Breaking Point: 7 Shocking Reasons Why Immigrants Are Leaving Canada in 2023
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- In recent years, Canada has been seen as an attractive destination for immigrants seeking better opportunities and a high standard of living. However, a surprising trend has emerged in 2023 - an increasing number of immigrants are leaving Canada. The reasons behind their exodus? The cold weather and harsh winters have always been a challenge for many newcomers, but now, poor job prospects and a high cost of living are making it difficult for immigrants to establish themselves and build a life in Canada. But the four other reasons will surprise you!
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Canada is broken and for some strange reason people keep voting Liberal. I was so much happier with Stephen Harper
Seems so long ago now
Just because Happer was lucky and he was in the up economy cycle. No matter which party is power, the major issue is the corruption in the name of democracy. All taxes are skyrocking, on contrary, publish get less and less service from the government.
@@sui-yu-er-anHarper stepped in 2006 just before the crash of 08 until 2015 and Canada was largely unaffected. Get your facts right clown.
@@sui-yu-er-an he was not lucky. remember as the USA housing crisis crashed in 2008 Harper knew how to manage the country and this fool we have now just keeps spending as we the tax payers have to shell out the money to pay for it.. wake up
Do not underestimate their ability to cheat. In the US, they offer "incentives" to immigrants to vote Democrat. Totally illegal but they get away with it
I lived 15 years in canada and it’s NOT WORTH it unless you are super poor or live in a war area, otherwise is a nightmare
The same can be said about other first world countries. It's never worth to move from a first world country to another first world country (if the reason is to become rich). Cause you already had it all in your home. That's why not many people from those countries move to Canada...neither Canadians to other countries like those. Most Canadians who move from here to other countries they move to countries where 1 the currencies are devaluated below hell and second are countries where the rich has a lot of benefits and exemptions in tax (usually, at the expenses of the poor, see Income Inequality).
First world countries have high cost of living. And Canada is one of the highest compared with income
@@ddaniel987x Moving from Canada to the United States is often worth it if you have a university education, unique skills, or a good business opportunity. You make more money, taxes are lower and most things are less expensive.
@@sexygeek8996you will get the health care argument from some fool in Canada
@@Ugh551 Yes, I forgot to mention that. I'll address it before the fool does.
Canada has "free" health care that will cost you more in taxes than paying for American health insurance. At least in the U.S. you can see a specialist next week instead of having to wait until your condition is life-threatening.
I was born in Canada, im established and still looking for an exit. I would have never imagined feeling this way 20 years ago.
Wow why?
@@MarcelleHechenberger-jg7pl Do you not see what the government is doing to us? That’s why!
Me too. If my wife will give the go ahead, I’ll sell and head south.
@@MarcelleHechenberger-jg7pl
Because it isn't a free country anymore.
Canadians who want to move to the Southern US should do their homework.
It's a nightmare..especially in Florida. Rents are astronomical. Want to buy a house?? House insurance is so costly due to the climate (hurricanes) Florida is one huge flood zone. Don't think that buying a Condo will ease your problems, either. Fees also going up, up, up.
Those are just a few of the problems. California is another story only worse.
I am getting a sense that countries like UK, Australia and Canada don’t care if you leave at the end. It might actually be a desired effect. They want your money in the local economy, the surplus value of your labour (through taxation 50%, central bank money printing, and your loan interest payments), if you leave after staying for the best part of your years. The health care system has no added cost. It is a win win for them. They can then go off harvest some more immigrants. They will never run out.
The best thing to do is go to canada, get the canadian passport and move out, they will benefit that you pay taxes etc, and you will benefit by getting the passport
I honestly i don't want to come to canada because of the life there, it is just because of the passport
I think you're right. They don't want people who have high expectations. They are happy to see you leave. I fired my family doctor of 5+ years because she was too lazy to make a referral for me. I received a letter in the mail 2 days later making it clear the firing was mutual. I am mom and I call the shots so she lost me, my husband and three kids and she could not have given less of a s--t. She probably had us replaced in 2 weeks because there is a doctor shortage. The roster system sets up a game where doctors try to fill up their roster with the lowest maintenance patients. They get an annual payment per patient regardless of how many times you see them or need something from them. Countries are the same way. Of course, everybody with high expectations leaving bodes very poorly for these countries.
@@MedicalAutonomyProject I was wondering why my family doctor was happy to have me as a patient.
They do care because they will lose tax revenue but more and more suckers are coming in. So they don’t feel it as much. Until the immigrants figure it out
Can you say the Canadian government, and not Canada? Because a lot of young Canadians who were born and raised here are leaving because it's absolutely ridiculous. Especially since we saw that life that our parents had, and know that this is all due to monopolies and shit government policy for decades. Could have been completely avoided.
My fam moved to Canada from Bulgaria in 94, I grew up and did all my schooling there. After 28 years of living there, I left along with my Canadian wife and have moved back. We are living far better day-to-day life here. Nothing to do with the reduced cost of living as we were doing quite fine in Canada as well, we both have good professions. The lifestyle in Toronto and the rest of Canada is just very different. Toronto is not very walkable, too big, unsafe, unclean, shitty pedestrian areas. Lifestyle is basically, go to work, stfu, pay your taxes, stfu.
u moved back to bulgaria? toronto is the ONLY place in canada that is actually livable. other places are literally s-holes. i don't know why anyone would migrate to canada and choose to live anywhere that is not toronto. like thats just insane to me who would hate himself that much except if you lived in some slum in africa with no food and water and toilet and literally any country with electricity is an improvement to your living conditions.
@@openbob6656 Because where I live now (Varna) isn't some slum in African, its a beautiful city on the black sea coast, in a huge paid off apartment, with extremely low crime, no crackheads, access to amazing local food, far better weather, better internet, better basically everything. My wife who wasn't born here like me, loves the move even more than me. I grew up in Toronto, built a 20 year software engineering career in Toronto and have worked or lived all over the city, I know the city very well. Its a shitty, overpriced, overhyped city with a ridiculous real-estate/cost of living, with an absolutely joke of a return for those costs. It used to be a better place when I was growing up, but saying its THE place to be now is ridiculous.
@@NickEnchev i just looked up your country it is beautiful and is cleaner than italy and i didn't realize it is Christian...i want to visit now
@@NickEnchev How do you think Toronto compares to Montreal? I have been to Toronto numerous times and it seems way safer than major cities in the States.
@openbob6656 lol your dumb..
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After 30 years of paying taxes & being disregarded by health care, I finally left Canada 2 weeks ago, when I realized that I gave that country my best years and there was no future for me but mis prescribed medecines & a homeless shelter ..!!!
So long Canada.. good luck to all the people still there. M'out..!!!
Let us know how you're doing after 2 years. 2 weeks???
@859carole Better a running stream than a stagnant pond, dear. The last 10years in Canada were a terrible waste of the little time I have left, with no hope of growth or protection from my work. That's far too long.. if life is going to be that stagnant, I'd rather live an adventure.
You moved to which country?
@@sa25077 I am in Brazil now but looking at Thailand seriously for the first time.
I left Canada 9 years ago following a nightmare journey through the healthcare system and after paying close to 1 million in income taxes over 25 years. I'd had enough.
I was born and raised in Canada and I’m leaving as well!
see you! LOL
Goodbye. And don't come back
@@kennethlalla1779I'm sure he will be more than glad not to. I left 10 years ago and have never been back. At first everyone use to ask me why I left but now they ask me how they can also leave. I hear things have just gotten worse in Canada.
@@jw841The problem is worldwide. It’s all mandated and done on purpose. If governments don’t want it to happen, it won’t happen
@@jw841where you live now??
I was deadly I'll with pneumonia in H1N1 and coming disperately to the hospital they did not even look at me I had to fly to my own country to save my life. This happens during 10 years.
You mean since Trudeau was first in office?
oh my God!!! you are lucky you had another country to fly too. it is getting scary here.
If you feel that Canada no longer meets your needs, it's worth considering leaving. However, it's important to plan your departure carefully. This decision is based on economic factors. Think of it like leaving a movie you don't enjoy - staying till the end won't make things better, it'll just waste more time. It's better to cut your losses before they get worse.
Christi, I agree with your comments regarding Canada. I'm originally from Africa, and have found relationships here to be superficial. Despite the problems back home, I constantly think of moving back where people are a lot more hospitable. I believe that every country has it's problems....one has to choose which problems you're willing to accept and live with in life.
Same, my wife and I have decided that we just can't fathom living with winter for half of the rest of our lives!
forget that, 1 million dollar CAD for a below average 2bed room condo, no thanks
Well said
@@esparda07 For sure. I believe the winter is easier to handle if you grew up with it!
The long winters are depressing! And the lack of sunlight on your skin for half the year is a health hazard most people ignore.
Things Christi said are right on the money. After 32 years spent in Canada, close to retirement and lost wife to cancer I figured out that I can’t continue living in Canada. Pension is simply not sufficient even for my moderate lifestyle. I moved back where I came from and now I live in Split, Croatia. A coastal town in the middle of Adriatic coast. Except for gasoline and hydro everything costs less here. I have a Ford diesel and one tank (about 80 dollars worth) easily lasts me a month. Hydro bill is about 70 bucks in summer time and about 140 in the winter. I run AC and board heaters according to the season. That is for 2 bedroom + living room condo, 700 ft2. Maintenance is about 25 bucks a month. Water about 12. Garbage disposal about 8 dollars. Cell phone all unlimited is about 30 dollars a month. Cable TV + Internet is about 40 dollars a month. And healthcare, that costs about $110 a month. The same coverage locals have. Covers dental and vision as well. Yes, they complaint about wait times for specialists, CT or similar things. You can always go to private practices, pay cash and get things done. Prices are not exorbitant as elsewhere. For example dental cleaning is 40 bucks.
By the way there is a big difference in real estate costs from islands, coast and inland. Most of the foreigners want to live by the sea and price of m2 is about $4500. While inland, even Zagreb capitol is about half of that. Smaller cities, villages, farms, farm land are dirt cheap.
Enough rant, gone to the beach … 😊
Hello, sorry for your loss. I'm glad you were able to move away and be comfortable out of Canada
That place looks absolutely beautiful. I just looked it up on google.
Sorry dude Canada is a disaster zone since 2000s and now it's just unlivable. I'm born here and I can't wait to get out. Canada is going downhill fast and the rigged 3 party system ensures nothing will ever change
A comment regarding friendliness: It's definitely not nearly as friendly as it used to be in the 80s or 90s or even early 2000s. You still might see a bit of it in smaller cities or towns, but overall, it's a dying characteristic sadly.
I agree but i dont think this applies to newfies though they are the friendliest Canadians I have ever met
I had somebody angrily honking at me because I didn't yield when I was in the traffic circle and he was waiting to get in. Everybody is angry. Nobody cares. Delivery vans will illegally park in busy roads and inconvenience 100 drivers to spare themselves from having to pull into a driveway.
who would have thought importing poor 18 year old men from africa would have the consequences of rape and crime..... 🤡 liberals love keeping canadaian females safe 🤡
@@MedicalAutonomyProject What happens if you pull into a driveway?
Immigration helps destroy the friendliness - the sense of home of a united people is removed and replaced by separate ethnicities and enclaves.
It is hard to escape Canada, however i can see that anyone with talent and brains have found ways to leave.... the only one's staying are drug addicts, people with disabilities and drug addicts. This place is a nightmare
Castreau has destroyed this country from top to bottom.
You could copy and paste this message with New York City, Los Angeles or Seattle. It all comes down to cost of living and the liberals.
Lol
what city are you in?
Yes the people with options are leaving. It will get worse with time. It will be elderly white Boomers and freeloader immigrants trying to leach off each other.
Having lived in both the USA and CAnada, everythiing on average is 30% more expensive in Canada except for health insurance and housing (specifically L.A. and NYC are outliers). As well, Canadians are taxed more and are paid less for comparable jobs.
Housing in Canada ! Rent is expensive in here ...
Housing is also more expensive in Canada if you compare similar cities: Vancouver vs. Seattle, Toronto vs. Chicago, any city in the prairies vs. a similar-sized city in the mid-west.
in the US, you're not taxed by the government but you will pay more to private industries and through property taxes to cover the same things.
@@mrparts The United States has taxes too, but the rates are not as high as in Canada. Yes, health insurance is expensive, but if you are making a lot of money then the tax savings will more than offset all the Canadian government freebies you are giving up.
@@mrpartslet's get one thing straight, you know nothing about United States.
"In this country you can say what you like because no one will listen to you anyway..."
Renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood in "True Stories" a 1981 collection of her poetry
I'm born in Canada. My mom's Caribbean and many of my family don't want to move to Canada for many of the reasons you identify. You have frankly identified the situation here.
Totally agree
1) Weather
2) Stupid government
3) Prices
4) People who mostly smile but it's not real
5) Worse healthcare in the world , unless you have time or a lot of money
6) Taxes ( they are implementing carbon taxes ) so we are paying more to fight climate change ( but the problem is we produce only 1.5% of global emission so it's sounds pointless for all people with IQ more then a double digits but apparently not for our government)
P.S Forgot to mention if you cant live without sun Canada is not for your for sure .
Most of Canada has plenty of sunny days, but I understand what you mean.
Climate change and carbon taxes are both government scams
I'm glad you decided not to come to canada. You don't sound like the sharpest tool in the shed.
@@antonboludo8886 He meant you cant get sun tanned. LIke people who have melanin.
@@sillymesilly This is wrong. Yes you can easily get tanned here.
The sun in the major Canadian cities is very strong. Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver are not situated at northern latitudes.
The winters here are long and cold, but Canada is NOT a Nordic country. Nordic countries are Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Norway. Much more north than Canadian cities. Less cold in winter and less warm in summer.
Look on your globe.
Yes, I met a couple who moved to Canada from impoverished, corrupt and crime ridden Venezuela where it is reported that some citizens were forced to eat their pets. They stayed one year and were so miserable and disappointed in Canada that they decided to go back to Venezuela!
there's a Canadian youtuber who moved to Venezuela
What??? Is Canada that bad??
@@femmybetts5494 Canada isn't altogether that bad. However, if you're able to achieve an investment income of just US$2,000 per month, then you can live a LOT better in Venezuela than in Canada. (I live in Colombia.)
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@@femmybetts5494 YES. At least Venezuela has better weather!
Move to Canada 20yrs ago and it has been going down fast.
Each year it gets worse...
she right I am in Canada I am telling not to come to Canada
It’s really up to each individual to make that decision for themselves
I’m in South Africa in the film-tv industry, and cannot find stable work, all is given to POC (People of Colour). I’ve been umemployed for over a year.
@@natesnautical the film industry is tough as I have worked in it myself. And there is more representation finally happening of the BIPOC community here in Canada, as it should be - as there was an underrepresentation for far too long.
@@ChristiInCanada Eventually the white people will have no country to call their own, not here or in the west. I don’t fall for the oppression nonsense and social justice theories however ss a Christian, that should not be our goal, nor do I prescribe that you have the same belief systems. If first enacted, where will it end. It can only seriously end with Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. Will you pay restitutions until when, will you fix limited access to resources, or give back the land by when? The only thing western civilisation will do with this maddening communist thinking is destroy your own countries and societies, and be hunted down like animals. It’s happening on our farms here, it’s starting to happen in the States now (Chicago) because of lawlessness, a huge influx of Africa is going to hit Europe very soon, and will only lead to civil war. The bible makes it clear, Christians have no business assimilating with heathen nations, because they will eventually lead us away from our God, and his values. Various races can live together, only if they prescribe to the same value systems. Many Egyptians fled with the Israelites out of Egypt, but they adopted their religious practises. Otherwise we are doomed to destruction, Christianity brings success, wealth and order, very few of any of the other religions can say the same. This was the success the West has been built upon, that said, I am not blind-sided by the evil colonisers have done to countries including to my own in Africa, they’ve pillaged the nations resources to prop-up their own economies, at the expense of the local populations who’s resources they’ve plundered, eternally plunging millions into poverty and degradation. It wasn’t God’s intent that so little men, must rule over so many, and have all the resources to boot. Their is enough for everyone, but the human heart, whether black or white knows no resistance to evil, which is why we all need God.
@@ChristiInCanada If you have money you can live in Malaysia or Indonesia like Bali they are cheap and get job online you gonna live comfortable life and cheap cost living
Canada is an expensive country
It is in some respects
@@ChristiInCanada Yeah, like housing, food, cell/internet services, fuel, and taxes.
Canada is a lot more expensive than it needs to be... mostly because of bloated, inefficient government dead weight. Cut back on government, and Canada can be a great country again.
@@derikuk2967 Cut back on government and increase free market competition.
I was born in canada. I worked hard all my life. And tried to get ahead and buy a home. Health system is real slow . I gave up on that. You cant proteact your home or family . Because the law here pervents you from doing that. If you do protect your home / your self/ your family you are still charged. Canada is not a good place to live. There are other thing to like the cost of liveing inflation has gone up 50% in the last couple of years.
You can try living in the US where people get shot for knocking on the wrong door, or where frequent school mass shootings are considered acceptable by conservative voters.
Yes, if you complain about safety issues you are the big baddie. I have had Canadians act like I was the villain for complaining about somebody throwing up (alcohol) in TTC in front of my toddler, leaving syringes and and crack pipes and condoms in parks, etc. You're not allowed to feel alarmed until somebody is being run over by a van or guns are involved. I saw one news story where a coyote chased a girl in broad daylight and animal control refused to shoot it! They labeled it "normal" behavior.
Oi!!!! I stopped reading your message at "worked hard" . Why do poor people always think that working hard is a value??? No one cares how hard you work. My dad always said don't work hard, work smart.
I am a Canadian citizen and the CNO (College of Nurses of Ontario) didn't recognize any of my volunteer work with a medical mission, work with veterans and even went as far as telling me that there is no overlap of medic skills with nursing skills. My RN status is in New York and my medic status (was) with Australia and the Philippines. Just in case I missed the point, CNO then told me I had to pay for English testing to prove I was adept in the language. No wonder there is a nursing shortage in Ontario and the rest of Canada. America still appreciates me. Hopefully, the Canadian provincial nursing schools are revamped soon and infused with commonsense.
Canadian here, born and raised.
1. Job Prospect: Right. Canada has always been a hard place for job prospect. The business mentality is very conservative and afraid of risk compare to let say the U.S.
2. Cost of Living: Although the cost of products have always been more expensive than the U.S. overall cost of living was really good until MA*
3. Can't comment since I'm a native.
4. Healthcare used to be very good before. No wait time. Than came MA*
5. Can't comment since I'm a native.
6. Isolation: You probably don't try hard enough to find your tribe. As a Canadian I had many friends from other countries and I'm not an exception. But why would we adopt your philosophy or way of living, or social culture? Sure we like world food and music, but on the social level a lot of countries outside of the West have a high level of corruption, intolerance to certain lifestyle, and stuck in antiquated religious dogma. We don't need that. When you move here you are supposed to adapt to your new country, not the other way around.
7. Winter Blues: That's a fact. Every Nordic countries are affected. So you need to buckle up buttercup. Go play outside or you'll go mad.
Too Liberal: I would disagree. Although on the surface it might look like that, in reality the economic policies favors corporations. If by too liberal you mean yoke, than I agree you you. But gun control is not strict enough.
MA*: A lot of the problems affecting Canada right now is the cause of the mass immigration policy in place since the mid 80s. The government have accepted more people but has not implemented housing and services policies to keep pace. They relied on the "free market" to take care of everything, with the result that we know.
Is MA* code for Trudeau?
@@mrofnocnon It's in my comment. Mass Immigration
@@redMaple_QC Gotcha and quite right. When you overload a system because of politics what can you expect to happen..
@michelhebert1099 You seriously think that Canada is free of corruption? How many people
have had their properties stolen from them by VERY corrupt social service and medical personnel, under the guise of "caring" - they present emergency injunctions before a court, the victims don t even know the action aimed at the seizure of property and person has been filed, the court entertains the action invariably, and invariably agrees with the medico-socio officials on the basis that they are "well intentioned"
Experts. This has been going on for decades!!! Look up corruption, quebec public curator. There is no doubt that it is the same in the other provinces. Newfoundlands Royal Newfoundland Constabulary - police officers engaged in serious crimes, including rapes, breaking in and entering, theft;
In Montreal, the city goves out contracts for road paving, to mafia-connected companies who use cheap quality asphalt that will NOT withstand the cold and salt of winter, so that they keep getting repeat contracts, and city officials are handed fat packets of cash under the table. I d be surprised if this does not go on in the ither Canadian cities.
We just saw a monsteous swindle masquerading as a health concern, whereby a very big pharma ceutical got hundreds of billions of dollars on entirely false pretenses, all on our dime, and how many people have been injured for life and have died? Let s get real - people in glass huses should not throw stones!!!
Of course, we can alsways invent our own polyanna world of make believe to give ourselves comfort.
"When you move here you are supposed to adapt to your new country, not the other way around." - that seems to contradict the official Ottawa policy of multiculturalism. The latter is the code for population replacement to get ignorant votes in elections... in the short term.
My family immigrated to Canada in '91. Half of them have already left. My wife and I make mid-six figures. I own my own house and car, but am still looking to get out. Making plans for Switzerland or Austria. The situation here is rather dire and only getting worse by the day. For those who look at Canada as some utopia, please do your research and think again. Sad to say as I love Canada and would have never imagined leaving 15-20 years ago.
Hey, appreciate your comment. What about Canada is dire? Just trying to understand the perspective of someone like you who is apparently doing well. Thanks.
@@alexrubin5955 i moved here 1.5 years ago and i work in tech so I make decent money. In my opinion the situation is dire because of the healthcare and the cost of living/housing crises. Those are probably the most important things.
All the points are spot on. Life is unnecessarily complex here. When I first came here generally technology seemed like it's stuck in late 90s or early 2000s. Beginning with the immigration process itself there is visa, there is a permit, an EOI application, a PR application, a portal, eCopr then finally PR.. which all could be eliminated in just one single document. Don't even think about getting a car as a new immigrant, the car insurance will cost double what you pay for the car regardless of decades of driving experience overseas the insurance companies will extort large sums stating you don't have Canadian driving experience. For a country this big pretty much every vital market is lacking in competition and oligopolistic, from Mobile, banking, airline etc etc. For a developed country many sectors don't pay as much with few exceptions. Always wondered how people are making a living on a minimum wage job here. And I don't even want to start with the healthcare and housing crisis. Poor work conditions, low wages, multiple jobs to support a life, heavy government control, red tapes on prettymuch everything you try to do, bureaucracy paperwork etc etc. Overall Canada feels like its got the worst of both capitalism and socialism. Part of the problem is Canadians are too nice they let the Governments and Corporates exploit them without complaining
Because the critical aspect of passing immigration laws is that the lives and incomes of native Canadians should not be altered by too much competition and disruption in the labor market from too many migrants. The proof?: The government grants all these visas to skilled people, yet their credentials and experience are not considered valid in the job market. This is not a mistake; it's a deliberate policy choice for decades. Chemical engineers driving taxis has always been a regular thing in the Canadian immigration system. The bureaucracy grinding for these people to get accredited to work in Canada in these professions is an extra layer imposed to ensure the markets are not disrupted.
Staging fake automobile accidents in Brampton and to a lesser extent Mississauga is a thriving pastime. Americans pay about one third what Canadians pay for automobile insurance.
💯Sounds like slavery under the guise of citizenship. Zero quality of life and health issues. Not worth it.
I had to go to drivetest three times to convert my US license with over 10 years driving experience.
Preserve is the unofficial way the Canadian economic system operates on. You see it in food production (quotas for farmers), phone and telecommunication (handful of companies), only six large banks, one or two major airline companies, selling of alcohol, etc.
Just be a third world immigrant refugee and you'll love Canada.
I was chatting with an Assyrian Christian a few days ago whose family came to Canada as refugees many years ago and he's thinking of heading back to Iraq.
God bye, good luck and pass la Vista baby.
Refugees receive more and better benefits than seniors in Canada !
Lol! So true. We have a rental townhome in the suburbs of Toronto, and a Ukrainian refugee family moved in. They left after a year bec they found a bigger detached home to rent in Vaughan! The wife doesnt work as she cdnt speak Eng very well, and the hubby works as a truck driver. They were naive enough to tell us that as refugees, the govt gives them $7k a month doleout and child support. Am amazed at that! My paycheck is less than that doleout after tax.
@@TheMaiah13 We're not against refugees because many are legitimate. It's not their fault if they benefit from being refugees. It's the country that accepts them. In this case, it's Canada's open refugee policy under the idiot PM. Same is true with asylum seekers. They simply cross the border to Canada or come to Canada illegally then apply for asylum. While their asylum application is pending, they get all the benefits from the government. Some bring nothing to Canada except the clothes they wear. We don't even know if they're criminals from their home country or terrorists. When their application is denied, they hide and stay in the country illegally.
My cousins have lived in Canada since they were little children in the 90s. Now they're adults they tell me the "Canadian Dream" is not really what people think it is.
I recently heard that the population of tax slave of Canada is increasing.
Sorry, what do you mean by “tax slave”?
@@ChristiInCanada tax slave = new wave of immigration.
All they do is tax you here..
@@ChristiInCanada it means people in canada
We are as a immigrants paying tax for nothing. 😮
My girlfriend goes back and forth constantly on all those issues. I was born here and agree that Canada is not was it used to be. We try to enjoy as much as possible but she still goes back to visit family for months at a time in the winter.
Trading off winter months for a warmer climate might actually be the most Canadian move of all 😃
Sounds like she is inviting you to move😅😅
I wish my vacation time was longer. Currently i can try to get 4 weeks. I would like at least 5 weeks. And ideally 6 weeks. I only want to go overseas back home once every 2nd year with my wife. Hopefully my next job i will negotiate for my next job. My current job in usa is offering 17 days per year which is unheard of in usa. Usual is 10 days. If i stay with this company for another year, i will negotiate for another week in lieu of pay increment if need be.
I always wanted to live in canada. Such a shame such a beautiful country is being ruined just like here in Australia
Australia is better
Used to be good. Not no more
Right now they are just cold and hot versions of the same thing. In Canada's case, one person (Justin Trudeau) is responsible for most of the problems.
The entire Western world in circling the drain.
Canada hasn't changed. What changes is the perspectives from outsiders once they see that Canada has always been a highly regulated economy because that is what its voters want.
Your Quote:
Canada is too "Liberal" and a "Nanny State".
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I (100%) agree with this statement.
Canadian children are "bubbled wrapped" from pre-school until [Grade 8]
and then placed into the real world and totally shocked when entering [Grade 9].
Awesome video. Thank you for that synopsis. It was detailed and pretty awesome.
Thanks for watching!
I’ve been out of the country for 10 years. Wanted to come back but honestly at this point I’m happy I left when I did and that I’m settled somewhere else. Things are ridiculous at the moment.
Me too. Over a decade and strongly considered moving back at the start of pandemic, thinking prices may become a little more reasonable, but the opposite happened. Now, very unlikely to ever come back.
is it really that bad or are people just exaggerating?
@@openbob6656its horrible bro
@@mysticnomad89 i think people are just over reacting. where are the people leaving to? their home countries or the usa? :D i think canada is fine man, they just go to the praries where housing is affordable and not to toronto as much as before. this is why the population of canada is increasing, meaning aint no one leaving. canada hit 40 million a few months ago so..
@@openbob6656 its 1200-1400$ for a room ? and the number of people seeking rental accommodations have tripled. Good luck finding affordable housing. Buying a house is out of the question unless you are a multimillionaire.
Just listening to you talking about these things has the healing effects. There should more people talking about these BUT that's exactly the challenge, very few people wants to talk about it...😢
Do you know that could be worse than moving into Canada and leaving after a couple of years?
Worse than the previous statement is to have been working in Canada for thirty (30) years, paid taxes to support the whole system, dealing with idiots who believe that arriving here before you gives them the right to mistreat you, let alone the climate that is nobody's fault after all, and having to move abroad simply because my adopted country is to expensive for someone working in here for most of their life.
\What is happening here is nothing short of a crime and there's not even a serious attempt to try to fix that; the politicians are robing us blind and new comers are using this amazing nation to learn a new language and try to save some money before they leave.
Unless you come from abject poverty or a war, this is not a place to build a future, and that's very sad.
Greetings from Toronto.
Well said and absolutely right.
It is indeed criminal to play with people's lives like this for decades. I don't want to be here when karma strikes those perpetrating irrepairable harm onto others.
Boomers still hold political power and they will drive Canada into the ground before they will sell their 50 year old 4 bedroom house for a penny less than one million dollars
Keep voting for your stupid politicians. Things will get better
The immigrants have been sold a bucket of lies, I left 30 years ago Thank God, luvin livin in Germany and all the european travel close by 😊
Thankyou for telling the truth and saying how awful Canada really is. The socio-economic repression is just staggering.
Compering the Healthcare of Canada with Norway, Danmark, Sweden, here is like a 3rd world. In France people don't pay for medication.
Correction: You don't say France people but French.
@@mark72141correction, he's saying in France,,,,, people don't pay for medication
so well explained canada is very expensive also I remember my neighbours bullying me that they are now settled in Canada US or UK left India have a good life but when solo traveling I realized that I am happy with my Indian passport provided I manage my finances for international traveling and visa interviews but I am blessed to travel the world solo and save my money for my next international travel well as its said grass is not always green on other side well Canada is just trying to fill up with immigrants but later on give them hard life by the cost of living and I remember my friend went to canada in 2010 for studies and during his college and graduation days he never got a bank job though his majors were in banking and finance he ended up cleaning toilets for 3 years one day time came for applying for PR he left the country and came back to India here he is earning descent income got married as well as both Husband and wife travel to different parts of the world hassle free he is indeed traveling around the world more than me and more than his canadian times of struggle
The grass is definitely not greener over here
i am a natrual born Canadian and have been waiting for an MRI for 5 years now. heathcare in canada is a scam.
Thank you for your blunt assessment, Christi.
Because the critical aspect of passing immigration laws is that the lives and incomes of native Canadians should not be altered by too much competition and disruption in the labor market from too many migrants. The proof?: The government grants all these visas to skilled people, yet their credentials and experience are not considered valid in the job market. This is not a mistake; it's a deliberate policy choice for decades. Chemical engineers driving taxis has always been a regular thing in the Canadian immigration system. The bureaucracy grinding for these people to get accredited to work in Canada in these professions is an extra layer imposed to ensure the markets are not disrupted.
I feel like it is a cynical brain drain to keep other countries down. It's actually evil on many levels.
Any move takes years of your life away. Stay where you're ❤️ is, you will never be alone
Awesome comment. I felt that by living in Ontario. Super bland
I am not going anywhere. This isy home. If all these chronic complainers want to go, no is stopping you. Please stop put my home doo, the grasse may look greener on the other side of the fence, but it doesn't mean it is. You all may find that out when your on the other side. Well, what will you do then I wonder!!!
I do not know how can people buy a house today. 10 years ago was 3 times cheaper.
When I came to Canada in 2007, the rent for 1 bedroom was around $800 and I was able to eat well (cooking myself) for only $250. Now the rent is triple, and the food is at least twice more expensive.
Great video. Healthcare issue is really important for Americans to understand, especially ones who have employer provided healthcare in the US. My son, an otherwise healthy 16 yo at the time, suffered a sports injury that made it impossible for him to lift any real weight and required surgical correction. In the US with good employer provided private insurance it took a week to see an ortho and he had surgery 2 weeks after that. In Canada, given the nature of the injury and his age, the same thing would have taken years. But if we did not have that insurance, it might have never gotten properly fixed in the US ever.
Plenty of Canadians cross the border and just pay cash for the faster access and quality.
Since Justin is in power, Canada becomes a nightmare.
I was born and raised in canada 2 years ago I left for budapest for good. Luckily I have dual citizenship
your are lucky your country allows dual citizenship... if you are Dutch like we and became a Canadian Citizen you lose your Dutch citizenship :(
6 - I remember occasionally crying myself to sleep the first few years in Vancouver; I found it very difficult to make friends. I guess the Seattle Freeze had expanded its area of effect lol.
Compare this to uk/europe where I still maintain contacts there years after I've left. Hoping to move to the eastern provinces in the hopes that folks there are different, as well as to be in a better timezone with my european friends.
I have lived in both BC and Alberta and I have to say I have found Albertans incredibly friendly and open to relationships. So I think there is huge variation between provinces
The federal income tax of Quebec itself is 15%-25% deducted in every payroll we receive. It's frustrating to say the least how the money that goes to the government of our hard-earned money is supposed to be distributed towards "free" healthcare. Yet, our healthcare is corrupt and it takes months on end to find a new family doctor.
Quebec has a very high adminstrator to provider ratio. That's where the money goes. People sitting in QC paid by the system to sit in an office and do very little while hospitals struggle with staff shortages.
As a Canadian I think you absolutly nailed it. Chapeau.
Before the pandemic I was looking to escape the UK and move to Canada or Australia but since seeing how they react to citizens freedom I’m now looking elsewhere. If I’m trying to find somewhere with no corruption then I think my search will never end fml
Why do you want to escape the UK? I moved to Canada 1.5 years ago but my dream is to move to the UK now.
@@nicktankard1244 Quality of living is abysmal for 1st world. Tiny, cramped and extremely expensive housing. Roads are terrible quality and because cars are parked all over them you're always driving on the wrong side of the road. The people are disgusting. Almost every town/city is just a copy paste of each other with shit architecture (Bath is beautiful though) and the country side is just monocrop fields as far as the eye can see. UK has no wilderness, 90% of trees have been cut down and the landscape is barren and featureless (no mountains)
@@nicktankard1244 I also forgot to add that all of our rivers and most coastline is full of sewage because we import 100s of thousands of people a year but build no new infrastructure. Things are barely hanging on now so I dread to see what it's like in 30 years.
At the very least planning to spend most of my retirement out of country. Many people I know are leaving or planning their exit strategy.
great video christi! LOVE IT ! I had an illusion of moving to Calgary to work on goatsfarm, animals that I LOVE, but really watching videos like urs make me sure NOT to move there. Im 38y old from europe holland, and STARTING ALL OVER again u can forget about it... survival mode would be the first years... surviving with an small income, paying the monthly cost of living every day in a small 2 room appartment... and I LOVE snow winter, but not 8months long...,..
Haai! You know, I never want to discourage anyone from their dreams, I just want to give a well rounded perspective from both ends to give a realistic picture of what immigrants experience. I mean I live here and like it, but my current life and lifestyle was definitely not how I started out in Canada.
you will regret it its miserable here lol
@@ChristiInCanadaI am 24 male coming soon are restaurants job available?
True all that you say, came from NZ a few years ago and took years to understand how this country works re. Healthcare, education system, government, etc.
same here. I assumed it to be more advance than NZ turns out its quite the opposite. To be fair for the most part
Why move here from NZ? My friends and relatives have moved there and they love it.
you can add Halifax to the list of expensive cities to live.
The poorest living wage combined with less than 1% vacancy.
the rents in halifax are now $2800/month because of high demand
Great video; great points 👍🏼
Thanks for watching!
Turn the music down in the final mix 👍
Yeah that "recertification" garbage is a trap. They should not be charging their hiring prospects for that - you brought them in you train them, end of. Paid training is the norm for every other aspect of employment.
It's a bloody travesty. I say this as an unskilled Canadian labourer. It offends me on principle that employers are allowed to exploit immigrants like that.
They have the employee in a bind. If they complain they can lose their status
Moving is tough, even when you do reconnaissance on the move and think about it long and hard. People coming, not having done the research and finding it bad and having to move back has nothing to do with Canada and it’s regulations and it’s costs.
moved here 12 years ago from the uk, its defiantly not what it was that's for sure, my wife is from the east coast so we have no family here or the freinds that we grew up with so we find it very lonley, we have friends but in my opinion there more acquaintances its like you really cant count on them like you can your people from back home, its really strange.
I grew up here and I hate it. High taxes on everything, no jobs, expensive houses... etc. I highly recommend new immigrants to go some where else, like my own brother and sister, they moved to USA and they are doing well compare to Canada.
Maybe in the USA you earn more but I think you also spend more than here...especially in hospital bills.
@@ddaniel987x we now to to pay some medical too like certain tests soon we need to start paying more medical bills too
@@charlieleone Yes, but not to the point that in USA a visit to the hospital can mean to sell your car or worse your house after you get the bill. Am I wrong?
And also major cities in USA have been suffering of the same thing as Vancouver and Toronto or worse. I'm almost sure Canadians who move to the USA will never go to LA, NY, San Francisco, etc. They'll go to really minor cities or even towns. And the same thing in Canada if you go to a minor city, costs are considerably lower. I guess they still prefer the USA because of way better weather during the winter.
@@ddaniel987x this is coming soon in Canada! I have family in USA, they are doing well, if you can get a job in the USA and the company able to offer you health care then you are set!
@@charlieleone Where?? I dont see it coming.
And well not all companies offer you health insurance, at least not from the first day. If for some reason someone loses their job over there they're simply screwed and have to either pay a health insurance which is still expensive or wish they never become sick. At least here if you're unemployed you dont have to worry about astronomic medical bills.
Why would someone leave the beautiful and more importantly warm county of south africa to come to Canada? This feels masochistic.
Cause South Africa is a hell hole, with daily 10-14 hours of no electricity. No power, then no water, no water, then can’t live inthe city. If now power, no farming, no work, etc.
@@natesnautical - And crime.
@@jasminealixandranorth Yes. And Blacks are the bosses in South Africa. Blacks there are privileged and have more rights.
@@natesnautical Wasn't South Afrika a thriving country at one point. It once was a modern clean and prosperous country. WTH happened to it?
If you travel to Europe or Asia you realize that Canada and the US are not the center of the universe. Perhaps the one attractive feature of Canada was the prospect of home ownership which is now a thing of the past. Canada never really recovered from the recession after the OPEC oil crisis; it never really regained its footing as a forward looking optimistic society.
A nanny with a stick, I came to Canada in 2000 and since 2015 I see weird things going on and since the Pandemic I have decided to relocate.
We do NOT have multiculturalism. We have ENCLAVES. (Chinatown, Little Italy, etc.) Virtually all people, no matter what ethnicity, want to associate mostly and do, with people of the same ethnicity. This has nothing to do with racism. It has to to with level of comfort and familiarity. They have much more in common (sense of humour, cultural traditions, religion, etc.) with people of their own ethnicity. This is normal and natural of course, and no amount of "forced mixing" will change that.
You are absolutely 100 percent correct about everything you said in this video. As a Canadian myself, I’ve told many people who wanted to move here the very things you accurately point out. Well done👏
I used to think of Canada as a whiter, friendlier version of the US, as a teenage boy in about 1990. Those were the days.
Not anymore, 80% of Canadians are brown or chineses
Yes I had a terrible time trying to find a GP in Montreal, and when I was finally assigned one, he was fresh out of medical school and seemed to know nothing. He couldn't even diagnose acid reflux or GERD, yet when I returned to the US, the Dr. knew what it was in a flash.
Pay for a family practice NP. They might not know everything, but at least they don't have Dr. in front of their name so they think the sun shines out of their azz.
Two biggest issues to me are healthcare and the current liberal government.
I left Canada in 2020 as I felt there were no benefits to staying.
Canada is not a nation for the first generation and it never has been. It is for the next generation for your children and it has always been this way.
Life is equally hard and cold for most Canadians, immigrants or born citizens, minus 40 is minus 40 and only real Canadians can love those days
Christi, all what you mention is true. The thing is that Canada Government does a great job promoting Canada as a wonderful place for immigrants, because well Canada needs a lot of professionals, at least that is how we immigrants are lured to come. It is quite shocking that once you are here with all your savings and full of hope you find out that what Canada Government offers has nothing to do with real life and the private sector. Canadians were not asked if they wanted to share their country with immigrants, so they don’t want to mingle or share their job opportunities. We come here and believe things will get better over time, but after several years one starts to have second thoughts about having migrated here. Canada is still not the best option to migrate, the integration process is still quite immature and inequitable. Immigrants are seen as inferior to Canadians born, and they believe it. Therefore unless you are too young or your parents can pay your studies at a Canadian University then you might take the chance to migrate to Canada, otherwise find a better place to move in.
I don't know why "Canada needs a lot of professionals" as you put it. Businesses in Canada cannot flourish. Many of my friends moved to the US for that reason.
There are a lot of professionals here in canada already; what they mean is they want professionals that they can pay cheaper by saturating the job market, is the reason why canadian professionals leave for higher pay cheques in other countries.
What are some of the popular countries immigrants are going to from Canada?
Thank you for sharing this video. I am wondering if you have any cautionary advice for overseas Canadians who are thinking of moving back. I moved to Sweden 14 yrs ago for a job opportunity that is directly in sync with my PhD research but I would like to move back.
That will be difficult to know as it depends on the field you are in and the demand for a foreign PhD in that specific field. If a high demand and a high paying field then maybe it's a great move, if not, then it could be a bit tougher.
@@ChristiInCanada Thank you for your reply. I received all my degrees, including my PhD in Electrical Engineering, from UBC and U of Toronto. However, I am not sure if engineering salaries in Canada are sufficient of living a decent life in GTA or Lower Mainland which is where my extended family members live.
@@charlessao7523I’m an HR professional and have my ear to the ground constantly. Employers are advertising engineering jobs and then upon hiring, offering less salary than advertised. The engineering sector is flooded with foreign applicants that are highly educated. Canada is also full of nepotism. The opportunities go to people that have connection so if you’ve been out of the country, you’ll likely not know anyone well enough to get you” in”. Also, you’ll be disgusted by the lack of culture here. The friendliness thing is a misnomer.
Migrating from one area of the world isn’t easy. But as a Canadian who has traveled lived and worked in great spots but very much more in hot spots of global turmoil. My Canadian home is a refuge great to come back to, everything in society works well like clockwork. I look out my home office Winnipeg window on to a soccer pitch backed on to K to 9 school and seeing girls playing soccer at recess wearing hijabs playing just as well with the boys. In manny respects this would never happen in the middle east, central Asia Afganistan. But it happens in Canada every day and that's a good thing.
Yes, it is.
@@melodybell-lf3oi It certainly was not that way in the past, I assure you. I grew up in All-White Canada before our immigration laws changed in the later 1960s. It wasn't until the 1970s in Winnipeg that we started seeing what were then called "visible minorities". Indigenous people? Not in our neighborhood.
As of June, 2023, 148,431 people in Nova Scotia need a family Doctor.
The Canada Health Act will take care of that... as soon as Ottawa confiscates all of the truckers' money, and Ukraine wins the war. Anyone who wants an abortion (wymin of all genders) or gender re-assignment surgery, please step *to the front of the line.*
How many "new Canadians" and Canadians move to ns I bet it's close to that number
@@robwaters8153 According to Google, 12,650 new residents in 2022, 10,326 the first quarter of 2023 and over 6000 people from other provinces in 2023. I feel bad that so many people move here expecting a better life and that's not always the case.
Back ground music, too loud!!
Great post though. Thank you.
I lived in Montreal for 17 years and left in 2007 because the prices of living kept going up every year. So I thought, how high will they go? Looool now I ask my friends who are there and they are stressed beyond stress because of the non stop squeezing of their moneyz and time and soul basically
Covid devastated Montreal and it has not recovered. I was there for the first time in years last fall and was shocked at the difference. Whole blocks of boarded up shops that used to be open. The hotels had obvious staffing issues and service took a big hit. Eating out was ridiculous. $ 30 for an omelette and toast at a restaurant. Even with the US discount it was still too expensive. The city does not have the same vibe it used to have
That's the sad truth no one wants to hear. Whenever u migrate in a place like Canada, u automatically have between 5 to 10 years to get adjusted n settle. Your transfer degree or credits are undervalued. U also received high school graduate certificate salary
Why not stay n balanced your life where u are..
There are so many similar videos now, that I could spend my whole day watching them. The thing is I don't have time, I work 45 hours a week and will need some more hours in order to pay bills, rental (no way to buy a house), insurances ...
The point is that some countries exploit the migrant mentality, once you sell all your stuff, embrace your parents for the last time and decide to leave, for Canada for example, your mindset is not ever returning.
Therefore you'll tolerate whatever crap happens for years, paying taxes, consuming goods, and helping the economy with your best years, until you lose the shame and go somewhere else.
Just cause its “free” healthcare does not make it fast
Or good.
Fast cheap or good, usually you get to pick 2 but Canada just picked cheap
Regarding qualifications , many immigrants that come here have bogus degrees or if it’s somewhat legit , it’s from some no name college or university. Also our codes are different from other jurisdictions ; so if you want your electrical trade license or civil engineer license you’ve got to know the damn codes , why should we just except Willy Nilly some immigrants so called qualifications ?
Yes, but even if you have a degree or certification from the US, it is still difficult to immigrate. These are people with education and financial resources who might want to move to Canada, but it's a 10 year process.
@@yaimavol US universities and colleges are well respected and many are the best in the world . Most of the complaints that I’ve heard are coming from far east and Middle East people . Sad to say , Canada is not the place that immigrants should move to , it’s terribly expensive with ridiculous housing prices , high taxes , cold winters in most areas and an idiot Prime Minister with a huge woke agenda .
@@michaelkennedy4444 His pandemic behavior tipped his hand to what he really is. Keeping Canada locked down a full year after many US states had re-opened had nothing to do with science or data.
I'm sympathetic, I am. Very good points made as well. However, fact is (immigration numbers support this), demand is still high. For every person that leaves, many more are coming in or waiting to do so. All that is happening is this is filtering out the ones who fail or lack the economic status to stay. I know that's a bit too blunt. The immigration policy and the dependence on the RE (and related) economy is another topic however. We can debate the issues there for hours
Thank you for your channel, are you from Sa? I have been here 2 yrs. Live in BC, but work in Alberta. Great jobs in the oil fields and decent people. Apart from Alberta, I am not really a fan of this country. So many times Canada seems more third world than South Africa.
Ie. Banking, Healthcare, secondary school education. Food is also rubbish here. High fructose corn syrup abounds. The coffee tastes like swill... people are fake (bar Albertans) and houses are made of matchsticks. The crime in SA is bad. Canada is definitely safer, but that's where the benefit of living here ends.
Yes, originally from SA
@ChristiInCanada I am from Jhb, where did you live?
@@markbewlay6622 Western Cape 😁
Instead move to England greatest country on Earth . Perfect weather and people who have manners . 😊
England: “come for the weather and tea”
I'm OUT, best move I've ever made
great vid
what's salary of BSA in nova Scotia power corporation Halifax, working in advance metering infrastructure??
I’m 86 live in Mississauga (next door to Toronto) my doctor is a 6 minute walk from my apartment. I can book an appointment on the phone for 2 days after my call . We have a walk in clinic that accepts clients on a daily basis and there is a pharmacy in the same building. However if you need to see a specialist different story..up to 3 months to see a surgeon of any specialty. Some don’t even respond to emails or phone calls if you have to change the date of the appointment.
I wish those of you who have decided to move to another country make sure you check it out thoroughly before moving because there may be things happening in that country you may not even think about . Whether you are investing in the market or investing in your personal future you are always going to be farther
ahead having ALL THE FACTS in your hands.
ahead
Canadians are leaving Canada in frustration at the highest rate since 1973-'74. Of course, during those years, the prime minister's last name was Trudeau. Go figure. By the way, Christi, you look irresistibly adorable in your glasses. They are super cute!😎 I'll probably visit South Africa sometime in late September through early October. I don't really want to be down there at the height of the Austral summer just yet, though. After all, I'm not yet acclimatized. That said, I can't wait to start taking dentists, proctologists, baseball players, gynecologists, trauma surgeons, airline pilots, etc. out lion, leopard, and elephant hunting. I just wish I could send the pictures (especially the elephant ones) to Steven Guilbeault! LOL!🤣
Do your research on SA. It is on the verge of collapse
@@yaimavol So is Chinada...
I had to leave
The healthcare SUCKS. No family doctor (and good luck if you get one, probably some new practitioner still wet behind the ears), long wait times (whether 12 hours at the ER with what could be a stroke, or several months to get a critical cancer diagnosis), no option to seek private care if you're willing to pay (at least in Ontario), no coverage for eyes, feet and teeth, frequent misdiagnoses, no agency to make your own decisions (like seeing a specialist). Yeah, it's "free" ( don't kid yourself, you're paying through high taxes), but like the saying goes, "You get what you pay for."
Judging from how many desperate people from the developing world are moving to Canada and the rest of the developed world the stream of folks willing to replace those who've left won't be running out anytime soon.
My great grandfathers and great grandmothers on both sides of my family were born in Toronto, Canada in the 1850's. That make me one of the last of the last of the surviving true bonafide real Canadians who isn't native North American Indian status.
Welcome to Canada, lower your expectations in life and expect to pay more for everything homes, rent taxes and everything else.
9:00 I am born Canadian, I have never "gone south" for the winter or even a tiny piece of winter. I prefer the winter, here in Saskatchewan, and would not leave it.
Where would you guys even go if you fled Canada? I'm asking a serious question. Certainly not the USA where I am from (specifically, NYC)....as it is just as bad here, if not worse. in fact, it is like this almost everywhere now. Where do you think you can escape to?
I'm planning my exit within 5-7 years when my kids are grown. The only way I'll survive financially and have no mortgage is to never move or buy and fix up a dump in a rural Saskatchewan. Then I'll have to invest in a hybrid AWD and pray winter driving doesn't kill me. Oh yeah and grow a huge garden and learn to can.