Rising cost of living forcing immigrants to leave Canada

The skyrocketing cost of living is difficult for people who have lived in Canada for a long time and for newcomers.
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[@kathydebruyne485]

The high cost of living is driving Canadians out of Canada!

[@eurekacomment5719]

Crazy thing is…government knows there’s a housing problem and STILL taking in more than 500,000 every year! Insane! Pouring an oil tanker on the fire of high housing costs! Craaazy and sad!

[@fluffytail6355]

@@eurekacomment5719Trudope did this. Shows what a “leader” he is.

[@emallace447]

Yes. I am from Vancouver, but have moved to Seattle because I earn more here and housing is more affordable (still expensive, but not as insane). Financially we are so much better off in the United States. It is such a shame what Canada has become.

Its a million a year plus if you include temporary foreign workers who never leave and foreign students.

[@truthteller6743]

Yup. Scouting Mexico this winter.

[@natesportyboy4939]

Canada's becoming less of a melting pot and more of an international airport.

[@on2thenextthing]

Even for Canadians.

[@blackwolf073]

Spot on.

[@MstrBates-tz1hi]

Canada is like a halfway house

[@mindgames7411]

@@MstrBates-tz1hi LMAOOO

[@koshka02]

Toronto and Vancouver you mean. Canada as a whole, no.

[@I-ww7hh]

I never thought that cost of living would be a problem for doctors, engineers and rocket scientists.

[@DonnieChoi]

Times have changed hon, today only Influencers and KZbinrs makes huge sums of money. 😅

[@hamzasat]

​@@DonnieChoi Yep 😢

[@goldenretriever6261]

I work at an engineering firm in a small town. Young engineerins in training can't afford to move out of their parents' house.

[@Typex96]

It's probably not though, don't worry for them

[@Hshshdfb]

​@@goldenretriever6261oh but we just don't work hard enough according to the old folks

[@sabinoluevano7447]

After living 4 years in Canada, meeting my lovely wife there, and saving money, we returned to Mexico. Now we live in Playa del Carmen. Best decision ever; we opened a little restaurant and we are doing great. Best decision ever. Canada is becoming a medieval society with a handful of Masters and 99% servs.

[@JosephJoseph-ij5sr]

@@NachoBus528 You call that is life. Slavery is built into your brain.

[@bhadwamodi8294]

Viva Mexico. Handful of Masters are not able to find a job in Canada.

[@BOG0690]

Medieval feudal system. Like an older version of the British empire

[@anand1988ism]

At least in medieval a peasant could own a piece of land. In Canada, it is worse than that.

[@trevor2830]

Isnt mexico full of cartel war like it is shown on tv?

[@HarrySasquatch]

Forget about the immigration I am 6 generation Canadian and me and my family are leaving 8 years of a part time drama teacher destroyed this great country it’s definitely broken 😡

[@thisisausername.595]

6 generation didn’t build this country, you won’t be missed, my family will build it again when it all goes to hell and remain old money, haha you go away coward

[@on2thenextthing]

You're not alone.

[@kamalkannan6188]

Were do you go… suggestion pls

[@Shontaku]

Part-time drama teacher..........maybe get a job that pays a reasonable salary and stop mooching off of hard-workers.

[@dconvergadon5281]

​@@ShontakuOG poster is most likely talking about the Prime Minister. 😉

[@wasupfool5692]

Im born and raised in Canada, and at 58 years old id love to leave.

[@olivergoncalves1217]

You'd love to leave, but still can't afford to!

[@zephryus]

bye felicia

[@JessT-vg7ib]

leave then

[@fluffytail6355]

Mid 50’s and I’ll never own a home in BC

[@Shontaku]

Another whiner who knows nothing about conditions in other countries, nor how much higher the cost of living is in those places.

[@andrewhan9379]

when telling someone 'go back to your country' is no longer an insult....

[@Matanumi]

If anything it's THE move!

[@user-qs8zj1kt9g]

Sound advice now

[@richatlarge462]

When you want to go live in their country and they object, and they don't notice the hypocrisy.

[@ivalterbaptista2305]

This story is very true. I came to Canada when i was 10. Was raised in Canada and life was great. All that changed in the last 10 years. Everything is sooo expensive you have to cut back on leisure activities that you need to keep your mind healthy after a long work week. All i did was work long hours for the necessities for me and my family. After a long conversation about a year ago with my wife, we decided to move back to Portugal (I have dual citizenship). We moved this past summer and couldnt be happier. Life here is much more laid back and you are not charged to do the simple leisure activities like going to a provincial park. Food is cheaper, housing is cheaper, insurance is cheaper and weather is 100x better. No more having to hibernate at home in the winters. Only thing i found more expensive here was electronics and fuel. Something needs to change in Canada.

[@zarathustra8789]

Be very welcome! Portugal will happily receive friendly, honest and professional Canadians, as they've been doing with the Brits and Americans for decades. Hope you enjoy this new stage of your life here. All the best!

[@masterkraft4746]

why@@gk505

[@eduardsiger1860]

@@gk505What’s wrong with Portugal?

[@DogBiter3000]

It's crazy, but I think Europe is better

[@johnsmith02]

You are free to move about the country.

[@bradene-a4182]

okay well 500 thousand immigrants a year is also part of the problem

[@DutchVai]

Ding ding ding !!! 👍

[@brijor6ff7]

Big part*

[@MrMannyhw]

500k of third world poor getting handouts.

[@ari220884]

⁠​⁠@@MrMannyhw😂😂 I know a lot of immigrants. Not one of them getting handouts! All working, or working AND studying!!

[@MrMannyhw]

@@ari220884 and yet not meeting ends meet.

[@R_Mcfadden]

I don’t blame them, this Country sucks now. It’s sucked for the last 8 years.

[@JEdwarrd]

The problem is these problems have existed long before your mentioned 8 yrs. Many of these "problems" are decades long, where BOTH provincial & federal governments have dropped the ball.

[@mateoerlic9389]

And also look at the bailouts. We get the bill in the form of inflation

[@tlll8590]

Canada cities ranking is sliding down. It is better 8 years ago, bro. Please face the problem otherwise you can't fix it. We don't need Liberals anymore since they leads the country for 8 years and it is the same as former government. Is that what you meam?

[@JEdwarrd]

@@mateoerlic9389 Oil Companies offloaded 260 billion $ onto we the tax payer. Do Liberals or Conservatives talk about this?

[@ralex3697]

Since JT is in power, nothing is affordable

[@zmanhack]

Canada is one of the richest nations in the world in natural resources, from oil to gold to diamond and the list goes on, with a population that is hardly the size of a small European country. It is highly questionable where does this wealth go, never mind the high rates of taxes. As an engineer, as i got promoted it got into a point where my taxes were nearly 48%. It felt like the the system is set up in a way that never allows citizens to prosper. The ones who make real wealth either gangsters, or businesses who fraud taxes and money laundering, real estate corrupts and their buddies in high places, otherwise for the average citizen, they are just there to keep the machine running. I moved to EU for 10 years and hands down the poorest of EU countries has a much better qualify of life and higher standards cost of living with hardly any natural resources, than that in Canada.

[@faizanshareef1491]

To which EU country you are living in currently?

[@Teeveepicksures]

😂 I believe 12% of this story.

[@t-bone9239]

Canada has problems but life is still better than in Romania

[@ikarusxv]

I've living in Canada for some years and I've got a couple of promotions. Funny how on every promotion, the taxes got higher, so I ended receiving just some dollars more.

[@billhacks]

Multinational corporations make the money.

[@firstandlastname2390]

Life in Canada is miserable.

[@randompizza14]

100%

[@davehenderson6896]

Tell me where you can go where it's not?

[@firstandlastname2390]

@@davehenderson6896 Many other countries.

[@davehenderson6896]

Like where?@@firstandlastname2390

[@Green_Goddess]

I feel like I wasted my life moving to Canada too. It's really sad and contributes to my depression. Here, even Canadian graduates struggle to get a job in their field. Underemployment is alarmingly high for a developed country.

[@ayamTondoBoy]

In what field? I came to Canada as a Registered Nurse and I was able to work immediately as a Regular Full-Time employee with a really decent pay. Degrees in STEM/healthcare will always be in demand.

[@Green_Goddess]

@@ayamTondoBoy I'm not in STEM. I'm in Communications which is a heavily sought after field in Canada and the competition was insane. I landed a job in my field by career development was really slow and had to pretty much start from scratch.

[@jimmyjamescomputers8585]

Who said its developed country

[@Green_Goddess]

@@robertmoray988 I agree. I was misled to believe Canada is a land of opportunities.

[@hsujongee7963]

@@ayamTondoBoy This is not true. This year job market sucks. Even graduates from UoT or Uwaterloo majoring in STEM find it hard to get a full time job.

[@GK-wn6ur]

The government should be very clear to immigrants. Canada doesn't need workers in the Professions. Canada needs janitors and donut servers willing to live with two other families in a 2 bedroom condo or we need the rich to fleece off of. Just go onto indeed leave the key word blank and set the location as Vancouver. Most jobs you'll find pay 45-50 k or demand experience so specific no immigrant and most residents can't hope to qualify. Canada has a labour shortage the same way it has a shortage of 40k Porches.

[@Hundr_]

@GK-wn6ur you feel better now?

[@LinhLe-cc9of]

Do you need doctors and nurses?

[@westerlywinds5684]

There’s a major shortage of doctors and nurses here.

[@lilip6369]

You're absolutely right I was a nurse, and I couldn't pay for the registration process and wait 3 years to evaluate my qualifications. I still work as a care aide with agency which they charge clients 50 dollars and they pay me 20 dollars. Abuse Abuse Abuse.

[@stephey808]

@@lilip6369hahaha poor baby doesn’t matter what you do lol headhunter agencies always give their contractor employees less than half what they get from clients…., duh, be self employed then or go and find a better job better yet go back to where u came from

[@mangore623]

All the friends I had in Vancouver who had immigrated to Canada within the last twenty years decided to return home. All of them. The one friend sold their house for over a million in Vancouver, and is now living like a king back in Slovakia, having bought several properties back home. One couple hated Canada so much that they returned to South Africa, and you know how bad it is there! The living wage on the southern coast of BC is $24-$27/hr. Most jobs in BC don’t pay that well. How anyone is surviving is beyond me.

[@davidchoi9010]

And the living wage argument they use is stupid. Everyone is on a different stage of their lives, some are in school, some graduated, some decided to start working. You can't force "living wages" because it has a knock on effect elsewhere. Because of short-sighted, malicious and brain-dead policies, cost has risen for everybody.

[@lolhahamynutz]

lol that says alot... the couple from south africa wanted to go back....

[@samoday2992]

@@lolhahamynutz my wife is south African . We went there for 6 weeks , its a beautiful place . If you are from the western cape there would be zero reason to live and be poor in Canada .

[@supermexican12]

This is insane. I’ve read it’s incredible hard to migrate to Canada. Now it sucks to learn that even if you’re able to, it still sucks.

[@alanbstard4]

near impossible is you're anglo

[@mike4402]

it is hard to immigrant legally to both Canada and USA, they have strict requirements like not being a criminal, and knowing english. 🥲

[@Also_sprach_Zarathustra.]

@@mike4402 and you're supposed to learn French to go to Canada (at least Quebec). They should add a maths competition, and compulsory neurology and AI courses, just in case.

[@kurtr847]

I would not recommend anyone moving to Canada unless starting from scratch (and all the sacrifices that come with it) is more attractive than their current lifestyle abroad. That being said, Canada is not what it was 10 years ago. The only persons benefiting right now are those that gained off appreciating real estate in the 2010s and their kids. It is a tough time financially for everyone else.

[@excellNexcel]

Agree very much. The cost of housing has gotten way out of control, and we are just as much to blame for wanting more for our "million" dollar homes.

[@JJ-ot9pl]

​@@excellNexcelnot just housing my friend food,gas and so on just all around inflation that is totally unnecessary.

[@westerlywinds5684]

Wages in Vancouver are mediocre to low even. It’s easy to check out what companies are paying. Impossible to live off.

[@segante]

Considering how huge Canada is, one should never feel trapped and asphyxiated in it, but I feel like I'm stuck in a tiny pit with many others

[@rawasya3148]

Thanks for advance

[@RealFatherHowie]

It's not just immigrants that want to leave. Canadians want to move too.

[@mrgoose717]

Im a software engineer graduating from the top CS program in Canada and I wont be able to pay off my debt and buy for a home for at least a few years if i stay here. Im renting an old 2 bedroom in Waterloo for $2000+ and barely able to save Fter OSAP payments, food, car bills etc. Candadas quickly becoming a slave farm. Planning to move to Qatar or the Turkey hopefully if things go well

[@Sodainspace]

Same is happening here in Australia. Cost of living is unbearable even if you are earning six figures it’s pointless, and worse is housing, you need a minimum $1.3 million to buy any house even 50KM away from city with no infrastructure, There is no chance you can afford it. Government has imported 1.5 million immigrants in less than 2 years it’s ruined our country

[@burakbey1068]

Same thing in Canada and it is even worse because the winters are long and cold. Last few years USA and Canada opened their borders for illegal immigrants to get into the countries. Probably they want cheap labor which average citizens do not want to do.

[@billspencer8540]

Printing funny money, a cool trillion at the time, does have consequences.

[@karlk.6819]

What would you choose Cairns or Darwin

[@al8775]

​@@karlk.6819Cairns best...

[@Rob-rl2sx]

Canadians can't live the dream how can new comers do it😊😂

[@Mr.Canuck]

Hand-outs.

[@MrMannyhw]

They call it the Canadian dream because everyone just dreaming. It’s not real.

[@pegnewsarepta3589]

No new comers😢😢😢😢😢😢.

[@harismuzaffar1151]

Welfare

[@googleaccount2637]

The newcomers are given priority status and privileges taxpaying Canadians aren't entitled to.

[@sharinglungs3226]

The irony that the more immigrants come makes it worse for the immigrants who keep coming.

[@robertdobie8680]

It’s like a pyramid scheme...

[@RedaReda-vl9ff]

​@@fauj7860dont give up my friend,i wish you success and happinness

[@kylegallant3423]

we are full

[@yuxingliu7160]

I just got my PR last July and landed Vancouver in November. I would say Canada is beautiful and peaceful in general, but when it comes to support a family here, it would be totally a nightmare for newcomers.

[@alanbstard4]

and you made it worse by moving there. Mass immigration kills any nation that does it

[@atlas9001]

Practice English till perfection then move to a cheaper, smaller town. Take remote jobs if possible. Newcomers stand no chance in Vancouver or any other big cities.

[@AlexT-md9df]

Born and raised. Didn’t come from wealth but finally at a point in my life where I’m working a career where I would have been able to buy a house. A few years too late, now I’m looking at living in a van.

[@bigradwolf5001]

down by the river?

[@leilaabouzeenni3580]

The problem too, is a lot of these professionals only get accepted to come because they have certain qualifications, but once they arrive they find out their qualifications are useless, and have to go back to school at their own expense. It's like a cycle to add profit to the Canadian post secondary system. Why not be straightforward with them before they come? I understand there needs to standards maintained in each profession, but why not allow them to be completely assessed beforehand and upgrade to Canada's standard before coming so they can join the work force. We desperately need doctors, they are here, but working outside their field because they need to provide for their families.

[@cinpeace353]

We don't trust foreign documents in some countries. 😅

[@sayedmaseehullahhashimi7031]

@@cinpeace353 so what are these Canadian overwhelming exams for?? Ain't they enough prove of equal quality or even better than those lazy Canadian?

[@alanbstard4]

they can't upgrade as they must be in the country to take study and exams

[@jcymngo]

Exactly!!

[@rossmontreal4570]

Am suppose to feel bad for immigrants when we as Canadians can’t afford to live in our own country!!! 🤔🤔🤔 most Canadians can’t afford house’s!!

[@SEX-WEIRDO]

get a job

[@paperlater8708]

You have nowher to go lol

[@rossmontreal4570]

@@paperlater8708 that is true lol 😳😳

[@goolsen5630]

You can only blame yourself.🇨🇦

[@rossmontreal4570]

@@FreshLyte only thing I feel bad for is that she studied something and she could be truly amazing at and Canada doesn’t recognize her education!!

[@lukek3953]

Lived and grew up in Vancouver. Finally completed my apprenticeship as a Heavy-duty Mechanic. Couldn't find a stable career in the lower mainland so ended up moving towards Northern BC (Prince George). It's completely different over here but I'm happy I can work everyday and housing ain't that bad compare to Vancouver 🤷‍♂️. At this point, I'm happy with whatever I can get. 😊

[@le_brankardier]

career in high paying jobs. well done

[@TheMcManShow]

Great Attitude and Outlook on Life.

[@TBonerton]

Any time someone mentions bringing in immigrants to fill the job gap while I am watching the company I work for send jobs to India, I tend to be a bit skeptical... There could come a day where a hard working professional might have to work at Tim Hortons and not be able to afford to eat there...

[@samoday2992]

Already happening in construction. Everything is build i cant afford to buy … yep lets bring in more skilled tradesman that cant afford to live here 😂

[@dlj1285]

I’m not anti-immigration at all, but it is one of the biggest problems that is driving the affordability crisis. It needs to be lessened for a period of time, and anyone leaving will likely only help. It’s unfortunate.

[@buckmclean8391]

So true. Immigration is a tool, not charity for other countries. It has been used wrecklessly and irresponsibly by this govt.

[@nattie911]

Unfortunately it's true about the housing 😔 I feel bad for the ppl who do come in, bc they are likely to face more discrimination due to crisis now

[@saleh11dd]

You think government love immigrates ?? It is just about adding more taxes payers

[@romeoandjuliet6522]

You guys don't make.enough kids so they bring immigrants

[@romeoandjuliet6522]

​@@Love_for-God-2024😅😂

[@user-od5qz4rh7n]

It is going to be real challenge for Pierre to fix this broken economy. I don't see it improving in near future, the only option is to leave.

[@Japi506]

Pierre will go down as a bad PM. He will be plagued with issues Trudeau created.

[@StandOnGuard4Thee]

That's my idea as well

[@kylermurray3543]

Did decent For the Indians though 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@LinhLe-cc9of]

Pierre never had a real job in his life , not even as a part time drama teacher , what does he know about economics?

[@DeusExMachina50]

@@LinhLe-cc9of More than Trudeau and Freeland.

[@jukio02]

How can a country of 40 million not be managed but a country of 1.4(China) can easily be managed with a cost of living cheaper than Canada? Makes no sense.

[@mooripo]

Living standards, purchase parity and capacity, GDP per capita

[@GaryWinstonBrown]

We need to normalize a simple lifestyle and stop normalizing debt. Huge SUVs, huge houses and private universities are simply not necessary. I live within my budget and I sleep better at night knowing that if I lose my job tomorrow, ' be fine. I didn't buy the biggest house. I bought the one I could comfortably repay

[@Bradleyschaeffer376]

Yeah can being frugal be sexy please? recently mentioned that I'm frugal to a young woman and she gave me the weirdest look... Being financially responsible is looked down on

[@Byrondavis89]

I wish I could find it, but I remember reading a study once that claimed financially insolvent men had 1.5-2x more sexual partners than their financially solvent counterparts.

[@hamzahadri8721]

Agreed 👍

[@moteroargentino7944]

@Bradleyschaeffer376 I mean, if the alternatives are higher chances of getting laid vs higher chances of being homeless, I think the choice is clear.

[@LexlutherVII]

Exactly

[@stanleykind476]

The government has really called things more difficult for its citizens, and we can't sit back and bear all the consequences of the bad governance. It's obvious we are headed for hyperinflation,it is always the poor who take the hit.

[@bourbonlover7158]

If you're poor and looking to blame somebody look in the mirror.

[@keithpalmer4547]

You Obviously do not know what Hyperinflation even is. Even in the USA and other countries inflation is a huge issue. We will ALL live in relatively higher inflation times for the next 10 years or more. There are MANY reasons for this and it is not just a liberal or conservative government issue.

[@MrMannyhw]

@@keithpalmer4547it’s a liberal problem due to their reckless spending.

[@ya472]

​@MrMannyhw You have no understanding of economics. Liberal debt and spending is an internal economy. If the Harper type Conservatives get in power, Canadians will have less services, higher fees and stagnating economy. Liberal Money Churn creates wealth for all Canadians, not just for a few Conservative Corporate donors. Conservatives have Done NOTHING positive for Canada, other than invent fees for existing services.

[@Shontaku]

🤣🤣🤣

[@randyromanick1871]

Born and raised in Canada, but I want out of this Canada we are being forced to live in

[@asimskentzos9231]

move then

[@LinhLe-cc9of]

No one force you to live here , you can move like those immigrants who moved here , anywhere you want , the only problem is that you don’t have the skills those countries need . Ất least here in Canada you have the social network that covers the basic that’s why you can’t leave .

[@randyromanick1871]

@@LinhLe-cc9of omg, you're so correct. I'm going to go cry now

[@4nt4r4y]

@@randyromanick1871good.

[@luqmanabdulqadir9258]

come to Africa

[@rajshenoy8506]

Seriously considering moving back to India!! After living in Canada for more than 2 decades, retiring here with the meagre income means skipping meals and maybe wear layers instead of high heating bills. Although conditions in India may not be as idyllic, but food and living costs are way cheaper and one can lead a decent and healthy life without having to starve it out !! What happened to the Canadian dream !! Really sad.

[@nadaadecirr]

you believed in the canadian dream? hahaha

[@ninjaweretiger4273]

What part of Canada are you in? It isn’t too bad in Alberta outside of the bigger cities.

[@erics9754]

Too many immigrants came here .

[@openbob6656]

i feel sorry for anyone who is in such a desperate situation that they chose to come to Canada. no one in their right mind would want to live in this forsaken place

[@stanstankov9153]

It’s Indians..

[@4nt4r4y]

@@stanstankov9153only Indians. there are absolutely no other nationalities that migrate to Canada other than Indians.

[@davidames1746]

I know why didn't they move to Russia?

[@alexanderandreev3780]

They should. Their life would become much more easier, free and affordable without a doubt.

[@karlk.6819]

@@davidames1746 Russia is a beautiful country my friend, better than Europe and UK for sure

[@currypablo]

I have a degree in economics, not an immigrant, never had a job in my field of study. I feel for these immigrants who had their dreams crushed.

[@AFLAKIDS]

why is that

[@currypablo]

@@AFLAKIDS 🤷‍♂️

[@ygjt76v0-----]

So how you make money 🤔

[@philippine6168]

There is never any culture of wealth gathering or wealth creation to keep multiplying your finance that lacks an investment value Instead of saving money in the bank . This means, if you want to be successful you must be an investor. Investment is the key

[@terrisewell4729]

I agree with you had a senior colleague at work who was doing well but never had an investment. Unfortunately he lost his job and went from living a comfortable life to hardship. There would had been something to fall back on if he had an investment

[@Johnnynomadic]

The canadian dream is just that, a dream. In reality its a financial nightmare with a bleak future, regardless of if you own or rent, have money or don't.

[@beautanner8409]

It wasn't always a dream. It wasn't that long ago that this was a truly middle class country.

[@elim7228]

Bleak

[@JJ-ot9pl]

You never really own a property tho if you stop paying land tax and leave the property for more than 7 years the crown takes it

[@WildNightBloom]

You have to be asleep to believe it.

[@divyanshyadav5100]

and ur goverment threating india to call off free trade agreement. Please check who need fta more?

[@wd8131]

Canadian born and raised Electrical Engineer here, still living w my parents and cannot afford rent, let alone groceries. The ZOG needs to go.

[@zacatkinson3926]

What city?

[@wd8131]

Calgary.

[@zacatkinson3926]

@@wd8131 Ok Im in Calgary too. Just curious. Its rough out there

[@alanying8085]

Making 12k$ a month but barely get by for a family of 3 plus 3 dogs. I feel you. They charge you crazy taxes if you do slightly better to make sure you’re not far too well

[@wrestlingterrier8366]

12000 a month is a lot.

[@mikerodrigues2906]

The Canadian dream is to afford to eat now !

[@masterkraft4746]

🤣

[@randompizza14]

FACTS

[@artistfrank8511]

I can only imagine having mayo in the fridge every month😋

[@SS-kg8qw]

True

[@amirmd2006]

It is not as same as Iran .

[@niftydom]

Borned and raised in Canada. Thinking about leaving as well. Definitely not retiring in Canada.

[@R-oc4tr]

Check Cuenca, Ecuador or Medellin, Colombia.

[@gp7910]

Is Columbia safe for gringos ?

[@R-oc4tr]

@@gp7910 its Colombia, not Columbia

[@happysinglegirl-newlifeinc4168]

Not safe at all. If I leave and I will go to Australia@@gp7910

[@dfuk66]

Why not move to Alberta or winnepeg or something

[@Kyntheria]

I live in a small city in Saskatchewan. We have an influx of immigrants every year and the housing availability is next to none. Jobs are hard to find, rent is really high, groceries are high. Obviously not as bad as Vancouver or Toronto, but it's not great. I don't see a great future for anyone living here at the moment.

[@karlk.6819]

I remember watching Nickelback playing in small cities around Saskatchewan when they weren't even famous

[@romanabramov5273]

Where in saskatchewan do you live?

[@Kyntheria]

@@romanabramov5273 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

[@romanabramov5273]

I see. What is the situation like in Regina and Saskatoon? In your opinion, is Saskatchewan one of the few bastions of relative affordability in Canada?

[@Kyntheria]

Saskatchewan and Manitoba would be two provinces with relative affordability compared with the rest of Canada, although the job market isn't great and housing is a major issue with very strong demand and low supply.@@romanabramov5273

[@FYI003]

I have 3 sons, Canadian engineering grads. A nuclear engineer, an electrical engineer, and software engineer....each making about $85 to 100k and all they can buy are $500-600 homes....semi's that are garbage. If they were in Michigan they'd make 100k and buy a home for $250k. Canada has serious problems.

[@samoday2992]

100k cad is nothing . The jobs here are so low paying .

[@nigelhoppie6360]

The Canadian dream is gone for Canadians and not just immigrants

[@andrewmccoll1582]

This country has become a twisted parody of its former self

[@ironhell813]

Always was for the lower classes for the last 50 years, it’s just canadas precious middle class is now on the chopping block. Most of them have money to leave and will, I feel for those that can’t.

[@gabrielcalderon1019]

As an immigrant born in Mexico and living in Canada (Québec) for the last 32 years I'm certainly going back to Mexico once I retire. Cost of living is awful and taxes are too high to consider staying in Canada. Our current Prime minister Justin Trudeau did help to make this much worse. Trudeau spends our money like crazy...and the worse is that he is telling Canadians that he does not care about it and he will spend much more. Better to leave😢

[@manikyum]

Go back join the Sinaloa. You will make a much better life

[@SharksSJ408]

Bye Sanchez 👋

[@gabrielcalderon1019]

Thank you ​@@SharksSJ408I will eat some tacos on your behalf once in Mexico. Make sure to work hard to pay for my retirement!😊

[@abetiko1363]

Work and return back home

[@ikarusxv]

Quebec is not that bad at the moment, but you can see the signs of deterioration.

[@MrAmol585]

Living in Canada for long time is a difficult for those who don't live in extreme cold environment.

[@larryhouse3776]

If youre new to Canada. The best thing you could do for your self and your family, is live in a tent or live in a vehicle. Its shocking we are in this situation right now.

[@fauj7860]

Many actually would if the climate was atleasts liveable, im dying in my car these winters cuz havent been able to afford rent for the last two months , No job either 😔 and i cant afford to go back to my own country

[@celineo9445]

@@fauj7860 Wow I’m sorry to hear that, where are you from originally?

[@randomrazr]

except for rich punjabi leaving the most populated country on earth

[@maitres-chez-nous5609]

veterans have been living that situation for a long time but we still had money for big pharma, war and virtue signaling

[@RedaReda-vl9ff]

​@@fauj7860i wish you success and happinness dont give up

[@jeffmoodie6144]

Immigrants? Hell many Canadians are leaving. We made this move last year. Cost was only one of many factors but almost all factors are related to the current government completely screwing up the country, it’s social and economic fabric and it’s previously lauded freedoms that are barely freedoms now that they he government has started breaking those as well. They are considered privileges now. Such a shame.

[@zsusugioro6506]

Where are you now?

[@stoneneils]

Your problem is your own..don't blame the government. I'm doing fine here as are million of others. You're just one of the losers with an external locus of control. Put on your big boy pants guys, don't become yet another poor conservative drip.

[@masterloot]

I notice nobody ever answers this questions. everyone leaves to this mysterious invisiland. @@zsusugioro6506

[@fauj7860]

Where did you leave for

[@fauj7860]

Hows ur life been there ? Whats the major pros and cons

[@DJDOUBLE077]

😂 it's not only immigrants leaving. I was born and raised here and eventhough it was great growing up, I will miss what this country was. There are far more affordable places to live with much better quality of life. I feel sorry for future generations who will never know what it will be like to live debt free.

[@yayarea2415]

We vacationed in Vancouver last year , it was crazy how block by block houses were being forced to sell. Condo buildings were going up, a cab driver pointed this out to me and made a joke that BC now stood for “ Bring Cash”.

[@LoriTorre]

Canada has been unaffordable since I can remember. Wages don’t keep up with the cost of living. The 🍒 on top is that you freeze for months.

[@grrad76]

Come to Germany ❤

[@Oo27254]

I thought the cherry on top was the freezing of bank accounts.

[@mushypork2132]

I dunno, it was ok and doable before covid started and the government shut down all the small businesses while printing money like there's no tomorrow.

[@davehenderson6896]

Just wear a coat, but what do you do about the economy?

[@henrygreenwood3927]

It is ironic how an increase in immigration has caused an increase in the cost of living.

[@mariogavin]

It’s Trudeau who’s to blame more than anything else

[@uhhTabby]

Exactly. Lets in record numbers in the past 3 years then everything goes up record numbers. Boo hoo to these immigrants.

[@parkerbohnn]

It's driven down wages but driven up rents.

[@MrCODEmaster999]

Covid did it. No one can control a virus.

[@CheezzyAlfredo]

False! more immigration equals more tax dollars for the government. The cost of doing business, government mismanagement and workers pay are the main reasons.

[@Weshmorrey]

It’s not only the cost of living. It’s the weather plus Canada is pretty boring🤣🤣 work work work and alll the money goes towards taxes😅

[@davehenderson6896]

No one asked you to come to Canada, live some place else, get some recommendations, I would leave too but all my family lives here, besides, ALL countries have problems, it just depends on what problems you want to deal with.

[@monikavoros7858]

I am leaving Canada too after 25 years. Moving back to Europe end of December Yes I feel like I wasted 25 years and have to start everything all over. Being a single person can’t make it anymore 😢

[@ZeuzBluez]

Europe is as bad, I live in a caravan in freezing northen Europe n I am hoping to move to warmer Morocco or mexico ( or any country whose name starts with m😅) when I retire in four years time. I am spending winter holidays in southern Morocco. cheap , warm and sunny and friendly locals.

[@redanapalm]

I will definitely choose morocco ​@@ZeuzBluez

[@Србомбоница86]

​@@ZeuzBluezew Morroco no way

[@BumbleBee21917]

@@Србомбоница86agreed

[@whita-db9zw]

You've wasted every Canadian citizen's life for 25 years for taking away space, jobs, education, and healthcare when you could have stayed in your own country the whole time. You only came to benefit on your behalf.

[@Jrockilla137]

I was born in M.J. Sask, I will be leaving canada as soon as I get my nursing certificate. This is not just an immigrant issue.

[@lacuong6403]

Canadian dream now is to have enough saving to leave 😂😂

[@user-ej5vn3st6r]

😂👍

[@andrewcanuck6417]

At least immigrants have the option to move back to more affordable places. What about Canadians who are stuck here?

[@divboo6284]

Canadians born can move to the States. It’s more accessible to them than for immigrants.

[@Trowa159]

They are to move back where their grandparents are from

[@mr.niyaoukitchen2397]

Fact : Canadian Dream was under Harper ! It was when immigrating in Canada was not a marketing "cool" stuff but a project of life, when economy was booming and pragmatic, when it was easy to get a visa because there were few applicants. It was when immigrating was not a Federal regular revenues (did you check the fees to apply for a visa?) or an operation to avoid the real estate bubble to burst. I came in Calgary under Harper, it was a hidden gem, a paradise (and specially for me as a French pastry chef) and then... Notley and Trudeau came.... Merci Justin to have messed up one of the most beautiful country worldwide😖😤 Btw, hello to all great Canadians and immigrants that I met over there. Lot of love !

[@ironhell813]

Fact: trudeaus actions are the same as harpers and Harper didn’t do anything to stop the housing either. Fact: Harper started this nonsense.

[@mr.niyaoukitchen2397]

@@ironhell813 you're right about the housing but in économics, Harper was more pragmatical than ideological. And I'm French, trust me, Trudeau is the worst Western leader, worst than Macron.

[@kostyafedot551]

I'm not liberals fan. But Harper's government did not cared about houses prices rising like crazy and money laundering via buying of real estate. And Harpers government has immigration on same unsustainable, invading rate.

[@ikeremo]

@@mr.niyaoukitchen2397Trudeau went to a French-Jesuit school, the same one his father attended too.

[@edlaverty7062]

No Canadian dream in Canada anymore thanks to our prime minister

[@zephryus]

even though i don't like him either, this isn't really his fault. Could have happened under anyone.

[@user-zp7jp1vk2i]

this has been coming over the horizon since 1980 (with a little burp in the 70's). you SiMPLISTIC view is also a big part of the problem.

[@Cafeallday222]

@@user-zp7jp1vk2inah, he’s super corrupt. See above. It’s not simplistic, it’s basic math when money is being stolen so rapidly.

[@Tonyscasa]

@@zephryusbut it didn’t and he makes it worse . Did you check in on the finance minister budget . We are all doomed

[@salvvilona9078]

@@zephryus right you must of voted for him

[@Tsuki_Itsubi]

I was born in Canada, my Mom was too. Yet things are getting so out of hand with the price of living we have to leave the city ive spent my entire life in, to try and find cheaper housing elsewhere.

[@cinpeace353]

We need a housing market crash.

[@colindelacruz6626]

⁠@@cinpeace353tell me about it, Toronto has became riddled with luxury condos that barely house anyone because their too expensive. My bet would be that if the housing market were to crash those condos would most likely drop becoming easy pickings. But until then if it doesn’t I might just move to the more smaller towns in Canada

[@alanbstard4]

immigration needs to be stopped@@cinpeace353

[@karlk.6819]

is Manitoba expensive

[@LorraineCyr]

Canadians are sure getting screwed over. And, our aboriginals don't even have a chance. What do you expect from that stupid french government in Quebec? And they take orders from that disgusting king charles. They have no will to fix the system.

[@stephenwilliams5633]

This problem is everywhere now

[@sergeayissi939]

I agree! It's a globalized phenomenon

[@user-pb6qu1em8o]

My father lived 20 years in Canada, he received a pension, in the last 4 years he has had to work because the pension was not enough, now he has decided to return to Colombia because even receiving a pension and working at the same time he cannot afford to live in Toronto, he says in the last 4 years the quality of life has deteriorated, everything are much more expensive, so much so that it is no longer worth returning to Canada.

[@user-us8hy5bp2v]

We all feel we wasted our life in India 2.0

[@horse69outside]

आइये विंस्टन चर्चिल्स का प्रसिद्ध बुलेवार्ड देखें

[@topprogrammingtv]

India not Cold

[@ironhell813]

Ten years from now that an exactly what it’ll be. India 2.0

[@masterkraft4746]

lol

[@stickdiggler]

Moved to most expensive city in Canada and complains about cost of living. That’s like moving to Beverley hills and complaining about cost of living. There are more affordable places to live with great opportunities. Like Calgary, Montreal, Edmonton, Regina. Why pick the Beverley hills of Canada?

[@axiosw0774]

Cuz of most of those cities have no jobs unfortunately and cost of living is not that much lower (yes the housing is cheper, but you don't have developed infrastructure, so you have to pay for cars and so on)

[@GLangford]

What happened to Toronto and Vancouver will happen to those cities to. The solution is force big business to raise wages and compete for Canadian labour not allow them to import a Dubai style army of serf workers from India.

[@nadaadecirr]

no Montreal is expensive and we have no more appartmets to rent

[@willyhwang1059]

sure. buses not running, gas prices so high, 20% tipping? housing prices, rental costs, taxes taxes taxes.

[@2GringosOnTheGulf]

We are 2 Canadians 🇨🇦 living in Mexico since 2021. 🇲🇽 We dreamed of retiring in Mexico for 12 years prior to moving here. Been coming here holidaying for 12 years. ❤ The wife went to university in Guadalajara many years ago and Mexico stole her heart. Viva Mexico baby. ✌🏼❤️🇲🇽

[@Laughandsong]

How's not drinking the water and throwing the TP in the bin working for you? I am not joking, I would love to go but I don't see how one can live like that. How did you adapt?

[@2GringosOnTheGulf]

@@Laughandsong 😂 you can flush the TP. As far as drinking tap water, we never drank the tap water in Edmonton Alberta, no problem. ✌🏼❤️

[@Bitcoin_Gold]

Say hi to the Cartels in Mexico lol

[@boogataws6398]

@@Bitcoin_Goldwtf 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@khalidm5346]

Mexico is freaking gorgeous I couldn't believe how beautiful it was when I visited.

[@ajcan89]

Me and wife are nurses and we are living very cheap lifestyle to save money and leave Canada. Taxes are insane, housing is super expensive, insurance, groceries, utilities etc are super expensive.

[@mannysubramanian8393]

Still much better than those on minimum wages

[@ayintovah3132]

I thought nurses get paid $35hr+

[@mkultra5752]

Don't know how to manage money if you both work nursing jobs

[@nuglet3340]

@@ayintovah3132 $35/h aint much anymore lol

[@ayintovah3132]

@@nuglet3340 I know but if they both are nurses and giving the idea that's a start rate combine will be making $70 hr before taxes

[@rubydrake3742]

Do you blame them? I'm a Canadian, if I had the means ,I'd leave too.

[@danny-fu2zd]

Go to Mexico or South America

[@rubydrake3742]

No thanks

[@ppen8359]

There was a time when I used to go to Canada for vacation. Somewhere around 2019, I started to find hotel prices very high. I have not looked at prices since then, but now it must be way higher.

[@rjarias2011]

Unless you are a GENIUS Canada is not really worth the try as an immigrant (on top of it you have the miserable winters) Canada just can't beat big brother USA with it's GIANT ECONOMY and sooooooooooo many opportunities.....sad but true !

[@kenpierard5161]

The cost to run the government went up over 3 billion with new ministries that do nothing but spend money .

[@supermash1]

Trudeau. Stop voting liberal - and ndp.

[@shauncameron8390]

Looks like Canada is trying to give Argentina a run for world's most expensive government.

[@averageperson2177]

All parties are the wings from the same evil monster.. Reducing corrupt, wasteful government by 90%+ is the way! This is the way..

[@davehenderson6896]

I'm a liberal but i'm voting PC just to see if it's any better under the PC's.@@supermash1

[@corce209]

Yes, Canada is a loaned and borrowed country. Canada is barely a G7 country and it's very cold. There is no money here honestly.

[@edlubitz2968]

It used to be nice before we were swamped with immigrants

[@1g5efj7t]

The cold part should be a given lol

[@hedykarim3614]

@@1g5efj7tif lazy Canadians dont want to work then immigration happens

[@asmirann3636]

​@@edlubitz2968You yourself are an immigrant. So why are you complaining.

[@allenhu1802]

Because Canadian gov need more fund from Immigrant to maintain the social welfare system...@@edlubitz2968

[@user-di1qc4gz3k]

You can live anywhere in the world but wherever you move the rent and bills still need to be paid and if you can't afford to live where you're living then your only option is to move or risk being homeless. What you see in the movies and what happens in the real world are two very different things.

[@BOG0690]

AVENGERS ISNT REAL???!!!!

[@ironhell813]

As a labourer, I can get a job anywhere.

[@Pardeepkumar-zf1di]

Moved to Canada 13 years ago, I own a House ❌ “A Mortgage” ✅ as well. It’ll take another 27 years to pay off the mortgage. Living below the means, but still it’s tough to make ends meet. Leaving soon, Canada is not worth living anymore.

[@glintrhmj]

Yea for the past 8 years I’ve seen it deteriorated drastically and the prices wow 😅😂 oh well I’m stuck here for life but yea I understand

[@on2thenextthing]

Liberals still in denial, trying to blame Harper. In the last 8 years we've seen this country erode and become a dumpster fire because of liberal policy and government spending, not to mention extremely divisive rhetoric.

[@RemiliaVampire]

"maybe she shouldn't have moved to the big city!" She's an architect. It would be very difficult to find more than two customers per year for her architectural firm in a small town. This is also my problem. I have to be here for my career...

[@xkimopye]

It’s the immigrants that are causing the crushing high prices. Same problem here in Australia.

[@brandonlee7320]

yeah totally agree with those Europeans in australia

[@xkimopye]

@@brandonlee7320 not just Europeans, but all the other continents too

[@LorraineCyr]

I agree, yet no ones wants to admit it.

[@justinwang8768]

New immigrants have to understand that Canada is actually a 3rd class country now, ranking No.64th in the world, just a little better than Iran.

[@RS-pp7ng]

source? thanks.

[@d102y]

Makes sense. Terrible here!

[@RP-ox1gx]

It has now become almost impossible to make both ends meet in Canada.

[@dannyt7075]

Really? I was in Vancouver last year. everything is still cheap comparing to where i am living

[@adamachraoui8301]

@@dannyt7075 where u from ?

[@lv7603]

@@dannyt7075doesn’t feel that way food and housing is expensive for the average person.

[@yangionet8116]

@@dannyt7075in the Vancouver ghetto?

[@aproxamillionwasps474]

Lol I also know what it’s like to skip meals to pay my rent, but I can’t “go home” because this is where I was born lol. Welcome to the club yall

[@jimmyjamescomputers8585]

where u were born doesnt mean u must die there

[@ColtraneTaylor]

Y'all? Which part of Canada do they say y'all?

[@JanikLitalien]

Canadian here, I pulled the plug in 2010 to Asia and am I ever happy I did

[@user-by7ql5zs8u]

When the median wage cannot afford to rent a place that doesn't cost 40-50% of their income life is already over before even started

[@teadott]

400,000 immigrate 100 migrate Insignificant

[@Wuhlz]

Exactly, nothing but a smoke show.

[@user-vs7iq3pn2u]

Why would any doctor, lawyer, architect or a well paid employee in their respective country come to Canada to work as a labour? Not to mention the expensive housing costs in cities like Toronto and Vancouver.

[@LorraineCyr]

greedy realtors. Stop supporting them.

[@mja532]

Many Indians returning back to India 🇮🇳. It is true.

[@mdzaid5925]

I know an experienced doctor from India .... went to Canada and was never able to make it to the medical industry and still working as a waiter in a restaurant.

[@manicafam]

I've met a few taxi/uber drivers from India who used to be a doctor/engineer/lecturer back home. Sad. What a waste of time and resources for them and for Canada.

[@dz4265]

Limited amount of jobs tbh

[@Respawnsdaily]

Where's the Canadian dream for Canadians born and raised here ???? .

[@HRW33]

😢it’s insane!!!

[@lukes.3488]

If you were born here and can't make a decent life, you must suck. Imagine how harder it is for immigrants.

[@RedaReda-vl9ff]

​@@robertmoray988i wish you a wonderfull life,from Saudi Arabia🙂

[@RedaReda-vl9ff]

​@@HRW33have a really nice day,from Saudi Arabia

[@ernestjensen3238]

Let them go and leave there immigration status behind

[@B.D.F.]

Why? That won’t make greedy landlords and greedy CEOs lower their prices.

[@ernestjensen3238]

@@B.D.F. it will if no one wants to rent there crappy rentals

[@shauncameron8390]

@@ernestjensen3238 It won't if demand remain the same and the new owners are willing to bear the costs.

[@ernestjensen3238]

​@@shauncameron8390500k less per year will lessen the demand greatly

[@jordancarlin9687]

GrEeDy LaNdLoRds

[@ShervinZ]

I just feel bad for my friends and family who are still stuck in that terribly governed so called country bc they started family and have responsibilities. Once you travel around you'll know you never lived as a "Canadian".

[@sinister4lyf]

That’s not sad. That’s experienced ! Makes you strong and wiser for your next move.

[@KJV1776WASP]

They should all leave ASAP

[@emptyhad2571]

That includes you.

[@KJV1776WASP]

@@emptyhad2571 uh no

[@Pack04725]

I wish so badly ALL imagrants would leave Canada it would be so much better

[@lukes.3488]

​@@Pack04725Then that includes you unless you are Indigenous.

[@topprogrammingtv]

They are waiting you to say that

[@chopperking1967]

Well, the Iranian woman will have to radically change how she dresses if she is considering returning to Iran. Cleavage doesn't go over well there. ;-)

[@ScubaSteveM45]

Lol @ that architect lady >Cold enough to wear scarf >Still wears scoop neck blouse to expose chest to elements

[@alfredeinstein1742]

She's waiting for khomeni

[@mariodezert]

CANADA: The Venezuela of NORTH AMERICA! I say it from a brazilian perspective that I got from here to what’s going on over there. You guys ought to do something immediatly.

[@erics9754]

Nothing will be done mass immigration helps the rich and hurts the poor and the disappearing middle class has no voice or power in Canada it will just keep getting worse that is my prediction.

[@elenar.7780]

It was the same almost 25 years ago when we came and still hard... there is no Canadian dream it is very hard to live here.

[@ironhell813]

Dead accurate, it never was one for the lower classes just middle class whining about it now.

[@kostyafedot551]

Not true. We came in 2003. One salary of 45K before taxes, three dependents. Easily affordable mortgage with 15K downpayment for three bedrooms fresh townhouse in Aurora. Cheap gas, cars and groceries. Easy to book with doctors. Non crowded schools. All is gone after 2015, with dopeheads electing liberals to have dope legalized.

[@moms7013]

It's not only in Canada it's everywhere like that

[@albertmatunda5387]

The whole world is dying.

[@RedaReda-vl9ff]

​@@albertmatunda5387i wish you success and a really nice day

[@Saul_Goodman_Criminal_Lawyer]

I'm here for the news, not the thumbnail really

[@melissagrice]

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[@Florencecoxx]

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[@melissagrice]

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[@Florencecoxx]

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[@melissagrice]

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[@zombie15ish]

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