Hi guys! In 2017 I had breast cancer and from the time I discovered the lump, saw my GP, got a mammogram, was referred to a specialist, had a biopsy done, saw the surgeon and had my successful surgery was about 5 weeks. All that and no worries about costs. This was in Peterborough. When something is urgent, our system comes through!
Lost both my parents to cancer fairly early in their life, and the Canadian health care system was mostly to blame, due to lack of personnel, resources, and interest by the so called professionals.When something is urgent our system is nowhere to be seen. I had to literally start yelling at hospital staff before they would admit my mom and she was dead a month later.Died at home with no medical staff because there was a shortage of qualified workers. And hospital beds. Sounds like you got lucky, some of us, not so much. Congrats. on your recovery by the way, glad to hear it does work out for some.
@@repoman6508 Sorry to hear about your tremendous loss Repo. I'd be so angry about the treatment of your mom. There is no excuse for that. I'm a retired RN so understaffing isn't new for me. Take care Repo and thanks for sharing your story.
I'm American, and I don't think Canadians are passive-aggressive. I think Americans are particularly blunt and straight forward with a dash of entitlement. In my opinion, Canadians aren't going out of their way to act polite; they are going out of their way to NOT be an a$$hole. There's a sincere humility about the way Canadians conduct themselves.
Not every Canadian is nice but I can say anytime I go out on a walk I could pass 50 people and 45 of them would say hello or hi or say such nice weather today. It’s kinda nice instead of just walking by saying nothing
@Brad That’s true. Nobody locks their doors and they often leave their keys in their cars. They think everyone is as nice and friendly as they are. It’s like going back in time.
Sadly you will hear "If it's not really an emergency you'll get charged close to $3000 if you call an ambulance!" as what happened with my aunt once when she called one for my grandmother who she thought was having another stroke, but it was just angina and they were charged $2800 for the ambulance. Now, even 15 years later she's still terrified to call an ambulance.
I call BS on the Healthcare. During COVID I discovered a lump in my breast. Found it on Tuesday. Saw my doc on Wednesday. Had a mammogram and ultrasound on Thursday. Got the result on Friday. Four days, and that was during COVID! My husband had nearly the same experience when he found a lump in his testicle. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer and had a testicle removed within 3 weeks. Both cases we returned home without a single bill. As a Canadian/American who had to declare bankruptcy twice when I was in the US due to medical bills, I'd pay taxes up the ass if it means I don't have to declare bankruptcy every 10 years.
As someone who worked abroad as an American, I can confirm it's true that you need to file taxes to the U.S. government even if you live abroad. However, you can exclude the first $100,000 of your foreign-earned income from taxation and can also deduct some of your housing expenses. So yes, you will get dinged a bit if you have a upper middle-class job with a six-figure salary. But working as an English teacher, I was making quite a bit less than that threshold. While I had to file my taxes annually, I almost never had to pay.
Hey guys, I am an American working in the GTA and I thought I would comment on my perspective. In the States the taxes seem to go nowhere while in Canada you see your taxes at work like you and the video stated. So in the States we gripe about taxes because we see the wast in spending without the benefits. Also we do have Condos in the states. I have enjoyed your show keep it up.
Not necessarily. Generally you rent apartments yes, but you can buy them too. Condos are couple storied multilevelled attached homes with ground level access and often a personal garage. Apartments are single level accommodations that range from single room bachelor pads to 1, 2, and even 3 bedrooms all encapsulated within a multilevelled apartment building which can range from several stories high to 20, 30, or more stories high towers.
Canadian (live on Vancouver island while I’m finishing up university). Wanted to address a couple of things in the video you watched. - passive/aggressive. Around here it’s mostly towards Americans(have a massive international community here). It’s their arrogance and entitlement attitude that a fair number of them have that’s grating. “We’re number one!”, no... you’re not. We’re very good at telling you to piss off in the nicest way possible (even to our best friends 😜). - it’s dumb expensive on the island and lower mainland. Been chewing on the idea of moving after graduation (and getting vaccinated). - our medical system is triage based. Two examples. I broke my arm and it took four hours total in the ER. I was welding and got a tiny piece of slag in my right eye. In and out of ER in 20 minutes, as vision is important. And for worst case; when my mom was at death’s door last year everything was free (meds, in home nurse visits, and eventually palliative care). No having to worry about massive bills... other than the f**kers at the funeral home. Enjoy your videos!
I love the discussion you guys had on how much stress medical issues have for a family in the US, and how much of a non-issue it is in Canada. I've seen way too many US citizens stress over a life saving procedure or medicine they can't afford. The irony is, for all the people in the US who complain about "socialized" medicine, they don't realize that it IS practiced in the US... by the military. When I was in the service, my family and I didn't hesitate to go to the doctor. No premiums, fees, copay, etc. As you guys said, 'just go and get it done'. Zero stress.
Just going through a medical issue causes stress, you shouldn't also add financial stress to that. 50% of the US's healthcare costs are socialized (military, medicare, medicade, and some state and other federal institutions). This covers approximately 33% of the population. It is the 33% of the population you would expect to spend 50% of the $3.6t (the old (medicare) and the infirm (medicade)). However, the $3.6t is inflated, because private industry must make a profit, and the private industry is how healthcare Pricing is generally determined in the US.
We wouldn't even need to pay more in taxes. Stop all the corporate subsidies and make corporations pay taxes on their income. There'd be more than enough to fund healthcare among other things.
@@PenelopeFrank yup. fortunately, I live in a very progressive area(the north side of the city of Chicago) so I don't have to deal with that crap in person. But I do see it all over the internet.
17:47 "and I'm sure they've given out more since then" -Ryan. Nope. Just the one $1200 payment from months ago. A bill just passed the senate for a massive amount of covid relief, so its expected a $1400 payment will be coming within the next few weeks.
Hi guys. I'm just below you in WA state and have always referred to Canada as my home away from home. Everytime I've visited Canada I've found the people very hospitable and welcoming as well as a breathtaking countryside to tour through. I've entertained the idea of giving up my American citizenship and moving there (have a lot of friends in Toronto) but haven't gotten around it so thanks for this upload 👍
in the 90s i had a canadian It friend and he often would copy data over to a pendrive or if it was large enough an actual HD and just mail it, as the cost of a brand new device and 1st class mailing was way cheaper than sending it via the internet. with added bonus of getting the device for personal use once its made the return trip and been formatted.
Taxes honestly aren't that high, I could show you some pay stubs when I was in the states and compared with here in Ontario its quite similar. The biggest difference is the GST/consumption taxes. Property taxes in Canada average lower than most US locations. But yes, the GST is a few cents more. And most of us get a quarterly/monthly GST rebate (and carbon tax rebates each year) anyway, so it reduces it for those who have less ability to pay. So all in all Canada is actually fairly cheap. Now housing costs in major markets, that's another thing entirely. But that's an overheated market problem. EDIT: okay the guy who made this video is a bit off, most jobs in Canada pay more than American counterparts. There are a select few jobs (typically high level IT or etc.) that pay significantly more in the states in key cities like SF or NY. But I got stuck in call centres for years, in the US my jobs literally paid 50% to almost half of what the wages were in Ontario. Internet is not bad in Canada, its all about rural vs urban.
I've visited Canada many times (during the summer...haha) and loved it. I've been to Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, and my favorite Vancouver. I looked into emigrating to Canada and the process looked tough. I didn't bother with it and now I am glad I didn't because I'm not a fan of winter, and I HATE taxes.
The united states unemployment rate is based on people receiving unemployment benefits. This ( up until recently) typically lasted 20 weeks. There's alot of people that remain jobless after those 20 weeks
You guys are on the ball there's definitely some mistakes in this video I live in the middle of the Woods in the maritimes with excellent internet for $100 a month
I do enjoy Canada, but for 2 reasons right now, the landscape and wildlife of the western portion. Driving across a small section of Manitoba, across Saskatchewan and Alberta, then to drive around BC, NW and Yukon Territories to do a bit of hunting was an incredibly fun trip. The serene beauty of the landscape was perfect. It's a trip I'd love to do again in the future.
Not just Northern Canada for crappy internet, we had 5 MB download in Southwestern Ontario, just between Windsor and London we were only offered 5 MB from the big provided and up to 15 MB from a second provider. It isn't until recently that we have fiberoptic in our area but could still be 6-12 months till its available. Plus we live in a small town, but can still be considered Rural.
I'm a real estate broker in Chicago. We call them condos. Condos you own, apartments, you rent. Exactly the same. Also, a bunch of the north side neighborhoods of Chicago, you can't buy a house for less than a million dollars for the most part.
I'm from France and lived several years in Ontario. I did have Canadian friends, so yeah you will find nice people and people you won't gel with in Canada, like everywhere pretty much.
DEFINITELY grateful to be Canadian!!! And our taxes are DEFINITELY worth every penny for our healthcare system. 1st time catching you guys, great show!!
As American i rather pay taxes then have to worry about if i can afford a visit to the dentist or hospital. 🥸🙌🏻i would love too have a house in Canada while also having one in my good old state of Washington.👊😗love to my lovely neighbors to the north.
There is no fee to renounce U.S. citizenship. A person wishing to renounce his or her U.S. citizenship must voluntarily and with intent to relinquish U.S. citizenship: appear in person before a U.S. consular or diplomatic officer, in a foreign country at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate; and sign an oath of renunciation
The American healthcare system is pretty expensive but there are ways to get around it, especially if you have a lower income. Many hospitals will write off bills for tax breaks if you can't afford them. I just don't think a big portion of the US know that. I've had two surgeries and the first one was when I didn't make much money and had no insurance as my job didn't offer it. I paid $0. My second was after I got my well paying job and had insurance and the bill was $12,000. My max yearly out of pocket price for insurance was $2500 per year (basically after the individual has paid $2500 in medical expenses insurance covers 100% of all bills). I had been balanced billed, which is when a hospital and insurance company don't agree on a price for a service and put the difference on the patient. In this instance my company also had ELAP which is basically lawyers that will negotiate with the hospital and sometimes sue for charging unfair prices. Most of the time the hospital doesn't want to go through a lawsuit and will just write off the bill for a tax break to avoid going to court. I paid $0. Some state's have laws that prohibit balanced billing so if I lived there my bill would have only been $2500 minus whatever I had already paid for doctors visits and prescriptions for the year. Also my Dad almost died from COVID, spent 80 days in the hospital 40 of which was on a ventilator. He is a farmer and had no insurance. His bill was over $600,000 our government programs ended up paying 100% of his bills as well.
Yeah but thats just such a dirty business. Having to wait to find out what insurance is agreeing to pay and all. With regards to your dad....first off, were glad hes doing okay :) second off....yeah well the US government should pay for that! - Adam
Yeah I used to live in Germany for 8 years and I had to pay (very high) German taxes (~48%) and my US taxes. You do get a tax credit for all income under a certain amount, but it's still ridiculous when you don't work or live there to have to pay anything at all just because Uncle Sam needs more missiles. They also require you to register any foreign bank accounts (i.e. my German checking account..) or you face huge fines.
to add on what you guys said about finding restaurants from everywhere in Toronto, one guy managed to take a picture with people from every country just in Toronto.
For unemployment rates, it's only due to calculation that the US is lower then Canada. Basically in the US you need to provide proof of actively looking for work (interviews, job applications, etc) which will lower the unemployment rates as it takes people out of the Active population. Canada will have a higher rate but if we calculated the same way as the US you could lower it by 2-3%
I love the way that you're wearing a Michigan hoodie! And you are so correct about healthcare. As a US citizen, it just blows my mind how many people in this country oppose universal health care. the US spends nearly five times the amount on healthcare as Canada does. Yet we still have 40 million people who are either uninsured or underinsured. People are stupid.
well, yeah, SOME people here are stupid lol. But the majority of the public are in favor of it. It's our representatives (who are legally bribed by the health industry) that are blocking it. Instead of trying to inform their less knowledgeable constituents they choose to chase the ignorant base. Not sure how much longer they can play this game; people are at the end of their rope.
It was interesting to me to hear about European reactions to the policies in the USA which Bernie Sanders wishes to implement regarding health care and taxes and such. Essentially, the typical European response is, he’s not radical. The policies he pushes for are considered normal and expected by most countries over there. It’s their absence in America which is the strange thing, comparatively speaking.
@COH that works best from a perspective that only considers an individual. But government doesn’t get that luxury. If they don’t think communally, they lose people, sometimes literally. All individuals’ efforts are not equally rewarded because life is not fair. Refusing to implement a safety net for those who can’t afford to protect themselves, or for whom effort does not pay off, resulting in unexpected vulnerability which individual effort will not always compensate for, is tantamount to saying that some deserve to fall through the cracks. It sent that as unAmerican as it gets? That was a long sentence. I hope it was clear.
@COH That is an absolutely legitimate statement. The difficulty then is how to change the system for those who cannot afford it without decreasing the quality of care for those who already get it. That might not be possible; in which case, it still needs to be changed to allow for health care for everyone at some basic level. And frankly, keeping it exactly as it is is a moral travesty. It is exclusionary at best, and various 'isms' at worst. It has the best health care procedural capacity in the world, and it demonstrates this by refusing to allow those who cannot pay for it to obtain it. And given the massive fiscal divide in America, more people can't than can when push comes to shove. However, since they are poorer and have less access to help, they must use more effort looking after themselves, and have neither time nor energy to spend in advocating for a change in their position. Which means that the most prominent voices in the debate are the ones who have time to speak because their needs are looked after, which skews the debate towards complacency. This is a vicious cycle. It needs to be broken.
I’m A Geordie I either wanna move to Scotland or Canada Literally but yeah the healthcare is quite one of the reasons I wouldn’t move over there but that’s me opinion like :).
Here in Minnesota i pay about $550 a year for car insurance for liability only (including my apartment ins.) but my internet is $90 a month and i cant afford cable tv
The distinction between friendly and nice is true in some parts. We moved to Halifax for a couple years, from Alberta. That’s when we learned the term CFA (comes from away). They don’t like you moving in and taking their jobs. Most of the people we were close with were CFA’s. You are a CFA no matter how long you stay.
Now the cost of dental care is paid up to 80% by the government. In Quebec we have drug insurance where you only pay $80 per month at the most. It may be the same thing across Canada but I don't know.
Someone I knew in the states had heart surgery had great insurance but I guess it was a 10% deductible which came to like $100,000 I mean they were well off but still
People also forget that during COVID Americans who lost their jobs got an extra $600 a week added to their unemployment benefits. Therefore Americans that actually needed help were getting $2400 a month on top of their unemployment benefits plus our couple stimulus checks. Some people actually made more money per month than they did when they were working.
The weather statistics were really misrepresented. Most parts of Canada may very well get 6-8 months of really cold weather but most Canadians don't live in the Arctic. Like 90% of us live next to the US border. I live in Winnipeg and while it does get cold and I do my fair share of complaining about the weather, winter only really lasts from November to March +- a few weeks. The snow is mostly melted here now and it's going to be +10 tomorrow. Not exactly beach weather but you won't be freezing your face off with only a hoodie on.
You might want to check the average temperatures of Vancouver. Just make sure you are looking at the Fahrenheit values if that is what you are comfortable with. The equivalent Celsius values might throw you off,
Yep! We have everything we need in our Healthcare system. I would NEVER, EVER, EVER trade our universal health care for the Healthcare in the United States. In Canada, it's not even something we have to think about, or worry about. You need to go to the emergency room? Just go. You don't need anything besides your provincial health card. Need an operation? Specialist? Blood work? MRI? CT-Scan? Same thing. And... even giving birth. Zero out of pocket pay needed! I wouldn't trade it for any other system!
Manitoba, 22 kms outside of Winnipeg, internet is 6 mbps down and 0.7 mbps up and no options to upgrade other than Starlink. Regardless, Canada is the best country on the planet
This video could have said Canadians will definitely break the windows in my car, hate baseball, and don't allow dogs and I would STILL want to move there. There are so many incredible things about Canada. I was really hoping that Cape Breton thing would work out lol
If I am not mistaken you only pay US taxes on income that has not been taxed in Canada and is taxable in the US. In regards to the expense of surrendering your citizenship the government does not feel it should have to bear the significant expense of doing the paper work. It is a complex process and, with rare exception, irreversible. If you want it bad enough you pay. Should you pay the required fees and then change your mind you do not get a refund. Canada's medical system is, without doubt, very good. Hopefully the US can, in the near future, divest itself of defense commitments around the world and divert the savings to finance a medical system equal to yours.
He's right about the lack of high-paying jobs here in Canada, though. Average wages are much lower in Canada, and similar jobs earn much less too. The median household income in the US is $68,703 USD, while the median household income in Canada is just $49,841 USD. And since we pay higher sales and income taxes on top of that, the disparity in after-tax income is even larger!
America loves Canada. Ya'll are doing it right with the healthcare. Spread the risk of the few over the many. And let's face it, we'll all need it at some point. We will die of health issues at some point. And that will cost money. I've seen so many of my friends and loved ones lose all their wealth they accumulated over a lifetime in their final years in old age trying to pay for their medical needs or arrange for assisted living. Or get shoved into sub-par subsidized personal care homes that are run like a human cattle farm. It's almost criminal. AND, our Government pays more in tax dollars per capita than nations that actually provide universal health care services to all citizens to just on Medicare (for those over 65 yo) and Medicaid (for those disabled or below a very low poverty line). Then again, around 15% of the U.S. economy is comprised of the healthcare industry. Pulling the rug out from under that in one piece of sweeping legislation would definitely have some consequences on the economy. But, that's not a good reason to keep the status quo. We need to move towards a system more like Canada's incrementally.
Condo in North America, Flat in the UK (whether owned or not). And the US has given out only three stimulus checks altogether over the last year. For individuals: $1,200 and $600 in 2020, and $1,400 in 2021. That's it.
Most Canadians live close to the border because this where the railway was built. It was built close to the border because that is where troops would be needed if any country invaded.
musicalnomad8 As a Canadian who inherited a US citizenship via parent, I can tell you that you still have to file taxes every year. However, if you make less then $100,000 a year you don’t have to pay anything. Also, the US has been sending random checks lately so...🤷🏼♀️
I'm from Québec , i paied 800$ of assurance per years for my 2020 hyundi Kona , i didn't know it's so expensive in the roc .😮😵💫,you can have a condo with 2 bedrooms for 400,000 $ IN Montréal
The comment on jobs. I'm not really looking and this week I have had 2 job offers from the government and was offered a corporate manager job in Ontario this morning. There are lots of jobs, however, in many places they are all minimum wage labor or fast food jobs. But if you have the right skills AND lots of experience, which is a BIG thing here, you have no problems finding a good paying job.
Like it doesn’t snow or get cold in the US? Check out cities on the south side of Lake Erie, or Michigan , Minnesota, North or South Dakota, all the New England states, pA, Ohio, : I’ still shoveling from the last snow storm, and it is late Feb.
10) It's sort of nice knowing that our insurance companies are forced to give us what the American's consider top-notch as the bare minimum. 9) I can't drive (adhd and anxiety) and live somewhere with poor transit options. It's basically hell trying to get to the nearest gyno (40 min drive away) to keep track of my cervical cancer. 8) Math was done in another video about this, and Canadians pay roughly 24% less for their healthcare via taxes than Americans do paying out of pocket or via insurance companies. 7) I don't know what kind of work you guys do (must be good since you own homes, or you're comfortable with large mortgage debts) but good paying jobs really ARE hard to come by. In BC 80% or so of the population that works are on minimum wage, or less than $3 higher, and it was only in 2019 that we went to $15, after over a decade at $10.25, which only went up 4 years before from $8.75. 6) My grandparents place in Wycliff, BC had to pay $200 a month for 3GB's of monthly internet service because there's only satellite available. It's even more higher north, so $500 in some places isn't unrealistic. 5) We get what we pay for, mostly, and we don't let the "mega rich" skip out on paying taxes. All-in-all not bad. 4) 1st, there aren't houses in downtown Toronto. 2nd, Medium cost means average cost, remember? And they're using USD. What you were saying was too low was still almost $800,000 CAD. If they include the outer region of the GTA where trailers can be bought for less than $150,000, and apartments/condo's can go for $200,000, that brings down the number. Here in BC the lowest rent, outside of the very northern communities, for a studio suite is $850, with renting a room in a shared space is $600. If you want a 1 bedroom you might luck out and find somewhere for $1200. As someone on welfare the only place I could afford to live if I didn't have amazingly generous landlords would be Fort St. John (18 hours drive from Vancouver, if you speed), where there's apartments for $500, but you're got almost no physical/mental amenities and groceries are almost twice as expensive as in Vancouver. 3) We're definitely non-confrontational, but I think most of us bail on plans due to anxiety or forgetfulness. Not because we never planned to go. 2) The Wet Coast is a temporal rain forest, and frick I miss it now that I'm stuck in the Okanagan! I hate the heat, and miss the rain. 1) Yeah... It's the same in reverse, though. Post comments) "Who's paying for all these?" Usually foreign businessmen who own them for the rental income, and that's what also pushes up the cost to buy. "... is probably skewed..." Yeah, that's what an average results from. He even says it varies. And even before the pandemic unemployment was climbing. :( $2000 a month?! For families, maybe! This January BC finally increased assistance to $900 a month. That won't even rent you a room plus groceries, plus your phone/internet. The rest? Sounds about right.
The Toronto market has boomed, but you can definitely find a home for much less than 1 million Canadian dollars. Considering the AVERAGE cost just broke 1 million, there are many options well below that range, just as there are many above that range.
Americans pay high taxes and our government is a complete failure and wasteful. If they took more taxes for healthcare they would fail at that issue as well. Most places I have lived in the US have a clinic or small hospital that offer very affordable payment plans for any income bracket.
If you have a US passport you pay US taxes, and the only way to stop is giving up citizenship, pay $10,000 and get years of taxes straightened out. Boris Johnson found that out in 2016b when he became UK Foreign Secretary in 2016 - born in New York in 1964 he owed vast amounts in tax and not all of it was waived when his "misunderstanding" was discovered
my son married a gal from Saskatoon 5 years ago. His paperwork to legally work JUST went through. The pandemic slowed it up as only ONE guy in the govt handles that paperwork. Houses are hella expensive.. like a 900sq ft house in decent neighborhood in smaller town is like $400k. A lot of houses have apt.s or extra living space in the basement and is rented out to help the owner pay the mortgage. It gets too cold for me.. The people are real people..no b.s. I like that.
How old is this source video?! The over-the-cap internet fees are regulated in Quebec. No huge bills, ever! Also, my cap has quadrupled while the price has not changed in a decade!
You know what's crazy? My job doesnt even EXIST in Canada. im a surgical technologist. in Canada my job is done by RNs only. my Canadian friend who moved back to Edmonton after years of living in the US was sad that she'd actually have to scrub back into surgeries again when she went home cuz Surg techs arent a thing in Canada. Love the Toronto area tho. Go every year for the IndyCar race...GP of Toronto. then go to Canada's Wonderland. Bar hop on Queen Street. As New England native its much quicker to go Montréal, but not much of a fan of Montréal. Also enjoy talking to the Toronto natives who get overjoyed when talking about getting snow cuz it means Buffalo is getting absolutely demolished by snow.....i did find it a bit weird how Toronto natives love shitting on Buffalo but i get it. Buffalo does seem to suck. lol
Canadians pay higher taxes, but Americans have to buy their own health insurance. It just about evens out if you do the math. They are paying about the same as us but they don't know it. Canada has had 5G networks in even small towns for over 5 years, internet is flawless here and has been for a long time. Car insurance is sick and is higher than is stated in the video. Last year I lived in Toronto, my insurance went up to $11000/yr for 2 cars, neither brand new, and when I moved to New Brunswick, it dropped to $1300/yr for the same cars. So only expensive in big cities.
Just a small tip Maybe pause video when talking because it's hard to understand either I think most people would like to know what you're saying that's why they tuned in ,cool channel
I think the job wise the US and Canada are very similar but as for the real estate prices a lot of whats driving up prices in Canada is rich foreign buyers so i wouldnt necessarily call that in indication of the domestic job market in the big cities although im sure its not as bad as the video you reacted to is making it seem.
Fuel prices back when we were allowed were insane. Fill up on the US side before crossing that bridge! Also pick up groceries first except chicken and eggs.
Well the US has a ton of restaurants from different types of cultures as well. At least in bigger cities. The universal healthcare is really nice. Wish US would do something similar but thankfully my insurance is good. Canada is really beautiful. The cold wouldn’t bother me either. But for me the biggest issue is with housing. As expensive as it is, imo it doesn’t make sense financially to move there unless I was making a lot more money. Same situation with some US cities/states. From what I’ve heard, some people also say it’s from a lot of foreign investment. No idea how true that is. Same where I’m at, now real estate is rising fast because of supply/demand & also wealthy out of staters moving here and paying cash. I’d be more curious seeing what median household income is vs median housing prices across locations would be. Think that’d offer a better overall picture. I live in a big Midwestern city & purchased a 1200 sq ft unit of a quadplex condo back in 2018, put 20% down, & then paid cash to have it completely remodeled. I live comfortably, close to my work (15 min), have a nice yard, & could pay my mortgage off in a year if I really wanted to. So for me, the idea that I, as a single person, could not have a mortgage is worth more to me personally.
1:14 in the words of Russell Peters: pretty soon we'll all be beige... 16:41 besides the US, i believe Ethiopia also taxes its citizens on global income, but possible that i may be wrong on that also, when you comment while the video is playing, i hear neither the words of the video, nor the words that come out of your mouth; i feel that's something you guys could work on
Explornet has the rural monopoly in southern Ontario. My mother is paying $100 a month for 50 gbs of data and it’s satellite based so she has to rent the dish and modem.
Canada has an official website to apply for Canadian citizenship - there's a eligibility assessment questionnaire, & I've worked my way through that sucker repeatedly over the years, & have been declined every time. I'd love to retire to Canada, but the Canadian government doesn't seem to want me. I really wish the US would push further to the left, though, so things like socialised healthcare would be a regular thing here, too.
Ya don't have to choose between paying for health care or feeding your family... In other words, the whole premise of "Breaking Bad" would not have happened here. ;-]
Jobs suck in Canada and as far as the Toronto real estate market goes that has nothing to do with the local population, to own a house in Toronto these days you're either a money launderer or a rich immigrant. More than 50% of Toronto's population was born outside Canada.
Hi guys! In 2017 I had breast cancer and from the time I discovered the lump, saw my GP, got a mammogram, was referred to a specialist, had a biopsy done, saw the surgeon and had my successful surgery was about 5 weeks. All that and no worries about costs. This was in Peterborough. When something is urgent, our system comes through!
That’s an anomaly
Congratulations, welcome to the survivors club, 20years ago I went through the same thing (stage 3 level C).
Lost both my parents to cancer fairly early in their life, and the Canadian health care system was mostly to blame, due to lack of personnel, resources, and interest by the so called professionals.When something is urgent our system is nowhere to be seen. I had to literally start yelling at hospital staff before they would admit my mom and she was dead a month later.Died at home with no medical staff because there was a shortage of qualified workers. And hospital beds. Sounds like you got lucky, some of us, not so much. Congrats. on your recovery by the way, glad to hear it does work out for some.
@@repoman6508 Sorry to hear about your tremendous loss Repo. I'd be so angry about the treatment of your mom. There is no excuse for that. I'm a retired RN so understaffing isn't new for me. Take care Repo and thanks for sharing your story.
Similar situation here. Tumour found on my thymus, removed and treated within two weeks in New Brunswick.
I'm American, and I don't think Canadians are passive-aggressive. I think Americans are particularly blunt and straight forward with a dash of entitlement. In my opinion, Canadians aren't going out of their way to act polite; they are going out of their way to NOT be an a$$hole. There's a sincere humility about the way Canadians conduct themselves.
Not every Canadian is nice but I can say anytime I go out on a walk I could pass 50 people and 45 of them would say hello or hi or say such nice weather today. It’s kinda nice instead of just walking by saying nothing
@Brad Suspiciously close to Canada. LOL
@Brad That’s true. Nobody locks their doors and they often leave their keys in their cars. They think everyone is as nice and friendly as they are. It’s like going back in time.
Spot on regarding the healthcare guys! Greetings from fellow “communist” Europe
In Canada, you will never hear "Don't call the ambulance! I'm not insured!"
Sadly you will hear "If it's not really an emergency you'll get charged close to $3000 if you call an ambulance!" as what happened with my aunt once when she called one for my grandmother who she thought was having another stroke, but it was just angina and they were charged $2800 for the ambulance. Now, even 15 years later she's still terrified to call an ambulance.
@@cvvzdesigns where do you live? It’s $400 in Winnipeg
It's less than $50 in Toronto/maybe all of Ontario
@@peggirl152 $400 apparently if you do NOT live in Canada
@@cvvzdesigns Yeah, you get charged for pulling the fire alarm too. They take false alarms seriously.
I call BS on the Healthcare. During COVID I discovered a lump in my breast. Found it on Tuesday. Saw my doc on Wednesday. Had a mammogram and ultrasound on Thursday. Got the result on Friday.
Four days, and that was during COVID!
My husband had nearly the same experience when he found a lump in his testicle. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer and had a testicle removed within 3 weeks.
Both cases we returned home without a single bill.
As a Canadian/American who had to declare bankruptcy twice when I was in the US due to medical bills, I'd pay taxes up the ass if it means I don't have to declare bankruptcy every 10 years.
Tell me about it. My last ambulance ride was $3000 for a less than 3/10 of mile and that was to take me to a twenty minute $65,000 helicopter ride.
@@skumchiken01 oh sweetie. I feel your pain.😥
As someone who worked abroad as an American, I can confirm it's true that you need to file taxes to the U.S. government even if you live abroad. However, you can exclude the first $100,000 of your foreign-earned income from taxation and can also deduct some of your housing expenses. So yes, you will get dinged a bit if you have a upper middle-class job with a six-figure salary. But working as an English teacher, I was making quite a bit less than that threshold. While I had to file my taxes annually, I almost never had to pay.
Hey guys, I am an American working in the GTA and I thought I would comment on my perspective. In the States the taxes seem to go nowhere while in Canada you see your taxes at work like you and the video stated. So in the States we gripe about taxes because we see the wast in spending without the benefits. Also we do have Condos in the states. I have enjoyed your show keep it up.
Yes, they call them condos in the states, too. You're right - condos you own, apartments you rent.
Not necessarily. Generally you rent apartments yes, but you can buy them too. Condos are couple storied multilevelled attached homes with ground level access and often a personal garage. Apartments are single level accommodations that range from single room bachelor pads to 1, 2, and even 3 bedrooms all encapsulated within a multilevelled apartment building which can range from several stories high to 20, 30, or more stories high towers.
I live in a condo and I rent it
Canadian (live on Vancouver island while I’m finishing up university). Wanted to address a couple of things in the video you watched.
- passive/aggressive. Around here it’s mostly towards Americans(have a massive international community here). It’s their arrogance and entitlement attitude that a fair number of them have that’s grating. “We’re number one!”, no... you’re not. We’re very good at telling you to piss off in the nicest way possible (even to our best friends 😜).
- it’s dumb expensive on the island and lower mainland. Been chewing on the idea of moving after graduation (and getting vaccinated).
- our medical system is triage based. Two examples. I broke my arm and it took four hours total in the ER. I was welding and got a tiny piece of slag in my right eye. In and out of ER in 20 minutes, as vision is important. And for worst case; when my mom was at death’s door last year everything was free (meds, in home nurse visits, and eventually palliative care). No having to worry about massive bills... other than the f**kers at the funeral home.
Enjoy your videos!
I love the discussion you guys had on how much stress medical issues have for a family in the US, and how much of a non-issue it is in Canada. I've seen way too many US citizens stress over a life saving procedure or medicine they can't afford.
The irony is, for all the people in the US who complain about "socialized" medicine, they don't realize that it IS practiced in the US... by the military. When I was in the service, my family and I didn't hesitate to go to the doctor. No premiums, fees, copay, etc. As you guys said, 'just go and get it done'. Zero stress.
Just going through a medical issue causes stress, you shouldn't also add financial stress to that.
50% of the US's healthcare costs are socialized (military, medicare, medicade, and some state and other federal institutions). This covers approximately 33% of the population.
It is the 33% of the population you would expect to spend 50% of the $3.6t (the old (medicare) and the infirm (medicade)). However, the $3.6t is inflated, because private industry must make a profit, and the private industry is how healthcare Pricing is generally determined in the US.
Pay a little more taxes, keep everyone healthy. Being one of your neighbors to the south, I wish our country felt that way too!
We wouldn't even need to pay more in taxes. Stop all the corporate subsidies and make corporations pay taxes on their income. There'd be more than enough to fund healthcare among other things.
@@jeffburdick869 We're called COMMUNISTS if we even suggest such a thing. My next door neighbor hates me because I support such a system.
@@PenelopeFrank yup. fortunately, I live in a very progressive area(the north side of the city of Chicago) so I don't have to deal with that crap in person. But I do see it all over the internet.
If the U.S. government has enough money to send to other countries, then we're paying too much in taxes as citizens.
@@mylesc99 many of those countries are quite capable of fending for themselves to boot.
I love my Canadian brethren, and I'd far rather move there than the US. Lots of love from the UK.
Awww, we love you too!
@TheManMan Thread ended, I don't do online arguments.
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@@tomtomlinson2835 Don't be such an arse. It was just a comment. 🇺🇸
Another solution for the cold: a good hot chocolate from timmys and you're good to go! 😂 greetings from Montreal fellas, great vid!
Cheers
17:47 "and I'm sure they've given out more since then" -Ryan. Nope. Just the one $1200 payment from months ago. A bill just passed the senate for a massive amount of covid relief, so its expected a $1400 payment will be coming within the next few weeks.
Yes, we did get a second payment of $600 months ago, so the $1400 will be the third payment in a year's time.
But I think they didn’t mean the stimulus to every American. They are talking about people who are unemployed got 2000 ca
Hi guys. I'm just below you in WA state and have always referred to Canada as my home away from home. Everytime I've visited Canada I've found the people very hospitable and welcoming as well as a breathtaking countryside to tour through. I've entertained the idea of giving up my American citizenship and moving there (have a lot of friends in Toronto) but haven't gotten around it so thanks for this upload 👍
in the 90s i had a canadian It friend and he often would copy data over to a pendrive or if it was large enough an actual HD and just mail it, as the cost of a brand new device and 1st class mailing was way cheaper than sending it via the internet. with added bonus of getting the device for personal use once its made the return trip and been formatted.
Taxes honestly aren't that high, I could show you some pay stubs when I was in the states and compared with here in Ontario its quite similar. The biggest difference is the GST/consumption taxes. Property taxes in Canada average lower than most US locations. But yes, the GST is a few cents more. And most of us get a quarterly/monthly GST rebate (and carbon tax rebates each year) anyway, so it reduces it for those who have less ability to pay. So all in all Canada is actually fairly cheap. Now housing costs in major markets, that's another thing entirely. But that's an overheated market problem. EDIT: okay the guy who made this video is a bit off, most jobs in Canada pay more than American counterparts. There are a select few jobs (typically high level IT or etc.) that pay significantly more in the states in key cities like SF or NY. But I got stuck in call centres for years, in the US my jobs literally paid 50% to almost half of what the wages were in Ontario. Internet is not bad in Canada, its all about rural vs urban.
I've visited Canada many times (during the summer...haha) and loved it. I've been to Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, and my favorite Vancouver. I looked into emigrating to Canada and the process looked tough. I didn't bother with it and now I am glad I didn't because I'm not a fan of winter, and I HATE taxes.
The high-paying jobs in question are not those that are already taken but those that would be available to newcomers.
The united states unemployment rate is based on people receiving unemployment benefits. This ( up until recently) typically lasted 20 weeks. There's alot of people that remain jobless after those 20 weeks
You guys are on the ball there's definitely some mistakes in this video I live in the middle of the Woods in the maritimes with excellent internet for $100 a month
i watch u guys look like my friends..having a beer gonna smoke one..its sunday..lol
Bingo! Haha. Thanks for joining us John. Happy Sunday
I do enjoy Canada, but for 2 reasons right now, the landscape and wildlife of the western portion. Driving across a small section of Manitoba, across Saskatchewan and Alberta, then to drive around BC, NW and Yukon Territories to do a bit of hunting was an incredibly fun trip. The serene beauty of the landscape was perfect. It's a trip I'd love to do again in the future.
Not just Northern Canada for crappy internet, we had 5 MB download in Southwestern Ontario, just between Windsor and London we were only offered 5 MB from the big provided and up to 15 MB from a second provider. It isn't until recently that we have fiberoptic in our area but could still be 6-12 months till its available. Plus we live in a small town, but can still be considered Rural.
I'm a real estate broker in Chicago. We call them condos. Condos you own, apartments, you rent. Exactly the same. Also, a bunch of the north side neighborhoods of Chicago, you can't buy a house for less than a million dollars for the most part.
I'm from France and lived several years in Ontario. I did have Canadian friends, so yeah you will find nice people and people you won't gel with in Canada, like everywhere pretty much.
Love the hand over the heart the moment the national anthem started. ♥️It's the way it should be. Love watching you guys.
We have condos in the U.S. like you said, condos you own (but your attached to other dwellings) apartments you rent. Houses here are on average 400k.
DEFINITELY grateful to be Canadian!!! And our taxes are DEFINITELY worth every penny for our healthcare system. 1st time catching you guys, great show!!
As American i rather pay taxes then have to worry about if i can afford a visit to the dentist or hospital.
🥸🙌🏻i would love too have a house in Canada while also having one in my good old state of Washington.👊😗love to my lovely neighbors to the north.
We have no dental coverage as of now but there have been talks to have it added
There is no fee to renounce U.S. citizenship.
A person wishing to renounce his or her U.S. citizenship must voluntarily and with intent to relinquish U.S. citizenship:
appear in person before a U.S. consular or diplomatic officer,
in a foreign country at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate; and
sign an oath of renunciation
I love Canada 🇨🇦
I agree
The American healthcare system is pretty expensive but there are ways to get around it, especially if you have a lower income. Many hospitals will write off bills for tax breaks if you can't afford them. I just don't think a big portion of the US know that. I've had two surgeries and the first one was when I didn't make much money and had no insurance as my job didn't offer it. I paid $0. My second was after I got my well paying job and had insurance and the bill was $12,000. My max yearly out of pocket price for insurance was $2500 per year (basically after the individual has paid $2500 in medical expenses insurance covers 100% of all bills). I had been balanced billed, which is when a hospital and insurance company don't agree on a price for a service and put the difference on the patient. In this instance my company also had ELAP which is basically lawyers that will negotiate with the hospital and sometimes sue for charging unfair prices. Most of the time the hospital doesn't want to go through a lawsuit and will just write off the bill for a tax break to avoid going to court. I paid $0. Some state's have laws that prohibit balanced billing so if I lived there my bill would have only been $2500 minus whatever I had already paid for doctors visits and prescriptions for the year. Also my Dad almost died from COVID, spent 80 days in the hospital 40 of which was on a ventilator. He is a farmer and had no insurance. His bill was over $600,000 our government programs ended up paying 100% of his bills as well.
Yeah but thats just such a dirty business. Having to wait to find out what insurance is agreeing to pay and all. With regards to your dad....first off, were glad hes doing okay :) second off....yeah well the US government should pay for that! - Adam
Yeah I used to live in Germany for 8 years and I had to pay (very high) German taxes (~48%) and my US taxes. You do get a tax credit for all income under a certain amount, but it's still ridiculous when you don't work or live there to have to pay anything at all just because Uncle Sam needs more missiles. They also require you to register any foreign bank accounts (i.e. my German checking account..) or you face huge fines.
to add on what you guys said about finding restaurants from everywhere in Toronto, one guy managed to take a picture with people from every country just in Toronto.
For unemployment rates, it's only due to calculation that the US is lower then Canada. Basically in the US you need to provide proof of actively looking for work (interviews, job applications, etc) which will lower the unemployment rates as it takes people out of the Active population. Canada will have a higher rate but if we calculated the same way as the US you could lower it by 2-3%
No matter who wins elections I want to move to Canada, and become a Canadian.
Have you moved yet? Didn't think so. 🇺🇸
I love the way that you're wearing a Michigan hoodie!
And you are so correct about healthcare. As a US citizen, it just blows my mind how many people in this country oppose universal health care. the US spends nearly five times the amount on healthcare as Canada does. Yet we still have 40 million people who are either uninsured or underinsured.
People are stupid.
well, yeah, SOME people here are stupid lol. But the majority of the public are in favor of it. It's our representatives (who are legally bribed by the health industry) that are blocking it. Instead of trying to inform their less knowledgeable constituents they choose to chase the ignorant base. Not sure how much longer they can play this game; people are at the end of their rope.
It was interesting to me to hear about European reactions to the policies in the USA which Bernie Sanders wishes to implement regarding health care and taxes and such.
Essentially, the typical European response is, he’s not radical. The policies he pushes for are considered normal and expected by most countries over there. It’s their absence in America which is the strange thing, comparatively speaking.
@COH that works best from a perspective that only considers an individual. But government doesn’t get that luxury. If they don’t think communally, they lose people, sometimes literally. All individuals’ efforts are not equally rewarded because life is not fair. Refusing to implement a safety net for those who can’t afford to protect themselves, or for whom effort does not pay off, resulting in unexpected vulnerability which individual effort will not always compensate for, is tantamount to saying that some deserve to fall through the cracks. It sent that as unAmerican as it gets?
That was a long sentence. I hope it was clear.
@COH That is an absolutely legitimate statement. The difficulty then is how to change the system for those who cannot afford it without decreasing the quality of care for those who already get it. That might not be possible; in which case, it still needs to be changed to allow for health care for everyone at some basic level.
And frankly, keeping it exactly as it is is a moral travesty. It is exclusionary at best, and various 'isms' at worst. It has the best health care procedural capacity in the world, and it demonstrates this by refusing to allow those who cannot pay for it to obtain it. And given the massive fiscal divide in America, more people can't than can when push comes to shove. However, since they are poorer and have less access to help, they must use more effort looking after themselves, and have neither time nor energy to spend in advocating for a change in their position. Which means that the most prominent voices in the debate are the ones who have time to speak because their needs are looked after, which skews the debate towards complacency.
This is a vicious cycle. It needs to be broken.
I’m A Geordie I either wanna move to Scotland or Canada Literally but yeah the healthcare is quite one of the reasons I wouldn’t move over there but that’s me opinion like :).
Here in Minnesota i pay about $550 a year for car insurance for liability only (including my apartment ins.) but my internet is $90 a month and i cant afford cable tv
Learned a lot. Great video.
The distinction between friendly and nice is true in some parts. We moved to Halifax for a couple years, from Alberta. That’s when we learned the term CFA (comes from away). They don’t like you moving in and taking their jobs. Most of the people we were close with were CFA’s. You are a CFA no matter how long you stay.
Now the cost of dental care is paid up to 80% by the government. In Quebec we have drug insurance where you only pay $80 per month at the most. It may be the same thing across Canada but I don't know.
Someone I knew in the states had heart surgery had great insurance but I guess it was a 10% deductible which came to like $100,000 I mean they were well off but still
i live in new brunswick and that internet "fact" couldnt be more wrong, got gigabit internet with no caps
They had to use American money cause it's paper so it burns easier, Canada's money would just melt cause it's polymer based 😆
American money is not paper. Its 75% cotton and 25% linen.
People also forget that during COVID Americans who lost their jobs got an extra $600 a week added to their unemployment benefits. Therefore Americans that actually needed help were getting $2400 a month on top of their unemployment benefits plus our couple stimulus checks. Some people actually made more money per month than they did when they were working.
Thats crazy!
The weather statistics were really misrepresented. Most parts of Canada may very well get 6-8 months of really cold weather but most Canadians don't live in the Arctic. Like 90% of us live next to the US border. I live in Winnipeg and while it does get cold and I do my fair share of complaining about the weather, winter only really lasts from November to March +- a few weeks. The snow is mostly melted here now and it's going to be +10 tomorrow. Not exactly beach weather but you won't be freezing your face off with only a hoodie on.
Here's a big reason: Canada is north of Montana!! It's cold!
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Fun Fact: If you head due South out of Detroit the first foreign country you run into is Canada!
You might want to check the average temperatures of Vancouver. Just make sure you are looking at the Fahrenheit values if that is what you are comfortable with. The equivalent Celsius values might throw you off,
It's also quite warm in spring, summer and fall.
It's just so very cold is the number one reason why you shouldn't move to Canada
Yep!
We have everything we need in our Healthcare system. I would NEVER, EVER, EVER trade our universal health care for the Healthcare in the United States. In Canada, it's not even something we have to think about, or worry about. You need to go to the emergency room? Just go. You don't need anything besides your provincial health card. Need an operation? Specialist? Blood work? MRI? CT-Scan? Same thing. And... even giving birth. Zero out of pocket pay needed! I wouldn't trade it for any other system!
Manitoba, 22 kms outside of Winnipeg, internet is 6 mbps down and 0.7 mbps up and no options to upgrade other than Starlink. Regardless, Canada is the best country on the planet
This video could have said Canadians will definitely break the windows in my car, hate baseball, and don't allow dogs and I would STILL want to move there. There are so many incredible things about Canada. I was really hoping that Cape Breton thing would work out lol
They have condos in the US. In 2010 I could have bought a 3 bedroom Condo in Arizona for $300,000. The condo fees were around $250 per month.
If I am not mistaken you only pay US taxes on income that has not been taxed in Canada
and is taxable in the US. In regards to the expense of surrendering your citizenship the government does not feel it should have to bear the significant expense of doing the paper work. It is a complex process and, with rare exception, irreversible. If you want it bad enough you pay. Should you pay the required fees and then change your mind you do not get a refund. Canada's medical system is, without doubt, very good. Hopefully the US can, in the near future, divest itself of defense commitments around the world and divert the savings to finance a medical system equal to yours.
He's right about the lack of high-paying jobs here in Canada, though. Average wages are much lower in Canada, and similar jobs earn much less too. The median household income in the US is $68,703 USD, while the median household income in Canada is just $49,841 USD. And since we pay higher sales and income taxes on top of that, the disparity in after-tax income is even larger!
America loves Canada. Ya'll are doing it right with the healthcare. Spread the risk of the few over the many. And let's face it, we'll all need it at some point. We will die of health issues at some point. And that will cost money. I've seen so many of my friends and loved ones lose all their wealth they accumulated over a lifetime in their final years in old age trying to pay for their medical needs or arrange for assisted living. Or get shoved into sub-par subsidized personal care homes that are run like a human cattle farm. It's almost criminal. AND, our Government pays more in tax dollars per capita than nations that actually provide universal health care services to all citizens to just on Medicare (for those over 65 yo) and Medicaid (for those disabled or below a very low poverty line).
Then again, around 15% of the U.S. economy is comprised of the healthcare industry. Pulling the rug out from under that in one piece of sweeping legislation would definitely have some consequences on the economy. But, that's not a good reason to keep the status quo. We need to move towards a system more like Canada's incrementally.
Condo in North America, Flat in the UK (whether owned or not). And the US has given out only three stimulus checks altogether over the last year. For individuals: $1,200 and $600 in 2020, and $1,400 in 2021. That's it.
Most Canadians live close to the border because this where the railway was built.
It was built close to the border because that is where troops would be needed if any country invaded.
I'm a big fan of the Red Green Show so if Canada is anything like that it shouldn't be a bad place to live.
there are certainly ppl like them here.
I remember flagging down a Taxi only to have a cop stop ...Toronto .....LOL
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I don't think higher tax is bad, if your taking care of your people.
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As a Canadian who inherited a US citizenship via parent, I can tell you that you still have to file taxes every year. However, if you make less then $100,000 a year you don’t have to pay anything. Also, the US has been sending random checks lately so...🤷🏼♀️
This guy sounds like he got turned down by a Canadian Woman and she broke his heart lmao
right? the guy's negatives are barely negative. No good paying jobs? this guy has zero clue LOL
Girlfriend? Boyfriend.. he sounds gay
I live on parallel 54 and pay $60 for internet, and have 320Mbp/s in Canada, Manitoba
We got $1200, then a few months later $600, and just this week $1400 for pandemic relief.
I'm from Québec , i paied 800$ of assurance per years for my 2020 hyundi Kona , i didn't know it's so expensive in the roc .😮😵💫,you can have a condo with 2 bedrooms for 400,000 $ IN Montréal
The comment on jobs. I'm not really looking and this week I have had 2 job offers from the government and was offered a corporate manager job in Ontario this morning. There are lots of jobs, however, in many places they are all minimum wage labor or fast food jobs. But if you have the right skills AND lots of experience, which is a BIG thing here, you have no problems finding a good paying job.
Like it doesn’t snow or get cold in the US? Check out cities on the south side of Lake Erie, or Michigan , Minnesota, North or South Dakota, all the New England states, pA, Ohio, : I’ still shoveling from the last snow storm, and it is late Feb.
10) It's sort of nice knowing that our insurance companies are forced to give us what the American's consider top-notch as the bare minimum.
9) I can't drive (adhd and anxiety) and live somewhere with poor transit options. It's basically hell trying to get to the nearest gyno (40 min drive away) to keep track of my cervical cancer.
8) Math was done in another video about this, and Canadians pay roughly 24% less for their healthcare via taxes than Americans do paying out of pocket or via insurance companies.
7) I don't know what kind of work you guys do (must be good since you own homes, or you're comfortable with large mortgage debts) but good paying jobs really ARE hard to come by. In BC 80% or so of the population that works are on minimum wage, or less than $3 higher, and it was only in 2019 that we went to $15, after over a decade at $10.25, which only went up 4 years before from $8.75.
6) My grandparents place in Wycliff, BC had to pay $200 a month for 3GB's of monthly internet service because there's only satellite available. It's even more higher north, so $500 in some places isn't unrealistic.
5) We get what we pay for, mostly, and we don't let the "mega rich" skip out on paying taxes. All-in-all not bad.
4) 1st, there aren't houses in downtown Toronto. 2nd, Medium cost means average cost, remember? And they're using USD. What you were saying was too low was still almost $800,000 CAD. If they include the outer region of the GTA where trailers can be bought for less than $150,000, and apartments/condo's can go for $200,000, that brings down the number. Here in BC the lowest rent, outside of the very northern communities, for a studio suite is $850, with renting a room in a shared space is $600. If you want a 1 bedroom you might luck out and find somewhere for $1200. As someone on welfare the only place I could afford to live if I didn't have amazingly generous landlords would be Fort St. John (18 hours drive from Vancouver, if you speed), where there's apartments for $500, but you're got almost no physical/mental amenities and groceries are almost twice as expensive as in Vancouver.
3) We're definitely non-confrontational, but I think most of us bail on plans due to anxiety or forgetfulness. Not because we never planned to go.
2) The Wet Coast is a temporal rain forest, and frick I miss it now that I'm stuck in the Okanagan! I hate the heat, and miss the rain.
1) Yeah... It's the same in reverse, though.
Post comments) "Who's paying for all these?" Usually foreign businessmen who own them for the rental income, and that's what also pushes up the cost to buy.
"... is probably skewed..." Yeah, that's what an average results from. He even says it varies. And even before the pandemic unemployment was climbing. :(
$2000 a month?! For families, maybe! This January BC finally increased assistance to $900 a month. That won't even rent you a room plus groceries, plus your phone/internet.
The rest? Sounds about right.
The Toronto market has boomed, but you can definitely find a home for much less than 1 million Canadian dollars. Considering the AVERAGE cost just broke 1 million, there are many options well below that range, just as there are many above that range.
The unemployment rate in the states and in Canada are not calculated the same plus in Canada pregnant women can go on unemployment benefits
Americans pay high taxes and our government is a complete failure and wasteful. If they took more taxes for healthcare they would fail at that issue as well. Most places I have lived in the US have a clinic or small hospital that offer very affordable payment plans for any income bracket.
If you have a US passport you pay US taxes, and the only way to stop is giving up citizenship, pay $10,000 and get years of taxes straightened out. Boris Johnson found that out in 2016b when he became UK Foreign Secretary in 2016 - born in New York in 1964 he owed vast amounts in tax and not all of it was waived when his "misunderstanding" was discovered
hes right i live right downtown..pre-construction..post down the street from me..condos from 429..jarvis dundas
Problem solved my butt! As a Floridian cold is not an option lol.
my son married a gal from Saskatoon 5 years ago. His paperwork to legally work JUST went through. The pandemic slowed it up as only ONE guy in the govt handles that paperwork. Houses are hella expensive.. like a 900sq ft house in decent neighborhood in smaller town is like $400k. A lot of houses have apt.s or extra living space in the basement and is rented out to help the owner pay the mortgage. It gets too cold for me.. The people are real people..no b.s. I like that.
How old is this source video?! The over-the-cap internet fees are regulated in Quebec. No huge bills, ever! Also, my cap has quadrupled while the price has not changed in a decade!
You know what's crazy? My job doesnt even EXIST in Canada.
im a surgical technologist. in Canada my job is done by RNs only. my Canadian friend who moved back to Edmonton after years of living in the US was sad that she'd actually have to scrub back into surgeries again when she went home cuz Surg techs arent a thing in Canada.
Love the Toronto area tho. Go every year for the IndyCar race...GP of Toronto. then go to Canada's Wonderland. Bar hop on Queen Street. As New England native its much quicker to go Montréal, but not much of a fan of Montréal.
Also enjoy talking to the Toronto natives who get overjoyed when talking about getting snow cuz it means Buffalo is getting absolutely demolished by snow.....i did find it a bit weird how Toronto natives love shitting on Buffalo but i get it. Buffalo does seem to suck. lol
Canadians pay higher taxes, but Americans have to buy their own health insurance. It just about evens out if you do the math. They are paying about the same as us but they don't know it. Canada has had 5G networks in even small towns for over 5 years, internet is flawless here and has been for a long time. Car insurance is sick and is higher than is stated in the video. Last year I lived in Toronto, my insurance went up to $11000/yr for 2 cars, neither brand new, and when I moved to New Brunswick, it dropped to $1300/yr for the same cars. So only expensive in big cities.
Before I even start watching this. You're brilliant!! I wish California would have done this a long time ago!!
Canada is the best place to live anywhere on earth .......................between July and August ...........LOL
That is a very accurate statement 😂😂👍
I’d say May to September usually see the best weather
Lived from Colorado to maine and its condo or condominium here too
I don’t need residency, but Adam can definitely put a ring on it. 😂
Just a small tip Maybe pause video when talking because it's hard to understand either I think most people would like to know what you're saying that's why they tuned in ,cool channel
I think the job wise the US and Canada are very similar but as for the real estate prices a lot of whats driving up prices in Canada is rich foreign buyers so i wouldnt necessarily call that in indication of the domestic job market in the big cities although im sure its not as bad as the video you reacted to is making it seem.
On the nose about Americans aboard having to pay income tax. I’ve heard quite a few renounce their citizenship because of that.
Fuel prices back when we were allowed were insane. Fill up on the US side before crossing that bridge! Also pick up groceries first except chicken and eggs.
The government, no matter whay country, free healthcare or whatever, will always get their money back.
Well the US has a ton of restaurants from different types of cultures as well. At least in bigger cities.
The universal healthcare is really nice. Wish US would do something similar but thankfully my insurance is good.
Canada is really beautiful. The cold wouldn’t bother me either.
But for me the biggest issue is with housing. As expensive as it is, imo it doesn’t make sense financially to move there unless I was making a lot more money. Same situation with some US cities/states.
From what I’ve heard, some people also say it’s from a lot of foreign investment. No idea how true that is. Same where I’m at, now real estate is rising fast because of supply/demand & also wealthy out of staters moving here and paying cash.
I’d be more curious seeing what median household income is vs median housing prices across locations would be. Think that’d offer a better overall picture.
I live in a big Midwestern city & purchased a 1200 sq ft unit of a quadplex condo back in 2018, put 20% down, & then paid cash to have it completely remodeled.
I live comfortably, close to my work (15 min), have a nice yard, & could pay my mortgage off in a year if I really wanted to.
So for me, the idea that I, as a single person, could not have a mortgage is worth more to me personally.
Sick hoodie Adam! 👍🏻🍻
My two neighbors from the north should pause to make your comments so you don't talk over the content
1:14 in the words of Russell Peters: pretty soon we'll all be beige...
16:41 besides the US, i believe Ethiopia also taxes its citizens on global income, but possible that i may be wrong on that
also, when you comment while the video is playing, i hear neither the words of the video, nor the words that come out of your mouth; i feel that's something you guys could work on
Oh Canada!!! Your awful pretty, but way too cold for this desert rat :)
The true unfortunate issue with internet is the price and the fact that it is monopolized you have literally 2 options
Explornet has the rural monopoly in southern Ontario. My mother is paying $100 a month for 50 gbs of data and it’s satellite based so she has to rent the dish and modem.
Canada has an official website to apply for Canadian citizenship - there's a eligibility assessment questionnaire, & I've worked my way through that sucker repeatedly over the years, & have been declined every time. I'd love to retire to Canada, but the Canadian government doesn't seem to want me. I really wish the US would push further to the left, though, so things like socialised healthcare would be a regular thing here, too.
About the condo thing it varies in the states some people call them condos some people call them apartments at others call them rental homes LOL
We have condos in the US.
The law is a US citizen pays income tax to either Canada or the US; depending on where they live over half the year.
Ya don't have to choose between paying for health care or feeding your family... In other words, the whole premise of "Breaking Bad" would not have happened here. ;-]
Yeah have you seen that comic strip!? So good
@@CanadiansReact Oh, geez! I didn't even know about that! Just looked it up! and here I thought I was so clever! lol
Jobs suck in Canada and as far as the Toronto real estate market goes that has nothing to do with the local population, to own a house in Toronto these days you're either a money launderer or a rich immigrant. More than 50% of Toronto's population was born outside Canada.