Thanks so much for this video! As a Canadian graduate student now looking for employment, Ottawa has been a top choice for work for me and this video reasserted that interest. Great work :)
I’ve been to Ottawa twice and Skated on the Rideau Canal before. It was amazing I couldn’t believe how long it was. And then had a beavertail after. Proud to be Canadian. 🇨🇦 🍁
After living for so long in a chaotic city Ottawa sounds just right for me, I'll be moving to Canada by the end of this month and hopefully I'll be starting a new life in the capital city. Thanks for the video!!!
As an Ottawa resident, I do think this city is boring, but sometimes I like it like that. If you love night life, Ottawa is not the place to be. If you like cheap activities that are fun, Ottawa is not the place to be; it's a very calm city, so not much happens.
You just didn't live in winter in Parry Sound XD. We are without a car, so all entertainment events are limited to the downtown, which is very small. And because of the snow, you can't go anywhere at all, you're just stuck in an apartment. I was in Ottawa, and I want to move there, I really liked the city. Every man to his own taste.
There are plenty of "cheap" activities that are fun. What are you talking about? The only people who call Ottawa boring, are people who tend to be boring themselves. There's lots to enjoy, nightlife is not the only thing that's fun.
I've already my PR I'm planning to move to Canada within 2 months, thank you guys for all your advices and information shared in your channel, they were very much useful, I feel I'm more prepared to start the adventure.
Ottawa for sure is the most beautiful city in Canada👍! Rivers, Rideau Canal, river locks, Parliament, fire works, Winterlude festival, tulip festival…… Weather wise; global warming made Ottawa one of the best living cities in Canada this day. Winter is getting shorter and shorter each year and the coldest is now below 20 degrees compared with below 40 thirty years ago! Summer will be very hot though but only for four to six weeks. It's true that most of the restaurants in Ottawa are not worth what you paid for! It's no harm to dine out once in a blue moon🤣! Cooking at home is the best choice. Ottawa is my hometown for 50 years😊 I did live in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver before; every city for two to ten years. Ottawa is my final destination……☀️
Thank you for this informative video. I am moving to Canada in April and have choosen Ottawa to settle in. As a francophone with an intermediate level of English I hope I will not be struggling a lot.
It’s almost perfectly bilingual - so you’ll have no trouble speaking French and eventually picking up some more English along the way. All the best with your move - let us know how it goes!
Wow! This is so fascinating. It feels as if I'm right there with you guys. Thanks for the efforts put into making this video. Ottawa is indeed an interesting place and I'd love to come visiting when I'm finally settled in Canada. I love you guys 💕. Please keep up the good works.👌👍💕🤗
Ottawa is a beautiful city it doesn’t seem boring especially in the summer, the weather is fabulous. I would love to live there but I don’t know if I can stand the hard winter shown in your video. sth that is increasing there as in many parts of Canada, homeless As I noticed last summer. I don’t know if the government is taking this issue seriously if not ther should to do so!
Po trzech latach pobytu,daj sobie spokoj z tym zimnym,drgim i ukryto-niegoscinnym krajem.Europa jest atrakcyjniejsza pod wieloma wzgledami:a)praca,b)zyciec)przyroda-turystyka
I absolutely love this city especially for its green space as there are tons of bike trails and parks. Most roads are bike friendly as well. The city is busy, but not as crazy as Toronto or Montreal. Ottawa has an e-scooter sharing service in the downtown core which makes it fun and easy to get around (we used to have a bike sharing service).
As a "fresh Torontonian" (and a fresh Canadian, to be honest) I am considering Ottawa as a place to move with my family in the future. Toronto is very cool, but damn so expensive (and too dirty in some places). We're plan to visit Ottawa as the first place to have a look.
Ottawa does seem like a very compelling alternative to Toronto - if you don’t mind the climate and are in with everything that comes with a smaller city.
"most educated" yet our municipal voter turnout allowed a mayor in that is just as corrupt as the last one. Ottawa is NOT walkable, cars are mandatory, and the public transit is being systematically underfunded alongside the ever-growing debt trap that is the LRT system. It is a suburban hellscape of a city with no change in direction from the last mayor of Ottawa. We are in for a rough ride for anyone who isn't in the top 10% of earning households. Yes, if you're occupying masters/PhD positions, you're likely earning a good living. The problem is, the entire city catered to those people, and when COVID decimated the downtown core, it cratered the downtown economy to the point that businesses couldn't survive. Ottawa is nice, but it's gonna get bad in the next 10 years. If you weren't in already, you're gonna have a very hard time trying.
Your content is top notch. Do a video on affordable neighborhood in Toronto and calgary. Then, the legal age of when children can be left alone at home.
African/Carribean population make up the largest visible minority group at 8.5%of the population. Arab is 5.8% . South Asian is 5.8% and chinese is 4.6%. 2021 stats. Yet you didn't mention the largest minority group. Ottawa also has the largest inuit population outside of Nunavut from the north.
I didn't think Ottawa was boring but then I looked up whether it had an amusement park and was disappointed that it had only very small ones. I live in a relatively poor country and our capital city isn't as large as Ottawa and we still have a very large amusement park right next to a zoo (which Ottawa doesn't have either iirc).
Another plus point to Ottawa is the multiculturalism. I’m surprised you said it’s the least ethnically diverse, but I don’t know the statistics. You can find all kinds of restaurants here; Lebanese, Syrian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Turkish, Indian and and and! Plus most ethnic groups have their own festivals in the summer. Edited to add I looked it up and yes, you are correct about diversity. Ottawa IS less diverse than other large Canadian cities. It is however still way more diverse than most Canadian small towns.
The restaurants here are the worst I've ever been to in my life and I've lived in UK, Canada and USA. Don't kid yourself. Plus it's all very over-priced.
We’ve referred to population statistics from stats Canada; it’s definitely possible that food options are much more diverse than the population itself 😅
I heard 1 out of ten people are Lebanese. That along with the Syrians who immigrated here there are more and more fantastic restaurants opening up. For the record I’ve lived in the US, Europe and Middle East. When I moved here 17 years ago there definitely were not nearly as many good restaurants
Back in the day, no building could be taller than the Peace Tower. This ‘rule’ has been relaxed over time but the legacy of a lack of skyscrapers remains. It gives the city a more European vibe. I moved here at the age of 23 after university and am now 58 and retired. As a younger person I, like many, threw a fair bit of shade on the city as it has long been in the shadow of Toronto and Montreal. At my age I now appreciate it much more. Plus the city has evolved enormously in the last 30+ years. Ottawa has far more amenities than many similar sized or larger cities by virtue of being the capital. I’ve always thought it Canada’s largest small town. There is a ton of fun things to do year round but the haters will continue to hate. (I’m looking at you, truckers.) It can no longer be said that the best thing about Ottawa is the train to Montreal. People who complain or are bored clearly do not make the effort to seek out fun stuff. The person who is bored in Ottawa will also be bored in Toronto or Montreal. Any place is what you make it. But no, it’s not perfect. There are still challenges. Snow removal is generally not bad but could be better. As well, the roads are not great. There are plenty of potholes that emerge each spring after the thaw. Originally from Victoria, only it and Vancouver have bragging rights over Ottawa, IMO. Four million in greater Ottawa-Gatineau? I’m not sure about that.
@@MakeThatChange this might be a useful resource for young professionals considering Ottawa. Spoiler alert, these are not cheap neighbourhoods but are much more affordable than Toronto. ruclips.net/video/GUZ2zcZaOLU/видео.html
@@MakeThatChange I live in Ottawa. If you want to be the coldest you've ever been in your life, just move here. If you want to be non-conformist, be strong. This city is full of people who were against the Freedom Convoy - that was endorsed around the world. The City of Ottawa Council is questionable to say the least. The last mayor, Jim Watson, authorized an illegal search and seize without a Bench Warrant - to get a warrant you must appear before a judge and it must be authorized as being for good reason. The council all endorsed searching and seizing the fuel (petrol, gas) from the Truckers - in hopes of freezing them out in -40F weather. Then they wanted the Children's Aid to go in and remove the children from the convoy. These kids were healthy and happy - played street hockey on Parliament Hill with their parents and friends. As an ex-Court Reporter & Clerk of Courts in southern Ontario (Ottawa's the capital of Canada and in the province of Ontario), I knew that CAS wouldn't take the children because the precedent was set that the Trucker families often travel together with their children. A lot of the residents here are extremely selfish individuals who do not have open hearts. The roads are insufficient for the amount of traffic - something else that's decided by council. The transit system is pitiful. Living 20 mins. from downtown could take you two buses to get there. Then council authorized a Light Rail Transit system which has come of the tracks too many times and still isn't safe or properly operational. I'm writing this to let you know the reality of Ottawa. One of the really awful lawyers I was employed by used to say, isn't it nice the rest of Canada pays for our parks?! I think that too is typical of the attitude here - "we deserve it." They're still talking about giving Wellington Street, in front of the parliament buildings to the government because that's where the legal and peaceful protest took place.
Common misunderstanding, you don’t need to be bilingual to work for the federal government. Some positions only require English. But if you want to supervise / be a manager, then you do need to know both languages
The point is that your video says the population of the GOA is 4 million. You ought to correct that for newcomers using text over that portion of video.
Ottawa-Gatineau is a quiet place if you compare to Montreal or Toronto and not as beautiful like old Quebec-City. No skating this year on Rideau Canal. You need to like museum or go outside in the forest. If you don't have familly there like me, this is not the 1st place to go eastern Canada. For me is a boring place. Too big to be cute 1.2 millions people in metropolitain area (Quebec and Ontario include) and too quiet to party on. A familly kind of little big city.
Yes Ottawa is really boring the only time it wasn,t boring is when the Trucker & James Topp roll into town we all feel the Love and feel like we are family oriented after two years of despair !! 😇😇🥰🥰
Hi, I really enjoy watching your videos. The way you explain, the provided informations . All good. I have one question if you can help me with or may be make a video about it( I know you already make separate videos about both cities) but I’m looking for a comparaison for a family desiring to move to Ottawa or Montreal,but unable to take a decision . Two young anglophones kids, an anglophone father and a francophobe mother. OTTAWA or MONTTEAL ?
Hey Haythan! Thank you for the kind words! We will be making a video about best cities for families soon. But at this time - what does the father and mother do? I would go where there are more job opportunities given the professions. At the first sight, Ottawa seems to be a slightly better option given most of the family is anglophones, however if the father’s profession doesn’t require French at all, it might be worth considering Montreal too. How much does your family like going out for dinners, cultural events ( concerts, arts, etc)?- Montreal is more rich with arts and culture, while Ottawa has a lot of outdoors. Hope it helps!
Only some positions in the federal government require bilingualism. Like human resources, management, public relations, etc. I've worked for the government for over 20 years and am not bilingual.
Ok, so I visited Ottawa a year and a half ago and let me tell you this. It was boring, actually, really boring. I live in the United Arab Emirates, and we tend to always have activities going on. But the boring atmosphere of Ottawa mixed with its unforgiving winters and (in my opinion) the very bland and weird people really just is...meh. But the winters in it though is genuinely the main reason why I would avoid Ottawa.
Hey Anna,after completing the online test,have the status of different sections on ur online profile changed to completed? Or are they still showing in progress?
Test status updated to Completed weeks after I took the test. Rest of sections like English language, prohibitions, physical presence are still In Progress.
Guys leaving for Montreal in mid March - can you suggest not to miss things there ? I have 5-6 days to spend there . Any place where should I stay there so that I can access all things easily
Stay around Griffintown if you want to explore downtown and old port, or find a place around Plateau, if you're into restaurants and coffee shop! We definitely recommend exploring the old port and downtown by foot, visiting the fresh food market like Jean Talon, checking out the viewpoint at Mount Royal, and taking a stroll at the parc Jean Drapeau. There's just so many things to do - hope the weather will be good Safe travels! let us know how you like Montreal!
Healthcare system in Ottawa is horrible most people are on waiting lists for a family doctor for years and they don't accept new patients. It's a great place to visit for museums or events. Generally it is a boring government / Post Secondary education city which is great if you like more peace and quiet. Many parts of Ottawa are not safe at all anymore though so just do your research on the area first if you plan to move here because our police are too busy at sitting at donut shops, giving out tickets or bullying peaceful protesters to stop any of the real crime.
Born and raised in ottawa . Our city is a joke... Finding a doctor is impossible our taxes are out of control, city is a train wreck. LRT is the biggest joke in all of North American . Way better places to visit besides Ottawa. Come to ottawa if you want low paying job and really high real estate prices.
Does anybody else think Ottawa's drivers act more dangerously in crosswalks than Montrealers? Does that extend to the province level (Ontario vs Quebec)? That really bothered me because safety is a prominent feature of Montreal for me. I've never felt threatened neither by traffic nor by crime in Montreal. I'll travel to Toronto soon (late this month) and I will confirm whether all Ontarians are reckless drivers or not!
Personally we haven’t noticed that. We are surprised you say Montreal is safe. As a driver, one thing that always strikes me when coming back to Montreal from Toronto, is how much more drivers cut you off and don’t use blinkers when changing lanes. It always feels like Montreal highway driving is more dangerous that in Toronto.
@@MakeThatChange There were two incidents during my stay in Ottawa. The first was at the traffic light nearby the "I love Ottawa" sign, and the other one was close to the Parliament Building. In both occasions, I was almost hit by a car that passed by a red traffic light. Your comment made me consider that it isn't the city's fault, but where exactly in the city I was. As you said, Montrealers drive like crazy on highways and the Guy-Concordia crosswalk is particularly dangerous. However, I still believe the "free right turn on red light" introduces certain unpredictability for pedestrians. A good point for Ottawa, though, is the cycling infrastructure (even without a BIXI-like service). Everything in Ottawa is kinda far if you are not willing to drive (as discussed in this video ruclips.net/video/252r8qx9gz0/видео.html). You better get a bike for sightseeing, or you might get frustrated (especially because public transit is lacking compared to Montreal).
@@MakeThatChange Singer Kathleen Edwards has a coffee shop in Ottawa called "Quitters." She is kind of like the female Neil Young. All sad and weepy. ruclips.net/video/ku9dYdgqmqw/видео.html
I have traveled to about 20 countries in my life and Ottawa is not even in the top 10 of cities! It is basically a small, boring town with a canal running through it and probably 80 percent of the population are government employees , if you're looking for culture, history and a vibrant nightlife, this isn't the place!
Well for me as a passionate political historian of Canada I know every prime ministers of Canada history by heart and Ottawa is my favourite city on earth to be honest, I’m from Montreal and every time I’m in Ottawa I don’t want to leave. But I understand that for someone who doesn’t know the history of Canada and why Ottawa is so important’ I won’t be mad of saying that Ottawa can be very boring. But it is important to mention that we cannot generalize and it’s a case by case basis.
Thanks so much for this video! As a Canadian graduate student now looking for employment, Ottawa has been a top choice for work for me and this video reasserted that interest. Great work :)
Best of luck!
I’ve been to Ottawa twice and Skated on the Rideau Canal before. It was amazing I couldn’t believe how long it was. And then had a beavertail after. Proud to be Canadian. 🇨🇦 🍁
After living for so long in a chaotic city Ottawa sounds just right for me, I'll be moving to Canada by the end of this month and hopefully I'll be starting a new life in the capital city. Thanks for the video!!!
All the best with your move Andres!
Nice job... but it never snows in May. Ottawa is a beautful place to live and we 've loved being here for the past 40 years. :)
Oh wow! All the best!
40 years! Wow o that's a long time.
This is fantastic
Amazing video with tons of information! Your efforts should not go unnoticed
So nice of you thank you!
As an Ottawa resident, I do think this city is boring, but sometimes I like it like that. If you love night life, Ottawa is not the place to be. If you like cheap activities that are fun, Ottawa is not the place to be; it's a very calm city, so not much happens.
That’s great to know!
You just didn't live in winter in Parry Sound XD. We are without a car, so all entertainment events are limited to the downtown, which is very small. And because of the snow, you can't go anywhere at all, you're just stuck in an apartment. I was in Ottawa, and I want to move there, I really liked the city. Every man to his own taste.
There are plenty of "cheap" activities that are fun. What are you talking about? The only people who call Ottawa boring, are people who tend to be boring themselves. There's lots to enjoy, nightlife is not the only thing that's fun.
sounds like my place as an introvert
The hockey team ain't doing too badly. Go Sens Go! ❤
I've already my PR I'm planning to move to Canada within 2 months, thank you guys for all your advices and information shared in your channel, they were very much useful, I feel I'm more prepared to start the adventure.
Our pleasure! Best of luck!
It seems that you have improved on video. It has a different vibe and plenty of awesome parts.
It's great to learn about Ottawa. Awesome video
Thank you Sufyan - we’re glad you noticed, we try to learn from our mistakes and make things more interesting!❤️
@@MakeThatChange I'll visit Ottawa when I get the opportunity. Now I know what to do there 😃
Ottawa for sure is the most beautiful city in Canada👍! Rivers, Rideau Canal, river locks, Parliament, fire works, Winterlude festival, tulip festival……
Weather wise; global warming made Ottawa one of the best living cities in Canada this day. Winter is getting shorter and shorter each year and the coldest is now below 20 degrees compared with below 40 thirty years ago! Summer will be very hot though but only for four to six weeks.
It's true that most of the restaurants in Ottawa are not worth what you paid for! It's no harm to dine out once in a blue moon🤣! Cooking at home is the best choice.
Ottawa is my hometown for 50 years😊 I did live in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver before; every city for two to ten years.
Ottawa is my final destination……☀️
Thank you for sharing your experience! We hope you keep enjoying Ottawa for at least another 50 years.
insightful. thank you. i am thinking to move there.
I really liked my time in Ottawa, especially the museums. The humidex in summer isn't great through, especially without air conditioning.
Thank you for this informative video. I am moving to Canada in April and have choosen Ottawa to settle in. As a francophone with an intermediate level of English I hope I will not be struggling a lot.
It’s almost perfectly bilingual - so you’ll have no trouble speaking French and eventually picking up some more English along the way. All the best with your move - let us know how it goes!
Am also an immigrant and been living in Ottawa since 2010. With your level of English, plus being Francophone I’m sure you’ll be fine here. 👍
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Great informative video!!! As an Ottawa local this is all super great info!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much for this video!!! Has so much information that I was looking for
Glad it was helpful!
Wow! This is so fascinating. It feels as if I'm right there with you guys. Thanks for the efforts put into making this video. Ottawa is indeed an interesting place and I'd love to come visiting when I'm finally settled in Canada. I love you guys 💕. Please keep up the good works.👌👍💕🤗
Glad you enjoyed it! 🥳
I like the laid back and urban side of Ottawa..Hopefully will be here soon
All the best and safe travels!
Thank you
I so much love ur channel..So insightful, especially as I plan relocating to CA soon
So glad to hear that! All the best with relocation!
From Ottawa, nice to watch your video. See the city from a fresh POV, cheers.
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More videos like this about Canadian cities please. Loved this 🔥
Go Sens Go! What's more fun than watching or playing the national sport of ice hockey during the winter in Ottawa ? 😊
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Probably the best video about Ottawa I've seen, thank you! Might move there in the future one day :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
Ottawa is a beautiful city it doesn’t seem boring especially in the summer, the weather is fabulous. I would love to live there but I don’t know if I can stand the hard winter shown in your video. sth that is increasing there as in many parts of Canada, homeless As I noticed last summer. I don’t know if the government is taking this issue seriously if not ther should to do so!
It’s all drugs and mental illness causing the homelessness
I'm moving to Ottawa from Poland next month! 😝 Thanks for that episode, definitely I need take more warm clothes 🥶🇨🇦
Good luck!!🤩🥶
Po trzech latach pobytu,daj sobie spokoj z tym zimnym,drgim i ukryto-niegoscinnym krajem.Europa jest atrakcyjniejsza pod wieloma wzgledami:a)praca,b)zyciec)przyroda-turystyka
Warm clothes for the winter and careful of the blazing humidity in the summer!! 😅
Welcome to Ottawa!!! 🤓
@@frederickzoreta6617 Thanks a lot! 🙏 Can't wait to explore Kanadian forest 🌲🌳🌲
Thank you for all of your helpful content. I wanted to let you know that we will be relocating to Ottawa in December of 2023.
That's awesome! All the best in your adventures🍀
Another excellent video.. Thank you
I absolutely love this city especially for its green space as there are tons of bike trails and parks. Most roads are bike friendly as well. The city is busy, but not as crazy as Toronto or Montreal. Ottawa has an e-scooter sharing service in the downtown core which makes it fun and easy to get around (we used to have a bike sharing service).
As a "fresh Torontonian" (and a fresh Canadian, to be honest) I am considering Ottawa as a place to move with my family in the future. Toronto is very cool, but damn so expensive (and too dirty in some places). We're plan to visit Ottawa as the first place to have a look.
Ottawa does seem like a very compelling alternative to Toronto - if you don’t mind the climate and are in with everything that comes with a smaller city.
@Make That Change I don't think there are real difference in feelings after 1 million population :)
That’s fair!
Thank you for this video! Very informative! :)
Glad you liked it! All the best!
Oh that's very beautiful ! Does it snow a lot in Ottawa ?
As an Ottawa local - yes it snows quite a bit! We'll be getting 10-15 cm of snow the next couple of days!
Good luck with it! Stay safe.
"most educated" yet our municipal voter turnout allowed a mayor in that is just as corrupt as the last one. Ottawa is NOT walkable, cars are mandatory, and the public transit is being systematically underfunded alongside the ever-growing debt trap that is the LRT system.
It is a suburban hellscape of a city with no change in direction from the last mayor of Ottawa. We are in for a rough ride for anyone who isn't in the top 10% of earning households. Yes, if you're occupying masters/PhD positions, you're likely earning a good living. The problem is, the entire city catered to those people, and when COVID decimated the downtown core, it cratered the downtown economy to the point that businesses couldn't survive.
Ottawa is nice, but it's gonna get bad in the next 10 years. If you weren't in already, you're gonna have a very hard time trying.
first i liked the video then saw the awesome and delightful video!!!
Yay! Thank you!☺️
Your content is top notch. Do a video on affordable neighborhood in Toronto and calgary. Then, the legal age of when children can be left alone at home.
Can a 12 years be left at alone with younger siblings?
A very detailed and informative video.
Glad you enjoyed it!🙌
African/Carribean population make up the largest visible minority group at 8.5%of the population. Arab is 5.8% . South Asian is 5.8% and chinese is 4.6%. 2021 stats.
Yet you didn't mention the largest minority group. Ottawa also has the largest inuit population outside of Nunavut from the north.
Thanks for mentioning that
best video about ottawa out there
🙏🙏 thank you
Lovely video❤️. Please could you do one for Calgary?
Beautiful city to raise family ❤❤
It really is!
I didn't think Ottawa was boring but then I looked up whether it had an amusement park and was disappointed that it had only very small ones. I live in a relatively poor country and our capital city isn't as large as Ottawa and we still have a very large amusement park right next to a zoo (which Ottawa doesn't have either iirc).
Government town
so stay in your city...and make sure you go to that amusement park every single day
great video 👍👍👍
Thank you 👍
Another plus point to Ottawa is the multiculturalism. I’m surprised you said it’s the least ethnically diverse, but I don’t know the statistics. You can find all kinds of restaurants here; Lebanese, Syrian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Turkish, Indian and and and! Plus most ethnic groups have their own festivals in the summer. Edited to add I looked it up and yes, you are correct about diversity. Ottawa IS less diverse than other large Canadian cities. It is however still way more diverse than most Canadian small towns.
The restaurants here are the worst I've ever been to in my life and I've lived in UK, Canada and USA. Don't kid yourself. Plus it's all very over-priced.
We’ve referred to population statistics from stats Canada; it’s definitely possible that food options are much more diverse than the population itself 😅
I heard 1 out of ten people are Lebanese. That along with the Syrians who immigrated here there are more and more fantastic restaurants opening up. For the record I’ve lived in the US, Europe and Middle East. When I moved here 17 years ago there definitely were not nearly as many good restaurants
Very interesting.
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If Algonquin park was closer to Ottawa it would be much better!
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That was great, Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for your inform.
Welcome!
Thank you so much!
Glad it helped!
I was born in Ottawa, 23 Crescent Heights in the Glebe district.
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I got my visa to Canada and I decided to move to Ottawa because I speak English and French fluently. I hope my choice will be good.
Great choice and bilingualism is a great asset anywhere (except for Quebec)
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Thank you and welcome 🤗
Back in the day, no building could be taller than the Peace Tower. This ‘rule’ has been relaxed over time but the legacy of a lack of skyscrapers remains. It gives the city a more European vibe.
I moved here at the age of 23 after university and am now 58 and retired. As a younger person I, like many, threw a fair bit of shade on the city as it has long been in the shadow of Toronto and Montreal. At my age I now appreciate it much more. Plus the city has evolved enormously in the last 30+ years. Ottawa has far more amenities than many similar sized or larger cities by virtue of being the capital. I’ve always thought it Canada’s largest small town. There is a ton of fun things to do year round but the haters will continue to hate. (I’m looking at you, truckers.) It can no longer be said that the best thing about Ottawa is the train to Montreal. People who complain or are bored clearly do not make the effort to seek out fun stuff. The person who is bored in Ottawa will also be bored in Toronto or Montreal. Any place is what you make it. But no, it’s not perfect. There are still challenges.
Snow removal is generally not bad but could be better. As well, the roads are not great. There are plenty of potholes that emerge each spring after the thaw.
Originally from Victoria, only it and Vancouver have bragging rights over Ottawa, IMO.
Four million in greater Ottawa-Gatineau? I’m not sure about that.
Thank you for sharing your insights Murray! This will be so helpful for those who are considering moving to Canada 🍁
@@MakeThatChange this might be a useful resource for young professionals considering Ottawa. Spoiler alert, these are not cheap neighbourhoods but are much more affordable than Toronto.
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@@MakeThatChange I live in Ottawa. If you want to be the coldest you've ever been in your life, just move here. If you want to be non-conformist, be strong. This city is full of people who were against the Freedom Convoy - that was endorsed around the world. The City of Ottawa Council is questionable to say the least. The last mayor, Jim Watson, authorized an illegal search and seize without a Bench Warrant - to get a warrant you must appear before a judge and it must be authorized as being for good reason. The council all endorsed searching and seizing the fuel (petrol, gas) from the Truckers - in hopes of freezing them out in -40F weather. Then they wanted the Children's Aid to go in and remove the children from the convoy. These kids were healthy and happy - played street hockey on Parliament Hill with their parents and friends. As an ex-Court Reporter & Clerk of Courts in southern Ontario (Ottawa's the capital of Canada and in the province of Ontario), I knew that CAS wouldn't take the children because the precedent was set that the Trucker families often travel together with their children. A lot of the residents here are extremely selfish individuals who do not have open hearts. The roads are insufficient for the amount of traffic - something else that's decided by council. The transit system is pitiful. Living 20 mins. from downtown could take you two buses to get there. Then council authorized a Light Rail Transit system which has come of the tracks too many times and still isn't safe or properly operational. I'm writing this to let you know the reality of Ottawa. One of the really awful lawyers I was employed by used to say, isn't it nice the rest of Canada pays for our parks?! I think that too is typical of the attitude here - "we deserve it." They're still talking about giving Wellington Street, in front of the parliament buildings to the government because that's where the legal and peaceful protest took place.
ottawa does not feel like europe one bit 😂
@@twilatharp3386 😂😂😂
Common misunderstanding, you don’t need to be bilingual to work for the federal government. Some positions only require English. But if you want to supervise / be a manager, then you do need to know both languages
Thanks for clarifying Juan!
I had no idea so many people wanted a Canadian flag that was flown on the government building.
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Agreed not that boring
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I would love to move from Massachusetts to Ottawa . I have never been there but I feel. I belong there 😍
Thanks for the video but greater Ottawa has a population of 4 million? That's a major error. It is more like 1.5 million if you include Gatineau.
Hands down the safest and cleanest capital city in North America.
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I was thinking Ottawa seems ok until u lost me at average temp 5.5C!
the GOA has a popilation of 1,408,000 people.
That is correct ( or was correct at the time of reporting)
The point is that your video says the population of the GOA is 4 million. You ought to correct that for newcomers using text over that portion of video.
Any insides about Pembroke? Like how is the job market, cost of living etc
You can check cost of living on numbeo.com and see jobs available on indeed.ca or LinkedIn
As a person from Ottawa: yes, I can confirm that it's very boring. I love Ottawa, though. ❤️
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Do you have the same video for montreal?
Yes we do! ruclips.net/video/yNGGkTh2YcE/видео.html
Wow and now after one year 😢 the average 1 room bd is $2000 in Ottawa
Ottawa-Gatineau is a quiet place if you compare to Montreal or Toronto and not as beautiful like old Quebec-City. No skating this year on Rideau Canal. You need to like museum or go outside in the forest. If you don't have familly there like me, this is not the 1st place to go eastern Canada. For me is a boring place. Too big to be cute 1.2 millions people in metropolitain area (Quebec and Ontario include) and too quiet to party on. A familly kind of little big city.
Our entire personality is rideau canal during the winter 😂😂😂😂
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Yes Ottawa is really boring the only time it wasn,t boring is when the Trucker & James Topp roll into town we all feel the Love and feel like we are family oriented after two years of despair !! 😇😇🥰🥰
Gosh, it's even colder than Montréal! It's a no for me 😂
Hi, I really enjoy watching your videos. The way you explain, the provided informations . All good.
I have one question if you can help me with or may be make a video about it( I know you already make separate videos about both cities) but I’m looking for a comparaison for a family desiring to move to Ottawa or Montreal,but unable to take a decision . Two young anglophones kids, an anglophone father and a francophobe mother. OTTAWA or MONTTEAL ?
Hey Haythan! Thank you for the kind words!
We will be making a video about best cities for families soon. But at this time - what does the father and mother do? I would go where there are more job opportunities given the professions.
At the first sight, Ottawa seems to be a slightly better option given most of the family is anglophones, however if the father’s profession doesn’t require French at all, it might be worth considering Montreal too.
How much does your family like going out for dinners, cultural events ( concerts, arts, etc)?- Montreal is more rich with arts and culture, while Ottawa has a lot of outdoors.
Hope it helps!
Picture at 8:41 isn't Ottawa but Québec City!!
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The population of the Ottawa-Gatineau Census Metropolitan Area is about 1,400,000, not 4,000,000.
That’s right, we’ve misspoken in the beginning of the video 2 but corrected ourselves later on!🙏
Glad to hear it. I commented on video before finishing it.
Yeah, definitely. Would never move back
I love this city.
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Comme par hasard, Ottawa est situe en Ontario...
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Long answer: yessssssssssssssssssssss
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Only some positions in the federal government require bilingualism. Like human resources, management, public relations, etc. I've worked for the government for over 20 years and am not bilingual.
Exactly you're right
It's pretty clear in the comments that Ottawa residents feel like this city is boring, which it is
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Ok, so I visited Ottawa a year and a half ago and let me tell you this. It was boring, actually, really boring. I live in the United Arab Emirates, and we tend to always have activities going on. But the boring atmosphere of Ottawa mixed with its unforgiving winters and (in my opinion) the very bland and weird people really just is...meh.
But the winters in it though is genuinely the main reason why I would avoid Ottawa.
Hey Anna,after completing the online test,have the status of different sections on ur online profile changed to completed? Or are they still showing in progress?
Still showing in progress
@ Anna, so eventhough you completed the test its still showing as in progress?
Test status updated to Completed weeks after I took the test. Rest of sections like English language, prohibitions, physical presence are still In Progress.
Is that a good place for musicians ?
Montreal or Toronto is likely a much better choice
I was born in Canada and have never visited Ottawa and never will.
Why not?
Guys leaving for Montreal in mid March - can you suggest not to miss things there ? I have 5-6 days to spend there . Any place where should I stay there so that I can access all things easily
Stay around Griffintown if you want to explore downtown and old port, or find a place around Plateau, if you're into restaurants and coffee shop!
We definitely recommend exploring the old port and downtown by foot, visiting the fresh food market like Jean Talon, checking out the viewpoint at Mount Royal, and taking a stroll at the parc Jean Drapeau. There's just so many things to do - hope the weather will be good
Safe travels! let us know how you like Montreal!
@@MakeThatChange perfect thanks :)
Check out The Biodome. I went there for a school field trip one time, and to this day, it's one of the best things I've ever seen.
Of course government employees and politicians
Healthcare system in Ottawa is horrible most people are on waiting lists for a family doctor for years and they don't accept new patients. It's a great place to visit for museums or events. Generally it is a boring government / Post Secondary education city which is great if you like more peace and quiet. Many parts of Ottawa are not safe at all anymore though so just do your research on the area first if you plan to move here because our police are too busy at sitting at donut shops, giving out tickets or bullying peaceful protesters to stop any of the real crime.
Ottawa is incrediby boring and the public transport system is a mess as soon as you leave downtown.
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Born and raised in ottawa . Our city is a joke... Finding a doctor is impossible our taxes are out of control, city is a train wreck. LRT is the biggest joke in all of North American . Way better places
to visit besides Ottawa. Come to ottawa if you want low paying job and really high real estate prices.
Does anybody else think Ottawa's drivers act more dangerously in crosswalks than Montrealers? Does that extend to the province level (Ontario vs Quebec)?
That really bothered me because safety is a prominent feature of Montreal for me. I've never felt threatened neither by traffic nor by crime in Montreal. I'll travel to Toronto soon (late this month) and I will confirm whether all Ontarians are reckless drivers or not!
Personally we haven’t noticed that. We are surprised you say Montreal is safe. As a driver, one thing that always strikes me when coming back to Montreal from Toronto, is how much more drivers cut you off and don’t use blinkers when changing lanes. It always feels like Montreal highway driving is more dangerous that in Toronto.
@@MakeThatChange There were two incidents during my stay in Ottawa. The first was at the traffic light nearby the "I love Ottawa" sign, and the other one was close to the Parliament Building. In both occasions, I was almost hit by a car that passed by a red traffic light.
Your comment made me consider that it isn't the city's fault, but where exactly in the city I was. As you said, Montrealers drive like crazy on highways and the Guy-Concordia crosswalk is particularly dangerous. However, I still believe the "free right turn on red light" introduces certain unpredictability for pedestrians.
A good point for Ottawa, though, is the cycling infrastructure (even without a BIXI-like service). Everything in Ottawa is kinda far if you are not willing to drive (as discussed in this video ruclips.net/video/252r8qx9gz0/видео.html). You better get a bike for sightseeing, or you might get frustrated (especially because public transit is lacking compared to Montreal).
Yes it is .over pay for everything and put up with Karens .go to europe instead
Hope you guys get some hot chocolate, thanks for the info filled video
We did! It was a must during these cold winter holidays!
@@MakeThatChange Singer Kathleen Edwards has a coffee shop in Ottawa called "Quitters." She is kind of like the female Neil Young. All sad and weepy.
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Lots of false information ... WOW....
Would you like to elaborate?
Anastasia Anna where are you from originaly ?
Both of us are from different parts of Russia, Anastasia’s born in Ukraine.
Greater Ottawa area is 1.5 million, not 4.
You’re fight, we eventually corrected ourselves in the video🙈
Boring Indeed
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Hope you both enjoyed your stay here in O-town. I love this city. Just can’t explain why …. Haha
We did!
I have traveled to about 20 countries in my life and Ottawa is not even in the top 10 of cities! It is basically a small, boring town with a canal running through it and probably 80 percent of the population are government employees , if you're looking for culture, history and a vibrant nightlife, this isn't the place!
Ottawa is boring 100%
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As a person from Ottawa: actually, yes; this city is boring.
You can't get by if you only speak french what
Well for me as a passionate political historian of Canada I know every prime ministers of Canada history by heart and Ottawa is my favourite city on earth to be honest, I’m from Montreal and every time I’m in Ottawa I don’t want to leave. But I understand that for someone who doesn’t know the history of Canada and why Ottawa is so important’ I won’t be mad of saying that Ottawa can be very boring. But it is important to mention that we cannot generalize and it’s a case by case basis.
super disrespectful not to repeat every sentence in french
Which part?😅