Yup it's called the Apology Act. It came into law in 2009. I got into a car accident back in 2006. A very frail, elderly man sideswiped my car. He was oncoming, drifted over the yellow lane, I swerved right to avoid the head on collision, but I had a car next to me so I couldn't fully avoid getting hit. I pulled over, I was pissed off,(this was before I saw who was driving) and went to lay into the person who almost caused a head on collision. I went to the window, and it was a tiny old man, who could barely hear or see. My anger instantly turned into concern, and instinctively, out of concern and sympathy, my first words were, "I'm sorry, are you ok? Do you need help?" I called for police and requested an ambulance for the old man. The cop took his statement first and sent him on his way, which I thought was weird. Cop calls me over, doesn't ask for me to explain what happened, and just says "I'm not going to ticket you, but I'm putting you "at fault" on the police report. The old fart used my "I'm sorry" against me and the cop took his side lmao! I was 18, driving a red 1987 Camaro, so of course I got labeled as the "young punk" driving wild. I told the cop I have witnesses names and numbers(which I truly did get while the old man was giving his statement). He said it meant nothing because no charges were being laid, and by saying I'm sorry to the old man, he thought I was just trying to cover my own ass. A week later my insurance calls me saying I have a claim against me, and since the cop placed me "at fault", and that I had "admitted guilt", my car's damage wouldn't be covered and my rates were going to increase. I gave the witnesses names and numbers to my insurance, and thank god they both came through for me. My insurance calls me back a few days later saying they talked to the witnesses, they apologized because they brought up a fraudulent claim towards me, and deemed me not at fault. Even though I did not have collision coverage on my policy, under the policy I had, not at fault accidents are still covered even though I wasn't paying for collision coverage (which covers at fault accidents). My repairs were covered under the Direct Compensation - Property Damage portion of my policy, at the shop of my choice, no deductible, so I picked the top body shop in town haha.. I know I rambled on, but it's crazy how a simple "I'm sorry" said out of sympathy, was so easily used against me, and I would have been shit out of luck if I didn't have witnesses. Even though I could have used that law at the time, I'm glad it has been recognized. Before this law, I can't imagine how many innocent people got shafted by a badly timed/misinterpreted "I'm sorry".
@@Z_TPI compliments to the insurance company for fixing the mistake they made, wonder what the cop had to deal with surely he should have gotten a false report complaint at the least.
The fraud came from inside the old man's insurance. His agent didn't investigate anything, and approved the old man for full damage coverage and injury compensation. My insurance was under the impression that he followed all procedure. We have "no fault" insurance where I live, so my insurance company and myself have no say in the other parties approval process. So he got approved, and my company just gets notified that I was placed at fault in that claim. Even though I didn't make my own claim to my insurance, my company sees me as a higher risk because I caused an accident, so my rates instantly go up. Basically the old man's agent betrayed my insurance company's trust by approving a claim without investigating. My company betrayed my trust for not properly investigating. I made a mistake in my first post, I said that my insurance covered my damage as an apology for a fraudulent claim. They apologized for not investigating the claim first, and that they should have realized beforehand that it was fraudulently approved by the old man's agent, which led to them informing me that my rates would increase. My witnesses validated my defense, so they removed the rate increase and deemed me not at fault. Under the policy I had, not at fault accidents are still covered even though I wasn't paying for collision coverage (which covers at fault accidents). My repairs were covered under the Direct Compensation - Property Damage portion of my policy.
I am a nurse in Canada. The reason it takes so long to work in the medical field is because Canada has some of the strictest and most comprehensive scope of practice for most levels of Healthcare. This means that Healthcare professionals come from other countries but their skill levels do not meet the threshold to hold a medical license, whether nurse, doctor etc. So they have to do more courses, more education and pass appropriate exams to prove competency to the standard Canada upholds. It is generally accepted that Canadian nurses for example are highly skilled and largely accepted anywhere around the globe for employment. Many Canadian nurses go to the USA especially Hawaii, the middle east or Europe and are accepted immediately due to our standards. Nurses in England have far less scope of practice than the lower levels of nurses in Canada for example. This is why it's hard for immigrants to use their credentials, they have to prove competency to our standard and it usually requires further education which is expensive and time consuming.
Yep, this is the answer I came to make sure was in the comments. And the same goes, to varying degrees, with other specialized jobs here. We want to make sure that they are performing to the same standards as someone who trained here. And in the video, he mentioned lawyers.....even in the US, any lawyer who moves to another state has to learn the new local and state laws they are now practcing under and they have to pass that state's bar exam before they can practice there. That takes some time and learning. Changing countries means you have to learn a whole new legal system! Of course that takes time! But, it makes me confident, as a Canadian, that when I need the services of someone in a specialized career, I'm getting someone who was trained to the same standard as everyone else, no matter who I see. That's comforting.
It's the same with engineering. Canadian engineering universities have some of the highest standards of excellence in the world, and it's standardized nationwide. It doesn't matter what accredited school you go to, they will all be world-class. America, China, and Europe have amazing engineering universities, but the worst Canadian school will outclass the majority of schools in those countries. And to be a licensed engineer here you either need to graduate from a Canadian university, or pass a series of rigorous exams to prove you have the same minimum education.
I was looking at the comments to find exactly this, or write it myself if not there. The culture shock for me here is that he wasn't aware of it before coming here. They should informed everyone before arriving here.
Same with a lot of trades! When I was in college there was a guy from Africa(not sure which country) and he was a welder there, but came to Canada to do the welding course here because it’s WAY different and he needed to re do the whole thing in order to work in the trade here. He said it was so different, just the safety requirements and equipment being mandatory here was a big difference! We definitely have some of the highest standards when it comes to safety
On another subject, today being September 11, many Canadians remember 9/11. I highly recommend you learning about how many towns in Canada's east coast took in thousands of stranded passengers, most were Americans, whose flights were diverted to land in Canada. Canadian hospitality at its best!
I remember after hurricane Katrina, I was only 5 or 6 at the time, my school welcomed a family with 3 children to our neighborhood through one of our fundraisers. Makes me think about how times have change in such a short period.
Usa send rescue and health care workers to halifax when ammunition ship blew up and devastated the city 1917. Sales tax in usa and canada are added at purchase but most other countries cal culate them in price.
In Canada, the word "Sorry" can have different meanings. Sometimes it is used as an apology for an affront or offense or for damages caused, but most times we replace the words "Pardon Me" or "Excuse Me" with the word "Sorry". An example would be if you bump into or block another person while walking or shopping.
That's exactly the same for us in the UK, we say sorry if someone has bumped into us, ( sorry for being in your way) sorry if we bumped into them, sorry as in pardon ( i couldn't quite hear you can you repeat) sorry for anything offensive or bad, sorry if someone is following close behind and they catch your shoe, oops sorry I take a size 9 or whatever size you are ( sorry my shoes don't fit you) many many examples.
I lived in Edmonton and saw teenage girls waiting for the bus in crop tops and skirts in -40c while I was dressed like the Michelin man. They are a different breed in that city lol.
@@dogvom I went out to start my car in -48C in my underwear and boots b4. I felt more threatened by the cold that morning than I did when walking into a cloud of 1000s of Canadian mosquitos in the spring. Luckily all the machines at work didn’t want to run that whole week from the -43C or colder cold so I spent most of the time at work in the heated shack waiting for the maintenance man and operators to get them running again constantly. By 10am that day the crane just gave up and did no work the rest of the day til the next morning when it warmed up to like -45C. That was 2 winters ago now. This past winter was only -38C at the coldest thankfully. At least that’s wat it was in my neck of the woods near Algonquin park.
No idea where you live, TYLER, but I'd suggest a visit to the northern half of your home country in winter. Eighty per cent of Canadians live within 100 miles of the U.S. border, and there is virtually no difference between the winters in Maine, NH, Vermont, NY, Mass., Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado and the southern parts of Canada. In fact, southern Ontario is actually south of a host of states to the west of this central Canadian province. As for the extremely cold days, they do happen but pass rather quickly. And frankly, I prefer braving those days than being shut-in somewhere in the American south because the temperature is an almost unbearable 100+ degrees in the shade.
Very true! How come there is somebody talking about "weather in America"!!!??? Where? If you live in Bismarck, ND you´ll never be shocked by canadian weather!
A few years ago a couple of guys escaped from a maximum security prison in upstate New York. After many days, authorities rejected the possibility that the escapees would head for the Canadian border because "they were not dressed for the weather there". It was the middle of the summer...
I'm in NS, we have 15% sales tax on most things. So a 5 dollar purchase would be 5.75. if it's books, tampons, or children's clothing, there is only one tax added, so maybe 7% added. Unprepared food has zero tax, alcohol and gas have the tax included in the price.
Halifax here, too. This is probably not the best comparison. Winters in NS aren't that bad. We may get a storm one day and the next day, it rains. I have yet to experience -40⁰C windchill, though.
@@Just_Bevie I agree, NS is mild...we may get a ton of snow one winter, and be mowing our lawns another. Usually in February we'll get a couple weeks of -30 or colder temps, but that hasn't really happened in a few years or more now. Remember 2015? That was a bad one for snow.
Same in Quebec. 15% combined GST/PST. We have the same exceptions (unprepared food). From 5$ to 7$ would be a 40% tax. I don’t know how this guy came up with something so obviously wrong.
The tax thing is definitely wrong. Ontario has a 13% HST(5% Federal, 8% provincial), with the highest combined sales tax in Canada being 15%. Where the hell is he getting 40% from ?
If you want to get a sense of individual canadian history moments taught in schools. look up "Canada Heritage Minutes". they will have instances explaining thing like certain traditions or even back story on things you didn't know about for canada. Like how "Winnie the pooh" was a WW1 mascot left in londons zoo from the 2nd infantry brigade. he was named after the city of Winnipeg.
My sense, pertaining to the trades, is that Canadian safety standards need to be adhered to as well. Just imagine California earthquake standards…yeah , you’d want trades to adhere to those standards
@@wendybremner918 Exactly. For something as common as say an electrician there can be VAST differences between areas as to what code is, is Romex permitted or not. Canada is similar enough to the US that most professionals would expend a similar effort adapting moving to Canada as they would moving to another state. The fact that our trades in Canada almost all use imperial units just like the US. The only major exception though is law, there are alot of differences there. But even there going state to state can be a hurdle effort wise.
An interesting part of forgeign lawyers coming to Canada is that, depending on where they are coming from, they need to pass an English class. America is included in the list of countries for whom this is neccesary.
Being born and raised in Boston, I must say that I experienced almost no culture shock upon moving to Canada, attending university in Canada, and being employed in Canada. After all, New England often experiences VERY cold weather and LOTS of snow during the winters. Yes, it was colder during Canadian winters than New England winters, but not horrifically so. And the similarities between American culture and Canadian culture are so massive that the transition was very smooth. When I lived in Canada the value of the Canadian dollar hovered very close to par with the American dollar. And the coinage was the same (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars). So I didn't need to learn a new currency system. I found even the same banks (e.g., TD Bank) and supermarkets (e.g., Safeway) in Canada that I had been familiar with in the States. Ditto for department stores and big box stores (e.g., Walmart, Target, Costco, Home Depot). I was already familiar with paying sales taxes, so being faced with paying general, provincial, and (in some places) municipal sales taxes did not surprise me. Nor did paying Canadian federal and provincial income taxes, as I was already well familiar with paying American federal and state income taxes (and in some American cities, even city income taxes). Nor was paying municipal real estate taxes a surprise, as I had done exactly that in the States. Yes, Canadians tend to say "sorry" more frequently than Americans, but it is often merely a substitute for saying "excuse me" or "pardon me." Driving in Canada is not an issue, as the rules of the road are virtually identical to those in the States. And getting a provincial driver's permit is virtually the same as getting a state driver's permit in America. Although I speak French (learned it in high school), I virtually never need to use it, as most folks in Montréal, Québec City, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières, and even rural Québec speak passable English. Policing is virtually identical as there are both provincial police forces (Ontario, Québec, Newfoundland - in other provinces the national police force (RCMP) provides provincial policing under contract to the province) and municipal police forces (although in my experience, Canadian police are far more polite and civil than American police; something America could learn from Canada). The issue of needing to become re-certified professionally in Canada is very dependent upon the nature of one's profession. If one has a medical or nursing degree from an American university, they were virtually automatically accepted in Canada. If one is a lawyer, however, getting approved to practice law in Canada CAN be a huge hurdle. But that relates to the fact that the legal system in Canada (except Québec) is based upon the English common law, whereas the legal system in Africa (especially west Africa) and much of Europe is based upon civil law codes such as the Napoleonic Code. For example, French law is divided into two main categories - droit privé (private law) and droit public (public law). This differs very fundamentally from the Canadian (and American) legal systems which are direct follow-ons to the English legal system in which the main distinctions are between criminal law, civil law, and equity. So, yes, lawyers from Europe or Africa often need extensive education (several years; often a new degree from a Canadian law school) in order to pass the bar exams in Canada. Basically, moving from America to Canada involved virtually no culture shock for me, whereas I can see that it would be very different for someone moving to Canada from Africa.
I mean, you moved from Northeast USA to Eastern Canada, we have a history together, hell my baseball team the Blue Jays plays yours. But there's culture shock in different regions of AngloNorth America. For example, I feel I, having been born and raised in Ontario, would have a pretty heavy culture shock moving to Alberta or British Columbia vs New York or Massachusetts. Well, maybe 'heavy' is hyperbole, but we do have different cultural regions on the continent. I got hit pretty hard when I visited Pensacola Florida a few years ago.
If you were to live in Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta, or any of the territories winter would shock you! I grew up here and still am a baby for the cold and do not like it. It actually can get dangerously cold. Sometimes we can't stay out for more than 2 minutes without frostbite. The East Coast and West Coast don't experience our weather.
@@Goldrefinedthrufire Can't really see the appeal of the prairies. Giant bugs, stupidly cold winter and no mountains. If I'm going out in less than -30C we better have a foot of powder on the ski hill (BC).
The sorry thing is real. Yesterday at A & W I walked around the corner and almost bumped into someone coming around the corner too. We both stopped abruptly without touching and I smiled and said sorry. She smiled and said, "such a good Canadian" I have no idea if she was a Canadian or not...I'm guessing not as she didn't say sorry LOL
As a 70 year old Canadian I want to thank you for enlightening Americans about Canada. I have travelled extensively in the U.S. and am very experienced with how uninformed Americans are about my country. Keep up the good work! Please consider doing an episode about how Acadians became Cajuns. Cheers
I remember once as a kid there was a cold snap and they closed school for a week. I remember watching the news every day too see how cold it was. This was back before electronic thermometers were everywhere, and in fairness I am pretty far north in Canada... but I recall one day where the weatherman said "Well... today we officially reached -55. Personally, I am pretty sure it went lower, but we bottomed out the thermometer."
Lol, yeah it got down to at least minus 50c when I was a kid and the guy on the radio was reminding people not to go outside, any uncovered skin would become frost bitten within minutes. The whole time sounding like he’d resigned himself to sleeping on the couch at the station because he wasn’t going to be able to go home and no one else was going to come in and relieve him.
I live in Vancouver. This guys experience is typical for someone who moved over and landed in the eastern half. We have warmer winters then a large part of the USA
The one little pocket that doesn’t get a Canadian winter. I moved away to Edmonton for a few years and absolutely loved the real Canadian winters. It’s nice to be back in the rain though.
I looked up this guy whose video he watching and he's living in Edmonton but comes from Uganda so I imagine ANY snow would seem excessive lol! Being a born and bred Ottawan myself what he showed looked like a "light dusting" of snow to me! :)
Came here to say the same thing. The narrator make it as if snow stops at the border. I saw more snow in one year in Wichita Kansas then I ever did growing up in Toronto. The coldest temperature I have personally encountered was -36F...in Vermont. Buffalo NY (south of Toronto) gets 4 times more snow.
Doctors aren't the only ones with certifications. Someone with a job as "simple" as a forklift driver requires certifications. There are tonnes of jobs that require certifications that are not critical to a person's safety that the government still won't recognize
@@blackoak4978 yes because the education requirements for those countries aren’t sufficient to meet our standards. When I was in school to be a aircraft mechanic this was made very apparent as I had foreign students going for recertification. They actually struggled because they didn’t pay much attention and thought they knew better. Even tried arguing on behalf of dangerous practices that have killed people to the professors.
The problem with people wanting to work here(in Canada) is education requirements, language levels,as well as documentation. Must be proven. Not just accepted.
I have a family member who worked as an aerospace engineer in the US for more than 20 years, but because of the manner in which their employer facilitated their development (through a work-study progression as opposed to a full-time university period), they were never officially recognized by the Canadian engineering bodies, even though their Canadian employers readily accepted their experience and credentials, and allowed them to work as such under a different title. It is something we could learn from the US, and one of the rare instances where I think we would be better to adopt some of the southern policies.
language must be proven? Sure isn't here in Saskatchewan. I'd say a good 75% of food jobs people have an extremely limited amount of the english language. Their english language skills are about "yes" and "no" but as they are usually philipno or east indian, they are often interviewed in their own language as the managers know full well they need a job and their skill is literally 0 in english. Until they have literally no english speaking workers and they get screwed over with nobody to help the customers as there is no one to take orders for people that only speak english.
@@wuverrabbit he's talking about high education jobs. Like Engineering, Medicine, Law... These uses many technical term, and you want at least everyone using the same vocabulary, and also have the same minimum expertise. Jobs not really requiring any education has no barrier to entry.
18:46 Gaining a medical or law license or other profession that requires a degree when coming from other countries is not a logistical problem, but rather a problem with standards of education not being equivalent with Canadian standards. I expect the same would apply with a immigrant coming to the USA.
I’m not sure about EVERY province, but we do have laws about this. BC, Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario each have laws forbidding apologies from being used as an admission of guilt. As for the word “sorry,” I can only speak to my own experience but most people I know say “I’m REALLY sorry,” or “I apologize” when they want to actually express genuine regret and contrition.
This is just it, when we are actually Sorry, as Canadians, youll know it the inflection changes, the mood changes, the eyes change, the empathy radiates. Its a whole other level.
And if someone makes a totally outlandish or out and out incorrect statement, it can preface a non-spoken reflection of that person's intelligence, as in "Sorry!" (but you're an idiot!) without actually saying the words and insulting them. That doesn't really come under the heading of an apology, but as an expression of sorrow.
I lived in Inuvik, it definitely got to -40. The northern lights are amazing, and the food there is easily double what we pay here in the south. Most stuff here is more expensive than in the states, we have the import taxes and shipping, etc.
Haven't been there since the early 70s as an exchange student in gr 11. Say hello to the cockney family who's house I was billeted in their son Turpin stayed with us in Burnaby as well that year
@@zepher664 yeah, with the windchill, it was cold af, but with no wind, it wasn't too bad. The lack of daylight bothered me more. I'm used to the east coast where it's cold and damp and settles right into your bones, but at least my lips and hands don't crack open here. The dry cold was brutal for that. (As you know) Six in one, half a dozen in the other, eh.
I continue to be surprised how little some American's know about their own country, it absolutely does get frigid in the northern states, Minnesota, Maine, upper State New York, and many others get extreme temps in the wintertime, it's highly inaccurate to say that the U.S. doesn't get hard winters like we do in Canada.
Thank you! I’m always slightly annoyed when Americans act like the states never get as cold as Canada - I am here to tell you that Maine, New York, North Dakota, Montana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan etc. get as frigging cold as Canada, which is literally right there across your northern border, if it’s -20 in Calgary it can be just as cold if not colder in Northern Montana :)
Most Canadians don't know about their own history, so not uncommon. We don't learn much past WW1-WW2/Holocaust. It isn't common knowledge knowledge in Canada or the US of how they treated JP Canadians/Americans. And literally nobody knows how they treated German language speakers during WW1 who had come from Russia/German for a better life. They may of been white, but because they spoke German (though the ones who came from Russian with German Roots, didn't speak the mainstream German) they were very highly prosecuted by those who speak English though many went to war for Canada/US.
@@wuverrabbit Canadians at least know basic history, geography, and weather patterns on thier own continent, not even comparable, many Americans continue to believe they single handedly won WWII.
You can't generalize the weather in a country as large as Canada. If you live on the west coast, winter is mostly cool and rainy; in places like Winnipeg or Ottawa, winter gets extremely cold. I live in Toronto, where our winter is between those extemes. New York state gets worse winters than I do here. In the summer where I live, it gets very hot and humid. Cool video!
I agree! So many comments here saying it's not that cold or it is very cold! Canada is way too huge to say one type of weather. People have different experiences depending on where they are and I know that I live here. 😊
Yep. I live in Vancouver and admittedly, I'm always annoyed with that generalization - and btw it's usually Canadians, not outsiders, perpetuating this myth with their social media posts about "life in Canada" 🤨). Here, life basically stands still when we get snow. "Snow day" is a real thing lol. No school, and for many (not all, but many) no work. The cities don't have enough ploughs, the cars aren't typically equipped with winter tires Part of that is because of the snow, part of that is the knowledge that 99% of time that snow will melt throughout the day - if it doesn't melt as soon as it hits the ground - and that all that precipitation will reverse as slick n black ice over the course of the night.
yep. from ottawa here, while it gets colder here than toronto. its not even all that bad most days. the occasional brutal day and usually its because this area can get very windy. but most winter days here, especially when the sun is out, i dont even need to zip up my jacket. on those days, zipping up my jacket will have me sweating.
in cities, on extreme cold days, there are people that try to find homeless people and bring them indoors for their protection. my home town of North Bay has a warming center for the homeless on really cold days.
I think the "sorry" stereotype partially comes from the fact that Canadians use "sorry" the same way that Americans would probably use "excuse me". So if you bump into someone, or almost do, you'll say "sorry". Or if you are trying to get through a crowd, you'd probably politely ask them to move by saying "Sorry, could I get through here?", or something of the sort. And if you want to ask someone for help (say a store employee or something), you might say "Sorry, could I ask you a question?".
Definitely for example if you’re walking down the hall and you bump into somebody there’s a good chance that both of you would immediately say sorry even if there was no damage or injury caused.
Regarding sorry, Canadians say sorry so much that legislation called the Apology Act was passed which states that apologies made by a person does not necessarily constitute an admission of guilt. In addition, regarding the winter, temperatures in the prairies are much harsher than they are on the west coast in BC or on the Atlantic coast in Nova Scotia. In the US, winter is much different in California, Texas or Florida than in New York, Michigan or Minnesota. The same is the case in Canada. The further north we get in the country the colder the temperatures get. That doesn't mean there is never any warm weather though because there is. Just like the northern US states have a summer, so does Canada. I don't understand that confusion. The Canadian stereotype about the weather makes it seem like there is this imaginary wall at the Canadian/US border and on the Canadian side, it is snow all the time. I'm like, parts of Canada are further south than the US states that are on the border.
it's the wind chill. and honestly northern manitoba and ontario are the icebergs south of the territories. it's the Bay. the wind coming in off the bay. there are seriously polar bears wondering around in northern Manitoba.
@@MPlain I've found that the coldest of Manitoba weather (those brutal, 2 week long spells where you actively avoid going outside due to extreme wind chills) usually happens when there's a huge high pressure system over the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, near the Beaufort Sea, and it just sucks air all the way from Siberia across the pole and across the 49th parallel into the US. At that point, there is little difference (a couple degrees) between northern Manitoba, southern Manitoba or even like, Fargo, North Dakota - we're all seeing daytime highs in the -25 °C region, with wind chills below -40 (dropping below -50 at night). However, most of the time you're right, southern Manitoba weather comes from a more westerly or north-westerly direction, while Churchill and Thompson get that perpetual cold north wind off the Bay.
Another reason Americans think it's so cold in Canada is because we use Celsius. It can be 80 degrees in Detroit, and then they cross the Ambassador Bridge to Windsor and suddenly it's only 26!
@@dogvom Do you think they're really that dumb? I mean, undoubtedly, some are...but surely walking or driving a few meters isn't going to suddenly mean that it's below freezing in August. Besides, in the US, when you watch international weather on their weather channels, it's always reported in Fahrenheit anyway.
The job credentials thing is that Canada (for the most part) had higher standards than most countries around the world. That is why US hire many Canadians because our standards are even higher than US. Even food standards are much higher than pretty much everywhere.
A lawyer from outside of Canada has no knowledge about Canadian laws so yes I see how it could make it more complicated. I used to work in a place where there was a medical dr from Eastern Europe , work minimum wage in manufacturing. That one pissed me off. We need Dr!!!! Put them in hospital even as an intern rather then working menial jobs !!!!
@@YanickaQuilt I agree. Laws differ around the world, so lawyers must start over again. But the human body is the same everywhere. Medications may differ, but a foreign doctor shouldn’t have to start from scratch. Some catching up on equipment and drugs should suffice.
@@andre_p yes the body is the same but the treatments and the required standards of treatments are very different. so it is more then just learn this machine and here are a few different drugs we use.
This is somewhat true, and the reasoning given for it. Having said that, when you look into it many of the places that have certifications not recognized tend to lack lightness of skin, not quality of certification. The systemic racism of the process has drawn enough attention, and Canada is in enough need of some sectors of qualified people that there has been a gradual shift to be more accepting. Also, you can't really compare American-Canadian too Elsewhere-Canadian issues. We have innumerable agreements with the US, and many of our standards are developed bilaterally. In some cases Canada has higher standards, but that has more to do with Canadian citizens not tolerating American standards rather than the Canadian government actually giving a damn
In Ottawa (which you’ve learned is the Capital) we get both extreme cold and extreme heat warnings to stay indoors. Even today, it’s 87°F. Most of NE USA is similar to Canada so they are used to these weather fluctuations. Think Wisconsin weathers for winter
Remembering arriving from France: culture shock in 1960 were: purchases higher than posted prices because of taxes, the distances were huge between cities, the cars were enormous, in Winter men could be seen in t-shirt while I was bundled to the max, snow came in different forms.
"It snows the entire day, and it can take several months"... really depends what part of the country he is living in. In the prairies we dont get nearly the amount of snow as they do on the east coast. We do get big blizzards now and then (usually in the early or late parts of the season), but they are comparatively rare to what they get in the eastern and maritime provinces. Here we get maybe 3 or 4 big snowfalls a year, while the majority of the season tends to be very dry. It is extremely rare to see both heavy snowfall AND bitter cold (below -25ish) hit you at the same time though. In Manitoba and Saskatchewan our January-February are usually just too cold to get much percipitation at all. There is no question, the winters here in the prairies are pretty brutal. The concept of "Canadian Snowbirds" is a well known thing. People who vacation to hot holiday destinations like Palm Springs or Mexico to escape the harshest parts of the year. Although despite the harsh winters, we do get quite gorgeous weather (+30 C) in the summer months, so it's not ALL bad.
About camping: I am a french Canadian and it is absolutely true that we are pretty much all crazy about camping up here. That’s what most young people do during summer and, contrary to the United States, there are LOTS of places here where you won’t even get cellphone signal. So he is not wrong to say that you have no internet!
It was so cute when u thought -5C was cold 😂. That’s regular fall weather where I live. And occasionally it gets to -50C where I live but that usually doesn’t last for too long. A couple weeks maybe. And that’s when there are weather warnings. Because it’s not just the temperature, you need to consider the ‘wind chill’. That is because when it’s windy and cold, the wind makes the temperature feel colder.
I live in NY just in this side of the border. The winter here can be worse than many places in Canada because we get clobbered by their weather after is crosses Lake Ontario.
-10 to -15 is still almost t-shirt and shorts weather here after having a few months of almost fifty below. Pretty sure I've never heard of NY getting 5 feet of snow overnight... the city that never sleeps would shut right down if that were the case. Even three feet of snow and 30 below is extreme for most places, but is just an average day up here. The further North you get the worse it is. I laugh at people in Vancouver, Toronto, or any southern city when they complain about their weather... would more than happily trade. When you live in the bush in the northern parts there aren't even busses, taxi's, nothing... heck, aside from grocery stores everything is closed on weekends and to even buy shoes you need to drive a few hours to get anything that is at least a little better than dollar store quality. Need a part for your vehicle or even a regular Amazon order... about a week if the mail is running smoothly. There's a reason I want to move to Florida, I'd rather boil than freeze and be buried by snow.
Well I'm not in the city. I live on Lake Ontario where we get lake effect snow. 3 feet of snow overnight is not unheard of. Maybe not 5 feet but it's enough to be snowed in.
Here on the west coast of Canada in Vancouver, it never gets that cold. Our winters are usually quite temperate, and we can go whole winters without any snow. If it does snow, it may last a couple of days before it melts.
Yes, that will give you a much better idea of the culture shock between Americans and Canadians than this video did, just as would be the case of watching a video of a Japanese man moving to Canada, wouldn't really apply to you.
Ok, this video you reviewed didn't take SO MANY things in to consideration, so here are few from an Eastern European immigrant who's been here for several decades: 1. Canada is HUGE, and just like the US, it will depend on WHERE you live as the climates are extremely different from West Coast to East Coast, North and South. Judging from the background in his video, I'm going out on a limb and saying he's somewhere in Saskatchewan (Regina/Saskatoon) or Manitoba (Winnipeg). Those "prairie" Provinces are known to get super cold in the Winter, because it's basically a Desert Climate. 2. Snowfall is all about location. East Coast gets way more snow than the West Coast, and that's mostly due to the size difference between the Atlantic and Pacific. Everywhere will get snow in the winter if it gets cold enough. Prairies get the dry snow. Coastal cities and those on the Great Lakes will get the wet stuff. 95% of people EVERYWERE have no clue how to drive safely on Snow 😛 3. Foreign Credentials - Sorry, but in North America we tend to have more governance over credentials, than say, 2nd and 3rd World Countries do...especially where the ruling Governments are prone to corruption and hostile changes in office. Knowing how to fluently converse in English within your field of study is also huge, and many professions may require you to re-do some of your practicum. It is not uncommon for Doctors to have to re-write their exams and do their internships again. This is to ensure we are not placing workers in to roles that can have major consequences to others. 4. Work history - Unless you were working for major international organizations/companies, your work history won't be worth a whole lot. In fact, in almost all fields of business these days, it matters more on what you can prove you can do, by doing it, than just saying you've done it. If you're lying, you'll get the boot from your job really quick, and potentially blacklisted. Bottom line, if you're immigrating to a new Country, be prepared to put in a lot of hard work, and don't be looking for handouts. People love to stereotype. The "Canadian accent" thing is one of those. Most are referring to the East Coast regions, just as when stereotyping "US accents" there's the Southern hillbilly, or Boston, or NJ/NY.
Hi Tyler, it never gets as cold where I live in Nova Scotia as this man says. In fact, there would be many places in Canada that have milder climates than many US states. For example, Nova Scotia is milder than much of New England and New York states. Parts of southern British Columbia are considered a Mediterranean climate with temperate rainforests. Here it rarely gets below freezing. And of course I'm only discussing WINTER conditions. We have springs, summers and falls like everyone else.
Our weather in Nova Scotia also depends on how close you live to the ocean. It's also the difference between the weather across Canada. I live in a small port town and we don't get really low temperatures but the climate is wet which makes it feel colder. I didn't mind -10°C in a sweater and jeans in Edmonton, Alberta. I wear a sweater and extra t-shirt at 10°C working on the wharves in South west Nova Scotia.
Your correct. The coasts are warmer. If you live in the middle it's freaking freezing in winter. Dangerously cold. Alberta Sask and Manitoba. We cherish summer.
Summers were to much for me in Alberta. Driving from nova Scotia and stopping in Manitoba I was definitely not expecting to get slapped in the face with hot wind. I also learned to drink a lot more water while I lived there even in the winter ( and week each of fall and spring ).
" Sorry " means " I'm sorry for your misfortune ". It's an expression of empathy as in " I feel sorrow for your misfortune ". My sister's brother-in-law taught at a dental college in the Philippines. He had to study pharmacology for four years at night school to be licensed here. He had to work as a dental assistant in the clinic he was a partner in until he passed his courses.
Oh, believe me, i sometimes shovel for 2 hours in a day, and "snowgasms" aren't a thing 😆Also, that huge star pattern shirt is quite a bold sartorial choice for a newscast
As a Canadian on occasion I've spent over an hour in -10c (14f) weather while just wearing a t-shirt. We're kinda just used to the cold Also there's the 'sorry' thing. I've had people apologize to me for walking past me. It actually happens on a regular basis.
Canadian winters don't stop Canadians lol. Winters are very cold and don't forget about the wind factor...it works of course like humidity readings when they say 40 but feels like say 50. If it's windy and it's minus 35...you can tack on a few negative degrees to make sure you feel the chill lol. I was living in Winnipeg and tires actually freeze and there are block heater plugs at all the stores. People actually drive around with extension cords wrapped around plate holders or antennas haha. Very chilly indeed and the winter months are long
I live in the Yukon (the subarctic) and one summer it was +35C here and the same day it was snowing in Florida, USA. Yes, it can get down to -40C but not very often (I've lived through -60C). Winters here are usually not any colder than in Alberta or even North Dakota. What IS different is the length of the winter season. Summers are shorter but with nearly 24-hour sunlight and temps as high as in the +30Cs, they are amazing.
I've seen the issue with work credentials firsthand. I'm Canadian and went to school to become a medical technologist, and in my class were several people who had emigrated from different countries, and 5 of them had been doctors in their home countries, but their credentials were not recognised by the Canadian government and they didn't want to deal with the hassle of years of retraining and education to practice again. It really is a shame given the shortage of doctors here.
Some kind of shortened qualification process take place. Maybe have people do the exams to find if there were, in fact, areas for which they needed additional training.
@@lilytenshoes I agree completely and wish this were the case. That way, people coming here may have to do some schooling, but not start at the beginning.
as an immigrant, I think Canada needs to hold it's ground and ensure any newcomers here can pass our Certification Process for their career. We decided to come to Canada. We made the effort to learn English. We made the commitment to recertify even though it meant almost another decade before being CLOSE to back on track and STILL starting from scratch and owning nothing. It's a CHOICE to immigrate here. If you're not willing to play by the rules, then maybe chose Country that has few restrictions, and quite possibly not as good of a life. Pros and Cons 😉
Honestly you would rather live in an area that has snow in Canada compared to a non-snow area where you just get the cold temperatures. The snow acts like an insulator and can feel warmer because you're not getting the wind chill that makes it feel a lot worse than the actual temperature.
For an American like yourself, using the impressions of Canada from a 3rd World immigrant is probably not the best comparison. Being from Africa, where the average annual salary is not even comparable to the average daily wage of the typical Canadian or American, everything is going to seem expensive to this guy. Same for weather. He's from Africa, no winter.
His accent sounds Nigerian. Most immigrants from Nigeria that I've met though were all in high skill professions when they were in Nigeria, like doctors and lawyers. Their first winter here sure is a hell of an experience for them though.
As a American who moved to Canada I can relate except for sales tax and the last one didn’t apply to me. But I noticed Canadians do say sorry a lot. When I was in America I lived in one of the coldest regions couple hours from the Canada/USA border and I thought I have a winter clothes and I’m use cold weather and snow and blizzards nope nothing compared to Canada winters more harsh for sure compared to winters in USA
I am Canadian and appreciate your observations about the differences between Canadians and Americans. I see a future vacation trip for you to our country and you will be made to feel welcome I'm sure. I'm also sure that you realized that just like in the US, there are vast regional differences within the fabric of Canada along with the many things that we love and share as Canadiens (notice the spelling change?) For instance, I live on the west coast in Vancouver British Columbia where the weather is relatively mild compared to most of the country. Vancouver only gets trace amounts of snow in the winter and when it comes, it usually does not stay for long like maybe a week at the most. We do get lots of rain due to our proximity to the Pacific Ocean, our back yard literally. I like your content and it's fun to watch your reactions to what you learn about our country. I think about Americans as our cousins and that we share more similarities than differences but different enough to make it interesting. Keep on learning, Tyler.
The sorry thing is 100% true. A good example for sorry would be going shopping and someone accidentally bumps into you, and you both apologize to each other. One apology for having accidentally bumped into someone, and the other for no particularly good reason whatsoever; maybe more of an indication that everything is cool.
Exactly! Someone once stepped on my toe and we both said "sorry". He, for stepping on my toe and me, I guess, for daring to have my foot under his. It can be amusing.
Yes and I also saw a video where they said it's shocking that people will actually open doors if you are walking along them at the same time. I didn't know this was a shock to any culture I just figured this is normal human behavior.
Personally, when I say "sorry" when I've been bumped into, for example, it's more of a "Hey, don't worry about it, I know you didn't mean it, I'm fine, we're fine, have a nice day" kind of thing. lol I would hate it if the other person felt bad about some little accident that didn't affect me at all. And I find it reassuring when others do that for me, too. Like, we're all in this together, eh?
@@TheQuietMidden Same with me. But it's so ingrained in me I don't even know why I'm saying sorry I just know it's something to say. But I'm a little bit more sensitive and actually feel like I am sorry for inconveniencing them or that it happened despite whose fault it is LOL
Canada has 3 "types" of tax. GST, the federal "Goods and Services Tax" which is (as he said) 5%. The PST is "Provincial Sales Tax" like a state tax, varies from province to province, for example Alberta has none, others have varied rates. Then there is HST, the "Harmonized Sales Tax" basically merging the GST and PST to reduce the overall impact. The "credentials" are a case of many professions have "professional organizations" that require you meet their standards. You can imagine that "state law" differs from state to state... so does law in different countries. Medicine is similar too, what is "acceptable" treatment in one country is different. Look at Engineering, safety standards, and requirements, can differ. I'd love it if there was a "streamlined" way to move creds from place to place, but regulatory bodies exist, and for a reason. So... bureaucracy.
It gets cold in Winter, hot in Summer, Spring and Autumn are what they are. We just get on with it. No biggie. All of the States that border Canada seem to have incredibly hard winters.
I'm from Montreal. Something that costs $5 + 15% tax comes to $5.75 total with includes federal and provincial sales taxes. He's exaggerating from $5 -$7. Don't know what kind of math he learned. 🙄
In Canada if someone bumps into you, you both say sorry. When I was in a store in the states and I almost bumped into someone and I said sorry, I got looked at like I was crazy.
re: weather we can get both extreme cold warnings & extreme heat warnings in the same city depending on time of year. Also no discussion how much wind can also make the cold much colder.
How could someone who studied law in a foreign country be expected to gain a license on entry to a different country?? Some law licenses and broker licenses don't even transfer over state to state. Imagine lawyer coming from China, the laws are completely different. I think doctors should be able to take the exams, do some amount of time in residency to be able to practice in another country though. Some countries have similar enough programs that it could be done fairly easily.
Some things are more expensive here in Canada. Some things are more expensive in the US. I am a long haul, cross border driver, and spend roughly 75% of my time in the US, so when I do my groceries/supplies for my truck, I know what to get in the US and what to get in Canada. For example, water and pop, cheaper to get in the US, if the State doesn't charge a bottle deposit. Body Wash is the same price, so better to get in Canada because of the dollar. But some stuff I can only get in Canada, and some I can only get in the US.. so that is also considered.
Winter is the rough season in Wisconsin. Between December and February the daytime highs rarely top 30°F, and night lows dip well below freezing. Wisconsin gets a lot of snow, with an average of 40 inches in the south and up to 160 inches in the north within the Lake Superior snow belt.
I've might add. Using the word sorry can also have the same meaning as when a lovely southern lady from the US says, 'Bless your heart' It can also mean Dumbass. LOL
I was in New York during the winter, and someone was telling me that this was a pretty bad winter storm....I laughed because this was pretty mild with barely any snow on the ground
The biggest culture shock I had as a Canadian moving to the US was how much you don’t trust each other. I couldn’t believe I had to do a criminal background check and credit check just to get a lease to rent an apartment.
I have rented my whole life and have never been asked for a credit or criminal record check for renting. And I have moved a lot! You may have been living in an area with a lot of problems in that sense
I guess the long winters would be shock, not so much in the large southern cities (they maybe will get snow once each year), but in some of the northern towns/cities, the common experience is snow on the ground from Sept/October until about May. In my own experience, I have seen snow on the ground at all months of the year, although the July snow was a bit weird even for me. Most of the years going through grade school there was snow on the ground from the first day of school all the way until April/May, it would usually snow around May 20th, but that would be the last snow of the year, just melting season after that.
Considering most Canadians live near the Canadian/US border the winters here in general aren’t that different than what some northern US states can exerience.
the clip in the weather section that looked like a news clip is from the comedy show “This Hour has 22 Minutes” a very long show well worth checking out on RUclips.
His reality not yours. As a Canadian who works in the Employment Service industry, I have seen immigrants struggling to find work in Canada, who are highly educated in their country, and they are surprised how difficult it is to get a decent paying job. Yes it is cold here and we pay taxes. Not sure what's incorrect? I loved learning that camping is unheard of in other Countries that's interesting. It's simply a different perspective.
Fun fact about sales taxes in Canada. The gst and provincial taxes were once calculated separately at the till. A few years later, they started legislation to blend the taxes together. Everyone started calling it the "blended sales tax" or bst. Because it was referred to as bst, they changed the term to "harmonized tax" to take the bs out of the bst
It makes sense to me that it could take years to get licensed in Canada for certain specialized professions. For example, with respect to lawyers, even if you practiced law for years in your original country, you would need to learn Canadian law and pass the bar exam to practice law here. I expect the same would apply to any country.
Regarding camping, you might think that you can go camping and just pull out your phone to go on the Internet, but that can often not be the case. Cellular network access in Canada is highly dependent on where you are in the country. If you came to where I live, a few hours West of the Rockies in BC, it's not unlikely that you could go camping and have no service available to your phone. Rates are pricey here and many rural areas have dead zones with no signal.
I got mild culture shock moving from Northern California's Sierra Nevada to Iowa. I bet moving to a western province like BC or Alberta wouldn't be any greater than that.
BC is a lot different weather than Alberta. Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba are considered hell on earth. BC is considered it rains all the time, but does not nearly get as cold as the parries of Canada. It's considered a culture shock for someone to move from Ontario to BC or Ontario to the parries and vice verse for us. it's a lot different. Unlike literally everyone else, this guy must not of moved to Ontario, as everyone who does move to Ontario mentions bagged milk. The rest of us are like "people have bagged milk?" we all have cartons once you move away to the west.
You're correct. Some things will be different like agriculture, landscape, employment opportunities, but overall we are not at all much different. But... in our politics it is vastly different. B.C. is like Oregon, and Alberta is like Texas. And both sides have a dislike for the other sides' politics.
I'm really enjoying your discovery quest, mainly because I admire your curiosity to learn beyond your boundaries. As a Canadian citizen, I here by declare you "Canada's Favourite Honorary Citizen"... yes, that's how we spell favorite. Two things I'd like to point out for reference. In Toronto, yearly temperatures range anywhere from about -40F in winter, to 95F in the summer. We get a few heat waves every summer in the extreme temperatures, with uncomfortable levels of humidity lasting an average of 2 weeks, but the average temperature for the summer season is around 77F. In the winter, -40 is rare, but we do get those days, and it feels as though your skin is being ripped right off from your face, but we also do get very mild winter temperatures too. January and February are guaranteed to be the harshest winter months. Also for reference. Toronto is located only 18.6 miles north of Buffalo, NY, across lake Ontario. On a clear night, we can see faintly from the shore, Buffalo's city lights. Also visible from the Toronto shoreline is the mist from Niagara Falls, towards the west... but only on a clear day. OK. I'm thoroughly enjoying your content. Very entertaining!
This guy exaggerate a lot of the "shocks" he's describing. Saying a bottle that cost $5 will be $7 after tax is HIGHLY misleading and inaccurate. The amount is different by Province but you will not be paying a 30% markup as he makes it seem. Where I live in Ontario its Max 13% depending on what you are buying. Also, the way he describes the weather is another MAJOR exaggeration. Sure you'll get the odd days that it dips below -30C but those are uncommon especially if you live along the boarder, which most do. NYC winters can be colder than here in Toronto from my experience. Also just want to add that I moved from a tropical country to Canada and Ive grown to LOVE winter. Its not as bad as it might seem. Now if you move here as an older adult then I can see it being a HUGE problem. lol
I would agree with you about where you live in Toronto, but the weather IS that extreme in Ottawa, I promise you that! So, no he did not MAJORLY exaggerate the weather in my experience, where I live.
@@kristenashton7505 exactly, border towns and cities sure, they probably don’t get that cold. But majority of Canada isn’t on the border lol there are so many towns way further north and they do definitely get to -40C and even colder with windchill!
The weather we have 4 seasons however the Prairies the wind just whistles through and gets colder.Portage & Maine ( 2 streets that meet )in Winnipeg, Manitoba is considered one of the coldest spots in Canada ( wife lived there in her youth) -40 walking to the train station. We CAMP a lot as a matter of fact for some it's a regular way of life, my wife grew up with this and will laugh at Americans with an air conditioner sticking out the side of a tent ( yes we've seen it ). Some of OUR REGULAR HOUSES LOOK LIKE AMERICAN CABINS. We've had this with some American friends assuming we had a wood stove we must be at camp....uh no bud this is our house and we have a regular stove too. As for highly skilled workers the paperwork can take a long time.
A lot of the reasons for delayed transfer of certifications is because a lot of certifications in other countries in parts of Africa, Asia, or Europe are fake, or if they are real they are of significantly lower quality than local certifications due to differences of education standards. It takes time to verify whether or not certifications are actually worth anything at all and a lot of research and testing is required because we don't want to employ people as doctors who got theirs by bribing a corrupt official and never actually completed their classes. Unfortunately this same system of in depth research and verification also slows down people from advanced countries that may have a higher standard of education than what is available in Canada because it gets applied equally and without bias or favor regardless of where you come from. With some exceptions.
It can get much colder than that. Back in 2007 we had two days at -52 just a little north of Fort McMurray. Everything was closed and people weren't allowed to work outside.
Last winter in Alberta we had a cold snap of -50⁰C that lasted like 2 months. I have to walk to work at 10pm each night. Lemme tell ya, I hated every second of it lol
I'd love to see the viewership demographics on this channel - from the comment section it seems like a lot of Canadians are intrigued by others' perception of the country and culture - myself included 😂 probably 50%+ Canadians here.
In Québec, you have de the TPS = 5%(federal taxe) and de TVQ = 9,975% (provincial taxe). So, if you buy somethnig for 5$, it will coast you 5,75$ with taxes, because the TVQ applies on the federal taxe.
When I was a kid growing up in Toronto in the 50's we had plenty of snow. Now? Hardly any. In fact I can't remember the last time I shoveled snow here! Global warming? No doubt!
Winter is not bad, unless you live in northern Canada, I lived in numerous places , where I am now it’s a bit north we get some -40 days in the winter maybe a half a dozen days but it’s a dry cold not a damp cold damp, damp cold is worse, it’s still hot in summer
I disagree with your statement about logistical problems with the system regarding medical practices. We have a standard here. Would you endure medical procedures via unskilled physicians? Might as well go to another country to get cheap cosmetic surgery, etc instead of paying full price for a similar risk
It can get over the top though. There are doctors who could practice more easily in countries with equal standards to Canada working as cab drivers. And while I'm not going to be rude about cab drivers, the need for doctors is a bit more pressing. No one thinks unskilled people should be working as doctors but pretending like Canada is the only place with medical training worthwhile? That's not just arrogant but self defeating. The system needs to be updated so more doctors and nurses that already meet Canadian standards don't have to start from scratch. Figure out a standardized test, use that to gauge foreign trained doctors and then come up with a tailored program if there's something truly that unique about Canadian practices they need to learn. Honestly I'd rather see a recently trained international doctor than wait months to see my family doctor who was last in med school in the last century.
I m in France, studies to become doctor are hard, passing first year is the hardest. Yet, we have Europeans sending their kids in France to learn medecine. If you can practice in Europe, If you can volunteer internationally as a doctor with the PhD from my country, then I would logically assume that you could practice in the US or Canada (who have exchange programs with European colleges). Just require to contact the college delivering the PhD to check the credentials are real. Internet age, you can have it sent as secured file even. Law is proper to every country, but physiology and biology does not change… at worst, make them do a year internship or under supervision to check their capacity, but with every country lacking doctors… My country changed college credits to be in the standard with UK and the L/M/D standard (licence or 3 years/ master or 2 years on top licence/ doctorate or PhD) in the 2000s for our credentials to be validated more easily abroad.
I saw a RUclips channel once that showed a purse she got from Amazon in the US for $7, I liked it so I checked Amazon here in Canada and the exact same purse was $70.
Tyler, as a Canadian watching your videos I have to say.. Constantly referring to your country as "America" is frustrating. You are not "America", you are the United States OF America. Canada is also in America, North America. We refer to your country as "The States" or "The US" but never "America" We do however refer to you as "Americans", I'm assuming because "Staters" just sounds silly.
@Loretta Goff NO. NO. NO. Canada is NOT in 'America'; it is in North America. Period. If you want to start of fight with a real Canadian, just call him an American. We refer to the USA as America because Americans refer to it that way just like most of the rest of the world. For you to say the we Canadians "never' refer to it as America is just dead wrong. Where the hell do you live?
@@kyle381000 I'm 52 and I happen to be Canadian. I have never heard anyone say America when referring to the US. Everyone I know says The States or The Us.
@@Trygvar13 Fair enough. I suppose it depends on the people you know. That said, I take my lead from Americans who refer to themselves as...Americans. When Americans say "God Bless America" what do you suppose they're talking about?
I live in a part of Canada where we have both extreme heat and extreme cold warnings. Our summers get to around 35 degrees Celsius or 95 Fahrenheit with lots of humidity. Winter gets around - 30 Celsius or -35 Celsius.
I was born and still live in Alberta Canada, we’ve had snow in every month of the year but July so you never know. I have also seen three rain, then sleet, then hail all in one day. Hence the adage “if you don’t like the weather just wait for a bit it will change.”
Sorry in Canada and its meaning can be related to the american 'How are you?'. Most of the time no real feelings behind, can be used as a polite way to acknowledge the other without getting too much involved... It is also a good way to de-escalate a situation that doesn't bear any meaningful significance while showing a desire to make the other in a positive mood.
While yes we do use "sorry" very often in a polite manner, there is also "The Canadian Sorry" which is actually rather the opposite - it's the "sorry, not sorry" version...and the best part for us is that as Canadians, we understand the difference and very often others don't (and I must tell you, as the folks on our border, and our major trading partner, you're really the ones who experience it the most)
In Canada, we have a law stating that saying "sorry" is not an admission of guilt for criminal and civil law cases.
Yup it's called the Apology Act. It came into law in 2009.
I got into a car accident back in 2006. A very frail, elderly man sideswiped my car. He was oncoming, drifted over the yellow lane, I swerved right to avoid the head on collision, but I had a car next to me so I couldn't fully avoid getting hit.
I pulled over, I was pissed off,(this was before I saw who was driving) and went to lay into the person who almost caused a head on collision. I went to the window, and it was a tiny old man, who could barely hear or see. My anger instantly turned into concern, and instinctively, out of concern and sympathy, my first words were, "I'm sorry, are you ok? Do you need help?"
I called for police and requested an ambulance for the old man. The cop took his statement first and sent him on his way, which I thought was weird. Cop calls me over, doesn't ask for me to explain what happened, and just says "I'm not going to ticket you, but I'm putting you "at fault" on the police report. The old fart used my "I'm sorry" against me and the cop took his side lmao! I was 18, driving a red 1987 Camaro, so of course I got labeled as the "young punk" driving wild. I told the cop I have witnesses names and numbers(which I truly did get while the old man was giving his statement). He said it meant nothing because no charges were being laid, and by saying I'm sorry to the old man, he thought I was just trying to cover my own ass.
A week later my insurance calls me saying I have a claim against me, and since the cop placed me "at fault", and that I had "admitted guilt", my car's damage wouldn't be covered and my rates were going to increase.
I gave the witnesses names and numbers to my insurance, and thank god they both came through for me. My insurance calls me back a few days later saying they talked to the witnesses, they apologized because they brought up a fraudulent claim towards me, and deemed me not at fault. Even though I did not have collision coverage on my policy, under the policy I had, not at fault accidents are still covered even though I wasn't paying for collision coverage (which covers at fault accidents). My repairs were covered under the Direct Compensation - Property Damage portion of my policy, at the shop of my choice, no deductible, so I picked the top body shop in town haha..
I know I rambled on, but it's crazy how a simple "I'm sorry" said out of sympathy, was so easily used against me, and I would have been shit out of luck if I didn't have witnesses.
Even though I could have used that law at the time, I'm glad it has been recognized. Before this law, I can't imagine how many innocent people got shafted by a badly timed/misinterpreted "I'm sorry".
I have lived in Canada, my entire 61 yrs... I didn't know that! 🤔😅
@@Z_TPI compliments to the insurance company for fixing the mistake they made, wonder what the cop had to deal with surely he should have gotten a false report complaint at the least.
The fraud came from inside the old man's insurance. His agent didn't investigate anything, and approved the old man for full damage coverage and injury compensation. My insurance was under the impression that he followed all procedure. We have "no fault" insurance where I live, so my insurance company and myself have no say in the other parties approval process. So he got approved, and my company just gets notified that I was placed at fault in that claim. Even though I didn't make my own claim to my insurance, my company sees me as a higher risk because I caused an accident, so my rates instantly go up.
Basically the old man's agent betrayed my insurance company's trust by approving a claim without investigating. My company betrayed my trust for not properly investigating.
I made a mistake in my first post, I said that my insurance covered my damage as an apology for a fraudulent claim.
They apologized for not investigating the claim first, and that they should have realized beforehand that it was fraudulently approved by the old man's agent, which led to them informing me that my rates would increase.
My witnesses validated my defense, so they removed the rate increase and deemed me not at fault.
Under the policy I had, not at fault accidents are still covered even though I wasn't paying for collision coverage (which covers at fault accidents). My repairs were covered under the Direct Compensation - Property Damage portion of my policy.
WOW! I didn't know that.
I am a nurse in Canada. The reason it takes so long to work in the medical field is because Canada has some of the strictest and most comprehensive scope of practice for most levels of Healthcare. This means that Healthcare professionals come from other countries but their skill levels do not meet the threshold to hold a medical license, whether nurse, doctor etc. So they have to do more courses, more education and pass appropriate exams to prove competency to the standard Canada upholds. It is generally accepted that Canadian nurses for example are highly skilled and largely accepted anywhere around the globe for employment. Many Canadian nurses go to the USA especially Hawaii, the middle east or Europe and are accepted immediately due to our standards. Nurses in England have far less scope of practice than the lower levels of nurses in Canada for example. This is why it's hard for immigrants to use their credentials, they have to prove competency to our standard and it usually requires further education which is expensive and time consuming.
Yep, this is the answer I came to make sure was in the comments. And the same goes, to varying degrees, with other specialized jobs here. We want to make sure that they are performing to the same standards as someone who trained here. And in the video, he mentioned lawyers.....even in the US, any lawyer who moves to another state has to learn the new local and state laws they are now practcing under and they have to pass that state's bar exam before they can practice there. That takes some time and learning. Changing countries means you have to learn a whole new legal system! Of course that takes time! But, it makes me confident, as a Canadian, that when I need the services of someone in a specialized career, I'm getting someone who was trained to the same standard as everyone else, no matter who I see. That's comforting.
It's the same with engineering. Canadian engineering universities have some of the highest standards of excellence in the world, and it's standardized nationwide. It doesn't matter what accredited school you go to, they will all be world-class. America, China, and Europe have amazing engineering universities, but the worst Canadian school will outclass the majority of schools in those countries. And to be a licensed engineer here you either need to graduate from a Canadian university, or pass a series of rigorous exams to prove you have the same minimum education.
I was looking at the comments to find exactly this, or write it myself if not there. The culture shock for me here is that he wasn't aware of it before coming here. They should informed everyone before arriving here.
Same with a lot of trades! When I was in college there was a guy from Africa(not sure which country) and he was a welder there, but came to Canada to do the welding course here because it’s WAY different and he needed to re do the whole thing in order to work in the trade here. He said it was so different, just the safety requirements and equipment being mandatory here was a big difference! We definitely have some of the highest standards when it comes to safety
thanks for this post as I came here today to explain why it takes "so long"
On another subject, today being September 11, many Canadians remember 9/11. I highly recommend you learning about how many towns in Canada's east coast took in thousands of stranded passengers, most were Americans, whose flights were diverted to land in Canada. Canadian hospitality at its best!
Absolutely, what happened in the town of Gander was remembered in the play "Come From Away"
I remember after hurricane Katrina, I was only 5 or 6 at the time, my school welcomed a family with 3 children to our neighborhood through one of our fundraisers. Makes me think about how times have change in such a short period.
They did this at Halifax international airport
Usa send rescue and health care workers to halifax when ammunition ship blew up and devastated the city 1917. Sales tax in usa and canada are added at purchase but most other countries cal culate them in price.
@@ravarga4631 yes, that’s why we send Boston a giant Christmas tree each year
In Canada, the word "Sorry" can have different meanings. Sometimes it is used as an apology for an affront or offense or for damages caused, but most times we replace the words "Pardon Me" or "Excuse Me" with the word "Sorry". An example would be if you bump into or block another person while walking or shopping.
That's exactly the same for us in the UK, we say sorry if someone has bumped into us, ( sorry for being in your way) sorry if we bumped into them, sorry as in pardon ( i couldn't quite hear you can you repeat) sorry for anything offensive or bad, sorry if someone is following close behind and they catch your shoe, oops sorry I take a size 9 or whatever size you are ( sorry my shoes don't fit you) many many examples.
If you bump unto a person and they say "sorry" you're probaly in Canada.
You know you're really a Canadian when you start saying sorry to inanimate objects.
I experienced it used as a proximity alarm when we get too close to one another.
@@yarrowbumblefoot8877 If you see someone bump an inaminate object, table, chair, tree, manniquine and they say sorry, then you know you are in Canada
American winter : "Yaaaay, snow day, no school!!!"
Canadian winter : "beware of frostbite when walking to your mailbox in -40°"
Edmonton has the minutes until your skin freezes. Haha.
@@amymonroe9328 down in okotoks you wouldn’t have a snow day unless:
a. more than 4 feet of snow
b. buses won’t start (-45 and below)
"Exposed flesh will freeze in 30 seconds."
I lived in Edmonton and saw teenage girls waiting for the bus in crop tops and skirts in -40c while I was dressed like the Michelin man. They are a different breed in that city lol.
@@dogvom I went out to start my car in -48C in my underwear and boots b4. I felt more threatened by the cold that morning than I did when walking into a cloud of 1000s of Canadian mosquitos in the spring. Luckily all the machines at work didn’t want to run that whole week from the -43C or colder cold so I spent most of the time at work in the heated shack waiting for the maintenance man and operators to get them running again constantly. By 10am that day the crane just gave up and did no work the rest of the day til the next morning when it warmed up to like -45C. That was 2 winters ago now. This past winter was only -38C at the coldest thankfully. At least that’s wat it was in my neck of the woods near Algonquin park.
No idea where you live, TYLER, but I'd suggest a visit to the northern half of your home country in winter. Eighty per cent of Canadians live within 100 miles of the U.S. border, and there is virtually no difference between the winters in Maine, NH, Vermont, NY, Mass., Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado and the southern parts of Canada. In fact, southern Ontario is actually south of a host of states to the west of this central Canadian province. As for the extremely cold days, they do happen but pass rather quickly. And frankly, I prefer braving those days than being shut-in somewhere in the American south because the temperature is an almost unbearable 100+ degrees in the shade.
Very true! How come there is somebody talking about "weather in America"!!!??? Where? If you live in Bismarck, ND you´ll never be shocked by canadian weather!
The only time ive felt really cold weather was a weekend i spent in North Bay. I live in southern Ontario and the weather is pretty good here.
From the sound of his accent, I'd say he's from Indiana.
A few years ago a couple of guys escaped from a maximum security prison in upstate New York. After many days, authorities rejected the possibility that the escapees would head for the Canadian border because "they were not dressed for the weather there".
It was the middle of the summer...
"no difference between the winters" you obviously don't live here.
I'm in NS, we have 15% sales tax on most things. So a 5 dollar purchase would be 5.75. if it's books, tampons, or children's clothing, there is only one tax added, so maybe 7% added. Unprepared food has zero tax, alcohol and gas have the tax included in the price.
Halifax here.
Halifax here, too. This is probably not the best comparison. Winters in NS aren't that bad. We may get a storm one day and the next day, it rains. I have yet to experience -40⁰C windchill, though.
@@Just_Bevie I agree, NS is mild...we may get a ton of snow one winter, and be mowing our lawns another. Usually in February we'll get a couple weeks of -30 or colder temps, but that hasn't really happened in a few years or more now. Remember 2015? That was a bad one for snow.
Same in Quebec. 15% combined GST/PST. We have the same exceptions (unprepared food). From 5$ to 7$ would be a 40% tax. I don’t know how this guy came up with something so obviously wrong.
The tax thing is definitely wrong. Ontario has a 13% HST(5% Federal, 8% provincial), with the highest combined sales tax in Canada being 15%. Where the hell is he getting 40% from ?
I must add : seeing snow fall is ALWAYS magical, even if you've seen it your whole life (and will have to spend 2 hours shovelling).
If you want to get a sense of individual canadian history moments taught in schools. look up "Canada Heritage Minutes". they will have instances explaining thing like certain traditions or even back story on things you didn't know about for canada. Like how "Winnie the pooh" was a WW1 mascot left in londons zoo from the 2nd infantry brigade. he was named after the city of Winnipeg.
It’s highly skilled work. Lawyers need to know Canadian Law. Doctors need to be trained to Canadian Standards.
My sense, pertaining to the trades, is that Canadian safety standards need to be adhered to as well. Just imagine California earthquake standards…yeah , you’d want trades to adhere to those standards
@@wendybremner918 Exactly. For something as common as say an electrician there can be VAST differences between areas as to what code is, is Romex permitted or not.
Canada is similar enough to the US that most professionals would expend a similar effort adapting moving to Canada as they would moving to another state. The fact that our trades in Canada almost all use imperial units just like the US.
The only major exception though is law, there are alot of differences there. But even there going state to state can be a hurdle effort wise.
An interesting part of forgeign lawyers coming to Canada is that, depending on where they are coming from, they need to pass an English class. America is included in the list of countries for whom this is neccesary.
Being born and raised in Boston, I must say that I experienced almost no culture shock upon moving to Canada, attending university in Canada, and being employed in Canada. After all, New England often experiences VERY cold weather and LOTS of snow during the winters. Yes, it was colder during Canadian winters than New England winters, but not horrifically so. And the similarities between American culture and Canadian culture are so massive that the transition was very smooth. When I lived in Canada the value of the Canadian dollar hovered very close to par with the American dollar. And the coinage was the same (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars). So I didn't need to learn a new currency system. I found even the same banks (e.g., TD Bank) and supermarkets (e.g., Safeway) in Canada that I had been familiar with in the States. Ditto for department stores and big box stores (e.g., Walmart, Target, Costco, Home Depot). I was already familiar with paying sales taxes, so being faced with paying general, provincial, and (in some places) municipal sales taxes did not surprise me. Nor did paying Canadian federal and provincial income taxes, as I was already well familiar with paying American federal and state income taxes (and in some American cities, even city income taxes). Nor was paying municipal real estate taxes a surprise, as I had done exactly that in the States. Yes, Canadians tend to say "sorry" more frequently than Americans, but it is often merely a substitute for saying "excuse me" or "pardon me." Driving in Canada is not an issue, as the rules of the road are virtually identical to those in the States. And getting a provincial driver's permit is virtually the same as getting a state driver's permit in America. Although I speak French (learned it in high school), I virtually never need to use it, as most folks in Montréal, Québec City, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières, and even rural Québec speak passable English. Policing is virtually identical as there are both provincial police forces (Ontario, Québec, Newfoundland - in other provinces the national police force (RCMP) provides provincial policing under contract to the province) and municipal police forces (although in my experience, Canadian police are far more polite and civil than American police; something America could learn from Canada). The issue of needing to become re-certified professionally in Canada is very dependent upon the nature of one's profession. If one has a medical or nursing degree from an American university, they were virtually automatically accepted in Canada. If one is a lawyer, however, getting approved to practice law in Canada CAN be a huge hurdle. But that relates to the fact that the legal system in Canada (except Québec) is based upon the English common law, whereas the legal system in Africa (especially west Africa) and much of Europe is based upon civil law codes such as the Napoleonic Code. For example, French law is divided into two main categories - droit privé (private law) and droit public (public law). This differs very fundamentally from the Canadian (and American) legal systems which are direct follow-ons to the English legal system in which the main distinctions are between criminal law, civil law, and equity. So, yes, lawyers from Europe or Africa often need extensive education (several years; often a new degree from a Canadian law school) in order to pass the bar exams in Canada. Basically, moving from America to Canada involved virtually no culture shock for me, whereas I can see that it would be very different for someone moving to Canada from Africa.
In Québec we have the civil code based on the one in France.
The Criminal Code is the same across all Canada
I mean, you moved from Northeast USA to Eastern Canada, we have a history together, hell my baseball team the Blue Jays plays yours. But there's culture shock in different regions of AngloNorth America. For example, I feel I, having been born and raised in Ontario, would have a pretty heavy culture shock moving to Alberta or British Columbia vs New York or Massachusetts. Well, maybe 'heavy' is hyperbole, but we do have different cultural regions on the continent. I got hit pretty hard when I visited Pensacola Florida a few years ago.
If you were to live in Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta, or any of the territories winter would shock you! I grew up here and still am a baby for the cold and do not like it. It actually can get dangerously cold. Sometimes we can't stay out for more than 2 minutes without frostbite. The East Coast and West Coast don't experience our weather.
@@Goldrefinedthrufire Can't really see the appeal of the prairies. Giant bugs, stupidly cold winter and no mountains. If I'm going out in less than -30C we better have a foot of powder on the ski hill (BC).
@@ccibinel yup. A lot of my family left. I still like my city but not much else. Because of my kids this is where I stay. It is what it is.
"If you don't say "sorry", you will be sorry." Is very accurate.
The sorry thing is real. Yesterday at A & W I walked around the corner and almost bumped into someone coming around the corner too. We both stopped abruptly without touching and I smiled and said sorry. She smiled and said, "such a good Canadian" I have no idea if she was a Canadian or not...I'm guessing not as she didn't say sorry LOL
As a 70 year old Canadian I want to thank you for enlightening Americans about Canada. I have travelled extensively in the U.S. and am very experienced with how uninformed Americans are about my country. Keep up the good work! Please consider doing an episode about how Acadians became Cajuns. Cheers
I remember once as a kid there was a cold snap and they closed school for a week. I remember watching the news every day too see how cold it was. This was back before electronic thermometers were everywhere, and in fairness I am pretty far north in Canada... but I recall one day where the weatherman said "Well... today we officially reached -55. Personally, I am pretty sure it went lower, but we bottomed out the thermometer."
Lol, yeah it got down to at least minus 50c when I was a kid and the guy on the radio was reminding people not to go outside, any uncovered skin would become frost bitten within minutes. The whole time sounding like he’d resigned himself to sleeping on the couch at the station because he wasn’t going to be able to go home and no one else was going to come in and relieve him.
I live in Vancouver. This guys experience is typical for someone who moved over and landed in the eastern half. We have warmer winters then a large part of the USA
The one little pocket that doesn’t get a Canadian winter. I moved away to Edmonton for a few years and absolutely loved the real Canadian winters. It’s nice to be back in the rain though.
I looked up this guy whose video he watching and he's living in Edmonton but comes from Uganda so I imagine ANY snow would seem excessive lol! Being a born and bred Ottawan myself what he showed looked like a "light dusting" of snow to me! :)
Most of the northern United States gets just as much snow, cold as Canada. New York, Michigan, North Dakota, Minnesota, Vermont just to name a few
That would probably shock ol' Tyler. Of course, he might be shocked by Alaska being an American state....
Exactly.
I was just about to mention that, but decided to check first, to see if anyone else did.
Snow maybe, but doubt the temperatures drop even close to as low. -40 is pretty darn cold, but we've had colder days than that.
Came here to say the same thing. The narrator make it as if snow stops at the border. I saw more snow in one year in Wichita Kansas then I ever did growing up in Toronto. The coldest temperature I have personally encountered was -36F...in Vermont. Buffalo NY (south of Toronto) gets 4 times more snow.
Living in Southern Ontario, I'm actually south of the Midwest states! And some of the east coast states, like Maine, are a 9 hour drive north!
Here in Ontario, Canada we have HST and it's 13%. But food isn't taxed, but also depends on the item, where some will be taxed
If you were a doctor, you have to pass the standards. So if you passed by a certain standard in one country, you have to meet the Canadian standard.
Doctors aren't the only ones with certifications. Someone with a job as "simple" as a forklift driver requires certifications. There are tonnes of jobs that require certifications that are not critical to a person's safety that the government still won't recognize
@@blackoak4978 yes because the education requirements for those countries aren’t sufficient to meet our standards. When I was in school to be a aircraft mechanic this was made very apparent as I had foreign students going for recertification. They actually struggled because they didn’t pay much attention and thought they knew better. Even tried arguing on behalf of dangerous practices that have killed people to the professors.
There is a big difference between saying "sorry" and "I'm sorry" in Canada. One is social politeness and the other is personal heartfelt admission.
The problem with people wanting to work here(in Canada) is education requirements, language levels,as well as documentation. Must be proven. Not just accepted.
accepted.
I have a family member who worked as an aerospace engineer in the US for more than 20 years, but because of the manner in which their employer facilitated their development (through a work-study progression as opposed to a full-time university period), they were never officially recognized by the Canadian engineering bodies, even though their Canadian employers readily accepted their experience and credentials, and allowed them to work as such under a different title. It is something we could learn from the US, and one of the rare instances where I think we would be better to adopt some of the southern policies.
language must be proven? Sure isn't here in Saskatchewan. I'd say a good 75% of food jobs people have an extremely limited amount of the english language. Their english language skills are about "yes" and "no" but as they are usually philipno or east indian, they are often interviewed in their own language as the managers know full well they need a job and their skill is literally 0 in english. Until they have literally no english speaking workers and they get screwed over with nobody to help the customers as there is no one to take orders for people that only speak english.
@@wuverrabbit he's talking about high education jobs. Like Engineering, Medicine, Law... These uses many technical term, and you want at least everyone using the same vocabulary, and also have the same minimum expertise.
Jobs not really requiring any education has no barrier to entry.
18:46 Gaining a medical or law license or other profession that requires a degree when coming from other countries is not a logistical problem, but rather a problem with standards of education not being equivalent with Canadian standards. I expect the same would apply with a immigrant coming to the USA.
I’m not sure about EVERY province, but we do have laws about this. BC, Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario each have laws forbidding apologies from being used as an admission of guilt. As for the word “sorry,” I can only speak to my own experience but most people I know say “I’m REALLY sorry,” or “I apologize” when they want to actually express genuine regret and contrition.
This is just it, when we are actually Sorry, as Canadians, youll know it
the inflection changes, the mood changes, the eyes change, the empathy radiates.
Its a whole other level.
Yeah, if someone screws up it's usually "Oh my god i'm so sorry", if they accidently stand in your way you will get a quick sorry.
"Sorry" can also just be a replacement for "excuse me" like when you're trying to get someone's attention. "Sorry, do you have the time?"
@@kontiuka lol yeah eh it’s just everywhere without thinking
And if someone makes a totally outlandish or out and out incorrect statement, it can preface a non-spoken reflection of that person's intelligence, as in "Sorry!" (but you're an idiot!) without actually saying the words and insulting them.
That doesn't really come under the heading of an apology, but as an expression of sorrow.
The coldest recorded temperature in Canada was in Whitehorse January 1947 -52.1 C (-62 F)
I lived in Inuvik, it definitely got to -40. The northern lights are amazing, and the food there is easily double what we pay here in the south. Most stuff here is more expensive than in the states, we have the import taxes and shipping, etc.
Damn man, that's so far up north. It hits -40° on occasion here in Winnipeg, but I can't even imagine how much worse winters would be there.
Haven't been there since the early 70s as an exchange student in gr 11. Say hello to the cockney family who's house I was billeted in their son Turpin stayed with us in Burnaby as well that year
@@zepher664 yeah, with the windchill, it was cold af, but with no wind, it wasn't too bad. The lack of daylight bothered me more. I'm used to the east coast where it's cold and damp and settles right into your bones, but at least my lips and hands don't crack open here. The dry cold was brutal for that. (As you know) Six in one, half a dozen in the other, eh.
@@JBond-zf4dj lol, yes absolutely.
Damn son, you living with the white teddies and stuff
Well as long as you like it there and its a cozy home, eh? :)
When it comes to cold weather, you have to remember the coldest places in the USA (not including Alaska) is just south of the warmest parts of Canada
I continue to be surprised how little some American's know about their own country, it absolutely does get frigid in the northern states, Minnesota, Maine, upper State New York, and many others get extreme temps in the wintertime, it's highly inaccurate to say that the U.S. doesn't get hard winters like we do in Canada.
Thank you! I’m always slightly annoyed when Americans act like the states never get as cold as Canada - I am here to tell you that Maine, New York, North Dakota, Montana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan etc. get as frigging cold as Canada, which is literally right there across your northern border, if it’s -20 in Calgary it can be just as cold if not colder in Northern Montana :)
I moved from BC to Kentucky and the winters are way colder here.
Depends where you lived in BC, quite cold up here in Fort St John haha!
Most Canadians don't know about their own history, so not uncommon. We don't learn much past WW1-WW2/Holocaust. It isn't common knowledge knowledge in Canada or the US of how they treated JP Canadians/Americans. And literally nobody knows how they treated German language speakers during WW1 who had come from Russia/German for a better life. They may of been white, but because they spoke German (though the ones who came from Russian with German Roots, didn't speak the mainstream German) they were very highly prosecuted by those who speak English though many went to war for Canada/US.
@@wuverrabbit Canadians at least know basic history, geography, and weather patterns on thier own continent, not even comparable, many Americans continue to believe they single handedly won WWII.
You can't generalize the weather in a country as large as Canada. If you live on the west coast, winter is mostly cool and rainy; in places like Winnipeg or Ottawa, winter gets extremely cold. I live in Toronto, where our winter is between those extemes. New York state gets worse winters than I do here. In the summer where I live, it gets very hot and humid. Cool video!
I agree! So many comments here saying it's not that cold or it is very cold! Canada is way too huge to say one type of weather. People have different experiences depending on where they are and I know that I live here. 😊
@@Goldrefinedthrufire 100%! ,👍
Yep. I live in Vancouver and admittedly, I'm always annoyed with that generalization - and btw it's usually Canadians, not outsiders, perpetuating this myth with their social media posts about "life in Canada" 🤨).
Here, life basically stands still when we get snow. "Snow day" is a real thing lol. No school, and for many (not all, but many) no work. The cities don't have enough ploughs, the cars aren't typically equipped with winter tires Part of that is because of the snow, part of that is the knowledge that 99% of time that snow will melt throughout the day - if it doesn't melt as soon as it hits the ground - and that all that precipitation will reverse as slick n black ice over the course of the night.
yep. from ottawa here, while it gets colder here than toronto. its not even all that bad most days. the occasional brutal day and usually its because this area can get very windy. but most winter days here, especially when the sun is out, i dont even need to zip up my jacket. on those days, zipping up my jacket will have me sweating.
You can’t generalize the weather in a country as large as The USA.
TYLER: You need to get out more! Visit some other states in The USA 🇺🇸
in cities, on extreme cold days, there are people that try to find homeless people and bring them indoors for their protection. my home town of North Bay has a warming center for the homeless on really cold days.
And, on extremely hot days, there are cooling centres, just like in the big U.S. citites.
I think the "sorry" stereotype partially comes from the fact that Canadians use "sorry" the same way that Americans would probably use "excuse me". So if you bump into someone, or almost do, you'll say "sorry". Or if you are trying to get through a crowd, you'd probably politely ask them to move by saying "Sorry, could I get through here?", or something of the sort. And if you want to ask someone for help (say a store employee or something), you might say "Sorry, could I ask you a question?".
Definitely for example if you’re walking down the hall and you bump into somebody there’s a good chance that both of you would immediately say sorry even if there was no damage or injury caused.
Exactly, if you're following a Canadian thru a crowded room then of course you're going to hear a lot of sorries. 😂
It's the same in the UK.
@@jenniedarling3710 That’s good👍
Regarding sorry, Canadians say sorry so much that legislation called the Apology Act was passed which states that apologies made by a person does not necessarily constitute an admission of guilt. In addition, regarding the winter, temperatures in the prairies are much harsher than they are on the west coast in BC or on the Atlantic coast in Nova Scotia. In the US, winter is much different in California, Texas or Florida than in New York, Michigan or Minnesota. The same is the case in Canada. The further north we get in the country the colder the temperatures get. That doesn't mean there is never any warm weather though because there is. Just like the northern US states have a summer, so does Canada. I don't understand that confusion. The Canadian stereotype about the weather makes it seem like there is this imaginary wall at the Canadian/US border and on the Canadian side, it is snow all the time. I'm like, parts of Canada are further south than the US states that are on the border.
it's the wind chill.
and honestly northern manitoba and ontario are the icebergs south of the territories.
it's the Bay. the wind coming in off the bay.
there are seriously polar bears wondering around in northern Manitoba.
@@MPlain It's not called the Barren Lands for nothing
@@MPlain I've found that the coldest of Manitoba weather (those brutal, 2 week long spells where you actively avoid going outside due to extreme wind chills) usually happens when there's a huge high pressure system over the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, near the Beaufort Sea, and it just sucks air all the way from Siberia across the pole and across the 49th parallel into the US. At that point, there is little difference (a couple degrees) between northern Manitoba, southern Manitoba or even like, Fargo, North Dakota - we're all seeing daytime highs in the -25 °C region, with wind chills below -40 (dropping below -50 at night). However, most of the time you're right, southern Manitoba weather comes from a more westerly or north-westerly direction, while Churchill and Thompson get that perpetual cold north wind off the Bay.
Another reason Americans think it's so cold in Canada is because we use Celsius. It can be 80 degrees in Detroit, and then they cross the Ambassador Bridge to Windsor and suddenly it's only 26!
@@dogvom Do you think they're really that dumb? I mean, undoubtedly, some are...but surely walking or driving a few meters isn't going to suddenly mean that it's below freezing in August.
Besides, in the US, when you watch international weather on their weather channels, it's always reported in Fahrenheit anyway.
The job credentials thing is that Canada (for the most part) had higher standards than most countries around the world. That is why US hire many Canadians because our standards are even higher than US. Even food standards are much higher than pretty much everywhere.
Which is a good thing!
A lawyer from outside of Canada has no knowledge about Canadian laws so yes I see how it could make it more complicated. I used to work in a place where there was a medical dr from Eastern Europe , work minimum wage in manufacturing. That one pissed me off. We need Dr!!!! Put them in hospital even as an intern rather then working menial jobs !!!!
@@YanickaQuilt I agree. Laws differ around the world, so lawyers must start over again. But the human body is the same everywhere. Medications may differ, but a foreign doctor shouldn’t have to start from scratch. Some catching up on equipment and drugs should suffice.
@@andre_p yes the body is the same but the treatments and the required standards of treatments are very different. so it is more then just learn this machine and here are a few different drugs we use.
This is somewhat true, and the reasoning given for it. Having said that, when you look into it many of the places that have certifications not recognized tend to lack lightness of skin, not quality of certification. The systemic racism of the process has drawn enough attention, and Canada is in enough need of some sectors of qualified people that there has been a gradual shift to be more accepting.
Also, you can't really compare American-Canadian too Elsewhere-Canadian issues. We have innumerable agreements with the US, and many of our standards are developed bilaterally. In some cases Canada has higher standards, but that has more to do with Canadian citizens not tolerating American standards rather than the Canadian government actually giving a damn
In Ottawa (which you’ve learned is the Capital) we get both extreme cold and extreme heat warnings to stay indoors. Even today, it’s 87°F.
Most of NE USA is similar to Canada so they are used to these weather fluctuations. Think Wisconsin weathers for winter
Remembering arriving from France: culture shock in 1960 were: purchases higher than posted prices because of taxes, the distances were huge between cities, the cars were enormous, in Winter men could be seen in t-shirt while I was bundled to the max, snow came in different forms.
"It snows the entire day, and it can take several months"... really depends what part of the country he is living in.
In the prairies we dont get nearly the amount of snow as they do on the east coast. We do get big blizzards now and then (usually in the early or late parts of the season), but they are comparatively rare to what they get in the eastern and maritime provinces. Here we get maybe 3 or 4 big snowfalls a year, while the majority of the season tends to be very dry.
It is extremely rare to see both heavy snowfall AND bitter cold (below -25ish) hit you at the same time though. In Manitoba and Saskatchewan our January-February are usually just too cold to get much percipitation at all.
There is no question, the winters here in the prairies are pretty brutal. The concept of "Canadian Snowbirds" is a well known thing. People who vacation to hot holiday destinations like Palm Springs or Mexico to escape the harshest parts of the year.
Although despite the harsh winters, we do get quite gorgeous weather (+30 C) in the summer months, so it's not ALL bad.
About camping: I am a french Canadian and it is absolutely true that we are pretty much all crazy about camping up here. That’s what most young people do during summer and, contrary to the United States, there are LOTS of places here where you won’t even get cellphone signal. So he is not wrong to say that you have no internet!
It was so cute when u thought -5C was cold 😂. That’s regular fall weather where I live. And occasionally it gets to -50C where I live but that usually doesn’t last for too long. A couple weeks maybe. And that’s when there are weather warnings. Because it’s not just the temperature, you need to consider the ‘wind chill’. That is because when it’s windy and cold, the wind makes the temperature feel colder.
I'm from Winnipeg MB, Canada. A couple years ago we had a winter day that was colder than one of the observation locations on Mars.
I live in NY just in this side of the border. The winter here can be worse than many places in Canada because we get clobbered by their weather after is crosses Lake Ontario.
Snowbelt yes but not as extremely cold.
Right, not -40 here but -10 or -15 is still pretty chilly.
@@laurataylor8717 Nah, -10, -15 is pretty comfortable temp to enjoy winter!
-10 to -15 is still almost t-shirt and shorts weather here after having a few months of almost fifty below. Pretty sure I've never heard of NY getting 5 feet of snow overnight... the city that never sleeps would shut right down if that were the case. Even three feet of snow and 30 below is extreme for most places, but is just an average day up here. The further North you get the worse it is. I laugh at people in Vancouver, Toronto, or any southern city when they complain about their weather... would more than happily trade. When you live in the bush in the northern parts there aren't even busses, taxi's, nothing... heck, aside from grocery stores everything is closed on weekends and to even buy shoes you need to drive a few hours to get anything that is at least a little better than dollar store quality. Need a part for your vehicle or even a regular Amazon order... about a week if the mail is running smoothly. There's a reason I want to move to Florida, I'd rather boil than freeze and be buried by snow.
Well I'm not in the city. I live on Lake Ontario where we get lake effect snow. 3 feet of snow overnight is not unheard of. Maybe not 5 feet but it's enough to be snowed in.
Here on the west coast of Canada in Vancouver, it never gets that cold. Our winters are usually quite temperate, and we can go whole winters without any snow. If it does snow, it may last a couple of days before it melts.
Thanks for the great reactions. Another great video is " Tom Brokaw Explains Canada to Americans", you won't be disappointed.
Yes, that will give you a much better idea of the culture shock between Americans and Canadians than this video did, just as would be the case of watching a video of a Japanese man moving to Canada, wouldn't really apply to you.
Ok, this video you reviewed didn't take SO MANY things in to consideration, so here are few from an Eastern European immigrant who's been here for several decades:
1. Canada is HUGE, and just like the US, it will depend on WHERE you live as the climates are extremely different from West Coast to East Coast, North and South.
Judging from the background in his video, I'm going out on a limb and saying he's somewhere in Saskatchewan (Regina/Saskatoon) or Manitoba (Winnipeg). Those "prairie" Provinces are known to get super cold in the Winter, because it's basically a Desert Climate.
2. Snowfall is all about location. East Coast gets way more snow than the West Coast, and that's mostly due to the size difference between the Atlantic and Pacific.
Everywhere will get snow in the winter if it gets cold enough. Prairies get the dry snow. Coastal cities and those on the Great Lakes will get the wet stuff.
95% of people EVERYWERE have no clue how to drive safely on Snow 😛
3. Foreign Credentials - Sorry, but in North America we tend to have more governance over credentials, than say, 2nd and 3rd World Countries do...especially where the ruling Governments are prone to corruption and hostile changes in office.
Knowing how to fluently converse in English within your field of study is also huge, and many professions may require you to re-do some of your practicum. It is not uncommon for Doctors to have to re-write their exams and do their internships again. This is to ensure we are not placing workers in to roles that can have major consequences to others.
4. Work history - Unless you were working for major international organizations/companies, your work history won't be worth a whole lot. In fact, in almost all fields of business these days, it matters more on what you can prove you can do, by doing it, than just saying you've done it. If you're lying, you'll get the boot from your job really quick, and potentially blacklisted.
Bottom line, if you're immigrating to a new Country, be prepared to put in a lot of hard work, and don't be looking for handouts.
People love to stereotype.
The "Canadian accent" thing is one of those. Most are referring to the East Coast regions, just as when stereotyping "US accents" there's the Southern hillbilly, or Boston, or NJ/NY.
Hi Tyler, it never gets as cold where I live in Nova Scotia as this man says. In fact, there would be many places in Canada that have milder climates than many US states. For example, Nova Scotia is milder than much of New England and New York states. Parts of southern British Columbia are considered a Mediterranean climate with temperate rainforests. Here it rarely gets below freezing. And of course I'm only discussing WINTER conditions. We have springs, summers and falls like everyone else.
Our weather in Nova Scotia also depends on how close you live to the ocean. It's also the difference between the weather across Canada. I live in a small port town and we don't get really low temperatures but the climate is wet which makes it feel colder. I didn't mind -10°C in a sweater and jeans in Edmonton, Alberta. I wear a sweater and extra t-shirt at 10°C working on the wharves in South west Nova Scotia.
Your correct. The coasts are warmer. If you live in the middle it's freaking freezing in winter. Dangerously cold. Alberta Sask and Manitoba. We cherish summer.
Summers were to much for me in Alberta. Driving from nova Scotia and stopping in Manitoba I was definitely not expecting to get slapped in the face with hot wind. I also learned to drink a lot more water while I lived there even in the winter ( and week each of fall and spring ).
I’m from Ontario. It’s freezing I’m the winter
@@Goldrefinedthrufire yeah here on the coast it's the wind that gets ya 😂
Fun thing: Places in Canada get both Extreme Heat and Extreme Cold warnings. It goes from -25 C (-13F) to + 40 C (104F) here.
We got the -40 to 40 sometimes here
" Sorry " means " I'm sorry for your misfortune ". It's an expression of empathy as in " I feel sorrow for your misfortune ".
My sister's brother-in-law taught at a dental college in the Philippines. He had to study pharmacology for four years at night school to be licensed here. He had to work as a dental assistant in the clinic he was a partner in until he passed his courses.
Oh, believe me, i sometimes shovel for 2 hours in a day, and "snowgasms" aren't a thing 😆Also, that huge star pattern shirt is quite a bold sartorial choice for a newscast
As a Canadian on occasion I've spent over an hour in -10c (14f) weather while just wearing a t-shirt. We're kinda just used to the cold
Also there's the 'sorry' thing. I've had people apologize to me for walking past me. It actually happens on a regular basis.
I am Canadian and used to the cold too, but I would absolutely need a coat in that temperature. I get cold easily
Canadian winters don't stop Canadians lol. Winters are very cold and don't forget about the wind factor...it works of course like humidity readings when they say 40 but feels like say 50. If it's windy and it's minus 35...you can tack on a few negative degrees to make sure you feel the chill lol. I was living in Winnipeg and tires actually freeze and there are block heater plugs at all the stores. People actually drive around with extension cords wrapped around plate holders or antennas haha. Very chilly indeed and the winter months are long
You have states that are colder and get far more snow than some of our Provinces.
I live in the Yukon (the subarctic) and one summer it was +35C here and the same day it was snowing in Florida, USA. Yes, it can get down to -40C but not very often (I've lived through -60C). Winters here are usually not any colder than in Alberta or even North Dakota. What IS different is the length of the winter season. Summers are shorter but with nearly 24-hour sunlight and temps as high as in the +30Cs, they are amazing.
I've seen the issue with work credentials firsthand. I'm Canadian and went to school to become a medical technologist, and in my class were several people who had emigrated from different countries, and 5 of them had been doctors in their home countries, but their credentials were not recognised by the Canadian government and they didn't want to deal with the hassle of years of retraining and education to practice again. It really is a shame given the shortage of doctors here.
Some kind of shortened qualification process take place. Maybe have people do the exams to find if there were, in fact, areas for which they needed additional training.
@@lilytenshoes I agree completely and wish this were the case. That way, people coming here may have to do some schooling, but not start at the beginning.
as an immigrant, I think Canada needs to hold it's ground and ensure any newcomers here can pass our Certification Process for their career.
We decided to come to Canada. We made the effort to learn English. We made the commitment to recertify even though it meant almost another decade before being CLOSE to back on track and STILL starting from scratch and owning nothing.
It's a CHOICE to immigrate here. If you're not willing to play by the rules, then maybe chose Country that has few restrictions, and quite possibly not as good of a life. Pros and Cons 😉
Honestly you would rather live in an area that has snow in Canada compared to a non-snow area where you just get the cold temperatures. The snow acts like an insulator and can feel warmer because you're not getting the wind chill that makes it feel a lot worse than the actual temperature.
True. Also, snow reflects light, making the days and even nights brighter. That’s phototherapy for you 🌞
I've often noticed that when it snows it's not as cold as when it's bright sunny day.
For an American like yourself, using the impressions of Canada from a 3rd World immigrant is probably not the best comparison. Being from Africa, where the average annual salary is not even comparable to the average daily wage of the typical Canadian or American, everything is going to seem expensive to this guy. Same for weather. He's from Africa, no winter.
Watch it again and listen. All these points were addressed.
His accent sounds Nigerian. Most immigrants from Nigeria that I've met though were all in high skill professions when they were in Nigeria, like doctors and lawyers.
Their first winter here sure is a hell of an experience for them though.
@@zepher664 NIgeria is still an impoverished 3rd world country. Now, if a Nigerian got their education in the UK or US, that's different.
He does know anything about Canada…it takes generations to pass on that heritage!
As a American who moved to Canada I can relate except for sales tax and the last one didn’t apply to me. But I noticed Canadians do say sorry a lot. When I was in America I lived in one of the coldest regions couple hours from the Canada/USA border and I thought I have a winter clothes and I’m use cold weather and snow and blizzards nope nothing compared to Canada winters more harsh for sure compared to winters in USA
I am Canadian and appreciate your observations about the differences between Canadians and Americans. I see a future vacation trip for you to our country and you will be made to feel welcome I'm sure. I'm also sure that you realized that just like in the US, there are vast regional differences within the fabric of Canada along with the many things that we love and share as Canadiens (notice the spelling change?) For instance, I live on the west coast in Vancouver British Columbia where the weather is relatively mild compared to most of the country. Vancouver only gets trace amounts of snow in the winter and when it comes, it usually does not stay for long like maybe a week at the most. We do get lots of rain due to our proximity to the Pacific Ocean, our back yard literally. I like your content and it's fun to watch your reactions to what you learn about our country. I think about Americans as our cousins and that we share more similarities than differences but different enough to make it interesting. Keep on learning, Tyler.
So well said. Come visit us in Vancouver!
Tyler needs to take a vacation trip through some of the northern states in his home country - The USA 🇺🇸
The sorry thing is 100% true. A good example for sorry would be going shopping and someone accidentally bumps into you, and you both apologize to each other. One apology for having accidentally bumped into someone, and the other for no particularly good reason whatsoever; maybe more of an indication that everything is cool.
Exactly! Someone once stepped on my toe and we both said "sorry". He, for stepping on my toe and me, I guess, for daring to have my foot under his. It can be amusing.
Yes and I also saw a video where they said it's shocking that people will actually open doors if you are walking along them at the same time. I didn't know this was a shock to any culture I just figured this is normal human behavior.
Personally, when I say "sorry" when I've been bumped into, for example, it's more of a "Hey, don't worry about it, I know you didn't mean it, I'm fine, we're fine, have a nice day" kind of thing. lol I would hate it if the other person felt bad about some little accident that didn't affect me at all. And I find it reassuring when others do that for me, too. Like, we're all in this together, eh?
@@TheQuietMidden Same with me. But it's so ingrained in me I don't even know why I'm saying sorry I just know it's something to say. But I'm a little bit more sensitive and actually feel like I am sorry for inconveniencing them or that it happened despite whose fault it is LOL
Canada has 3 "types" of tax. GST, the federal "Goods and Services Tax" which is (as he said) 5%. The PST is "Provincial Sales Tax" like a state tax, varies from province to province, for example Alberta has none, others have varied rates. Then there is HST, the "Harmonized Sales Tax" basically merging the GST and PST to reduce the overall impact.
The "credentials" are a case of many professions have "professional organizations" that require you meet their standards. You can imagine that "state law" differs from state to state... so does law in different countries. Medicine is similar too, what is "acceptable" treatment in one country is different. Look at Engineering, safety standards, and requirements, can differ. I'd love it if there was a "streamlined" way to move creds from place to place, but regulatory bodies exist, and for a reason. So... bureaucracy.
It gets cold in Winter, hot in Summer, Spring and Autumn are what they are. We just get on with it. No biggie. All of the States that border Canada seem to have incredibly hard winters.
I’ve never experienced -40 in Canada . It may get close but it is such a big country
I'm from Montreal. Something that costs $5 + 15% tax comes to $5.75 total with includes federal and provincial sales taxes. He's exaggerating from $5 -$7. Don't know what kind of math he learned. 🙄
It could cost more than the $5.75 when you add the deposit fees or other recycling fees on it. It wouldn't be near $7.00.
In Canada if someone bumps into you, you both say sorry. When I was in a store in the states and I almost bumped into someone and I said sorry, I got looked at like I was crazy.
Why did they look at you like that and not say, sorry? In the UK if someone bumps into someone else both people say sorry.
In The USA, we would say: “Excuse me.”
There is no place in Canada that charges 35 to 40 % tax .....I've lived here for 60 years ...
re: weather we can get both extreme cold warnings & extreme heat warnings in the same city depending on time of year. Also no discussion how much wind can also make the cold much colder.
How could someone who studied law in a foreign country be expected to gain a license on entry to a different country?? Some law licenses and broker licenses don't even transfer over state to state. Imagine lawyer coming from China, the laws are completely different.
I think doctors should be able to take the exams, do some amount of time in residency to be able to practice in another country though. Some countries have similar enough programs that it could be done fairly easily.
We know how to deal with winter. We get snow cleared very quickly. We put our snow tires on in the Fall and drive easily when it snows.
If you go to northern Michigan or Wisconsin, you would have a pretty good idea of what a typical winter is for most of Canada.
It doesn’t always get to -40 in fact it usually stays around -20 during an average winter but it of course depends where u live
Some things are more expensive here in Canada. Some things are more expensive in the US.
I am a long haul, cross border driver, and spend roughly 75% of my time in the US, so when I do my groceries/supplies for my truck, I know what to get in the US and what to get in Canada.
For example, water and pop, cheaper to get in the US, if the State doesn't charge a bottle deposit.
Body Wash is the same price, so better to get in Canada because of the dollar.
But some stuff I can only get in Canada, and some I can only get in the US.. so that is also considered.
Winter is the rough season in Wisconsin. Between December and February the daytime highs rarely top 30°F, and night lows dip well below freezing. Wisconsin gets a lot of snow, with an average of 40 inches in the south and up to 160 inches in the north within the Lake Superior snow belt.
I've might add. Using the word sorry can also have the same meaning as when a lovely southern lady from the US says, 'Bless your heart' It can also mean Dumbass. LOL
Or the equivalent of saying f u, lol
I was in New York during the winter, and someone was telling me that this was a pretty bad winter storm....I laughed because this was pretty mild with barely any snow on the ground
The biggest culture shock I had as a Canadian moving to the US was how much you don’t trust each other. I couldn’t believe I had to do a criminal background check and credit check just to get a lease to rent an apartment.
I have rented my whole life and have never been asked for a credit or criminal record check for renting. And I have moved a lot! You may have been living in an area with a lot of problems in that sense
I guess the long winters would be shock, not so much in the large southern cities (they maybe will get snow once each year), but in some of the northern towns/cities, the common experience is snow on the ground from Sept/October until about May. In my own experience, I have seen snow on the ground at all months of the year, although the July snow was a bit weird even for me. Most of the years going through grade school there was snow on the ground from the first day of school all the way until April/May, it would usually snow around May 20th, but that would be the last snow of the year, just melting season after that.
Considering most Canadians live near the Canadian/US border the winters here in general aren’t that different than what some northern US states can exerience.
the clip in the weather section that looked like a news clip is from the comedy show “This Hour has 22 Minutes” a very long show well worth checking out on RUclips.
My gawd … couldn’t you find a more accurate video regarding Canada. This guy is crazy! I’m 🇨🇦 Canadian and most of this is total nonsense!
For entertainment purposes! ;-)
@@Le3eFrereBrunet Realluy not entertainment. More like misinformation!
@@Polararies What part is misinformation? All sounded legit to me.
His reality not yours. As a Canadian who works in the Employment Service industry, I have seen immigrants struggling to find work in Canada, who are highly educated in their country, and they are surprised how difficult it is to get a decent paying job. Yes it is cold here and we pay taxes. Not sure what's incorrect? I loved learning that camping is unheard of in other Countries that's interesting. It's simply a different perspective.
Not sure where you live but this is just about spot on
Fun fact about sales taxes in Canada. The gst and provincial taxes were once calculated separately at the till. A few years later, they started legislation to blend the taxes together. Everyone started calling it the "blended sales tax" or bst. Because it was referred to as bst, they changed the term to "harmonized tax" to take the bs out of the bst
It makes sense to me that it could take years to get licensed in Canada for certain specialized professions. For example, with respect to lawyers, even if you practiced law for years in your original country, you would need to learn Canadian law and pass the bar exam to practice law here. I expect the same would apply to any country.
Exactly. People’s lives and freedoms are on the line so there should be high standards on knowing Canada law.
And how easy is it in the States??
@@mikejburns I believe in the U.S not even all states will recognize credentials from other states....
Regarding camping, you might think that you can go camping and just pull out your phone to go on the Internet, but that can often not be the case. Cellular network access in Canada is highly dependent on where you are in the country. If you came to where I live, a few hours West of the Rockies in BC, it's not unlikely that you could go camping and have no service available to your phone. Rates are pricey here and many rural areas have dead zones with no signal.
I got mild culture shock moving from Northern California's Sierra Nevada to Iowa. I bet moving to a western province like BC or Alberta wouldn't be any greater than that.
BC is a lot different weather than Alberta. Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba are considered hell on earth. BC is considered it rains all the time, but does not nearly get as cold as the parries of Canada. It's considered a culture shock for someone to move from Ontario to BC or Ontario to the parries and vice verse for us. it's a lot different. Unlike literally everyone else, this guy must not of moved to Ontario, as everyone who does move to Ontario mentions bagged milk. The rest of us are like "people have bagged milk?" we all have cartons once you move away to the west.
You're correct. Some things will be different like agriculture, landscape, employment opportunities, but overall we are not at all much different. But... in our politics it is vastly different. B.C. is like Oregon, and Alberta is like Texas. And both sides have a dislike for the other sides' politics.
I'm really enjoying your discovery quest, mainly because I admire your curiosity to learn beyond your boundaries. As a Canadian citizen, I here by declare you "Canada's Favourite Honorary Citizen"... yes, that's how we spell favorite.
Two things I'd like to point out for reference. In Toronto, yearly temperatures range anywhere from about -40F in winter, to 95F in the summer. We get a few heat waves every summer in the extreme temperatures, with uncomfortable levels of humidity lasting an average of 2 weeks, but the average temperature for the summer season is around 77F. In the winter, -40 is rare, but we do get those days, and it feels as though your skin is being ripped right off from your face, but we also do get very mild winter temperatures too. January and February are guaranteed to be the harshest winter months.
Also for reference. Toronto is located only 18.6 miles north of Buffalo, NY, across lake Ontario. On a clear night, we can see faintly from the shore, Buffalo's city lights. Also visible from the Toronto shoreline is the mist from Niagara Falls, towards the west... but only on a clear day.
OK. I'm thoroughly enjoying your content. Very entertaining!
This guy exaggerate a lot of the "shocks" he's describing. Saying a bottle that cost $5 will be $7 after tax is HIGHLY misleading and inaccurate. The amount is different by Province but you will not be paying a 30% markup as he makes it seem. Where I live in Ontario its Max 13% depending on what you are buying. Also, the way he describes the weather is another MAJOR exaggeration. Sure you'll get the odd days that it dips below -30C but those are uncommon especially if you live along the boarder, which most do. NYC winters can be colder than here in Toronto from my experience. Also just want to add that I moved from a tropical country to Canada and Ive grown to LOVE winter. Its not as bad as it might seem. Now if you move here as an older adult then I can see it being a HUGE problem. lol
I would agree with you about where you live in Toronto, but the weather IS that extreme in Ottawa, I promise you that! So, no he did not MAJORLY exaggerate the weather in my experience, where I live.
@@kristenashton7505 exactly, border towns and cities sure, they probably don’t get that cold. But majority of Canada isn’t on the border lol there are so many towns way further north and they do definitely get to -40C and even colder with windchill!
The weather we have 4 seasons however the Prairies the wind just whistles through and gets colder.Portage & Maine ( 2 streets that meet )in Winnipeg, Manitoba is considered one of the coldest spots in Canada ( wife lived there in her youth) -40 walking to the train station. We CAMP a lot as a matter of fact for some it's a regular way of life, my wife grew up with this and will laugh at Americans with an air conditioner sticking out the side of a tent ( yes we've seen it ). Some of OUR REGULAR HOUSES LOOK LIKE AMERICAN CABINS. We've had this with some American friends assuming we had a wood stove we must be at camp....uh no bud this is our house and we have a regular stove too. As for highly skilled workers the paperwork can take a long time.
A lot of the reasons for delayed transfer of certifications is because a lot of certifications in other countries in parts of Africa, Asia, or Europe are fake, or if they are real they are of significantly lower quality than local certifications due to differences of education standards. It takes time to verify whether or not certifications are actually worth anything at all and a lot of research and testing is required because we don't want to employ people as doctors who got theirs by bribing a corrupt official and never actually completed their classes.
Unfortunately this same system of in depth research and verification also slows down people from advanced countries that may have a higher standard of education than what is available in Canada because it gets applied equally and without bias or favor regardless of where you come from. With some exceptions.
It can get much colder than that. Back in 2007 we had two days at -52 just a little north of Fort McMurray. Everything was closed and people weren't allowed to work outside.
People are beginning to figure out that the politeness really is passive-aggressive behavior.
I don't understand why you watch this fellow's videos or any videos about Canada because you seem to have a real hate on for Canada.
@@RBB52 - It's kind of fun to see just how clueless some people can be. But, if he doesn't wise up in a reasonable amount of time, I'll lose interest.
Last winter in Alberta we had a cold snap of -50⁰C that lasted like 2 months. I have to walk to work at 10pm each night.
Lemme tell ya, I hated every second of it lol
I'd love to see the viewership demographics on this channel - from the comment section it seems like a lot of Canadians are intrigued by others' perception of the country and culture - myself included 😂 probably 50%+ Canadians here.
In Québec, you have de the TPS = 5%(federal taxe) and de TVQ = 9,975% (provincial taxe). So, if you buy somethnig for 5$, it will coast you 5,75$ with taxes, because the TVQ applies on the federal taxe.
When I was a kid growing up in Toronto in the 50's we had plenty of snow. Now? Hardly any. In fact I can't remember the last time I shoveled snow here! Global warming? No doubt!
Winter is not bad, unless you live in northern Canada, I lived in numerous places , where I am now it’s a bit north we get some -40 days in the winter maybe a half a dozen days but it’s a dry cold not a damp cold damp, damp cold is worse, it’s still hot in summer
I disagree with your statement about logistical problems with the system regarding medical practices. We have a standard here. Would you endure medical procedures via unskilled physicians? Might as well go to another country to get cheap cosmetic surgery, etc instead of paying full price for a similar risk
It can get over the top though. There are doctors who could practice more easily in countries with equal standards to Canada working as cab drivers. And while I'm not going to be rude about cab drivers, the need for doctors is a bit more pressing. No one thinks unskilled people should be working as doctors but pretending like Canada is the only place with medical training worthwhile? That's not just arrogant but self defeating.
The system needs to be updated so more doctors and nurses that already meet Canadian standards don't have to start from scratch. Figure out a standardized test, use that to gauge foreign trained doctors and then come up with a tailored program if there's something truly that unique about Canadian practices they need to learn. Honestly I'd rather see a recently trained international doctor than wait months to see my family doctor who was last in med school in the last century.
I m in France, studies to become doctor are hard, passing first year is the hardest. Yet, we have Europeans sending their kids in France to learn medecine. If you can practice in Europe, If you can volunteer internationally as a doctor with the PhD from my country, then I would logically assume that you could practice in the US or Canada (who have exchange programs with European colleges). Just require to contact the college delivering the PhD to check the credentials are real. Internet age, you can have it sent as secured file even.
Law is proper to every country, but physiology and biology does not change… at worst, make them do a year internship or under supervision to check their capacity, but with every country lacking doctors…
My country changed college credits to be in the standard with UK and the L/M/D standard (licence or 3 years/ master or 2 years on top licence/ doctorate or PhD) in the 2000s for our credentials to be validated more easily abroad.
I saw a RUclips channel once that showed a purse she got from Amazon in the US for $7, I liked it so I checked Amazon here in Canada and the exact same purse was $70.
Tyler, as a Canadian watching your videos I have to say.. Constantly referring to your country as "America" is frustrating. You are not "America", you are the United States OF America. Canada is also in America, North America.
We refer to your country as "The States" or "The US" but never "America" We do however refer to you as "Americans", I'm assuming because "Staters" just sounds silly.
I prefer "United Statesians", myself! 🤣 (Something I've called "Americans", since I was a little kid! ...Not to their faces, of course...)
Yeah it always annoys me. There are currently 23 soverreign states just in North America and the United States are just one of them.
@Loretta Goff
NO. NO. NO.
Canada is NOT in 'America'; it is in North America. Period.
If you want to start of fight with a real Canadian, just call him an American.
We refer to the USA as America because Americans refer to it that way just like most of the rest of the world. For you to say the we Canadians "never' refer to it as America is just dead wrong. Where the hell do you live?
@@kyle381000 I'm 52 and I happen to be Canadian. I have never heard anyone say America when referring to the US. Everyone I know says The States or The Us.
@@Trygvar13 Fair enough. I suppose it depends on the people you know.
That said, I take my lead from Americans who refer to themselves as...Americans.
When Americans say "God Bless America" what do you suppose they're talking about?
I live in a part of Canada where we have both extreme heat and extreme cold warnings. Our summers get to around 35 degrees Celsius or 95 Fahrenheit with lots of humidity. Winter gets around - 30 Celsius or -35 Celsius.
People who live in Buffalo NY do not think snow is fun and novel.
I was born and still live in Alberta Canada, we’ve had snow in every month of the year but July so you never know. I have also seen three rain, then sleet, then hail all in one day. Hence the adage “if you don’t like the weather just wait for a bit it will change.”
PST and GST taxes were combined a few years ago and is now called HST which is slightly different from province to province
Sorry in Canada and its meaning can be related to the american 'How are you?'. Most of the time no real feelings behind, can be used as a polite way to acknowledge the other without getting too much involved... It is also a good way to de-escalate a situation that doesn't bear any meaningful significance while showing a desire to make the other in a positive mood.
I live in Manitoba and we got to -50F° with the wind chill, your skin can get frostbite in minutes with weather around -40°
While yes we do use "sorry" very often in a polite manner, there is also "The Canadian Sorry" which is actually rather the opposite - it's the "sorry, not sorry" version...and the best part for us is that as Canadians, we understand the difference and very often others don't (and I must tell you, as the folks on our border, and our major trading partner, you're really the ones who experience it the most)