjoy going to the beach whike days of the year, you can go to restaurants with a Tshirt, cinema or play sport outside ( bicycle, volleyball, basketball etc..). Even without much money, you enjoy your life.. but Canadians enjoy what ? Looking at the snow throughout the windows.. stay in your house 247 , go to work, then comeback home ?.. why would anyone wishes to live with such a harsh environnement ?.. you are free to make desisions for yourself..
@@Majacaro I guess I really enjoy not having to look over my shoulder for anyone who is holding a gun.
I am a Canadian born and raised. My parents are European immigrants, and worked hard all their lives to make a good life. However, these days it seems no matter how hard you work, how many jobs you have, or how much try and safe, it's nearly impossible to get ahead. With the the cost of living going up at a ridiculous rate, especially over the last 6-7 years, it's really hard to maintain a decent lifestyle. I used to be so proud to say i was Canadian, not so much anymore. It's really sad and scarey to see what's happening to this country, where people from all over the world looked on and thought this was the place to be. Not so much anymore. So many are leaving and i really wish i could, sadly.
how had made this condition of canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦
@@theagreen204yeah getting EU citizenship would be easier
Can you not move to where your parents are from , you would have citizenship there right ?
yes well move back to where you came from, ala europe and do not let the door hit you on the way out.
Blame Justin !
As a Canadian who currently lives in Germany and moved here because I have a German husband who I met in my hometown, both my husband and I agree that while we both love Canada, we can't imagine moving back anytime soon. We've been living in Germany together almost the past decade and the career progression we've both experienced here is nothing like anything I had any possibility for in Canada. In the meantime, the cost of living has soared in comparison to what most people can earn, so you're always fighting to get only slightly ahead. That on top of the fact that workers' rights and protections are way lower in Canada in comparison to Germany. We earn great money here, have lots of options and protections including sick days that don't eat into your vacation time, six weeks of paid vacation every year, plus plenty of statutory days off and banking overtime hours that you can take time off in lieu with, while your vacation days remain intact.
Germany's not paradise and I would never imply it, there have been a lot of challenges for me to adjust to living here, not the least of which was learning the language. There's higher levels of racism here that I've experienced in comparison to Canada as a woman of colour. But I have to say, our quality of life overall is better here than anything we can achieve in Canada, and that's what keeps us here. You also mentioned health care, and I have to say that's also a factor that keeps us here as well. The social welfare system has massively degraded in Canada overall, to the point where when I really needed it for EI and things like that, it was simply not available to me and I had to dip into my meagre savings to survive until I found a crappy survival job that paid almost nothing.
I never ever felt my freedom was hampered in Canada, as some people are mentioning in the comments here. For us, it's more about our earning potential, workers' rights, quality of life, quality of health care, food and the rest of it that keeps us here. We'd be taking a major hit to all those things if we moved back to Canada. So despite both of us loving the country, we can't afford to move back there, so we have to be content with simply visiting. For reference, both my husband and I are well educated (both have master's degrees in scientific/technical fields). And boy are you right about having to take jobs that are way below your skill levels and salary expectations. That's something we don't have to resort to in Germany at all! They actually value and want our skills and experience here.
Very interesting, thanks for sharing your perspective. I don't have any experience in Germany so good to hear your take.
I lived in Australia for several years and when I returned to Canada I felt that I was hampered in comparison. I still progressed and did fairly well for myself but I think things are getting tougher and tougher these days. For me, now, it's about making good Life investment decisions.
What's your heating bills like?
Why did you marry your German husband?
Are you sure America's two week vacation wouldnt be enough?
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Winter makes EVERYHTING harder and more of a pain in the ass. It's extremely hard on the head and body.
The Canada I grew up in during the 90s and early 2000s was a Canada I was proud of. I was proud to be a Canadian, but the country we live in now has taken a severe downturn in the past decade, specifically since Trudeau took control.
Why is our housing market and Healthcare system about to collapse? Why is the federal government not taking this more seriously. This is Canada, a first world country, we shouldn't have societal issues like this.
As someone that was born here and lived here my entire life, I agree with you and im 38. The govt just doesnt seem to care much about the country anymore I dont think. It was a much better time in the 1990 years and during the 2000s for sure. I cant remember when things first began to get alot worse but it was probably in 2008 or 2009. Just been a downward slide ever since.
> specifically since Trudeau took control.
Why is our housing market and Healthcare system about to collapse? Why is the federal government not taking this more seriously. This is Canada, a first world country, we shouldn't have societal issues like this.
Let's be honest, this has been going on for the past couple decades. Canada has been coasting on it's reputation and infrastructure from the 90s. We haven't built anything meaningful, industry wise, culturally, quality of life wise, or community wise since then. The healthcare system, housing costs, etc have been issues for the past 10 years at least, the pandemic just really exposed the underlying issues and drove the exposition of these underlying issues which have been realities since BEFORE the pandemic. Hyper inflation happened in the last couple years, but cost of living, cost of housing, rent, and especially healthcare decline have been trending in that direction for a LONG time. This is not solely on Trudeau, just like it's not solely on Ford. They ARE culpable and responsible, as leaders. But they're both also corrupt and heading this decline, and they should be accountable for it, however getting the current scapegoat out of the picture and putting a new incompetent individual in a position where the system is designed to make them fail in the same ways is not going to be a solution.
Agreed and agreed... I just discovered this channel and I really enjoyed the video but I'm glad somebody said it because this fellow was too typically Canadian polite to say it out loud… Yes Trudeau is our biggest problem by far and wide
oh please - you can blame Harper and Ford for that
it called immigration. Most developed countries seeing housing cost sky rocket they allow immigration. the whole world can not fit into developed world.
Fundamental problems in Canada.
1. Intrusive nanny state
2. Low wages vs cost of living
3. Astronomical taxes
4. Scarcity of housing
5. Most employment is part time and low wages.
loss of freedoms and rights / immigration of people that hates Canada and the west.
Points 1 & 3 simply amplify your privileged, conservative political views. Why pay taxes for social programs to maintain wellbeing and a balanced society, right? Lol. Point #2 is not true when you control for free Healthcare, education, and other social benefits (the supposed nanny state). Point #4 is true, yes. Were far from perfect and this is a big problem. Point #5 is also true but not unique to Canada, have you done ANY research? Global neoliberalism has ushered in this nasty consequence on a GLOBAL scale.
@@MargotMugs
What is the return on the high taxes one pays in Canada?
Corporate welfare, politicians with lavish salaries and pensions.
The tax burden is similar to much of Europe with nothing close to the same level of services.
Education and healthcare are dependant on the province one lives in. Justify the federal income tax, please?
When has Canada had a labor movement?
When has Canada had nationwide strikes?
Canada is a race to the bottom to be the USA with lower wages, but.. hey! Government run healthcare! Worse than all European countries!! But, hey maybes it's better than Cuba's government run healthcare!
Neocons and socialists are the same pile of sh*t, statists.
2.8 million Canadians need the food bank to survive. Something is fundamentaly wrong in Canada.
Canucks, seem to hate criticism of their frozen wasteland.
@@MargotMugs
What is a balanced society?
A society where drug addiction is the norm, families are broken, kids are raised alone ( as both parents slave away to make a pitance) suicide is seen as a way out of poverty ( people have gotten maid for this reason) where the government priorities social issues ( LGBT, indigenous, francophone) over the conditions of the working class ( everyone is part of this class, who works)
That does not look like a happy, healthy nor balanced society.
Where is the wellbeing in Canada?
Living in a Shoebox, working 50+ hours a week just to pay rent and eat some beans!
Canada resembles a distopía than any healthy workers paradise.
Canucks have serious Stockholm syndrome.
@@MargotMugs General rule for all socialist, NOTHING IS FREE. AND EVERYTHING RUN BY GOVERNMENT COST MUCH MORE.
I agree with everything you've said in this video. I love Canada. It is beautiful but over the last few years, the city I grew up in has changed beyond recognition in some places. And not for the better. Homelessness, crime and drug addiction are seriously on the rise in London Ontario where I'm from. The people are insulated from each other and our social structure has been damaged by our government. I've recently moved to Mexico. I'm very sad in some respects to have left family and friends but I have to say my daily life is so much better here. Besides the great weather, good food, and inexpensive living (in comparison), the expats here are friendly and I have more of a social life that I ever had back home. And I'm a decent kind person so there was no reason for me not to have a social life except that my 'friends' were isolating, getting older, on numerous drugs, and staying home watching the idiot box. The cost of living means that most people have to work long hours to afford to live. Families need two incomes if they have children. The school system is suspect these days and the medical system doesn't even come close to the good service that is available in Mexico. Our government needs a serious overhaul. I'm hoping to spend a few weeks next summer with my family, but I have no idea if that will be possible when the time comes due to how our government has reacted over the last few years and the state of the economy. Thanks for the video. Couldn't agree more.
Was it difficult setting up a bank account and moving your money? I am considering leaving Canada for Puerto Vallarta.
@@DeusExMachina50 Hola! I have a Scotiabank account that I can access CAD to pesos from Scotiabank ATM's here. They have been in every town and city I've been in. To open a Mexican bank account you need a permanent address here. Now that I have an apartment and my work visa, I can open one at the local BBVA. I'm planning on doing that this week since I've started working here now. I moved a lot of my money into off shore gold before I left Canada to protect some savings.
@@SpiritHawk Thanks! 👍
@@fasttube1948 I'm curious as to why you want to know?
@@fasttube1948 wow you are making a lot of assumptions that are just not true. I DID leave without my family-I left two grandchildren and my daughter and son in law, who I still hope will come if things get bad enough. I miss them terribly and that's the hardest part of being here. I left partly so they would have a place to escape to if they have the opportunity and its necessary. I have met many people here who have done the same thing. I really hope to come back to Canada for the summer and visit my family and see my clients who are missing me, but depending on the government, that may not be possible. I love Canada but the Canadian government is not my friend.
Canadian born and raised and I want out. I became very detached from this country when I saw how the people and government reacted to the unvaxxed during covid. Polite and friendly? It was like like the masks fell off and the true ugliness of this country was exposed. To think that I would have once died protecting my country…
Even if you protected your country and lived, you still wouldn't get any respect. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR VETERANS!!!!
there is a sad dichotomy between those who are wealthy & those who are not, the wealthy do not want care for others as long as it does not directly affect their day to day lives. A homeless man may be starving down their street but they would only be concerned with how it affects the property value of their neighborhood
What really terrifies me is the LGBT+ thing. Other people can force you into at least saying you believe a man is a woman. Or a man is neither male nor female. The coercive power they wield is INSANE. And then when you talk to people (if you're brave enough) like coworkers, friends, people at church.. you always hear the same thing: "I'm totally fine with them identifying as whatever they want but... (either don't trans the kids OR don't force me to play along). And race is also another topic people are utterly terrified of.
It's like we have zero backbone. Nobody's behavior exists in a vacuum. Why are we terrified to admit that a dude in a dress is off-putting at best and creepy af at worst? Why can't we admit that Canadian culture does exist and that flooding our country with people from completely different cultures with completely different values.. may not be good for social cohesion?
There are far more problems than just these two but everything seems to boil down to people not wanting to actually DO anything, and being so spineless we can't even TALK about the issues.
lol...deception is the canadian brand.
@@SingmetheSeaomg why isn't anyone mentioning that,LGBT ideology is SO extreme in Canada it's insane
From my experience, being raised in Canada as well, I do not have a need, for correcting this video. Absolutely true. And it is depressing. I love this country too, sad to see things change the way it has.🇨🇦
Why do you love this country when by your own admission it's a failure? You probably vote liberal and then wonder why the country is going down the drain.
I have recently been living in Mexico for a few months and have needed medical treatment here. So I laughed in agreement when you said Canada's medical treatment isn't that great. We would totally agree now that we have seen multiple doctors here in Puerto Vallarta. You are treated way differently here...prompt, efficient, you have each doctor's direct cell number, they really do treat you like they care.
Viva México!😄
I'm mexican and I disagree with the last sentence 😂 but I live in another state, maybe you got better luck and I'm glad for that. From my personal experience, doctors used to treat the patients like lab specimens and they didn't really listen to you. That was 14 years ago in the public "health" system. Experiences are indeed different with private doctors though.
Yes, you must have money to be in the private system! Hurrah for you. Sucks to be the majority of Mexicans though. 2 Tier system. (Each doctor's cell number...that just sounds creepy). I understand having the clinic or hospital's number.
I'm a yank living in Mexico for 6 yrs now. There has always been a lot of Americans living in Mexico, but in the last 5 yrs I've seen a huge influx of Canadians. Where I live it's about 50/50 Canadians and Americans, but in some other places...like Barra de Navidad/ Melaque it's more like 80% Canadian. Were all here for the same reasons.
@@steveburke7675 What kind of Canadians? European Canadians or imported Canadians? We're moving out of Canada late 2024 but have not solidified our destination quite yet, and Mexico would be far more convenient than our current target of Estonia. Plus being with 'normal ' Americans and Canadians would be ideal. Please advise, Steve. Thanks.
I just moved here from Florida. I can't believe how expensive it is. Everything like banking fees, taxes, attorneys, and accountants are so much more expensive, not to mention housing, cell service and food. I'm really shocked. Then add the poor weather. It's not worth it.
FLA to Canada? Wow!
It snows in half of the United States , enough about the weather.
I just moved to Florida this weather is amazing !!
You moved from Florida?? Might want to rethink that one. Theres a reason Canadians are running to Florida and other States
OMG you left Fla to come to this shithole.
I've never been to Canada, but always wanted to visit. I would have considered living there too, up until the past couple of years. But the government unilaterally freezing people's bank accounts without even a hearing is beyond the pale. That and trying to require everyone to get an experimental shot, v-passport, and/or quarantine in place is too much. It's going to be many, many years before I even think about visiting. They screwed up royally. It's going to be many years to put this behind them, and demonstrate to the world they're not just another fascist, out of control draconian government. They need to demonstrate that they're a free society, and give an actual d*mn about human rights, and not just pretending they do. I know they're not the only country/city that went overboard, and as far as I'm concerned, every city/country that did this is suspect.
Go back in time far enough and you might find that Mussolini and Trudeau were related.
@@tango_uniform Ha ha!!! I guess if we go far enough back, we're all related. I used to like Trudeau a lot, but he was sort of a huge disappointment the past 2-1/2 years. I expected him to be a voice of reason, and intellect, not a tyrant. He was supposed to be a leader for the people, not the corporations and Big P. He should have been supporting the truckers, not undermining them. He never should have backed all these draconian, over-the-top power grabs. WTF!?
@@111Phoenix777 You are right Joe.
@@tango_uniform you may be right!! Mussolini was a dictator that managed to wedge himself into power by dividing and conquering just like Trudeau.. but the GREATEST similarity is their extremely low IQ levels .. So.. HOW may I ask ..does a really strange and extraordinarily stupid person get into such an exalted position??? By default?? Or are the people who actually VOTE for him just as intellectually dim??? It defies the imagination... impossible to find any rationale for why so many Canadians swallowed his Kool-Aid and now ..just like the Jonestown Massacre..they are paying the price . The Western Canadian Provinces are fighting back along with the Easterners in Quebec, Ontario and the Maritimes, who have a brain and some common sense and who HAVE tried in earnest to fight Trudeau's tyrannical rule . Hopefully , together we can fight for Canada to keep her from falling prey to this fascist government ..We get one shot at this instead next election. JAGMEET Singh.. the young and not too bright leader of the NDP.. has decided to unilaterally support Trudeau, thinking that he will earn him credibility.. He is suffering great delusion if he thinks this tyrant even remembers his name.. Together they have made a laughingstock of Canada .. Denied our Freedoms , Defiled our Constitution , Destroyed our
Reputation, Denigrated our Veterens, and Disgusted the Majority of Canadians who did NOT vote for him .. We do not have a majority voting system in Canada ..and the election is decided long before the polls are closed in Western Canada ..Perhaps sanity will return and the REAL Canadian Spirit of the PEOPLE, the Indigenous nations, the Early Settlers , the Immigrants from EVERY corner of the world that together made this country great.. once upon a time before Trudeau .... a place of peace and prosperity ....will dig in and return this incredible country to her former glory.. the True North Strong and Free ...Undivided and Proud .. OH CANADA, WE STAND ON GUARD FOR THEE!
🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦
Don't waste your vacation dollars. We're largely a people with no backbone. This place isn't worth it.
You are absolutely right. All the above reasons mentioned made me leave Canada in 2021. I’m so happy I made the Decision to leave the country and start a new life in a much warmer laid back country. So far no regrets whatsoever and my heart goes out to those who yearn to leave Canada.
Where did you go? I am considering moving to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
@@DeusExMachina50 In the process of getting my temporary residence for Mexico, heading for Burcerías, lots of Canadians! This country is a write off now, sad to say this. Never have I felt like making that statement, but the last couple of years has opened my eyes to what this government has plans for it, and it's a 💩 show!
@@keithhannah6252 Agreed. Sadly, I think it's past the point of no return. The only option is to seek greener pastures elsewhere. I haven't heard of Burcerías, but I'll check it out!
Australia 🇦🇺
I think people with You Tube videos promoting Canada as a place to live are paid to do those videos.
Your assessment regarding Canada is bang on.
I feel sad for people who come here with the belief that their lives will be better, Only to find out that they are far worse off.
I've noticed the cost of groceries and housing have tripled in the last few years.
Very difficult to get a Dr in Canada. 50.000 people in my small province are without a Dr.
People are being neglected by Canada's healthcare system to the point of dying right in the hospital waiting rooms or while waiting for an ambulance. Yet, A huge chunk of taxes go toward healthcare.
Homeless encampments are on the rise as landlords are gouging people for exorbitant rent. Streets are lined with homeless people and with the high cost of living it could be anyone of us carting our humble belongings around in a shopping cart.
If you have children I'd avoid sending them to Canadian schools and opt for homeschooling. Your children will be read to by drag queens while sitting on some strangers lap.
This week in class my neighbors son class will be showing boys how to paint their nails. They've already been taught about every kind of sexual position and how to use condoms and butt plugs. Yes, Even elementary students!
The school libraries are filled with books that promote pedophilia.
They want your children dumbed down and sexualized at an early age.
Wars are instigated because the greedy globalists want the land and resources and the politicians regardless of their colors are all in the pockets of a few elitists who rule over the many.
The globalists know that war creates all of the things they support.
Depopulation, Refugees, Who they want for cheap Labor, Land the refugees left behind for the resources to fill their troughs with.
My apologies for the long diatribe and Thank You Sir for being an honest and informative voice regarding the truth about Canada.
I was born and raised here and my dream is to leave.
Even Russia or China is starting to look good compared to Canada.
Very true !
Russia and China - no good choice, both countries are non-democratic and first one is aggressor with terrorist president
Better to relocate - Taiwan, Vietnam, Sri-Lanka ... South Asia, nice people, low prices, sunny, beach remote work if possible (digital nomad)
Follow your dreams and go!! You'll be back. Most of what you say is cherry picked Fox news talking points or simply fabricated.
Thank you for your honesty, you posted this a year ago, it is a year later and everything in this once great country has only gotten worse, I feel sorry for the younger Canadians regarding their future.
What a shame. I lived in Canada in the 90s and loved the experience, even the weather. I have closely watched how the pandemic has been handled with shock. It is a different country from the one I remember. Good but sad video.
When we moved to Canada in 2004, from Uk,it was our life’s dream. 10 years later, the dream was over. Have now been living in Ecuador for 8 yrs… year round spring, raising all our own food, and living well on $650 a month all in
Ecuador, an excellent choice. I lived there in Manta in 2014. But now live in Costa Rica. I have lived in Panama and Nicaragua as well since retiring in 2013. Here I live in a 7 bed/5 bath house with a 4 car garage on 23 acres I rent for $153 a month.
What do your children do?
@A R Not at all. As long as you do not buy, sell drugs , go with prostitutes or get falling down drunk. I live in a small community of about 9000, 3.5 hours from San Jose. And there are no larger towns within 50 Kilometers. So really no crime to speak of.
Live in communities of EXPATS, especially Americans and Canadians, you will find all the crime, drugs and bad associations here you probably thiught you were leaving And whether you rent or buy you will pay 6 to 8 times more renting from North Americans.
Thanks a million you are so truthful and sincere ...I am an Architect 45 , my wife is a registered Nurse with three kids we have been thinking about moving to Canada but this really is given me a second thought..
My brother moved there from London about 6 years ago and he is in IT and his wife is a teacher (2 children). He moved back to London this year. Don't know why he moved back because Canada was his dream. This video gave me some insight
dont do it
Your and your wife education and work experience will not be recognized most of the time, and it takes alot of time and hard work to work in your profession, if ever. Think twice before you make decision to emigrate to Canada. In Toronto guys with PhD are driving taxis, just saying.
It is great Country which is slowly going down. It is not the same Canada it was 50 or 60 years ego.
Same problems in most countries. Faraway hills always greener?
@@owhyte1 most but not all
I respect you speaking out and being honest about it , im from America and always wondered about Canada our health system to me is great takes just days to get surgery or appointments this video made me appreciate that more
Thank you for being so honest and frank about a number of current challenges associated with living in Canada. A couple of years ago I was planning to move and settle down in Canada, it seems it did not happen for a good reason.
You’ve dodged a bullet and I’m happy for you. I wasn’t that lucky tho, arrived last year and immediately counting the time to go back, it’s a scam of a country for new comers with a long depressing winter 😔
I am seriously researching leaving Canada. I have lived here all my life but sadly this is not the country I loved. Breaks my heart to say it. 💔💔🇨🇦🇨🇦
Why ? 🤔
Try Panama.
@@dankelly5150 Government and immigrants.
@@zakward7243 oh boy, another rascsist. Don't let the door hit your butt on the way out.
@@dalelore2725 Global corporate entities have destroyed the concept of a nation state in the west. They want open borders so that they can replace all populations with a one mixed race starting in the west. Religion has been controlled and slowly destroyed by such entities. And now with the illusion of progress (mostly technological materialism) we are seeing every distinction that makes us human such as belief, culture, race, sex etc. destroyed. No sir, I do not hate other races or creeds, I’m just sick of seeing social globalists use the migrants and the natives as economic gain and trying to mold their utopian new order.
I'm in the same boat. Absolutely considering moving out of Canada after these last few years. Cost of living is absolutely ridiculous, especially for the income most people receive. I live in a run down, small southern Ontario town, not a single house is going for under 1 million, even our old, 100 year old buildings are going for an average of 750-900k. Good luck paying for that working a blue collar job. Especially considering most of these communities don't have jobs nearby to pay for that kind of house.
Our Healthcare is garbage, I recently had a heart issue and was transfered to one of the best hospitals in Ontario for heart and circulatory issues. Long story short, they couldn't find a cause, so they discharged me with a prescription without confirming they actually work, and told me they can't do anything until I go back to work to see if it happens again (pain in chest, enzym levels through the roof) and now I'm waiting for an MRI a few months out but have to work inbetween then and now. One time i waited in the emergency room for 10 hours waiting on a doctor to show up (he never did) and so i got a 'nurses diagnosis' a guess as to why i was having significant chest pain at 12 years old. EI doesn't pay enough to keep you afloat, and God forbid you become disabled. I've got family who are medically disabled and are forced to rely on the charity/kindness of someone willing to rent out for next to free. I've got a friend who's medically disabled as well, they'll ask you what you pay in rent, yet turn around and not even give you enough to cover rent and food for even low income housing. And then they wonder why drugs are rampant, crime and theft are growing, and an increasing anti-government sentiment among many people is rising...
Schooling is ridiculous, they require you to learn half the content before actually beginning school through pre-requisits. Why Is it needed for me to have a university equivalent class in chemistry to become a firefighter? When 90% of what's taught isn't transferable, not to mention most of these jobs are volunteers, not paid (unless you live out west where forest fires are a large issue) even as I currently go through school, they teach you up from highschool level mathematics, chemistry, electrical, etc. So why the bs?
Our roads are in terrible condition outside most major cities and roads, you can't get internet in many rural communities because housing is spread out so far, numerous times have we been turned down my many companies because it's simply not worth it for them to install down a road with 3 or 4 people. So you're left with shotty, unreliable tower internet.
Our policing system here is a joke, I'm goody two shoes and I've never had a good encounter (clean record, no driving tickets, no criminal history, etc) My mother has been stalked, and threatened by off duty Toronto officer, my friend blackmailed for wanting to take an off duty cop to court after a road rage incident (his buddies in blue threatening him with jail if he tried it) my grandmother forcefully removed from her truck (despite them looking for a MALE) simply for driving the same make/model and colour. God forbid you buy a car thats been slightly lowered with a set of wheels, my cars been taken from a mechanics lot and inspected by an officer (not even in his own county), despite it being there for work to be done. Your rights and freedomes are little to none, theirs so many laws, restrictions, enforcement, hidden fees, on virtually everything you can imagine.
TLDR; If you've got money, and like living in HOA-like communities, Canada is the place for you! (In no way is this meant to bash Canada as a whole, this is simply my experience having lived in a dozen or so places around.)
Where you going?
@Stephen Nelson Haven't decided yet, a few trips are in order before I make a final decision (so I'm definitely open to suggestions). Japan has been a country I've always been very interested in. I believe there labour system aligns alot more strongly with my work ethic/beliefs apposed to what I've experienced in Canada thus far too. On the other hand, my family originates from Ireland, so I'd be curious to see what it's like there.
Worst comes to worst, I'll use my savings to roadtrip across Europe/Asia for a few years before settling on somewhere I enjoy.
Canada is a hostile environment. Such a wasteful place to live. You need to spend big money on winter attire others don't, and heating bills eats up much of the income the gov't doesn't take. I hate to have to bundle up and shovel the driveway just to go the grocery store. There's nothing wrong with sand beaches and palm trees year round.
So true! Life in rural Ontario is brutal!
The major problems in Canada people face:
1) Cost of living
2) high rents
3)Poor/worst health care
4) Nowadays, security concerns
5) low wages
You're being generous when it comes to our healthcare system.
I can't even find a family doctor since my doctor has retired.
Wait times at the hospital for me were more than 12 hours at some points.
Yeah, it can be brutal
It's based on need, the less urgent the longer the wait. And if you want a doctor go to walk-in clinics, all the doctors there are waiting to start their own practices and will take on patients.
@@tiffaniterris2886 Had an ultrasound on my kidney. Was told if there was anything I would be contacted. 6 months later was told there was a "spot" that needed to be examined. Then had to wait a couple months to have CT scan. No, I'm sorry but you are wrong there.
This is what happens with “free healthcare”. Nothing is free.
@@Cascada200 wait till the wait is the same and it cost you THOUSANDS IF YOU HAVE FAIRLY GOOD INSURANCE. And they might fight you on paying it ...or having to make sure that who you go to is IN NETWORK cause OUT of NETWORK will cost thousands more. Feel free to buy Canadian Health Insurance which is STILL better than what you will find in the USA.
I'm born here but I'm seriously considering leaving. If they implement the cbdc here in Canada that is where I draw the line and I will leave immediately. Life is certainly not the same my father came here in 1971 and within 4 years he owned his own house and had two newer cars, the mailboxes had the money exposed and nobody would steal it and generally people were extremely friendly. Life is not easy and I would not recommend someone leaving their warm country to live in this financial trap
Well put. It is a financial trap. If you look at the macro picture, from fuel taxes all the way to HST, municipal taxes, income tax, etc...the whole system is designed to keep you on the treadmill in order to siphon your time, wealth, and labour.
I agree. If you earn more than 220k, you pay almost 60 percent of your income on direct or indirect tax (tax of everything you buy). What it means is if you worked for 45 years, but you get paid for 18 years, rest 27 years you worked for government. Rest 40 percent is divided in such a way that you spend it all on housing, children and food. 6 months of winter means half of your life you lived inside your house as weather outside may kill you. 2 percent inflation means your money is worth less each year. And in 45 or 50 years it hold less than 30 percent of its original value. You don't own land in Canada, Crown owns it.
Canada is a financial treadmill or trap what you earn get used up, so you keep running like a hamster all your life. If you are old and tired, you can ask doctor for MAID.
Born here worked 47 years, and they're taxing me to death. You people voted for trudeau the 2sd. Oh "he's so handsome". A country of Homer Simpsons.
The CBDC is coming soon.. so you should start preparing to leave.
Do you realize Canada is currently one of the last to do a CBDC? We are in the development stage along with USA, Europe and UK. Middle-east, Russia, South America, Africa are in pilot stages. Some countries have already moved to CBDC. It appears only one country will not participate. They moved to Bit Coin as their currency several years ago... wonder how they are doing since Bit Coin has plunged in value? So I don't know where you plan on moving too unless it's Antarctica.
I moved here with my family about 1 year ago, and now I am sadly realized what terrible mistake I made. Seems Canada as a country was great about 20 years ago, when now it's become history. I agreed in 100% about what you said about vegetables - you will get allergy for everything from grocery store here. Costs of leaving is insane, as Software Engineer that making above 100k annually I can afford only cheap fast food, otherwise I will be not able to cover rest costs (rent, hydro, internet, phone etc). You can also forget about music lessons for your children or theater, gymnastics etc. All these simple things become only to reach people here (families making over 200k). I am really want to cry when I think of where this beautiful place lands (free heavy drugs, freaks everywhere, crime, housing crisis). I can't tell you how angry I am to myself for the moving here and spending my time and savings to get here. Every day, when I am returning from work to home, I feel like I got scammed.
Only thing I can say is that you are not alone in the way you feel I keep telling my wife that I feel sorry for a lot of the immigrants they are getting lied to about the reality of coming to Canada and have no idea what they are getting into thanks to the Turd and it's band of lying thieving libtards I know if I could talk sense to my wife we would be gone
I feel I was scammed too. I got my large gratuity payout and came here to start a fresh. What a mistake. The complications with IRCC alone is a nightmare.
best thing for you to do is start packing, I hear Gaza is nice this time of year. May Venezuela or Argentina might work for you.
I left Canada in 1995 when I could look in the want ads in the papers and they would say women and people of colour are strongly encouraged to apply. As a white guy born and raised there, I figured I wasn’t welcome. So I left.
Very sad. Canada is definitely becoming a completely different Country that it was in the 70s when I legally immigrated to CANADA.
I came here in 1988 and I agree 100%
Now its becoming 3rd world.
@@red-zi7fg but why?
@@jeksixten5751 Why? Because Trudeau and his mob are elitists and pander to the big corporations who have too much money and too much power. Trudeau is a communist with strange ideas that have nothing to do with running a country with it's best rnterests at heart, like Security, Defence, The Armed Forces, Housing, Poverty solving, Drug-solving,. He's taxing people to death, making the cost of living so high it's impossible for people to live here.. I believe this author, people are leaving in droves.
I have immigrated to Canada 25 years ago. I am proud Canadian citizen. Canada is truly a great country with wonderful history. However Canada is definitely not what it used to be. This great nation with massive potential is on a downhill trajectory. I am looking to move away in the next year or so.
Thinking of moving very seriously in the near future
@@igoralexandershnaidstein1599 same here, thinking about it almost every day now
Nope , it doesn't have a wonderful history. The way indigenous people were treated here is shocking and disgusting, you know that right ?
@@jhickman4735 what’s shocking is that everyone is being lied to about the horrific mistreatment of indigenous people in Canada and general population actually buying into it. If you are going to tell me about the residential schools and mass graves that were supposedly found using ground penetrating radar, I am going to disappoint you by saying that not a single body was actually uncovered. I know this is the inconvenient truth, but it’s a fact. A new book has been published recently. It’s by Mr. C. P. Champion “Grave Error: How The Media Misled Us (and the Truth about Residential Schools)”. Someone is desperately trying to rewrite our history. Don’t let them, stay informed.
wonderful history..are you high or just as intelligent as a bowling ball.
Can totally agree about the food. Our produce looks perfect but tastes so watered-down and flavourless. I was shocked by the vegetables I ate while travelling abroad, the cucumbers were so sweet and the peppers and tomatoes were exploding with flavor. And when I tried a strawberry abroad, OMG it tasted like strawberry candy. Food is not a deal-breaker, but when everything else in Canada is already going downhill it really becomes a damper.
And having a social life here is so incredibly difficult. There are no 3rd places where one can just hang out without having to spend money, not to mention the totally unwalkable infrastructure and awful public transportation that forces you to own a car if you want to go anywhere. Making friends is difficult, and maintaining friendships is even harder. Everybody is so worn out by the routine work, eat, sleep life, that nobody wants to put effort into relationships anymore. Society in general just feels worn-down and depressed.
It pains and saddens me to want to leave Canada, but I just can't seem to find happiness here anymore :(
How old r u? and when u first came to Canada
Your second paragraph says it all. Get out. Seriously, get out. No, seriously, get out. It's not like that everywhere. It's tragic how much time I wasted there now that I've discovered this. There are greener pastures, I promise you. Everyone there is confused. They sense something is wrong but can't seem to place it while the TV is on. Get out.
Food tasted so because it from greenhouse pumped by chemicals,to look nice but taste awful
I totally agree with you, especially for the social life and for the way we don't care enough about our relationships anymore.
I also plan to leave. I just don't know where to go.
Come to Turkey 🇹🇷 food here is a bliss ❤
Very informative Talks about Canada. Much thanks to you and your TH-cam channel.
I’m so thankful of having come across this great video! Reading the comments confirmed my feelings. I’m a black woman who was born in Cuba, the only Communist island in the Caribbean, I defected in Canada 21 years ago when I actually had the opportunity to seek for asylum. For the past 2 years I have questioned if living here is as meaningful as it used to be. My fellow citizens are in growing poverty that it’s embarrassing to acknowledge. Friends that decided not to take the jab were terminated and denied financial help and that includes me. I still can’t recover of such violation; you don’t what to say or who to talk to anymore as people may argue regardless of you love Tru… or hate Tru… adding the uncertainty of the near future as I read the news coming from Beijing. Not so proud of being a Canadian nowadays.
Luisa Heusa a move from the father's country to the son's country. It's ironic and sad, but I believe both countries will be set free; perhaps the one least expected will be first. I wish everything good for Cubans 🙏
Exactly the same here in New Zealand hence why we are going to fight for our freedom don’t give up we are many more than the globalists who want to impoverish us and make us debt slaves.
You and me both sister .... The only rural medical centre that supported over 1200 patients, where I was in fact employed, had to shut it's doors at the end of October 2021 because the doctor and all 5 of us refused the jab. So now we're all unemployed and a drain on social services handouts. The weekly cost of living increases and continuing bad quality of products is depressing me beyond expectations too 😔. There are surgeries closing down every month in Tasmania, especially in the rural areas, because of the shortage of doctors and medical staff. And yet the government continues to make some extremely questionable decisions. This world has truly been sucked into the WEF and WHO retoric. I would love to be able to move to a better world, but where is it?
In choosing not to get vaccinated you declared that you really didn't care about your health or the health of those around you or about whether you might waste a hospital bed that someone else desperately needed and that you didn't really want the job.
If you had any serious interest in doing the job then you would have got vaccinated - a very simple, logical and minor ask
of employees.
Millions of little children have been brave enough to get
vaccinated against covid.
It amazes me how many full grown adults are so
terrified of getting a quick jab with a needle that
they refuse to follow the example of those children
and do their part for society and get vaccinated.
I just picture these terrified adults screaming
"No, no. Please not me. Give the needle to the children instead".
Utterly shameful behavior.
Choices have consequences and you and your unvaccinated colleagues made the choice that you folks really didn't want the jobs that much and had no serious commitment to the work.
It's the same thing as an employee who refused to do retraining
for the job they had and so was eventually let go.
That employee effectively said "I don't care about this job so I quit"
by refusing to the retraining and you & your unvaxed colleagues
said the same thing and so like the worker who refused to
do retraining you effectively quit your job and have nobody
but yourself to blame for your choice and its consequences.
And spare us any rant about freedom disappearing.
Vaccine mandates have been common in many countries
a long, long time and they are added as new vaccines
become available based on science and principles of
public health.
Just try to send your unvaccinated child to school and
you'll find that they will just be sent home again
as they should be for their sake and the sake of other
children.
@@suzymatwetwe doctors and other health care workers who don't believe in science or vaccines or public health present a serious risk to patients and colleagues and to public health in more than one way and should never, never be employed in a health care setting.
It's really bizarre that people who don't believe in science or vaccines or public health went into the health care field at all.
It's like people who think that skiers are supposed to
glide uphill and not downhill thinking they want to become
ski instructors. Totally illogical.
I am an immigrant that moved here 12 years ago, took up a mortgage , raising three kids. Been lucky to have been employed in all the 12 but 1 year . Trick is picking the best province to give you a better crack at a somewhat good life . Alberta is cold but you suck it up and work. Am 10 years into my 25 year mortgage . Am working hard and life is what you make it.
Alberta is just as expensive as everywhere else and the jobs are lacking. Every position has 100 applicants and then it goes to some guy who knows someone on the inside.
@@WizardHarry69 I have lived and worked in Alberta. Alberta only has one tax to pay compared to other provinces . It’s cheaper on housing compared to say BC or Toronto . Gas here is always 50 or more cents cheaper compared to any other province . I can’t complain to be honest. The weather is what it is . Healthcare could be better but I have never needed it and been denied . I get regular yearly visits to the doctor. All I do is pick up the phone and schedule that visit . Groceries have recently spiked but it’s a trend we see all around the world . That means , adjust your lifestyle.
Is alberta better than ontario even though the crime rate there is a little higher and winter is more hell there than in ontario??
@@justfelix30 each of us defines better in our own way. I leave and work here. I am raising a family here as well .
I was 33 when I left Canada in 2021 as a Canadian citizen.
Reasons I left: radical government, cost of living, deteriorating society, too many ism’s and ist’s.
Canada as with America has had a half century of decadence and abundance and we all know too well how the spoiled child grows up.
Glad you left
I made the same choice for the same reasons. All they do there is watch TV and squawk. Miserable bunch. Hard pass.
@@user-dj4fd5vc6c Most countries are doing the same thing. Only difference is that when you relocate to another country, it is "out of sight, out of mind".
where are you living now?
I'm Canadian, live in New Brunswick. Me and my husband are debating on moving to another country because of the cost of living and how hard it is to find a place to live.
you and basically 99 percent of ppl living in Canada or are Canadian, who are not being subsidized by money from Asia, or who were not old enough to buy a home 20 years ago. Period.
@@tomgold5646why ppl always say "period" at the end of their scentence? It doesn't make ur point any sttonger. And by saying 99% you already conceded its not "period".
I have been here for 28 years and finally gotten to the point where I am planning my exit to my home country. This isn't the same country I once loved, everything has changed completely.
What do you mean? Please explain? How did everything change completely...all of a sudden (makes no sense).
I understand some people's stories...the Australian, who came here and was treated poorly in multiple fashions...via the workplace, the health system, therefore he headed back...man, why you would leave Australia for Canada....(that would be my trade off). I could go to Australia or New Zealand, but they don't really have Ice Hockey do they.
World of Logistics sounds: sounds like things got too expensive, the political climate changed, a relationship soured, or you got into trouble...so you gotta skip town!! (haha, hope the last one was just jokes, ya know!)
@@JoelER78 He is correct i have been here 28 years and we are planning the great escape. Taxes, Winter and poor healthcare and even worse the Canadian government is a joke.....
@@JoelER78 it has been changing for 20 years but nowadays the war and canadian migration policy have changed so fast. coul you imagine 1 million immigrants ? housing prices, food, ... etc. salary doesnt grow and getting competitive
@@JoelER78Bill C-51, housing prices increased several times, rent, gas and grocery costs increased, minimum wage increased but the jobs that used to pay 60K when minimum wage was $ 7.25/hr still pay 60K etc
Our current so-called leadership has dragged this country down to where it currently is. Many people can't afford to eat properly, or heat their homes; basic essentials which should be a given in such a rich nation. I remember when Canada was a great country; unfortunately those days are gone.
Born and raised in Toronto and was fortunate to flee to the US south in 2015. Earning a lot more, living in a beautiful house, low cost of living, and warm winters, what more can you ask? It's sad to see my home country turn to shit, but I knew for sure that it wasn't going to get better when I left. I have no regrets.
hi which city do you live in
@@AliPAioubi Dallas area
Yes, the US is nice if come form Canada. If you live here 20 years it is nightmare.
All these symptoms are affecting Australia,UK too Exactly...the same Everyone is saying the same ..,.Things arent like they used to be.Having lived in Mississauga and suffered the Winter there I love waking up to the warmth and blue skies of Western Australia 🇦🇺🥰
As a traveller, it’s really sad for me to hear Canadians leaving their country because genuine Canadians make Canada distinct.
Except they are not, this guy is a total noob that doesn't even know the capital city of Canada. (hint: It's not TORONTO as this noob claims)
The ones leaving aren’t genuine Canadians....good riddance
Born and raised Canadian with hopes and dreams not unlike any other person, the veil of truth is lifting. Our Indigenous brothers and sisters have a time honored position of truth regarding political policy and bad governance😪
@@katw01 wtf you talking about?
@@michynature Genuine Canadians.
My top complaint would be the lack of service I get in return compared to the absurd amount of tax I pay.
Pizza in 20 minutes right to my door but if I break my arm I'll sit in emergency for hours before I get help.
😂 yup that’s true
I broked my arm,and had to wait 2 weeks to get surgery after seeing 4 different dr ,all they could offerd me was morphine which I had to begged the nurses for hrs 😡😠😡
I really don't know what to say
I know people that broked their bone in the 3rd world country and got their surgery within 12 hrs
Because they are simply stealing your money
Pizza is from PRIVATE business, hospitals are owned by government. :)
As a Canadian who left it to Costa Rica in 2021 and was forced to come back for family reasons, I think all your points are bang on. If any, you have been too generous with the health system and have failed to mention the deprivation of personal freedom that was imposed in 2020/2021 which creates a horrible precedent.
Having to wear masks to protect your fellow Canadians is not a deprivation of freedom. Being selfish is not a virtue.
@@nicolasclermont893 same as wearing pants to protect people around you from your farts. If you haven't figured that out in 2023 though, I'm afraid I'm wasting my time.
@@nicolasclermont893 Such "protection" is about control. Open your eyes to what's going on.
refuse my vaccine!? protest? how DARE you. I'll freeze your bank account. wow.... this is what the country has come to....
@@nicolasclermont893 Masks do not stop viruses! Bacteria yes Not viruses!!
I am not sure when Toronto became the capital city. Did I miss something?
Yes you did 15:05
Great video that speaks truth! I was born and raised in Canada also did 28 years in the Canadian military. I once believed in our country but now it is sadly falling apart thanks to the extreme lack of leadership coupled with incompetence not taking advantage of the rich natural resources we have. I have my doubts we will get back on track anytime soon. In the last two years I have lived 18 months outside of the country waiting for the visa for my Colombian wife. And after being gone so long and seeing what is happening within Canada I am just starting to think I'll only ever return just to visit friends and relatives... That's the sad reality of it. Thanks for sharing your great content!!
So what kind of visa are you waiting for then?
@@b.bowmancamdenlocheinc1934 Thank you , you are very welcome ! Mucha suerte desde Mexico ;)
@@michynature We are waiting for her PR... she was denied her visitors visa twice before we were married , and there's not enough room here to list all of paperwork and personal documentation required just for a visitors visa, and after 6 months of waiting when we finally got the "reasons for refusal" , all I can say is they were absolutely bogus!! yes I'm slightly embittered with the Canadian government to say the least . I understand there's a process for these things but my experience has been nothing short of exhausting and frustrating.
Wish you the best Tom. We are also leaving. It is sad as we lived in Canada for 26 Years.
" not taking advantage of the rich natural resources we have." - You are very wrong here! Foreign corporation know how to take advantage of it the way nothing is left for Canadians. Or maybe some toxic waste we need to clean...
I’m a physician - we’ve considered going elsewhere. The country is punitive against hard work, and the quality of life has gone down significantly over the last 5 years. Our family have it better than most. It’s just bananas what we’ve let happen to this place. It’s run by a vapid, self-important, leisure-class fool who governs only for a few rich, entitled urbanites and the real estate and grocery empires.
The thing keeping us here is the healthcare crisis itself - I just can’t morally abandon the colleagues we have left. But the demand is crazy right now and people are extremely angry by the time they get to us.
What did they think was going to happen when the federal government attacked physicians in 2017!? Of course people left. We were already critically short. But Trudeau decided “hey people hate the rich and if I can convince them that the doctors (ie - not the Westons) are the rich people they’re after, I can win some votes by screwing them over. And that, he certainly did.
He promotes divisiveness, anger and chaos. The playbook is used by the elites and is centuries old . Divide and rule!
What about the fat increments you got for murdering your patients with the bioweapon? Must have sweetened the deal though?
i;m going to get political.... but the current govt of canada at this point is a big big part of what is making canada not so good. the liberal party right now needs to purge. the good old liberals like chretien and paul martin that ran canada pretty well.... heck harper wasn't so bad either..... are long gone. right now i am forced to vote conservative.
I am sure it's hard to be a Doctor. I have such a serious medical condition. I will die if I don't get simple medical care. I feel like there is a problem with the medical associations, or what the government asks Doctors to do.
💯 true!!!
100% agree with every factor mentioned (exception of the weather, I don't mind the snow). Biggest motivating factor is that I can't foresee a positive change in the near future and as a parent, I need to provide my children with the best opportunity for a good fruitful future. The schooling system is in as much despair as the healthcare. And I'm trying very hard to not be too political, staying within my arcs and just being very very broad. I've lived in a many provinces, I've traveled to many countries, I was once a member of the forces. I love my country, love it, love what it could be. However, corruption.. oh the lies... Parliamentary debates... now resemble schoolyard disputes. No accountability, no need to answer pertinent questions. Anyone can predict the outcome of all investigations, same story every time. It's unfortunate.
Canada switched to sight reading and fuzzy math and has the depressed test scores to prove it. I am a homeschooling mom, have a mommy friend who is a public school teacher and I have not heard one word from her about my choice to homeschool.
High minimum wage or good paying jobs is doesnt equal the extremely high cost of living.
Hi Jason. I live in New Zealand and you could literally substitute the country name New Zealand for Canada in almost every thing you said. Same deal here with pretty much everything you cited, perhaps barring the weather.
Exactly, but he has traveled everywhere, and thinks it is just Canada's problem.
New Zealand is far worse
@@paulawagstaff686 Maybe he only feels qualified to speak about Canada, being Canadian ?
Both following WEF agenda.
Very difficult to believe any Nation such as New Zealand would actually VOTE for the Government you have today....yes, difficult if not impossible! From top to bottom, most I have seen and listened to couldn't hold a Management position in a neighborhood Walmart, but here they are in charge of an entire Nation of lemmings! Apparently your millions of sheep have more intelligence than the average New Zealand voter!
This video really speaks the truth about Canada. Yes, Canada is a beautiful country with so many positives, but there are many other things that make it a tough place sometimes. The high cost of living is getting out of hand, working extra hard but really not getting anywhere, the health care system is a mess! The other aspect is the social life, I moved to Ottawa a few years ago from the West, and this city is hard for making friends. If you didn't grow up here, you'll have a hard time making friends as most people have already established their friend groups and have no interest in making new ones. The people are polite, but beneath that politeness is unfriendliness and coldness where they truly don't "let you in". It's a cold city and I don't mean the temperature.
As an immigrant, I felt the same like you feel about social life in Ottawa before... I got my dog. I hope your situation has changed these days. Once I got a dog, I've made real friends in Canada. Once I've made friends outside, they started inviting me to their homes when they saw me alone all the time. Also, I gave some furniture to my neighbours who were strangers to me before. I just asked if they need it and it was the first time when I entered a unit of a complete stranger in Toronto :) I shared with my elderly neighbours some food that I cook. I started my conversation with them in the elevator. I left small gifts at the doors of my nice neighbours before Christmas.
Sometimes I take neighbours' kids or dogs to my home (after meeting them outside many times) to watch them for couple hours. It was my way to integrate to the local environment, and I also have natural curiousity to learn about different ways of lives, and people around me like answering my questions when we find free time to communicate. Also, local libraries' workshops help find like-minded people and stay in touch with them. Meetup website is an amazing place to meet interesting people in your area. Meeting people on the street wasn't safe for me personally from time to time but I am a person who can say no, so people don't ask me the same question. I wanted to make some friends but few people on the street offered me drugs to try after a nice conversation. I hope that my message can be helpful to you because I know how it feels to be around many strangers. Usually, I ask myself what I can give before I want to take or get something in my life, and this busy world gives me a positive response after I start giving something. By the way, one of my friends lives in Ottawa who came there from Montreal. She found nice people at work, for example and they keep in touch all the time. Just sharing! Never give up!
@@elizavetadolgova thanks for the tips. Glad it worked out for you eventually.
Jajajaja 🤣 true
I lived in Ottawa in my teenage years. Gorgeous looking city. It was fucked up living there though, I was constantly gangstalked and attacked all the time while just trying to mind my own business.
OMG, I experienced exactly the same thing when I lived in Victoria, BC as an international student almost two decades ago. I could strongly sense the superficialness of Canadians’ politeness in my bones. Blinded by the false belief that they are “polite” and that they are the best(when in fact, they seemed to suffer from an inferiority complex), they often seemed out of touch with reality.
There is a world of difference between what you believe and what is actually true, and unless Canadians don't take an honest look at themselves, the problems will persist.