Canada sees drop in citizen applications from permanent residents | BBC News

[@AlwayzFresh]

I plan on leaving Canada next year so I can survive on my pension. 20 year military vet that has no choice but to take my pension and go elsewhere. Canada is literally becoming unlivable. Adding millions of people per year and no housing is destroying the entire nation.

[@Apache1970]

What if Canada stops pensions to non-resident Canadians ? Just asking.

[@willc1294]

Hmm they must be comparing notes with the Irish government. Flooding the country with a human tidal wave while hot having sufficient housing.

[@iamdarkvader]

you realized you can only receive the pension if you moved to a country that has a social security agreemnt with Canada and not to some 3rd world island right?

[@mohammedsarker5756]

@@Apache1970 Or build more housing, crazy.

[@george_davituri]

consider moving to Georgia 🇬🇪 you will fill better 🤷

[@rayzala1393]

I met a immigrant worker the other day. Educated, well spoken, but she was working security. She told me at one point 'I came here to get ahead, now I struggle to live a basic life.'. People used to come here to opportunity. Now they come to struggle less than they did in their own country.

[@ilsavv]

or more than in the home country

[@3abbosi]

I immigrated from Iraq in the 90s (after the Kuwait war), my 1st job in Canada I made 9$/hr, enough for rent, groceries, car insurance...etc. few years later I started making 13$/hr, I bought my 1st house & never missed a mortgage payment.... how do new comers today start their lives, let alone buy their 1st house is mindboggling to me!!

[@rayzala1393]

@@3abbosi They don't. They live in basements with 7 other people. Get 8-9 year car loans, line up at food banks, etc. The last chance for Canadians is moving to less desirable places like Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, etc. But in 10 years, any Canadian that doesn't have family to help them out will essentially be slaves to the system. Even in those less desirable places houses will be millions of dollars. Then the question is, what happens to people's retirement? If Canadian born children can barely afford to live and immigrants don't see the point of coming, who will pay my pension? There's going to be nothing left.

[@joelc9439]

Those house prices will come down then.

[@3abbosi]

@@joelc9439 The market (any market not only real estate) is about demand & supply, the problem is not only that the population is rapidly increasing due to migration (legal or not), also foreign investors... a coworker of mine rented a house in my city block, he says the owner of the house lives in China, only collects rent which is more than enough to make a good living in China!

[@jptrainor]

No surprise.Canadian universities and colleges have, for years, unethically binged on a huge volume of foreign students who pay exorbitant foreign student fees in the hopes of gaining fast tracked immigration. They did this under the blind guise of pro diversity, pro immigration, politics. Canadians who suggested there was a problem were branded as intolerant and silenced. Meanwhile foreign students were being exploited as low cost minimum wage labour by business, packed into overpriced rental housing by exploitative landlords, and milked for huge tuition fees by educational institutions who engaged in unethical recruiting practices.

[@lantherpagdi]

Not just exorbitant "foriegn" rate on tuitions but add to that the visa renewal fees and paying immigrant consultants hefty fee so they can stay here and make whatever they spent. I know many people who just want to earn back what they spent here and leave for greener pasteurs.

[@amswitzer]

That's what happens when government cuts funding to universities. They need to find alternate sources of income. Many provinces like Ontario have also not allowed tuition increases for students from their own provinces for a few years now. Universities face rising costs like any other organization. They didn't have much choice but to look foreign students to help make up the gap.

[@horse69outside]

Conestoga College is a leading bad actor.

[@lasv15]

You summarized everything perfectly. 👏🏼👏🏼

[@Andyboy992]

@@amswitzer Government funding is what allowed academia to get so corrupt and bloated in the first place. We don't need more money for schools, we need less "academics"

[@Camilla_Kudrin]

Because Canadian citizenship doesn't give you lots of rights. In the EU, even if you get citizenship in one small country, you can easily move to another European country. I've worked 5.5 years in the Netherlands in an ordinary town. I'm a Dutch citizen now, and I can easily move to Paris/Brussels/Rome. I'm moving in the upcoming months. Europe is kind of one big country, and Canada is a sparsely populated state with a notoriously cold climate everywhere.

[@homyce]

Canadian, who moved recently to Europe, here and totally agree and been saying the same for years!

[@honoraryamerica5943]

Even Canadian born citizens donot have rights, our Charter of Rights.and Freedoms is tissue paper, for optics only. The covert domestic Security Industrial Complex has destroyed this country and they operate within our government institutions, from our courts to our banks and social programs. The world knows this now even if some can't quite put their finger on it. Take a.look at the members of the Ontario Sunsine List.

[@j2simpso]

Canadian citizenship gives you the right to work in the US

[@Camilla_Kudrin]

@j2simpso Yeah, it's true, and there are different climate zones in the US, but life in the US is also becoming less stable, and some states have pro-religion authorities.

[@echochamber1234]

@@Camilla_Kudrin but one can easily just not move to those states. on the flip side, New England states and parts of the west coast have even higher living standards and have more progressive laws/culture than what you'd find in northern europe.

[@elcristoph7380]

The drop is mostly from Students, biggest problem is housing, its VERY expensive in places like Toronto and Vancouver. Canada simply hasn't build enough properties, despite years of encouraging migrants to come and live here.

[@radomu1]

Work on your run-on sentences, please.

[@elcristoph7380]

@@radomu1 work on your personality, you make people uncomfortable..

[@ButterflyG673]

It says from permanent residents not 2 year visa holders!

[@mikewhocheeseharry5292]

It’s too cold and conditions aren’t ideal for living organisms to thrive in Canada compared to say, like California

[@elcristoph7380]

​@@ButterflyG673 I'm aware what it says, the largest group of PR holders in Canada are from students who went through the system. The largest influx of migrants in general typically enter on student visas from India or China.. (mostly) The single biggest reason housing costs have gone up is additional demand, (population increase) and rate increases getting passed onto tenants. its not complicated..

[@smithlenn]

It is a government inspired crisis this time. The Treasury have to sell Bonds to cover the trade imbalance and the government spending imbalance. In order to sell them they have to raise interest rates and the old long-term, low risk, low interest, AAA investments (including Treasury Bonds), held by the banks (often due to government regulatory policy), become next to worthless. The next milestone is the 15th when the government issue a new batch of Bonds. I have approximately 350k stagnant in my portfolio that needs growth. What is the best way to take advantage of this downturn?

[@Robertgriffinne]

This seems like the worst period.Even the markets are very unpredictable.started investing recently when the market prices were a bit high,today i am more than 60% down

[@belljoe]

Given the prevailing market conditions and the potential risks associated with the current economy, I would recommend refraining from investing in stocks for now. Instead, it would be prudent to consider retaining a portion of your assets in gold. Alternatively, seeking advice from a financial advisor could provide valuable guidance in this matter.

[@smithlenn]

who is your financial coach, do you mind hooking me up?

[@belljoe]

was guided tho..Julia Hope Marble. walked me through the ropes majestically i'ts my ultimate pleasure.

[@smithlenn]

She appears to be well-educated and well-read. I ran a Google search on her name and came across her website; thank you for sharing.

[@MHWorldwide]

I got a job offer from a Canadian IT farm but upon realizing the current situation I've decided not to move there. And every day i see news about the 'Canadian Dream' I appreciate myself for not taking the risk! Canada is not a dream country anymore many admired few years ago.

[@topnotchidiotsalfredoog1583]

For once your right hunnie

[@aheat3036]

Yeah well, the “Canadian dream” for most of the people like yourself is the American dream!… They want to head south to the USA!

[@amour0072]

Give me the link ,let me apply for the job,I don't mind the situation there

[@benscheelings7401]

And Australia is not far behind. Aussie who can afford it are moving to Malaysia and Thailand.

[@1921Mathew]

Good good. Please stay in India or Pakistan or wherever you're from!

[@AcuraAddicted]

$2700 average rent in Toronto. Grocery prices have over doubled since 2021. Taxes are rising. Interest rates are out of control in relation to home prices. $50K annual salary today is basically a $25K annual salary in 2021.

[@justlookalittledeeper9953]

Jobs are hard to get, with HR departments over-screening like mad. Costs are rising and rents are crazy. Taxes are way too high. Oh, and the weather sucks. I'm Canadian and I make a so-called liveable wage, but I'm get barely getting by. Trudeau is allowing more than a million immigrants to come in every year. I feel sorry for them. They're being lied to. Many students are tricked into enrolling in diploma mill schools.

[@kylegallant3423]

you can thank Trudeau for all of this!!!!

[@CowboyPants-h5p]

More lies, yet again. Grocery prices doubled? I think not. Such a drama queen.

[@dangal9366]

I don't know where you shop...but my groceries have not doubled. Inflation numbers seen on the news align with the numbers I see in my grocery stores.

[@notastone4832]

@9366 klaus shwab? is that you?

[@kevinparker48]

We left Canada semi-permanently in 2023. It's too cold, miserable, the travel distances wear you down, the people are generally unfriendly, the government is a mess, the currency is weak and getting weaker, the hours have always been long (2 weeks vacation a year, and be surprised if you're not fired right after), low incomes comparatively, a bad and getting worse healthcare system (re: thousands line up for one doctor accepting new patients in Kingston) and high taxes. Combine this with housing that will cost more than 70% of your income, overall the quality of life is low and there is no reason to be there.

[@JJ.R-xs8rf]

Don't forget to turn off the light on your way out, have fun in that paradise that you found.... somewhere in the universe. 😵‍💫

[@ShadowRap-y5l]

Sounds like you got a bad job

[@johnm.3415]

The answer is pretty simple . They’re beginning to see the harsh reality living in Canada . Been here for a while after studies yet no job . Really sucks !

[@cw9282]

Cause Indians aren't good workers. No one wants their laziness. No one wants their dishonesty. No one wants their accent. Go back to India please.

[@michael2275]

Trudeau ruined the country with left politics. Used to be great with lots of O&G investment and high standard of living...

[@dees900]

how long have u been waiting?

[@_ArsNova]

Crime on the rise, economy projected to be one of the worst in the developed world, and the Trudeau gov has shown it will arbitrarily abridge citizens’ rights. What’s not to love?

[@Simorgh9]

Fantastic news, please discourage your friends and family from coming here too.

[@snackskassian8565]

As a Canadian....Canada sucks

[@roktoprobal9505]

It always did.

[@sanchopnancho]

Yaroslav Hunka disagree with you

[@orangefuzzz]

As a bot... you suck. Canada is doing just fine. But you're welcome to leave. **gestures like stewardess** The airports are there... there... and there...

[@LandonRoy-cv9rt]

Canada was great when seeing a nonwhite was a rare occurance, now not so much​@@roktoprobal9505

[@stevehunter7402]

move to a better country bud

[@Bijeshchandran]

After visiting india last december I'm seriously thinking of moving back. The differences that lured you to move to the west is getting slimmer and slimmer every day. You see India changing , roads infrastructure, internet . If you can get a good enough job back in India is it worth moving abroad? The work life balance you gain by working in the west is actually a trap. You have to do a lot of chores by yourselves whereas in India you can hire someone easily to do it for you.

[@yourmainful]

The biggest problem with Canadistan, is that the entire country outside of British Columbia and Parts of Ontario, comprises of pick up trucks, individuals who on average have no higher than a grade 10 education who generally dont take kindly, tim hortons, individuals who are nice yet have not seen anything outside of the crap town they live in and a 600 all inclusive to cuba or mexico, they have not even ever visited any canadian major city in their entire lives, with buildings and infrastructure that is far inferior to any third world countries major cities, it is pitiful and disgraceful and this side of Canada, which is the majority of the Country btw, is DECEPTIVLEY NEVER marketed or shown to the world, its all about Vancouver and Toronto, which has ALLL been built with money from overseas! Weird country for sure....Known so many ppl who moved to other provinces from developing nations, and all has said they came in and saw these cities and were like....(!!!!!!what the crap is this, this is a major down grade from where i am from and what i am used to, wtf!) ALL want to in turn move to Vancouver or Toronto.. Hence why you can buy 45 houses in most other provinces for the price of a condo in Vancovuer or Toronoto...SImply becasue the rest of canada is for a lack of a nicer word...a pure shite hole, with very low grade human beings who have not worked on themselves at all and are too afraid to even visit their own major cities, yes compared to most developing countries and third world countries included.....Sorry to break the truth to ya snowflakes out there....IF u do not believe me and have a quarter saved, get on a plane like i have and travel and go see what i am sayin....U will feel like u have been living a pure lie your whole life...No other part of Canada outside of BC or Ontario is even remotely worth living in if you have any other options and can make a decent living in pretty well most countries in the planet..PPL are there by force, either economic reasons or otherwise and or in the process or hopes of moving to BC or Ontario One day...Everyone in Canada knows that fact and pretends it isn't so...Also outside of BC. the Cold is 100 percent hellish and completely lowers your standard of living for 8 months out of the year, you cant go for walks, you cant sit outside ur patio, u cant use ur outdoor pool, u cant use your back yard, it literally physically hurts to walk out ur car to go to the grocery store and back....Canada is also an extremely deceptive society...Not to mention 100 percent third world style corruption and deception in our government and politics.

[@RobertH-qb5it]

Sure if you like dictators like Modi.

[@JMian]

Absolutely true my friend. I just returned back to Canada after a vacation in India and the change is already visible. Moreover life is easy back home. No hefty property tax, no water or energy bill. Internet and phone connection is dirt cheap like 12 CAD for 3 months. We already own a home and land mortgage free so I don’t have to start from zero. Only thing missing is some passive income. I am trying to build that and then probably I might move back

[@annushankar3032]

This is making me roll my eyes 🙄

[@lionizedlamb5178]

Agreed. Bharath has changed and continues to. Modi is putting into motion for greatness!

[@rockmanxdi]

I left Canada 3 years after I got the citizenship, because the cost of living was unbearable. I was living in 1 bedroom condo in Vancouver (Canada), with no cars or investment. In 2020 I found an entry lvl job at Amazon Seattle (US). My pay doubled, tax reduced by 50%. Sold my Canada condo, and bought a single family home and a car in Seattle. Never wanted to come back. PS: I lived in Toronto for 5 years, and Vancouver for 5 years.

[@hahshdjdbdhjhfhfjfbfjdbf5253]

Please come back😢. Come to paxtan Saar ,U will live better life here Saar ,insha'Allah paxtan best saaar😊

[@ajeeda-hk]

​@@hahshdjdbdhjhfhfjfbfjdbf5253paxtan?

[@pakslifestyle3156]

How do you get to TN visa

[@Dre536]

You are able to even afford a one bedroom and you’re not happy 😂

[@kobyschechter8163]

Washington state has no income tax. Good move from you. As a New Yorker, the state is MERCILESS when it comes to taxes and Long Island is merciless when it comes to property taxes and traffic violation fines. A red light camera ticket in Nassau County is $150, in Suffolk it’s $80. An NYC speed camera ticket is $92. A school bus violation is $250 for the FIRST offense. The fines go up ($275 and $300) the more times you run a stopped school bus. Our sales tax is nearly 9%. If you spend $100 on something it automatically becomes $109. New Jersey doesn’t have a sales tax on clothing so when people from NY go to NJ to see family or stuff like that, they often go clothes shopping because there’s no tax in NJ. NY income tax is nearly 9% as well.

[@bryankerr9174]

We killed the goose that laid the golden egg. The government expanded immigration numbers so high that it helped make life in Canada miserable for immigrants. The economic principle of supply and demand meant that our government's failures became known and prospective future immigrants are less likely to consider Canada because we're now getting a bad reputation.

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

Sure did. I might add that Canada was never attractive for high performing professionals since taxes are too high and salaries too low. Rich EU nations and USA have a lot more to offer th these highly qualified migrants, so you couldn't hang with the big boys.

[@XAUCADTrader]

Trudeau has made everyone's lives worse. You should read that bankers conference where the nations top economist said the Liberals screwed our population : capital ratio, this is called the "population trap." They turned us into the third world...Even those from the third world are leaving because economic conditions are so bad here.

[@SpruceMoose-iv8un]

It's what happens when you vote in an idiot three times even after all the red flags, Canadians have no one to blame but themselves. Right now Canada is in recession and has been for some time, the only way the government knows how to show growth is to bring in a million people per year to pay taxes.

[@mikeleo5990]

All this for votes

[@XAUCADTrader]

@@mysterioanonymous3206 Yep, the high inflation, obvious housing bubble, and high cost of living in general is the final nail in the coffin. Like Lenin said, we were ground with the millstones of high taxation and inflation. I was born here, but preparing to leave for better working conditions in Europe, OR more money in USA. We lost our standard of living for no reason...

[@singhjitendra232]

I recently visited India from abroad and I was astonished to see the progress it has made.. I’m talking about rural Rajasthan, if you’re making 60-70k a year you’re sorted! You’re local, sense of belonging, house ownership etc

[@SKumar-mj6gf]

Modi government working hard to make India's economic development

[@RUHappyATM]

And yet many Indian doctors couldn't wait to emigrate.

[@xijinpig8982]

​@@RUHappyATM They want an even better lifestyle (or rather it was an illusion as shown in the video). Then they learn in their new country that home life was really easy and relaxed and they come back.

[@danny-fu2zd]

​@@RUHappyATMthey are immigrating to US, Russia, Germany or Luxemborg. Not to shitty countries like Canada that promises and does not deliver.

[@JMian]

@@RUHappyATMyes true. I recently met my childhood friend who is an Anaesthetist now working in one of the famous hospital and want to go to UK. I told him that life is good in India as me myself has been living in Canada for past 9 years. I think grass is green on the other side is true illusion for many.

[@playerish]

I was from Singapore, came to Canada only to come back to Singapore. This is the social issue the country is facing, demand of housing has grown rapidly fast while there is not enough house being built.

[@klasik_wanderer2089]

HI SIR MAKES YOU COME BACK SG?

[@playerish]

@@klasik_wanderer2089 expensive living cost especially rental room or house while salary doesnt increase significantly

[@amywheelwright3146]

Singapore housing has doubled in cost over the past 5 years. Housing inflation is even worse in Singapore if you are on the private rental market!

[@Alba_1108]

@playerish May i ask - Did you went to Canada as PR? Which province in Canada did you live? What job did you have?

[@playerish]

@@Alba_1108 I did go there as PR, staying in Toronto and worked as field engineer. Salary wise speaking its average, I decided to go back to Sg because salary lot better here. Yes living cost is expensive but my saving margin is bigger. City is safe, I got my car robbed when I was in Toronto, weather is not bad, food is half way cheaper. There are pros and cons I would say. It's just matter of choice. Canada love immigrants, but immigrants might not feel Canada like home that fast.

[@fujibosco]

I was born here, and I am actively trying to run away.

[@taliajournee212]

Same, mid 30s and it's become unbearable...socially I find people to be incredibly mean and miserable. Even in the summertime it's just not the same as it was (circa 2010-2015).

[@orangefuzzz]

GO.

[@fujibosco]

@@orangefuzzz ok 😊

[@INDIANdickheads]

Try going to India. You will realise how privileged you are

[@joelc9439]

In 2010 Canada had less people..

[@a.a.a.r5238]

I remember back in 2015 when I got my PR under Canadian PhD stream. There was a motivation to bring in and keep well-educated people and post graduates from Canadian Universities. Guess what? This program is cancelled!

[@rickzane6433]

Look for Express Entry, Vacation-work permits, LMIA, provincial-territorial nominee programs, family sponsorship immigration. There are many ways to attract talented individuals such as yourself, but are the sectorial partners and professional associations/orders at provincial-terriorial level ready to make it easy for graduates or soon to be to enter the workforce? That is a different question.

[@wrightvcx2249]

20 car thefts averaged every day in 2023 in one single town of Brampton. Who would want to live there? And if you try to attack or catch thieves you are put in jail.

[@rupamvlogs1818]

What a hypocrisy fuck Trudeau government

[@lewys9204]

Wow 😂 in the uk, it's sort of the same 😂 but it's funny reading it Just get insured, no worries then 😂

[@rally_chronicles]

​@@lewys9204 don't touch other ppls property.

[@TheVelvetVixen]

Insurance goes up. I'm moving to Ontario from Manitoba and thankfully I saw on KZbin that brampton car insurance is 3 times higher than anywhere else, which is also due to Indian drivers being horrible drivers apparently. (Brampton is mostly Indian people)

[@pipipupu5104]

​@@TheVelvetVixen those are punjabi sikh drivers jagmeet singh they don't identify themselves as Indians so just don't blame Indians for anything.

[@Craicfox161]

I’m quite depressed knowing that Canada might be worse than Britain right now. We’re all suffering the same sharp decline it seems..

[@3abbosi]

Welcome to the 21st century. Liberals have ruined it with their excessive naiive utopian pandering crap of "diversity" & open borders. Even immigrants like myself from Iraq (I immigrated in the 90s after the Kuwait war) are sick & tired of this liberal pandering crap, I used to be a strong liberal supporter but now I'm voting for conservatives... & praying day & night that president Trump, God bless him, makes a come back to the white house.

[@telugujoshi]

All under the British Crown. What do you expect? Colonies are gone long ago. You have to earn your living, not exploit the colonies any more.

[@davidivory3234]

All thanks to Muslim immigrants

[@Emerald_Forge]

​@@davidivory3234Punjabis aren't Muslim

[@davidivory3234]

@@Emerald_Forge I was talking about UK.

[@Boots_293]

It’s same here in Australia, cost of living is so high

[@gillianessien7417]

Right wingers are trying to convince people here in Canada that inflation and high house prices are only an issue here. They're banking on the fact their supporters don't open the international news tab when online.

[@mikeanderson7549]

Guess its everywhere

[@mikeanderson7549]

What part of Australia do you reside?

[@CyberGhost-qu8nz]

​@@mikeanderson7549prolly Sydney mate

[@spawn11]

Well in Australia labor laws are much better. Atleast hard work pays well in Australia but in Canada hard work means slavery.

[@SotonSam]

I moved to Canada from the UK and am a permanent resident. It's nice, but my Canadian wife and I want to move back to the UK. Did you know people don't get annual holidays over here and the wages are bad? I haven't been on holiday since I moved here years ago and I used to go on holiday every year back in the UK. I miss them so much, considering my mum is in Turkey and Egypt every year, I'm kinda bored in my little Canadian town surrounded by Tim Hortons and pick up trucks. It's not good for your mental health here

[@HVTNZ]

I am confused😅 if you are telling the truth or joking...

[@homyce]

Why would anyone leave the UK and come to depressing cold Canada?!!!

[@blackmage4100]

If you love annual holidays, you should work in France. My French colleagues always go away for super long breaks during the summer holidays.

[@bluepearl8346]

@@blackmage4100So true! 😂😂😂

[@Ron-kn6ur]

You can't generalize about not getting annual holidays. It depends on who you work for. I've always gotten annual holidays. I like small town living where I can enjoy the outdoors. Good for my mental health.

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

It's rough over here, groceries alone are double what they were 5 years ago, but the rich people in power just refuse to see the reality, they disperse 1 time payments of 200 bucks and say they helped.

[@mp40submachinegun81]

@@emilyheron i have canadian-us dual citizenship. trust me, its not. in the US you can still go to some flyover state, or a city like detroit, buy a house for $100k or less, and live off a sub 6 figure salary. thats just not reality in canada. usa has a housing deficit of 6.5 million units spread across 331 million people. canada's housing deficit is 9.6 million units over 40 million people. directly drives up the cost of living for every aspect of life. we also have things like our carbon tax, that directly, provably no matter how much liberals deny it, directly increases the upward pressure of inflation.

[@antonnnn464]

@mp40submachinegun81 Consider small towns in Quebec if you speak or eager to learn French. You'll be surprised by how affordable is the town of Trois-Rivières (for example).

[@joseywales148]

They see it- they just don’t give a Fukk… why would they care, you keep giving them your vote

[@LilBlAcK76]

thats the problem its quebec. nobody wantas to be forced to learn a broken language in a racist privince@@antonnnn464

[@tidbit1877]

@@mp40submachinegun81 You get more money from the government as part of the carbon tax than it costs you. And that's a fact. Hopefully the carbon tax will go up a lot, and sooner rather than when it's too late.

[@fitfatty211]

I keep reading comments from Canadians saying, “I’m moving to America because Canada 🇨🇦 is too expensive.” You all are in for a surprise! It’s expensive in America as well - and we have a gun violence problem on top of it. Plus, the outrageous cost of healthcare.

[@rrivera497]

And americans are moving down south to mexico and colombia or europe like portugal

[@BaggaB0nez]

Now imagine what it’s like for actual Canadians who can’t just pack up and leave to go "back home". An taking the bus in my city… all I see in punjabs. I was literally the only Canadian citizen on the bus. Everyone getting off at the college, all punjab. They also operate every single convenience store, gas station, grocery store, fast food joints, and so on. Therefore only hiring they’re own people.

[@ilsavv]

Canada will be renamed to Kindia one day.

[@ivancaballero5123]

Canindia :v @@ilsavv

[@SpiritAligned]

No seriously, I heard them saying this is India now....

[@nublet-bz5qo]

you need to go to the US, immigrate illegally if you have to. this country is finished.

[@mordant221]

And... who's fault is that? Ya'll voted for him.

[@telecake]

Because it's a country that has no aspiration, no social cohesion, nobody cares, not even the government. Everything is expensive, healthcare system is failing. The list really goes on and on. And most people don't complain or like to hear you said anything bad about this country but more "normal" people are speaking up now I suppose.

[@orangefuzzz]

We aspire to quality, not quantity. We definitely care and most of us have great lives. That's why we're not complaining. Happy people don't complain. But I will admit that recently, the government has been trying to put on a good face for the media by increasing immigration limits and kicking the doors wide open for anyone and everyone. This created obvious problems- but not problems we can't fix. We just need to put focus back on ourselves and we'll be just fine.

[@Carolinapetroska]

Exactly and the government of Canada is so mean to foreigners.

[@TenTok-i3x]

They r taught to silent, mental health getting the best of them

[@TenTok-i3x]

Us and canada heading in the same direction, they event going be third world and merge as one, China will be the next global country lol

[@danielpark8003]

That is why Canada suck like shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@riosaputra2979]

It is not only in Canada, Australia has the same problem. In recent years, the government has allowed too many immigrants to enter the country without considering the consequences. The number of new immigrants is higher than new houses, which creates a housing and rent price issue.

[@MB-we4dx]

The new immigrants won't outcompete you unless you mean they are bringing in skilled immigrants who will earn above the average. The housing crisis started from real estate investments. What do you expect when the upper class is actively buying family homes and renting them out at an increasing price? Blame your people and stop being xenophobic.

[@lavykhurana]

Oh i thought Australia only took cream crowd.

[@Worldaffairslover]

Your countries are empty. You have plenty of space.

[@nicole_holding]

Most of that space is desert and uninhabitable. People only live around the edges of Australia. We don't have the houses or infrastructure to cope with many immigrants. We have a cap of 250,000 a year which are mostly students and seasonal workers who then leave again. Building companies are going into liquidation every week because of cost of materials so new houses cannot be built even if the government wanted them to. Plus where are they going to build them? Keep destroying wild life habit for ever increasing population we don't need. Young adults these days will never own their own home and finding a rental is very hard. Increases in immigration make it worse which is why the government slashed the numbers@@Worldaffairslover

[@Worldaffairslover]

@@nicole_holding still empty nonetheless. Stop complaining about people from other countries. Start with yourself. Are you competing with them for housing? Says a lot more about you than them.

[@ningcai8495]

I'm a PR working in Canada, and my parents visit me once every few years. During this recent visit, they really noticed Canadians are suffering from high prices and crazy housing compared to before. The government needs to act and come up with some effective policy.

[@novikovgarage_SPB]

Все деньги канадцев уходят на поддержку нацистов на Украине и кокаин для Зеленского

[@daleweiss9507]

The government needs to stay the fuq out of things, that's what got us here in the first place.

[@MrMannyhw]

Trudeau and Freeland stupid. So they can’t even if their lives depended on it. It’s you suffering not them politicians.

[@Elixir569]

​@@daleweiss9507 😂😂 this is the result of uncontrolled immigration without any planning...spending taxes on Ukraine war, supporting Punjabi immigration just to stay in power. Many of them immigrate without proper documentation

[@ekit218]

I guess the easy thing for gov to do is discourage immigration to Toronto and Vancouver. Canada has more cities than these two and excluding these cities, the housing is a lot more affordable. There are stories of people that have sold property in Vancouver and are able to buy multiple properties in Alberta or buy a house that is fully paid off.

[@AuditorInvestor]

Inflation is a big issue in Canada, unaffordable crazy prices, just barely survive like a beggar on food.

[@tomzoltan8095]

Unfortunately I feel wealthy immigrants have really contributed to the expensive housing. They buy up low income housing, kick everyone out of their homes, renovate then raise rents to outrageous prices. I feel we’re victims to wealthy immigrants investors who are just super greedy.

[@3abbosi]

I immigrated from Iraq in the 90s (after the Kuwait war), my 1st job in Canada I made 9$/hr, enough for rent, groceries, car insurance...etc. few years later I started making 13$/hr, I bought my 1st house & never missed a mortgage payment.... how do new comers today start their lives, let alone buy their 1st house is mindboggling to me!!

[@oakridgemall-8jl2h9f]

@@3abbosi Newcomers live with/share accommodation with their relatives who came in the 1990s or earlier.

[@tomzoltan8095]

@@3abbosi I’m baffled by that too. It’s very difficult. We grew up during the best times.

[@batosato]

I think Canada should stop application from India because a lot of Indians do not contribute to Canadian economies, instead they just want to get the Canadian passport to enable themselves to use the health system of Canada

[@kriss1750]

Bingo!

[@tresconik]

The Indian health system is better than Canada's. At least they won't die waiting for a doctor.

[@dutube99]

the system that's falling apart? that's full of burnt out nurses, short of doctors and under incredible strain? that's the system they want to use?

[@iip8948]

Health care is definitely not the reason. It's pretty cheap and better in India. Canada is earning a ton of money by selling worthless diplomas.

[@suryajohn6393]

I don’t think anyone from anywhere in the world would praise health care in Canada 😢

[@TheFoxxxxxxxxx]

Its not just Canada, I live in the UK and the crime is also up among other things like costs for basic stuff like food and transport. The only thing going down is the standard if living.

[@jungleboy1]

i think you can replicate that to many english speaking western countries. Somehow all following same policies and expecting a different outcome.

[@lous.1548]

allow me Canada has worsen A LOT in just 5 years ... you do not réalise . it is absolutely not like the uk

[@dash9963]

Which part of UK do you live? Transport cost (bus fares) has come down. For flat max fare of £2.00 you can go the entire bus route. I shop in J Sainsbury's where good food cost LESS.

[@johnnybaxter1953]

The same problems in every Western country at the exact same time. Must just be a coincidence.

[@TheFoxxxxxxxxx]

@@dash9963 London, it used to be 1.5 a year back, so that’s a 33% increase only on bus fare. Include food, mortgage, international travel. It’s bumper, maybe not as bad as Canadastan, but still bad enough.

[@mijas-rus2715]

Somehow people say they left Canada, or they planning to leave. But never say where to. Obviously, the grass is greener somewhere, but where exactly? I hear the same stories (expensive real estate, bad infrastructure, inadequate healthcare, rising crime, etc.) about almost any country.

[@bretonneux3389]

i suppose, most immigrants who came from somewhere else went back there. For canadians....i would say Australia or New Zealand.

[@anvarisamukhamedov4961]

I lived in Canada for six years (2016-2022) and left to back home in Central Asia because in Canada everything became high. Back home one can easily make 2000-3000 USD monthly and no rent or scummy insurance etc expenses.

[@RUHappyATM]

Bet they retain their Canadian passports, as a plan B.

[@mijas-rus2715]

@@bretonneux3389 I think AUS and NZ have pretty much the same problems, and the housing crisis there is even more severe. I see that people are either going back "home", or moving to cheaper places in Latin America or Asia if they retire or can work remotely, or just saying they want to leave, but actually they don't - like Americans that said they would move to Canada if Trump wins, but almost no one actually moved

[@mijas-rus2715]

@@RUHappyATM This is what happened to the Lebanese who immigrated to Canada first, then moved back keeping their Canadian passports, and then, when the new war broke up there, they started to ask Canada to evacuate them. At the expense of Canadian taxpayers, although they didn't contribute anything to the Canadian economy

[@702million7]

From experience. Never leave your birth place, you will feel more and more as you don't belong anywhere in the world. Stay and make a life for yourself and contribute to your homeland.

[@blackqueen164]

Sounds tone-deaf and unfeeling much? Yikes..

[@benbarberian1701]

You didn't get the visa, right?

[@firstpostcommenter8078]

What if your birth place has goons with political backing that can occupy your house/plot because one cannot see real estate ownership details online?

[@yushamush9849]

Thats easy to say if youre from the west

[@tumia8365]

It's okay to leave but there's no place like home. Have a plan to return

[@houseplant1016]

It isn't worth it, enjoy your quiet landscape life

[@Mark-fh5lp]

As a former military officer in the RCN, Canada has become a dump. My native Iraq is a better place to live. And I will be leaving after 30 years in Canada. If you're a recent immigrant, save yourself the trouble and head back home. Believe me you will thank me 10 years down the road.

[@viharsarok]

​@@bryangillis1839Not before you leave, too.

[@Mark-fh5lp]

@@bryangillis1839 Perhaps people like yourself can put on a uniform and serve Canada when im gone :) because I have. Cheers.

[@vortexmind5015]

@@bryangillis1839 you leave first, bugak!

[@twelvesky986]

I figured after living and investing over 30 years into canada you would of had a little more pride for your canadian heritage but i see ur like all the other immigrant types who dont actually give a fk once u get what u want eh

[@Mark-fh5lp]

@@Visionary-cx5dw I hope so. But as an individual I am doing what is best for myself right now. It’s a shame, I came here to escape fascism, and I found it here again with this current administration. I hope Canada can turn around.

[@Ayzlxn]

I lived in Canada for 13 years, left in 2020 for England. Really sucks because I loved Canada so much but the prices are INSANE. Would love to move back but at this rate idk if that’s happening anymore

[@naturemeditation3751]

lol england 😅

[@DANNYBOIL8-h5h]

England really 😂😂😂

[@dool1002]

The real problem is the Education Industrial Complex. Universities and schools earn immense revenue from international students. You cut that, schools will start to close.

[@carolynb.9840]

Let them close.

[@jr1648]

good riddance. the university system is a broken scam anyways.

[@TheGruntski]

So, you appear to be saying that universities and colleges educate foreign students, the proceeds stay within the college and university system, but the impact in terms of food, housing and health care is absorbed by the rest of the population. Add to this that DEI denies entry to the same population that is supposed to support the impacts on housing, food and health care, and denies jobs to those few who do get in and graduate you have a problem, Let these colleges and universities be closed down.

[@T1kr3b3u]

@@carolynb.9840 We need more unemployed people! lol 🤔

[@SS-kg8qw]

There also is the real estate mafia. I believe they work with the government officials. It looks like the immigration itself exists to bring in money from outside to buy overpriced non brick pasteboard houses here.

[@CIG40ROLLIN]

Expensive Canada Ehhhh

[@michael2275]

Trudeau pillaged us into the ground...

[@george_davituri]

yep, also in recent time every country became too expensive to live in

[@morat795]

With many prestigious universities in India, it’s not hard to figure out that an Indian going abroad under the guise of studies never intended to return back to his/her homeland.

[@Crashed131963]

I ment a friend who moved next door to me from India. What's bothering him is the weather making him live indoors from Nov to April . I,m 5th gen Canadian , I never knew that was a big problem for some people .

[@jsnagra1able]

@@Crashed131963when you’re accustomed to year round warm weather it’s definitely an issue. Even in America the most populous states are California Texas Florida because of the warm climate.

[@RUHappyATM]

@@jsnagra1able Man move from India to Canada and doesn't know the it has winter. Does India has access to the internet?

[@xijinpig8982]

​@@RUHappyATM He obviously knew there was winter, just probably didn't guess how extreme it would be compared to in India.

[@TheTakenKing999]

For higher education, doctoral and masters, top Indian institutes are sadly lacking at least when it comes to tech. Most of the phds irrespective of domain , in India, have never done real research. There is a reason why highly qualified students from BITS, IITs, ISIs leave India after undergrad. Graduate studies are not worth in India. Indian colleges also lack the necessary infrastructure for things like ML. Professors are also very egotistical and arrogant and most importantly too proud to help students in fear of getting surpassed. Post undergrad these prestigious universities are nothing more than degree mills. Trust me I would know, I am from one.

[@silviapopa1121]

The article claims that for decades, immigrants have fuelled Canada's ecomonic growth. Ok, but what about strengthening its culture, to ensure that in the long term, this country remains successful? No, from what i have seen, the breakneck rate of immigration has hollowed out Canada's culture. What I see around me are newcomers that are not being integrated, or that outright refuse to, or are openly hostile to the host culture. How any of these people believe that Canada can remain successful, and them also, as a result, is beyond me. To me, it seems obvious we need a pause and reset and I'm doubtful that this small decrease in applications will achieve anything.

[@MrAlen6e]

"Strengthening its culture " , genuine question but what culture? canadian cant even agree on what that mean if anything Water down American culture and suburbia is not culture. West doesn't stan the east , English Canada doesn't like Quebecois ( the Quebecois themselves don't have their own issues ) and first nations culture is no even acknowledged in the canadian mainstream society so what culture do you speak of ? Half of Canada doesn't even want a monarchy...

[@silviapopa1121]

Sir, I do not know your background, but if you are Canadian, then you are certainly a symptom of the problem. I'm just taken aback when someone brings up this question, of what is Canadian culture, does Canada even have one? It seems to be a very popular talking point nowadays. But ok I will humor you by sharing my viewpoint. As an immigrant myself I will tell you what I have observed to be distinct features of Canadian culture, and one can argue Western culture more broadly: a foundation based on English Common Law, a belief that the individual is responsible for their own success, self reliance, self determination, high value placed on individual competency, the aversion to corruption, a high standard for human rights (including groups that have traditionally been regarded as marginalized, I.e. women, racial minoroties), engaging in civil public debate, high tolerance/ acceptance for differing viewpoints, cultures. I could still go on. The problem I see today, from my immigrant perspective, is that these distinct cultural features, which are undeniable when I compare them to the culture which I grew up in, are being taken for granted and are actively being eroded. I see whole lot of "Canadians" that are blind to all these wonderful features of Canadian society and not able to see the danger in allowing them to be eroded.

[@rh5466]

Well put. I agree completely. Anyone who says "What Canadian culture?" has only been living here for the past ten years. @@silviapopa1121

[@akay2723]

The 'culture' that stole the land, had zero respect for natives, rapped, kidnapped and tortured the women, got them hooked on alcohol. The 'culture' had zero tolerance for the human rights of the natives and treated them inhumane etc...I know blah blah blah...let me moan and complain when I feel like other cultures are invading and and not respecting my 'culture'.

[@dandesjardins6875]

@@silviapopa1121 Great comment! You don't look at the tree or the forest. You see beyond the forest! It's too late, as most Canadians have become too complacent. They think they are endowed with great intellect and morality, and now believe the government will have all the answers to their problems.

[@IroncladTruth]

It is sad. I left Canada. Crime is high, Homes are double the price of an avg US home. Taxes are very high and healthcare is very slow.

[@kobyschechter8163]

And Canadian salaries are much lower than and American salary. Combine that with sky high taxes and that’s why people want to leave.

[@orangefuzzz]

Crime is high? Where? Jane & Finch? Come on... lol 🤣

[@_Neutral_]

​@@kobyschechter8163median wage in Canada is higher than median wage in the US

[@aheat3036]

@@kobyschechter8163Yes, the U.S. is way richer than Canada with way more choices in everything and much higher per capita income.

[@IroncladTruth]

@@orangefuzzz Go visit Scarborough and Brampton.

[@albertteng1191]

I applied for canadian immigration in the mid 2000s. I ticked all the qualification. I am qualified and i even have enough money to support myself for more than a year even though i have lots of friends and relatives in canada. AND YET, my application was turned down. I have no idea what happened. Im also supposed to get my processing fee back after i was rejected but i never got them anymore. Then i read canada allowed even unqualified immigrants from other parts of the world just bcoz.... Maybe its a blessing in disguise for me coz many friends i know are coming back home. Some maintained their canadian citizenship but are living back in my country, doing great business

[@ankitsaraswat8988]

Poor report: Decline of citizenship application in Canada and BBC focused only at Punjab, India 🤯

[@edik-cz]

they view you as sl@ves.

[@Seizesix]

I know! What a joke!

[@she219]

Nonsense report

[@carlomontecarlo7881]

In 2022, India was the 1st country of origin of immigrants entering Canada (27% of the total), followed by China (7,2%), Afghanistan (5,4%), Nigeria (5%) and the Philippines (5%). It means there were more people coming from India alone than China, Nigeria, The Philippines and Afghanistan combined...

[@danny-fu2zd]

Even Punjabis are shunning Canada now dude. They are moving to upcoming developed countries like South Africa and Australia

[@pbwmanagement]

I lived in Canada for 13 years, my two kids were born there I was there from 1985 thru '98 a truly wonderful country with remarkably friendly an resilient people. I lived in numerous places around Toronto and always got on with the local communities. Recently went back on vacation and struggled to recognize the place, change is inevitable but one has to wonder if its for the good of the country. My heart will always be with Canadiens and I wish y'all well.

[@Lxxcky_]

go home=

[@SpiritAligned]

Where are you now?

[@telugujoshi]

Are you from Australia?

[@strangeprotocol5435]

Same here, travelled last week to Toronto and felt like I am in Bombay, no friendly faces, no smiles. Just grouchy looking East Indian folks who don't know how to say please and thank you.

[@Rabadaga]

the quality went down because of indian from india.

[@scotthcomyns3426]

Class 1 truck driver 1979 $20.00/hr min. wage $2.85 2013 class 1 driver $20.00/hr min.wage $15.00 The last year I drove I payed 50% income tax off the top. And people wonder why I quit ?

[@mastersonogashira1796]

Hahaha I got my first job 3 years ago. Laboratory technician, which require STEM background, $18/hr. 35% tax. When I left, they just started hiring ppl who need reference for PR.

[@shankarbalakrishnan2360]

Stay in your own country they will grow❤❤

[@TheMaster4534]

Exactly, China and India are now Asia's fastest growing economies. Lots of overseas Chinese born in the US are returning to China. I don't understand why we Asians wanna leave when we could fight, like S.C. Bose tried for India and Mao for China

[@kanhashow]

@@TheMaster4534 You ruin the other countries and finally Come back .

[@manisherande4568]

@@TheMaster4534 try fighting with 60 70 percet reservation... In CANADA no is barring me due to my caste...

[@sashalivesinengland]

Students arent the problem here though, the housing market is the issue across the entire western world. Something about it is broken, and the governments need to make housing more affordable - it’s ridiculous we have to work 10 years with no expenses just to pay for the house - in reality maybe we will get the house at 65, IF we even get the mortgage and can sustain paying it. This is ridiculous!

[@rhiannonl4733]

Canadian here. Millions upon millions came here in a short period of time. We didn’t and still don’t have the infrastructure for that large of a population. Honestly, what did they expect?

[@Leapfriez1]

All work and no play makes jack a jackass

[@tonymontana4929]

I also returned back to Europe in 2022. I am happy in Netherlands. Plenty jobs and cheaper living. In Toronto before I left, I was paying rent 2400 CAD/month including utilities, for a basement, ridiculous. After almost 15 years living in Canada, I was forced by poor living standards to come back to Europe. I had no more dreams, nothing, just to pay rent, food and car.

[@forgivemylaughter]

Canada putting out news there’s less and less immigrants coming in is hilarious. It’s because they are all here. It’s like saying the grocery store is out of coffee but you filled three carts full first.

[@ELIASyIBARRA]

Can’t trust traditional media either, eh?

[@MikeyPaper]

Exactly. We are now little India.

[@bendover7841]

​@@MikeyPaperIndians make up 3.7% of the population. The math ain't mathin...

[@Westmansouth]

It is only limited by how many flights they can litterally get into the airstrip per day! max capacity, mass flow, unreleanting, non stop till its all over...

[@forgivemylaughter]

@@ELIASyIBARRAobviously not you dingle Berry, that’s what we have been saying the whole time! You think MSM is trustworthy???

[@stanthomas165]

This video is very misleading. That tailor at the beginning of the video was said to have gone to study at a university in Toronto. I am pretty sure it’s not University of Toronto or any university near Toronto from the way he was conversing with the journalist. It was most likely a private college that offered a PG Diploma. No wonder he wasn’t able to find a job. International students coming to Canada to do a PG Diploma is the biggest immigration loophole that the government recently put restrictions on.

[@mizutofu]

you are making wild guesses

[@TheTakenKing999]

@@mizutofu Do you see the dude and think he went to UoT? Lmfao People like them go to diploma mills to learn "business administration" then work at Tim Hortons and urinate publicly. Indian or other immigrants who go to top Universities find good jobs and make a lot of money. Its only the 99% of students coming in as diploma mill grads who fuck the place.

[@redapples4422]

@@mizutofu No its truew. Malls have these shitty online colleges with bogus degrees like hotel management or 1 year diplomas in IT

[@mizutofu]

@@redapples4422 He said he attended a university, not a diploma college

[@notyourbestie]

came here 2021 as international student. now both my partner and I work in the government under health care sector. i believe our skills match with our age which are in late 20s is a big asset to Canada. we're willing to live here permanently after leaving our country yet, after a year we realized we want to go back home. we realized how pampered and spoiled we are back home comparing here in canada that we have to do 2 jobs to have enough money for expenses. and canada still proudly call itself 1st world. i went to emergency room once and how i understand what happened was "if its not deadly you're fine". is that a 1st world thing? i feel bad for canadians bc they are stuck here. as for me, and probably the comments that will say "yes, go back home, we dont need you", we will dont worry. we'll just get back all the money we have spent in this freaking country and we're out. be mad bc how i finally see it, canada wont be as US or other European countries if you guys will drive people away. you land is basically barren. and if people's rudeness add to it, the country will be fckd.

[@RUHappyATM]

LOL, you say it's expensive living in Canada, needing 2 jobs to survive. I'd like to see how much you can save to recoup your student expenses in Canada! Your argument doesn't make sense.

[@naturemeditation3751]

vote Trudeau yayyyy

[@YashMultani17singh]

I totally agree with the ER issues point, healthcare is too slow in the so called 1st world country

[@MayankGupta-qo4jx]

At this point, Canada is on its way to become the very 3rd world country that its people laugh at… Canadians still are living in the world where they think they are much better but reality is this country is a sinking ship!!!

[@KavelLondon]

It’s funny though cause other westerners will jokingly view the USA as a third world country now (solely because America is no longer at the forefront leading the way by example when it comes to progress on social justice issues, they actually went backwards after the millennium. America accepted a rigged election thanks to a republican led Supreme Court, but the rest of the world was robbed of an Al Gore presidency that would have benefited our planet, the environment, foreign relations, technology sector, trade cooperation and enlightened its citizens investing in public education, funding science and research, keeping with a competitive level on the world stage. But instead something very damaging occurred that completely altered the country’s trajectory by taking a path that went backwards. Leaving countries like Canada and other 1st world nations to progress further in the new millennium by expanding their human rights laws and protections for minority’s and marginalized groups that needed protection as science and education advanced, so did public support in favor of addressing and recognizing. EXCLUDING 3RD WORLD COUNTRIES AND THE USA. ..don’t ever question Canada’s stance as a 1st world country.

[@mrparts]

Western countries didn’t build enough housing after 2008 because the policy has been to increase the price of real estate to protect assets and pension funds to pay for the retirement and medical care of the boomer generation.

[@SpiritAligned]

That's interesting. I never heard of this.

[@NeostormXLMAX]

its funny that people make fun of china for building massive amounts of houses collapsing their housing market, since china has determined that their housing market isn't something that can continue anymore and popped its bubble intentionally

[@RUHappyATM]

I suspect that might be so.

[@millenialmusings8451]

damn, it makes sense now.

[@bpxl53yewz29]

Canada has sooo much land but like the man said, it stopped housing development 30 yrs ago. Everyone is concentrated in a few cities when they can develop more land. Citizens should get priority.

[@williamyoung9401]

Canada needs 100,000,000 people by 2050 to keep up with the global economy. Your kind of isolationism and xenophobia is only hurting your country in the long run. You have MORE than enough land for all of your citizens. And then some...

[@bpxl53yewz29]

@@williamyoung9401 Looks like you didn’t even watch the video but commented anyway. They said there’s a housing shortage, pumpkin brain. And why should non-citizens get priority over citizens if there is a shortage???

[@TenTok-i3x]

Need jobs, every industry created the government distroy

[@randomassname445]

Canada is building lots of houses dude. We're gonna be building even more now when interest rates drop

[@randomassname445]

​@@williamyoung9401Facts. If Canada wants to maintain relevance and grow its power and influence in the world then Canada needs to grow its population

[@robharris8844U]

Same in UK housing is a problem not keeping up with internal home buyers or new arrivals.

[@Ulkroz]

For 2k-3k usd per month you'll live a better life in some Latin American countries than in Canada.

[@RayRay-xt2qh]

far far better

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

Sure but you won't earn that there. You'll live well everywhere if you make 3 or 4 times the local average salary. I'd say 350k in NYC affords you a pretty decent life.

[@RMatt2016]

You won't earn that in South America though. 😭

[@1921Mathew]

What a stupid comparison! You're not going to earn 3k a month in S.America

[@PWCDN]

@@mysterioanonymous3206exactly you can live well in Japan for 3k/month, if only you are making that money there.

[@pratheepanyogendran7220]

If half my paycheque goes to Housing cost, how can one grow? We are stagnant now. Too many red tapes and government ( all level) bureaucracies limiting growth. There are food Inflation but we can’t produce more food because of a quota system. Second largest country in the world but we wait 10 years to buy a tiny house. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@franciscojimenez6047]

A few years ago I got job offer to work in Canada, it looked attactive in the beginning until we went over the offered wage which was slitghly above my income working in the US, the issue came up when I saw how much I would get net in my pocket after taxes, social security, etc, the amount was lower to my net income at that time, and comparing the higher cost of life in Canada (home rent, grocery, utilities, etc) vs USA, oh man!!, I had to turn it down. I cannot imagine how expensive it is to live in Canada these days, but for sure it must be a way higher. I kind understand why this decline of citizenship applications is happening.

[@DonWon4725]

As Canadian born raised here we've tremdious growth over the decades specially inside areas outside the GTA. One the biggest issues facing everyone here besides immigrants is taxes / inflation. Our government only looks at those coming from India as cash cow to keep things rolling economically more people more taxes are paid. Canada needs to start being more economic minded by reducing all taxes abroad to make cost of living more affordable.

[@AlexA-is5hj]

With this insane prices Canada will be loosing more and more people. People now come here then turn around as soon as they see the price insanity. This country is not good to migrate to anymore, and the government not doing nothing to fix the problem. Prices are a huge turn off about Canada.

[@orangefuzzz]

You are right! People stay away from here! It's awful (for you)! 🤣

[@jimwhite1756]

It's pointless to apply for Canadian immigration. It takes years to review and costs a lot of money. If you just show up in Canada as an illegal immigrant or refugee, your application will be free and fast tracked. You will also receive financial support from the government. So immigration is not declining. Just the legitimate types. Just ask any Canadian taxpayer for more details.

[@LegoPinoyMum]

13 years ago, i’m renting 2 bedrooms apartment for $600 at Vancouver BC, Now its $1000 each room sharing with other person. Groceries 3x expensive or more. Crazy how we can survive

[@madananoel5869]

You're lucky, still $1000 after all thoes years 2024? Lucky, some people rise to $3000-$4000

[@ipoka21]

There are also 2 people sharing 1 room for $600 each...

[@dutube99]

what do you do for work?

[@mohammedpalle5934]

I’m Canadian citizen we are sick and tired immigrants this stupid government pouring millions of immigrants in Canada 🇨🇦 every year we don’t have enough houses our schools, healthcare Are running over capacity we can’t find job our country is full now 42,000,000 people enough

[@HeatherLewis213]

The irony.

[@SupportAI309]

Why do you sound entitled? You re yourself an immigrant, your parents or grandparents came here as those people who are coming here today. So please be respectful and know where you are coming from

[@mohammedpalle5934]

@@SupportAI309 your English poor go back to school before you open your mouth I was born in Canada 🇨🇦 3 generation I am from hard working Canadian family we are tax payers we can’t feed refugees illegal immigrants also our country is full of people who are looking better life south east Asian should stay their own countries specially Indian nationals

[@MikeA-u8e]

Why don't you go back to your islam nation and do us a favor, you are the ones that ruined it.

[@alexjose7069]

I was like why would someone comment like ദിസ്‌ and then I saw ur name 😂

[@aahmd29]

I have been to Canada couple of times now. It's basically a little India outside India. Same as England.

[@deywhduwyed]

Shut up respect Canada

[@towel9135]

@@deywhduwyedThis country is being filled with third-world-people and consequently this country is turning into the third-world.

[@erics9754]

@@deywhduwyed I respect for the Canada i grew up in 98 percent European until the big betrayal and our immigration system was changed. Do you think India would take millions of white people in and have them change their culture hell no.

[@JJ.R-xs8rf]

*_"I have been to Canada couple of times now. It's basically a little India outside India. Same as England."_* No, you've been to Toronto a few times... get your facts right, I don't see any Indians where I live in Canada.

[@aahmd29]

@@JJ.R-xs8rf You don’t know where Ive been so don’t make assumptions. I have been to all the major cities in your country and they are all same. So you need to get out of your home and learn about your country.

[@jhickman4735]

I'm a Brit who has lived here 13 years and my advice to any Brit thinking of moving here is not to. If you can live in a nice county and you have a decent job you are better off in the UK. There is a lot of decline in urban areas here, tweaking drug addicts and tent encampments the likes the UK has NEVER seen. It's incredibly expensive to rent if you want to live anywhere remotely interesting. The infrastructure is so bad, unless you have a vehicle or lots of money to keep flying, you will feel incredibly isolated here. Brits are lucky to have such a great network of public transport and close proximity to Europe and all the cheap flights to get you around there. The work life balance is not as good as the UK. Most jobs here will start you on 2 weeks a year and only increase as your service grows. So after 5 years of service you will get 3 weeks and so on. Don't expect 5 weeks vacation until you have put 20 years in with most jobs. Canada is boring, it really is and so are most Canadians who also seem to have no idea what a sense of humour is. I have found new immigrants to be the friendliest, especially those from China, India, Vietnam and the Philippines. Now to the wokeness of the place, oh gosh, it's so bad. The Alberta premier has just announced very sensible and much needed gender reforms which 95% of Canadians agree with. These reforms will protect young gay kids mostly. The left have completely lost their mind over this. Women here are in genuine fear of speaking out regarding their privacy and rights to single sex spaces and sports. In the UK , this is slowly improving I believe. I'm putting things in place so I can leave. I hope things improve once the liberal government are gone but it will take many years to get this country back on track.

[@gearhead-do1xh]

💯 %👍🙄

[@osazuwaogbeide1540]

Jhickman4735 Sam thing is happening in America

[@lukeallan6486]

I am an immigrant in the UK and I am fed up living here with no friends. Wages are shit. The English well Southern English are slimy. Hence I am thinking of moving to Canada. It depends on perspectives I guess but what do you think. Is it still worth it?

[@hirsch4155]

@@lukeallan6486As a Canadian I say read the OP (which was a very realistic picture) then ask yourself why despite all that you’d want to move to Canada. If it’s just because you don’t like the Uk, don’t do it. Problems in Canada will crop up. Think hard about what you will get in Canada that will replace the things you don’t have now.

[@lukeallan6486]

@@hirsch4155 I explained. There is racism in the UK which makes it very lonely. I wastes my money in the Uk because of loneliness and depression. Id rather work and live in environment where I feel equal.

[@Lucas-vd2gx]

I pay 3.5k for a 2 bedroom + parking in Downtown Toronto, I can not even dream about buying my own place here. This is madness. As soon as I get my citizenship I will go back home as well in the short term.

[@danny-fu2zd]

Lol, how is citizenship going to change anything for you?

[@Lucas-vd2gx]

Plan B, in case I go back home and it also sucks I can get back, not to mention for work purposes @@danny-fu2zd

[@millenialmusings8451]

@@danny-fu2zd visa free travel to most countries. We still live in a world where people are discriminated based on where they are born. Even a Harvard PhD who has a third world passport has to jump through hoops to travel to snobbish western countries, where as a ciminal from any of these western countries has a much easier time travelling without a visa.

[@KeepOnTesting]

Ahh so leach off Canada for a passport eh..parasite. Your type is part of the problem. Contributing a lifetime to a country should be paramount not this crazy take abd give nothing back that you're doing.

[@SA-xt1gd]

I live in a state close to Canadian borders. I cant imagine living half the year in cold weather.

[@amywheelwright3146]

Australia is worse, even more expensive housing and much more racist when it comes to job search, also Australia dollar is worth less than Canadiam dollars. Canada bashing seems to have become a fashionable sport, but all those who are leaving never say where they are moving to. The fact is the grass is not always greener on the other side, Sydney housing costs 1.5 times of Toronto and London housing costs easily twice of Vancouver. If you are capable and work hard, you can still do way better in Canada than India.

[@mstt3530]

You still have to deal with the weather! Have you lived in Canada lately, it’s bloody expensive! You can’t even go anywhere! Healthcare is horrible, no family doctors and our dollars is worthless in Europe!

[@USA-CANADA1480]

We all already know Australians are more racists than Canadians

[@MrAlen6e]

Biggest issue in Canada is infrastructure. Canadian infrastructure and urban planning is a copy of post war American suburbia abd the results are that it has made housing impossible as the current rules basically has abolished any construction of missing middle housing for the middle class in 90% of Canadian neighborhoods for housing. Infrastructure and services in medium and small cities are nowhere near major city hub making big city centers expensive not even mentioningthe terrible public transportation they have ( for a G7 nation is an embarrassment that their passenge rail service is 40 years behind Europe) . In addition foreign degrees even from English nations are not recognized and it takes years and resources to get accreditation.

[@a.jlondon9039]

As a Canadian I am glad people are leaving.

[@commandergree2428]

Please deport all those invaders that got to your country, you’ll do our continent a favor

[@sowhat82]

then what's left? new New Delhi😢

[@thelosth9911]

Canada is Joke. Trudeau is a Comedian. Canadians are frog in the well.they don't know

[@nc8507]

The fewer people arriving, the better for us currently here. I welcome the drop in interest.

[@GenZInvestingYT]

The real problem is Canadian and Provincial governments obsession with taxation rather than investment. All governments all have a spending problem too. Tax our income, tax our after tax dollar that we buy stuff with, tax the stuff we transport goods with, tax the land we live on with after tax dollars, oh yea and let’s tax the money the government rebates us cause that makes sense.

[@lucasstuart19]

This comes as no surprise. Beautiful country but living there has become too expensive

[@andrewb5412]

The cap on student visas comes right after the numbers had already dropped.

[@oceanthirteen1628]

From the footage you’ve shown, I didn’t recognise it’s Canada. No wonder people were leaving. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️🤷

[@al28854]

you sound like you're still partying like it's 1999, welcome to the 3rd decade of the 21st century.

[@colejones6312]

@@al28854 1999, a time when Canada was a great country. Now it's just a wage slave shithole to feed the 0.1%. You must be one of those wage slaves.

[@ChlckenNugget]

most of the footage is from india lol

[@3abbosi]

@@ChlckenNugget If you go to major urban centers like Toronto & surrounding area, it's not much different, "white people" are endangered species.

[@KnickGurr]

Yea Sherlock it’s a footage from a Punjabi village

[@dewd9327]

I'm a 1.5 gen Canadian from Toronto, immigrated here with my parents when I was 5, I'm 24 now and making over 100k annually but I cannot afford to buy a home here. Accepted a job offer in Pennsylvania because I can actually afford to buy a home there, settle down and actually have a life - goodbye Canada.

[@User12345fan]

Yes, smart move, America is where it’s at. Not only homes are cheaper but everything, and if you have a job your health insurance is only 3% of your salary.

[@wumble7829]

Trudeau has made it expensive to be Canadian.

[@somedudeguytv]

Born in Canada. Left to Sweden 4 years ago. I can afford things here and I get 5 weeks vacation.

[@deywhduwyed]

Five weeks of vacation is nothing really

[@marg3153]

I'm in Canada and I get 5 weeks vacation!

[@VictorJoseSaaii]

I was born and raised here. I am doing my exit plan as I cannot afford to live here as young-adult living on my own. The government knew exactly what they were doing when they allowed 9 million people to come here in a short amount of time. How can you provide billions for foreign aid but can't provide basic necessities to your own citizens? I have cut EVERYTHING extra out of my life and even while working a full-time job I cannot survive in my own country. Canada is a country for the elite, cliche style immigrants, and for the ultra wealthy who pass down intergeneration wealth. A failed health care system that provides little to no services at which you pay out of pocket to get access with private health care providers. You can't depend on transit as it is the mercy of the corrupt transportation/commissioners aka unions and the cost of gas is out of this world. I AM SO LUCKY I went to university and graduated when I did because the same degree would have cost 15k-20k more...food is super expensive...renting an apartment is seen as a form of luxury....you have to know someone to get basic things done. What a shameful society...a society that treats immigrants with upmost respect only to turn around looking the other way when it comes to homelessness...the housing crises...lack of employment oppts, gosh I can go on. My brother was lucky enough to move to Dubai and cash in on his savings by investing it into his properties where he pays 0 tax on his salary from his job.

[@bogdan7128]

Canada is now a much different place than in 1996 when I moved to this country which I called home since. Cost of leaving is really punishing for many and retiring here while maintaining a decent life style is almost impossible for regular people. I'm already planning my retirement in other places and I'm well on my way of achieving it. This is the unfortunate situation which many Canadians are currently facing. Gone are the proverbial good old days.

[@Berlina18]

I have been living in Canadá for 11 years and I am quite disappointed. The health care system, housing, inflation and work opportunities are not fulfilling the population needs. I think Canada is going through a rough patch.

[@evenif7431]

I saw a news story about a canadian college student who had decided to fly back and forth to Vancouver (where he college was) because it was literally cheaper to buy that many plane tickets a month than it was to live in Vancouver.

[@TenTok-i3x]

That I'd crazy 😂😂😂😂

[@MaseraSteve]

That's possible for this kind of tight schedule??!.. wow.. i only knew this restauranteur who were living in a rural area who opened a restaurant in big city and always travel 90km back and forth every single day and it's still more than profitable too! The risk for this college boy is the airline are usually not reliable with plenty of delay. Damn that guy luck is really high

[@joiranseisententeki]

How often would he take flights??

[@northboy7996]

Lmao wow

[@rizanz2108]

😮

[@commonsense82]

Canada is full, the local and regional governments hold back house building so there is a shortage. Go somewhere else.

[@Defeatingjaguar]

I spoke to a nurse here in Ireland and she said that Indian nurses and doctors come to Ireland first and work for the HSE because they will make a more liveable wage in Canada with 2 years experience in an Irish hospital, which doesn’t make very much sense considering their qualifications don’t change and 2 years isn’t all that long in the grand scheme of things

[@bigbarry8343]

A bit strange, that the west would be importing nurses and doctors from the country with one of the lowest life expectancy in the world.

[@sssandhu9033]

​@yeetian2774i think it's way harder to get Irish PR plus language difference.

[@telugujoshi]

@yeetian2774 Too catholic, IMHO.

[@Giardintek]

What "thousand? Over a million, mostly Indian ppl go to Canada every year, in hopes of a better life and this is possible by the loopholes on the Canadian Immigration system. Temp students go to Canada never to return home after graduation, as they are allowed to apply for a work permit, then for a residency (P.R) which is not possible in other countries. I don't blame these young ppl for wanting a better life, however Immigration Canada lies to these ppl and gives them false hope. In reality, Mega corporations need unlimited source of cheap labor and after all the Government incentives and tax write-offs, these ppl are basically working for free, main while paying 3 to 4 times more for college, eventually becoming residents, aka Economic migrants. Colleges are laughing and getting rich, so are the banks.. As nice as it seems, My suggestion is; Do NOT go, you will regret it at the end !

[@KubaRootz]

Canada doesn’t have the infrastructure to support immigration at the scale it wants. It’s not just housing. It’s hospitals, schools, gov’t service centres-not only is everything expensive, it’s inefficient too. I genuinely feel bad for the immigrants coming here based on the Canadian governments empty promises and being left with nothing like the rest of us. I don’t know how Canada can fix this but if this keeps getting any worse the country is just going to fall apart at the seams.

[@truthseeker8139]

Government promised to reduce the price of citizenship applications and all the Indian permanent residents are waiting for that discount. I hope they never discount it.

[@RMatt2016]

Indian permenent residents aren't keen on applying for citizenship because unlike many nations they need to renounce Indian citizenship. It's not a cost reason. 1000CAD is a merely one time cost

[@RUHappyATM]

I hear Indians are great bargainors.

[@danielpark8003]

@@RMatt2016 It is a drop in the bucket.

[@edik-cz]

@@RMatt2016 thatnks god indian govt is so clearminded and wants to keep all indians back home.

[@m.d.5788]

If Pierre will not become a PM, we are planning to move to other country. This is not a Canada i immigrated in many years ago.

[@ermagerd101]

That's my plan too.

[@ProudTurkroach]

Please remove Justin Trudeau

[@marg3153]

If Pee Pee wins it's not going to be any better😂

[@Duplexx93]

How about you get an education in your own country. I'm Aussie and we set limits on our own people at University and their education so that they can profit of foreign students, most being from China and India even though they have the 2nd and 3rd highest GDP's in the world and 1st and 2nd highest populations in the world, so they should be able look after their own instead of jeopardising the education of our own, but then Goverment will say we need to increase immigration to 400,000 a year ( just hit 27 million, 2 decades before we ment too) of mainly skilled workers who got their skill and education from our nation instead from their own people. All of this during a housing crisis, cost of living crisis, small job market and overwhelming Immigration. Dumbest plan I've ever heard.

[@asmirann3636]

Getting an education in one country and then working in other takes a lot of time to integrate in the work place. This is why countries across the world prefer graduates from local Universities. Migration quotas are for giving a boost to the economy. I was always sceptical about this increasing migration but then I realised why it's done. Foreign students bring in the revenues for the local Universities. This inflow is typically tens of billions of dollars each year. When these students graduate and get into the job market, then they pay taxes to the government, which increases government revenues. They also buy things, cars and houses, and this gives a boost to the economy. This is why you will notice that despite many people being anti-migration, governments across the world still have pro-migration policies. Its all for the economy. For an economy to grow, there are four levers - Consumption, Investment, Government Spending and Net Exports. Migration contributes directly to the first three of the above.

[@telugujoshi]

They are paying their way through getting educated in your country. If you don't have Indian students, your univerisities will close.

[@oeyoung9861]

Soaring property prices make this land no longer luring any more …

[@orangefuzzz]

Well, if you choose Vancouver or Toronto, that would make you less than intelligent and we prefer you choose another country anyway!

[@Oops-Ops]

The Canadian government, including its departments and agencies responsible for immigration and citizenship, appears to lack empathy for individuals who immigrate to Canada in pursuit of their dreams and a better life. It is incomprehensible that the immigration department takes more than two to three years to process applications for permanent residency or citizenship. Instead of addressing the delays, they offer excuses such as the impact of Covid-19 or conflicts like the one in Ukraine. Meanwhile, applicants endure significant mental stress and hardship during this prolonged waiting period, unable to secure suitable employment or pursue education. Government officials seem indifferent to these struggles, leaving individuals feeling helpless and frustrated. The situation feels dire, with no avenue for recourse or resolution.

[@Yabadabado1234]

I live in Canada. Its a disaster.

[@chidiebubenwankwo5543]

Like seriously?

[@Westbrook18]

True???

[@Yabadabado1234]

​@@chidiebubenwankwo5543 💯. I'm lucky enough to be financially free of the struggle but it's real. Homeless everywhere. Schooling is a joke and would make you cry as a parent. The stories are almost beyond belief to be honest.

[@marg3153]

Move😂

[@marg3153]

​@@Yabadabado1234lies

[@jackwardley3626]

fairly certain most people have to work 40-50 hours a week just to survive

[@canadianjatti]

probably more from what Ive heard...i work 35 hours but i know im the exception

[@cobytang]

Is it really that surprising when rent alone takes up an entire person's wage??

[@marg3153]

You need a better paying job.

[@cobytang]

​@@marg3153 How about mega-corporations don't earn billions every year by paying their workers slave wages, and instead pay the people who make them billions better salaries???

[@marg3153]

@@cobytang I agree!

[@GuruKhatri1]

Every Canadian saw this coming. Trudeau created an immigration nightmare. I voted for him, but never again.

[@rally_chronicles]

Thanks gor ruining it for everyone else. You owe me money.

[@jsnagra1able]

Didn’t you know his immigration policy before you voted?

[@EmanuelJames-es8sn]

What is Canadian government doing about overwhelming immigration from countries like india. Immigration without diversity is a disaster

[@simonp8088]

They’ll import more from India lol. Might as well call this country Canindia!

[@asmirann3636]

​@@simonp8088 Well they were looking for India anyway, when they accidentally discovered Americas. This is why even till now, the Natives in Americas are called Indians. Maybe it was some divine play of nature. Indians in Americas and Indians in East India.

[@simonp8088]

@@asmirann3636 perhaps. but importing too many people from any one country is a bad idea. and that's what it is today.

[@asmirann3636]

@@simonp8088 No idea why they do it when it comes to India. But migration is promoted and advertised in India by the host countries. Canada actively puts paid advertisements and holds seminars in India for migration to Canada. Australia does the same. I have seen in news that German chancellor on his visit to India also said the same thing that Germany wants more students from India. Even recently the French President, on his visit to India, issued a statement that France wants to increase migration of students from India. Dont know what's the end goal for this. But the host countries or destination countries definitely go out of their way and promote it in country of origin, in this case India. I don't think that there is any conspiracy for all of this. This is also done for economic reasons. But how exactly the destination countries would benefit from migration of especially Indian students in the long run, is something which only the destination countries know.

[@blazer9547]

​@@asmirann3636 hope they reduce it and slowly deport them.

[@azhaganveeran8432]

This problem is everywhere from Australia, UK to Canada !

[@casslane3932]

sounds like ireland right now and we too have a out of touch goverment destroying the citizens standard of living

[@jzou1030]

I actually think it is a good thing, the country need time to reach a new balance, it has been too many in such a short period of time.