Why living in Canada has become Impossible

[@beerasaurus]

Living in Canada is easy. Just buy your house 35 years ago.

[@reuven2010]

Seems like it's same everywhere in the world

[@zxrcanada]

@@reuven2010 Pretty much the method of keeping people poor in the modern times. Lock away all your money in rent and mortgage and slave away.

[@alvindueck2104]

Closer to 50 years these days. At least in some parts

[@quixomega]

Not that long ago. I bought a 1 bedroom condo 10 years ago. My mortgage + maintenance is half what my neighbor is paying for rent on the same unit design.

[@quixomega]

In downtown Toronto

[@Just_a_turtle_chad]

If you want to visit India you could just visit Canada.

[@Basy420]

but india has affordable housing

[@gamehacker2801]

Even as a Indian I'm shocked to see Canada set a low bar for immigrants. Anybody can come to Canada unlike USA where high people can come from India.

[@TexHex82]

That’s a stretch by all means

[@maisy4675]

How is that a constructive comment?

[@jorislal]

If you want to visit any country you could just visit any other country. Makes just as much sense.

[@igorpro8462]

I came to Canada as a skilled immigrant (a mechanical engineer) from the Ukraine, because they said they needed my skills. My wife had a university degree too. The Engineers' society of BC put so many hoops to jump through to prove my degree that it was easier to go to the university the second time and get a local degree. With two teenage kids in the household it was not possible and I started my Canadian career as a car wash person, and a year later migrated to carpentry (my former hobby). I'm in carpentry 22 years later and about to retire. So much about skills.

[@PrairieCossack]

Ever considered AB? My mom said це друга Украина.😊 I'm not promising it will be radically better but at least not as bad as BC. Think about it

[@igorpro8462]

@PrairieCossack If I would like to live in the Ukraine, I would stay there. And Alberta is still Canada, the employment rules are pretty much the same everywhere. Especially for the professionals, I'm not sure about Macdonalds burger flippers. It was easy to get a job in the oil industry, but in trades, not as an engineer

[@mtiamzon]

Those professional societies are like the Mafia. They control the supply of professionals by making it impossible for foreign-trained professionals to practice in Canada. I know of a foreign-trained civil engineer who has been designing big bridges and high-rise buildings in another country yet can't get to practice here. This is one thing the federal government needs to address.

[@CJZ964]

Same story here. They claim they want your skills but will not make it easy to obtain an entry into your professional field. My entire family also came here with those hopes but the reality is that the kids need to eat so they did whatever they could to keep food on the table.... Here we are many years later and none of them are working in their professional field, not even close. But hey, perhaps better than back home

[@utkarshg.bharti9714]

It's just wrong marketing. Most immigration agencies worldwide are just legalized human trafficking rings that need to be shut down. I feel ya, buddy.

[@Mdtrswnbgras]

The only way to move forward is a "vertical integration" of the US and Canada. Just do a corporate merger of the two countries. Create synergy and reduce redundancy.

[@tedstarr7942]

@@Mdtrswnbgras Canadians are not interested in joining the shit show that exists in US politics and legal systems.

[@rsmybest8100]

I been speaking with people living outside of Canada, they are also amazed that we cant afford houses with all that land. We are not even 50 millions, there is no excuses. The corruption runs deep.

[@ArcticuKitsu]

It's intentional, and it's related to the WEF. The sooner people accept that, the sooner we can push back on that. They've screwed up every Western nation, now they're aiming for Japan. Soon Japan will face Canada's & UK's problems. Same with USA.

[@AstroNope1]

extremely. I talked to some developers ( i know they are also part of the problem due to their greed ) and they explained so much about all the red tape surrounding building new homes. Also another issue is the supplychains are not constrained rather greedy people know how they keep the prices up since they will face no repercussion for their actions. Grocery monopolies are the same. The politicians and their buddies are just exacerbating the situation.

[@jennifermarlow.]

@@AstroNope1 We could have been building houses to last, like they have in Europe. Canada is so vast. In my part of the country, there are houses built with hydrostone as public housing, and are still in A-1 condition a century later. We have many brick homes. Since the 70s, cheap construction with tons of regulations has been the way. Developers in my city make deals and say they will build mixed-use, or 10% 'affordable housing' in their buildings. When it comes time to build, they pay a small (for them) fine, and do what they want. It's a corrupt system all the way.

[@thatundeadlegacy2985]

you can move to the middle of the country

[@ntl9974]

​@@AstroNope1can you elaborate on what you heard about greed in the supply chains?

[@user-mi6pq2uu9s]

Canadian dream is escaping Canada. Thank you, politicians

[@byronchavarria4954]

Canadian Australian (Aussie) And American Dream Escape Canada 🇨🇦 USA 🇺🇸 Australia 🇦🇺

[@user-mi6pq2uu9s]

@byronchavarria4954 US is doing 10 times better than Canada right now. Canada is in a miserable situation due to obvious, horrible policies and romantic voters who never want to see the reality as it is

[@svenerikmoeller8809]

Umm, where will you go?! Seriously here in Australia is bloody hard whilst the rest of the western world is even worse?!

[@DavePerry-h5r]

Look at wages in Canada vs Australia... Minimum wage in Canada is generally $15-17 an hour, vs $24 in Australia.... And taxes here are very high. At $15 an hour you'll see about $500 per week after deductions, and the average apartment in many places is at or above $2000 a month...

[@amandabeaty1492]

@@user-mi6pq2uu9s it's not a Canadian thing. You'll find this no matter where you go. Although I do hear rent is kinda cheap in Russia.

[@gametime2473]

It's insane that a nation that is so sparsely populated has such insanely high housing prices. It makes no sense.

[@m.3257]

I think this is a question that needs to be answered. Either it is very cumbersome and expensive to build new homes or there have to be other reasons.

[@rickm4054]

not just housing prices... Housing price is the least concern. public safety and unemployment are two biggest issues right now. clearly, many people took advantage of the immigration system and this government (liberal party to be precise) is completely useless. everyone knows who caused it, but unfortunately, no one is held accountable.

[@m.3257]

@@rickm4054 it's the same in many other countries across Europe.

[@twistedmezelf]

People are getting filthy rich off those rents. While we have the power to restrict that kind of paracitic behaviour

[@JonhDeesPickleJuiceCup]

It's not sparsely populated. The whole country lives in the small livable areas hugging portions of the US border. It's full.

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[@TicheDebb0]

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[@jamesf4103]

I'm someone who was born in Canada, got higher education and was luckily very fortunate thanks to the hard work of my parents. I will never be able to afford a home in the city I've lived in my whole life. You do everything right, with every opportunity given to you, and it's still not enough in this country. I'm not entitled to anything, but the American/Canadian dream and path to get there does not work anymore.

[@markfennell1604]

why not just move to europe where its more affordable?

[@expo1706]

@@markfennell1604 Yes I know people who have, but with the war in Ukraine, is it safe? I wonder. Life in Europe has become more expensive too.

[@pinweee7026]

I work at a food bank and we have soldiers..... MEN AND WOMEN who put their life on the line and come to a food bank to get food because the rent is just too fucking high...... I.... I am at a lose for words.

[@jamesf4103]

@@markfennell1604 Because I am proud to be Canadian, and I love Canada. It's just been derailed. Hope isn't completely dead yet, and maybe when it is I'll leave. And Europe has a whole host of other issues too, there was a full-blown Pogrom in Amsterdam a couple days ago, their immigration situation is a nightmare too.

[@성이름-p9t6t]

@@markfennell1604 Europe has lots of problems too. It's not necessarily better there than in Canada or the U.S. I'd live in the U.S. anytime over anywhere in Europe, tbh. The U.S. still has cities that are affordable and has a big job market (e.g., Atlanta). It's easier to become successful and rich (hence, lots of dentists flock from the U.K. and lots of medical doctors flock from Canada).

[@Corndogg316]

It’s like if your parents had two kids who were always hungry, and before the needs of their children are met, they start adopting orphans. As the children, would you not be like, WTF, get your house in order before you invite more people in. I’m not sure why this is hard for western governments to understand.

[@Krakikoko]

Thats what happens when populist commies get to power; then they leave the job and the next government has to solve the problems

[@raphaelparadis9134]

It's hard because they started too act too late. They are in trouble no matter what they do. It's either they massively increase work force now so the economy can afford things in the future while we already have trouble to get the money to fund housing etc or they keep population size the same and start investing even more money that they don't have because of the lack of workers on infrastructures they don't need yet. There's a 3rd option that would be better than all of that but is not really ethical lol, which is decreasing the non contributing population of the economy, aka the retired and sick people which would increase the amount of housing they need and decrease the amount of services like hospital and financial support they have to invest.

[@ahsaniqbal5084]

This is due to money printing/debasement of money, even if immigrants go away, cost of living will still be high.

[@randrothify]

It’s also a cynical ploy for votes in future elections. As politicians become disconnected from direct contact with their core constituents they also become woefully out-of-touch with the problems of real middle income people. Politicians instead instead absorb sentiment though osmosis of those they most frequently rub shoulders with: their relative peers who are leaders in academia, think tanks, non-profits, political and social advocacy groups, foundations, multinational publicly traded corporations, government agencies, large investment firms, industry lobbyists and attorneys, and myriad businesses whose income is tied to economic rent-seeking activities. What’s missing here? Individuals and families. That’s because government either presumes that the litany of special interest groups that public officials are regularly in contact with are representative and speak for citizens, or that citizens don’t know what they need. Compounding the problem is that most government data collection efforts are woefully outdated in methodology, backward looking, definitionally flawed, and not real-time. That’s a recipe for being on the back foot in responding to looming crisis. The assumption that all immigration is good immigration stems from these basic failures of politicians to get outside of their information, cultural, and ideological bubbles. As much thought needs to be given to economic absorption and assimilation of newcomers as is given to simple formulaic demographic models.

[@RagdollisBestCat]

All by design

[@lukedomanski9649]

How about this: instead of bringing new people into the country "with their talents, hopes and their dreams," we nourish the talent that we already have in Canada? Young people living in Canada don't stand a chance anymore; leaving has become the only option.

[@mydogsbutler]

A. Canada's population is expanding. B. Maybe your problem is you not Canada. A can-don't attitude isn't going to get anyone anywhere in life in any country.

[@mjdin4705]

​@@AnonymousPerson-h5z true

[@Alex-mc5yn]

@@mydogsbutler nonsense. You have more competition with more people. A can-do attitude won't crack it if you have 3-digit number of applications on any job within an hour of it being posted and a sky-high rent.

[@DrShocktopus]

Well a big problem with Canada is that the population is too small, there literally is a worker shortage, and this isn't a problem that will change by people having kids and waiting for the next generation, much like Japan your population is actually projected to decline without immigration. Thats why Canada basically needs immigration to be economically relevant.

[@Kloby98]

​@DrShocktopus there isnt a labour shortage though. Unemployement in ontario is 6.5% and in Toronto is 8%. Hundreds of applications for jobs, and companies posting ghost positions to trick the government. As a result nepotism is running rampant more than ever. Importing almost a million international students at fake colleges whos sole purpose is to just become PR. The only arguement for labour shortage is in trades like plumbing or welding etc. I have friends with masters in eng who cant find jobs. My supervisors tell me almost a thoasand people apply to every job posting... look up economical evidence of a labour shortage and youll see were not in one.

[@Storm_x]

This isn't just a Canadian problem, this is happening in UK, America, Germany, France and many other countries around the world at varying degrees. Everything is becoming more expensive for one reason or the other. It's just become a more mainstream problem in countries like Canada and the UK. Ever since the Pandemic and supply chain issues, businesses have raised prices, and those prices never lowered. Businesses were making record profits in those years and they kept those prices even after the pandemic finished. This inflation turned to hyper inflation. The real entities who are screwing everyone over are the corporations who are trying to take every last dollar and cent out of peoples pockets. When general living becomes expensive, every other person also has to raise prices to afford their own items. Along with record breaking immigration it's a total disaster. Sadly I don't see a change occurring unless the economy collapses or everyone gets out on the streets to protest.

[@zzzzz2903]

THIS ONE!!!

[@sufiamerchant4699]

this the best comment ever, its not just politicians and immigration its also the f*** ass companies that raised prices and never lowered them. Check their profit margins start there and obviously immigration made it worse for Canadians

[@soccerdent]

Let's put the primary blane for inflation and hyperinflation where it belongs, on governments who spend make believe borrowed imaginary money by the trillions of dollars, while small businesses and citizens are left with shrinking wages, higher costs, devalued currency. And then the taxpayer is on the hook for debt and out of control gov spending. This is what our founders knew would happen, which is why the gave Congress the power to "COIN" MONEY. They knew the problems paper dollars caused. Congress sold us out in the 1920's by creating the Federal Reserve. Our currency is doomed at this level of debt. The gov and their corporate partners are spending all they can from gov trough while we get stuck with the collapsed economy and soon to be worthless dollars.

[@garybulwinkle82]

@@soccerdent Nailed it!!! This is all created by Government spending! We are $35,000,000,000,000.00 in debt and spend (borrow) $1,000,000,000,000.00 every ninety days just to pay the interest! And, we are INCREASING SPENDING!!!

[@hlmetzger5134]

YES!! Everywhere!

[@AletheAce]

6:30 there was never a shortage of workers. There was a shortage of workers willing to work sh**ty jobs with no benefits for minimum wage. So, the government saw immigrant, a pool of infinite, cheap, disposable, exploitable labour, as a solution. At the same time, the people advocating for this also benefitted from the housing crisis. The ever increasing demand for housing meant that the property value of the rich skyrocketed.

[@Sakosaga]

There you go, this is also true in America. We outsourced our jobs instead of finding ways to pay people but keep them here so that people can have decent living conditions. The government in alot of progressive countries is fucked right now for alot of the same reasona

[@UpYourArsenal]

People aren't worth more money than the work they perform. People refusing to work minimum wage jobs when they are only worth minimum wage -- deserve what came to them. Welcome to modern times, just like old times, you have to earn your keep -- only difference is now you spend that time in an office and not in the fields.

[@AletheAce]

@@UpYourArsenal That is such a reductivist way of looking at it. Bah! As if people were commodities, to be traded on a market. As if God's invisible hand perfectly determines and distributes one's worth judging through "the work they perform." And as if this whole capitalist model has not already been replaced by a techno-feudalist system, where, millions of people who "did what they were supposed to", still end up in dire financial situations. And as if millions of people not still slaved away in fields or factories or mines. Shame on you, sir, shame on you indeed.

[@kayakexcursions5570]

There is no shortage of dumb people there, that's why they need immigrants. When the local population can't build housing and have no degrees, you are in a bad situation.

[@BlueTigerReal]

Same in Germany, they say shortage of skilled workers, but salaries aren't rising.

[@tonysilke]

More and more people might face a tough time in retirement. Low-paying jobs, inflation, and high rents make it hard to save. Now, middle-class Canadians find it tough to own a home too, leaving them without a place to retire.

[@Nernst96]

The increasing prices have impacted my plan to retire at 62, work part-time, and save for the future. I'm concerned about whether those who navigated the 2008 financial crisis had an easier time than I am currently experiencing. The combination of stock market volatility and a decrease in income is causing anxiety about whether I'll have sufficient funds for retirement.

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[@TimouOfConstantine]

Guys I don't understand, they're crying worker shortage, but they don't have the ability to pay wages that can cover food.

[@KazeHorse]

The leftists really mean they have a slave shortage.

[@JeroenJA]

I looked up that brocolli price of 11 canadian dollar.. wtf over 7 euros for.. one half a kg of brocolli?? that's urban right? i thing you could mass import brocolli via port from the netherlands and end up a euro or 2 cheaper!! O.O 1,5 to 2 euro is the price i know for such a stem of brocoli ...

[@TheInsomniaddict]

@@JeroenJA That's also on the cheap side since Vancouver is right next to the border and a port. It's more expensive as you go further north.

[@cafi739]

@@TheInsomniaddict That isn't true anymore actually. I just got back from working in Yukon. The price of groceries here in Vancouver is only ever so slightly lower. It's almost too small to notice, except for some specific items. Those sky high grocery prices you hear about in northern Canada, well the prices haven't changed much since my last trip there some years ago.... everyone else has just finally caught up I guess? You can thank grocery monopolies for that.

[@TheInsomniaddict]

@@cafi739 That's interesting. I'll need to confirm but last I checked Northern prices were still a fair bit above what Van normally paid. Haven't looked at broccoli in a bit though.

[@8Sigurd]

My wife and I were very seriously considering immigrating to Canada in 2019. We would've made a very high immigration score - both are young, yet experienced IT workers with over 8 years of experience in a international cutting-edge IT company. After a lot of research and careful calculations, we decided against it - our financial safety bag was about 20.000$, and we thought that in Canada it would've not lasted long enough, should worse come to pass. We decided to immigrate to Luxembourg. Now, in 2025, I see that we would probably be extremely unhappy in Canada. It makes me sad to think that such a country could be going through such problems this fast after being perceived as an immigration heaven.

[@kimscott8176]

oh my - did you ever make the right decision

[@Devaricate1]

I have never seen such a unified comment section before. Must be a testament to the nation's shared frustration.

[@neonwired4978]

or an echo chamber

[@byoken]

Unified too late. Canadians got what they voted for.

[@White_winged_dove]

​@@neonwired4978 EXACTLY! This is a propaganda piece.

[@Steve-yc1nq]

No... People in Canada just whine like babies. Want a cheaper house like it used to be ... Then move. Need more money? Then invest properly, save, stop spending like assholes, get a better job or second job, upgrade your skills. Everyone complaining is just whining

[@MasterDeadman]

​@@Steve-yc1nqhad a comfortable upbringing eh?

[@smartenuptv7530]

I was hiring for 1 position for $28/hour with training provided. I ended up with 200+ applicants from India. Ended up hiring a kid out of high school instead. Real Canadians have been sold out by our government.

[@reegak378]

what is min wage where you are?

[@KimMichelle]

​@reegak378 thank you lol I'm an immigrant myself, came here at the age of 6, got my canadian citizenship at 17 and now am struggling to find a job at 22. It's hard out here and it's not right that Canadians aren't being prioritized.

[@SilverPaladin]

How did the kid work out? They don't last long where I work. We hire them, and they go for a smoke on their first shift and don't come back lol.

[@tvrunn]

Hope he or she works out for you. I genuinely can’t recall how many young people we had to let go where I work. Qualified immigrants are usually harder working and more reliable

[@smartenuptv7530]

@@reegak378 17.40/hour

[@LastCallToChrist]

There wasn't any issues with worker shortage. We have a crisis of employers who want experienced workers to fill in 2-3 roles for a fraction of the cost and calls it Entry Level.

[@gerard7417]

​@feelingzendo4343ur not getting the point

[@user-xj9vf4xb9p]

​@feelingzendo4343Not everyone is that fortunate. It's a struggle for many Canadians. They wanna work but they can't find a job, even with university education.

[@ayasinx8797]

@feelingzendo4343 We are supposed to be a First World country!! And many Canadians have to choose to pay rent or eat!!! It's an embarrassment.

[@jakkbatt4711]

​@feelingzendo4343 good for you That very rare unfortunately

[@Prostaniks]

@feelingzendo4343 yeah but i hope you realize your position is a serious minority because what you're doing is reductionism in a negative way and playing oppression olympics. You feel because there's always worse out there that people don't have the right to complain. You're simply reducing their problem to nothing while not understanding it. Let's use a relatively poor country as an example. Like Haiti. Haiti at the moment i'd argue is preferable to live in compared to Palestine (particularly near the Gaza strip). Should the people in Haiti now have nothing to complain about? Are their problems not so bad since at least they're not getting bombed by drones?

[@tirtdy]

I'm in high school, and recently there was a staggering 2000+ people at the CNE job fair. I am struggling to even find a job at McDonald's. How are teens supposed get job experience without getting a job? Minimum wage jobs are supposed to be meant for young adults and teens. Instead the jobs are being taken over by overqualified people (immigrants). I am not trying to be racist in any way.

[@craigostopovich4860]

Try to do landscaping job...

[@tut2tut2]

In my country, I have a solid education, earn a good income, and am well-established. In 2006, I received an offer to immigrate to Canada and attended a government seminar. The first thing I noticed was that they only accepted highly educated individuals. I asked about carpenters, plumbers, bricklayers, and painters, and the response was that these professionals didn’t qualify for immigration. That was the moment I decided against immigrating. How can a country expect to build houses without the essential professionals who drive society forward? The best decision I made was to stay. My friends who did go regretted it. They couldn’t buy a house, still live in rentals, and ended up in remote areas where I would only spend weekends in my own country. Some countries are like a big amusement park-great to visit, but living there is a different story.

[@nickieshadowfaxbrooklyn5192]

They invite only phd to drive taxi….i know a few examples.

[@tonykennedy1615]

Taxation, debt and over regulation means people enter into a slave system. Collapse is the only way forward. It's happening as we speak. The government has almost run out of other people's money. Can't borrow and can't tax without very serious and immediate negative repercussions. We've seen it before under Pierre Trudeau's socialist regime. Like father like son. Hard times ahead for many. We will survive the foolish and compromised political puppets as we have done before. History repeats itself.

[@moosejawrobinson]

You made the right choice. I find it deeply suspicious that our universities send recruiters to India and China to lure international students with a promise of working here after they graduate. They sell these students a dream that doesn’t exist anywhere on earth, without due regard for the Canadians who are already struggling to find housing, doctors or schools for their kids.

[@cbep9]

Within the country, individuals are pushed only towards white collar jobs, from elementary school they try to push everyone towards university. There is a serious lack of people going into the trades. And on the contrary, most qualified white collar individuals who are allowed into the country aren't even allowed to work in their fields. Our healthcare system in Canada is completely broken, yet, all the doctors that move into the country would have to completely restart the process of becoming qualified to practice in their field even though we have barely any doctors, and thus, they take up low paying entry level jobs which prevent younger Canadians from entering the work force at all which is creating a generation of Canadians which in general have almost no work experience at all.

[@maryclare2968]

Interesting, unless it's changed since then. The lack of carpenters, etc has been cited here in the US also and contributing to housing building problems. But hey, they want "mass deportation" and make women carry babies they don't want or are sick or can't afford so they can grow up to be carpenters.

[@kathy_k5716]

In Canada not only housing expensive, everything ridiculously expensive 😢

[@JetJockey87]

woman with a bag of goyslop (why is this so expensive!)

[@chekkibrekkiv1.245]

@@JetJockey87 a bag of milk costs 7$we cant afford goyslop anymore

[@rbesfe]

@@JetJockey87 terminally online comment

[@AndrewMauriceSmith]

It's true, even with the exchange rate everything is cheaper in US still

[@Utubingdlt]

um, it's currently like that throughout the world - read non-partisan information and educate yourselves

[@Float__]

I remember 10 years ago as a teenager there was the stigma that if you were in your 20s and were living in your parents basement that you were a loser- now it’s seen as a fortunate reality to those who have it! So much has changed.

[@dunxelll]

Basement is better than being homeless. Right now, it seems being in the basement is not your fault. Life is hard.

[@1ohno11]

Yes but teens don't know as much as they believe they know too

[@matthewp956]

I'm a teenager now and that mentality went out the window a long time ago lol.

[@rexkwondo21]

Same thing here in USA. I don't know anyone under 30 that lives on their own, it's not even a realistic goal anymore 😢

[@Benjamin-1992]

now the stigma is simply being White

[@roberttrzyna8380]

I migrated to Canada from Poland and used to live there through 1992- 2001; the unemployment rate at this time was -+ 10%. I could never make a decent living, and pretty much was just paying the bills month to month. I work as a taxi driver, pizza maker and finally an IT administrator after graduating from Toronto Humber Collage. I have come back to Poland back in 2002 and making my life standards are much higher then in Canada; can't imagine how people make living with today's prices? My Canadian Citizhenship is pretty much worthless :-(

[@nichiwagner3780]

As an American I appreciate your story.

[@nagasako7]

Canada has cost of living of California/Australia with low wages of Mississippi and strict government of UK

[@peteoo9467]

spot on!

[@nickodemusjohnson]

European culture.......

[@finchbevdale2069]

Ridiculous statement. Have you been to Jackson mississippi? Canada is affordable outside of Toronto and Vancouver. There's not enough public investment in housing over the last 30 years. The federal government deliberately got out of public housing believing the private sector would provide. It didn't. The solution is more public housing like we used to have and use the tax system to pull tradespeople away from construction of stuff we don't need (cottages, mcmansions, resorts, etc.) and into quality affordable rental housing. Signapore and Vienna offer good models.

[@abhilashyadav2274]

*And hygiene of India*

[@BlingtingSam]

Socialism never works. That’s why we voted demonrats out.

[@bradleygallant615]

Work six days a week and struggle to keep food in the fridge, welcome to Canada

[@X_Marley_X1]

Real my dad literally 😢

[@billolsen4360]

But Canada has that "free" healthcare to make dying of starvation a little easier on The People.

[@Michael-gk1jk]

Or welcome to Australia it’s same

[@TyraAlex]

i hope u guys get a better life ❤

[@leptir7110]

Užas

[@cbbblue8348]

Theres a reason why theres no "Canadian are polite" joke online now

[@magsj6474]

Thank the f**k for that. It always sounded imbecilic to me.

[@LegatoC]

all the war rules about genocide are because canadians messed up the natives so bad

[@abd_cheese7353]

Where im from, i only saw that my canadian compatriots are the most racist pieces of shit toward any nonwhites. This is typical of a country that explicitly practiced cultural genocide in order to establish its now-dominant western european way of thinking and way of life

[@frostflower5555]

There is no politeness anymore. It's quite scary. It's like no one has a bit of time for you - everyone is in a rush. It's not relaxed like it used to be like in Europe. I think they are becoming more like America, sadly.

[@forrestcollins5423]

@@frostflower5555hard times makes angry people, im sure we’ll calm down eventually, provided these problems get dealt with.

[@emmaputnam2594]

The housing crisis is horrifying. My city (London, Ontario) has an estimated 1935 people living homeless and 396 shelter beds. Tonight, it will feel like -30C with windchill.

[@bytownbylaw]

The idea Canada was going to immigrate millions of doctors & engineers was absurd.

[@TheInsomniaddict]

Especially since they'd just move to the US after a decade anyways. The Brain Drain to the US was always a problem, it doesn't change if you naturalize new people to replace the old.

[@tylersmith9868]

Lol have they ever travelled once

[@ryansiki]

Its the biggest lie with immigration. Immigration drives down working wages. Also look at what is happening with the UK, France, and Germany. #deport

[@alicegay4286]

It is not about how many people immigrate. It is about how many job they will be given. When they realise there are no chance to have a job in their field, they will move for sure

[@TheInsomniaddict]

Canada is a stopover to the US for skilled workers with credentials that are recognized in North America.

[@andreapeixoto2648]

As an immigrant myself, I believe in welcoming people HOWEVER, if a Canadian needs to wait 12 months for an appointment with a cardiologist; if a Canadian needs to work 3 jobs to pay rent in an apartment where the couch is in front of the stove; or needs to share a bed with a stranger, immigration needs to stop. “Clean up your house first before inviting 4:10 guests over”

[@Jesusiscominglive777]

☦️🙏🏻🕯

[@emptychair3932]

you’re part of the problem. why did you have to come here?

[@MK67934]

Be careful. You might end like us with Trump. Many americans are terrified with that lunatic office. Undocumentws Immigrants in USa do jobs all americans turn our noses up too.TRumpers are in for a rude awakening

[@TheGrandpapunk]

I waited a week to see a cardiologist. The vast majority of Canadians do not work 3 jobs, and almost no one keeps a couch in front of a stove, or shares a bed with a stranger. Could you cite these bizarre generalizations.

[@tatjana7008]

lol ok, at least someone doing worse than Germany

[@kingdaveiv05]

I’ve revisited Canada for the first time as an adult. I don’t understand how anyone can afford the cost of living.

[@alexanderpetrenko539]

We can't. One of the only ppl who had anything to say in this country - Jordan Peterson - has just MOVED to the states. Sure he wasn't perfect but.....yeah. I think the country might be done.

[@qoph1988]

It's very easy. First, be born Indian. Second, ask them to give you everything for free. They will pay for it by making things more expensive for everyone who isn't Indian.

[@ricklawrence3068]

Try asking those who can afford the cost of living in Canada. What you do is adapt, live within your means, and generate income. Making money is simple but not easy. For starters, you need a strong work ethic instead of complaining. Don't talk, DO!

[@film_magician]

Where did you go? It's very affordable if you don't need to live in Toronto or Vancouver. Canada is so much more. I would never move. I love it here. US is out of the question, no jobs in EU. I'd love to live in Japan or Norway. Canada is am amazing place to live if you want it to be

[@kingdaveiv05]

@@film_magicianRegina

[@aw8951]

There was never a worker shortage. The companies wanred to pay less for cheap labour so they lobbied to get canada to import low skilled labour to work min wage and put up with lower living conditions. Now

[@Ryan-wx1bi]

This seems to be the most likely take

[@peternewcombe328]

The reason for this is because our workforce is competing with offshore workers who earn less and have poor working conditions. The jobs move to the cheapest market. Now we increase immigration to try and solve that problem and we end up with a job shortage...

[@wissal6032]

Not every immigrant who works with minimum wage is low skilled, it’s just that most immigrants live very miserably in their own countries so they accept these wages just to get a better life, but they end up realizing after a while that there’s practically no difference between Canada and their home countries despite being paid 10 times more, because of the ridiculously high cost of living 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Traumatree]

@@peternewcombe328 .. and house shortage too.

[@Patrick-y4d1z]

Canada is doing what we did here in the UK. Mass migration for the past few decades has caused a massive population increase, most are not from the UK now and the housing cost has just ballooned, salaries stagnated, NHS and education has crumbled and now we're facing horrid poverty. This is all coming your way.

[@Sonicspeedboyz]

The reason not everyone thinks the cost of living is worse is because they bought their house 35 years ago

[@olvr-5233]

Yes but I am sure there are many Canadians that cant afford their property tax's with the value of their home now.

[@MythsScamsLies]

@@Sonicspeedboyz Surprisingly, not everyone in Canada is an enormous crybaby.

[@JackyMan22]

Try renting in Singapore as a foreigner. You don't get it. LOL.

[@noodleboi5053]

@@MythsScamsLies being a baby and a coward means rolling over like a dog when the government fucks you and you stay quiet and take it like a good boy. You should speak out and protest againts dogshit standards of living.

[@MythsScamsLies]

@noodleboi5053 Why not just get your ass off of social media and get a better job? Get some education or skills training so that you can have a better job? The vast majority of the negative economic consequences of the past few years have NOTHING to do with our current government. You would know that if you actually did some reading. Assuming that you can read.

[@EmersonFranklin65]

I'm 35, grown up in Canada and lived in Canada my whole life and parents keep on telling me to buy a home and not rent. It took a lot but just when I thought I had saved enough for the down payment of a house, the prices went higher. There are rumours about a potential market crash. Now I'm left wondering if I'd be better of putting this spare cash in stocks and waiting for home prices to drop, or just go ahead and buy a shitty home?

[@kevingood-r3n]

Almost same dilemma

[@user-zl5gn5lg6]

Stocks can offer way higher returns in the short term, but it's also more volatile. If you feel confident in your ability to navigate the stock market then it might be a better option

[@devereauxjnr]

Two years ago, I was in a similar situation but in the US and ultimately decided against buying a home since I was comfortable in my rented apartment... That turned out to be a great choice because now, I make close to 15 grand a month from it! If you have the time, I recommend making a thorough research on how to go about this process safely... Alternatively, consider working with an expert, like I eventually did, to help avoid costly mistakes, especially in the early stages... Good luck...

[@broandking]

@@devereauxjnr been considering going into this for sometime now. heard its a nice way to make some extra funds. how do you get a competent expert and how expensive are they

[@aaronlemon1499]

Buy a shitty home, put in work and renovate and update it, put in the work, and it will pay you back 100 fold

[@unchainedsilver9702]

Was in the US recently and gas was half the price , houses were selling for half the price and portions and quality was way better at restaurants.....We are getting screwed big time in Canada now....No national lunch programs here too so many kids go hungry in school...

[@UltraKellonRealEstate]

I’m born and raised in Chicago (still live here now)… I go to Toronto often, I’ve been 4-5xs this year already.. I always tell people in the US that if you think living in the US is bad financially, you DEFINITELY don’t want to live in Canada

[@chasingrainbows8062]

Chicago is much more beautiful and cleaner and Richer than Toronto. Toronto is tier 2 city

[@IRLWojak]

None of my American friends can seem to wrap their minds around this no matter how much data I show them...I have lost a lot of stateside friends (most of my friends were American tbh) because they think I just mismanage my money but the reality is that I come from a low income background. It is SOOO hard to change social strata here because of the terrible earning power and inability to save vs the cost of living here.

[@thisGuy481]

I never want to hear americans complaining about the prices of anything. Yes, there are pockets in the US where the standard of living is nosediving (NYC, LA, Miami etc), but everywhere else your groceries are cheaper, less taxes, phone plans are cheaper, cheaper mortgages, cheaper rent, the US dollar is just worth more and the canadian dollar is worthless. It's so frustrating as a Canadian to see this.

[@IRLWojak]

@@thisGuy481 I feel you my guy, living in a failed state that should be annexed is frustrating.

[@paspep]

If you are a public worker, life is paradise in canada. You would not believe the work conditions they have,

[@open_minded7983]

I've grown up in Canada and lived in Canada my whole life and parents keep on telling me to buy a home and not rent. We can't afford to buy a home anymore, it's not what life use to be like. (I'd love to buy a home I've been saving what I can, but it feels impossible here in Canada)

[@lifewithcarlo]

what province do you live?

[@DioBrando-iq9no]

yeah the only hope is to buy a house in a small town or a super rural area. get a work from home job or rent forever

[@chrishayes5755]

level up and seek self employment. give services to upper middle class. make $100/hr easy as a solopreneur.

[@lifewithcarlo]

@@chrishayes5755 services like?

[@katethomas1519]

@@DioBrando-iq9no Work from home jobs are under threat via AI. The dumbest thing you could do is get attached to somewhere rural. Canadian demographics are a mess. Rural is suppose to be depopulating. Instead we're attempting to growth the population of small towns with zero economic agency.

[@paulleckner8235]

O.K.! You have convinced me that I am not immigrating to Canada. Thank you.

[@199x_hnk9]

whats wrong with your country that you have to "emigrate"??

[@paula1470]

I want out of Canada my Grandfather went to WWII to make sure we had a safe country if he was alive today he would not have went to war at 18 to see this happen!!

[@199x_hnk9]

@@paula1470 maybe he fight the wrong side, have you thought about that...

[@justice2011]

Justin Trudeau is an Idiot. Following Amerikkka & their failure system. Now he's going to get voted out like Jim Crow Joe Biden and Scumala Harris.

[@asakayosapro]

@@199x_hnk9 its probably the recent election results lmao what's a few mean tweets? it might hurt fragile egos but it certainly dont hurt wallets

[@cartwheel8319]

Two of the biggest reasons: Mass immigration and the ability of foreigners to buy homes and land in Canada. Same in the U.S., it too is impossible for the average native to live here. Same in the UK, Australia, New Zealand. See a pattern? Destruction and collapse is built in.

[@oleglebedev4774]

The biggest mystery in human history😂 how the second largest country in the world with unlimited supplies of oil, gas, lumber, coal and everything you can name never managed to become a really independent state thinking and protecting its own people. Instead we still see the colony controlled by oligarchy of landlords

[@maddyinc933]

Well, even the largest country on earth has unlimited resources and much more, is independent and it's still controlled by oligarchs. Even the "freeest" country on earth is controlled by oligarchs. It seems there is no way around it.

[@gtbr8134]

There’s only. A handful of cities to live in Canada and those cities have most of the jobs, if Canada was a serious country it would build new cities and infrastructure . Canada is in cable of building anything though

[@maddyinc933]

@@gtbr8134 It's really hard to justify new cities given our population size. OTOH, new suburbs around the existing cities would be great to increase the supply of housing and reduce costs.

[@JaneMurray-di3gq]

Canada is still a young country, that being said it’s time we grew up and started being more independent from the States. If Trump does tear up the free trade agreement,this could be our starting point. But the Canadian people will have to all come together and work to attain this goal or we will end up being some country’s lapdog, if not the u.s. then Russia for sure.

[@XandateOfHeaven]

Oil is what got us into this mess in the first place. Canada is a resource dependent economy that never invests in capital because it doesn't matter, it all just depends on the price of commodities, and we never actually build anything. You know why GDP per capita nosedived in 2014? Because oil prices collapsed. We didn't recover until 2022 when oil prices went back up because of the war in Ukraine. Lack of diversification is ruining this country.

[@NGG_]

When a politician says "we need more immigration," what they really mean is "my friends' big compagnies want more profit."

[@magmcd3478]

my husband is a Canadian who cannot find a job in Canada...we dont need immigrants! he is a welding engineer..classically educated and degree certified

[@jonjuan1955]

More people always leads to less freedom.

[@phildimeck6436]

Thats not what they want. They dont care. What they want is more TAXPAYERS. Everyone that comes in pays income tax (If they can get a job), Sales tax, property tax etc etc etc ........they just want a bigger tax base.

[@pushista9322]

So much for capitalism, communism really was a good idea

[@greg-warsaw4708]

@@pushista9322 As an _idea_ and purely that, it perhaps could be convincing. However, where and when had it worked well and become a proven solution in practice?

[@JSRTales]

feels like a failure as my parents invested in my educqtion instead of buying homes 😭😭😭😭

[@mrxiong2567]

Yep, had they only set you up to be a landlord, you would be set for life.

[@jajajaja2606]

Feels like a failure to cry on KZbin instead of building the house with your own hands like anyone in human history before

[@sapientum8]

Great parents, mine never did invest in it a single cent. They simply told me, if you are not smart enough to get a college grant, or somehow pay for it by yourself, you don't deserve any education, and should become like a construction worker. But God provided for me ample opportunities to get good education despite all that...

[@mrxiong2567]

@sapientum8 How's that working for you? Because many young people are drowning in college loan debt and having low-paying jobs.

[@Luuffy9128]

Haha, my parents never invest on me

[@helifynoe9930]

Things have changed a tad over the years. Back in 1969 my father bought a huge sized lot with a bungalow and a sturdy garage off to the side, here in Toronto. The cost back then of only $10,000 seems insane these days. Now there are 2 multi-million dollar houses on that lot.

[@001saucer]

Lived through recessions before and I thought the worst was in the 80's until now. I have never EVER seen so many people pushing their home around in a shopping cart

[@RiaVersteeg]

And the interest isn't even close to what it was in the 80's. We paid 8%! We need to get rid of Trudeau!

[@kristenwestelaken8530]

literally. or so many living in their cars in the walmart parking lots.

[@CelticSaint]

Our western 'Dear Leaders' are pulling the plug on life as we know it.

[@WildernessScout]

@@kristenwestelaken8530 happening in USA. Sounds like Central Bankers. I might be wrong but this might be happening in Europe too... ;)

[@frostflower5555]

Why does the government let slumlords get away from stealing the money off your back? Answer: because they pay their taxes.

[@albachera90albachera51]

Its a housing problem all over the west.....not because we can't build houses, because goverments protect few corporation that buy's all the houses to rent them creating a housing problem.

[@DavePerry-h5r]

Its that Trudeau invites over a million new residents to live here every year, knowing we can only build about 200,000 housing units. Population growth in Canada averaged 1% from the early 1990's until Trudeau took office. Now its above 3%.....

[@КонстантинПономаренко-я7я]

​@@DavePerry-h5rSo build more cheaper homes. There is no justification for such increase in home prices.

[@NoctLightCloud]

​@@КонстантинПономаренко-я7яthey can't build infinite numbers of homes every year.

[@albachera90albachera51]

​@@NoctLightCloudyes they can build as many as they need, nit infinite, just more. Put people comming in to build them and stop selling those houses to the elite that rent them after for double price keeping the houses unaffortable

[@MothOnWall]

​@@КонстантинПономаренко-я7я The Liberals put up so many red tapes to build homes that it's almost impossible to get a permit without spending hundreds of thousands of dollars, only to deny the permit in the end regardless because Climate Change consultant groups step in and shut it down.

[@forestyforest]

I decided to move into a van six years ago because the price of housing was ridiculous. Im still living in a van today and its not even a consideration to ever own land in my home country. Majority of my income goes to taxes. I don't understand how anyone is getting by nowadays.

[@i5usko]

Their not, just the corporate dogs plus their friends and minions that get the scraps.

[@charlieangkor8649]

Dr. Joseph Tainter describes this happening in collapsing ancient Rome.

[@burgundian-peanuts]

@@charlieangkor8649 Yes, well, ancient Rome also had civil wars, barbarian invasions, plagues, and so on.

[@Notes_inthetrees]

Absolutely love your videos @forestyforest. Thank you for all that you do!

[@GG-cn6es]

"Majority of my income goes to taxes" that's bullshit and literally impossible with how taxes work

[@brick4877]

This point of this video -- that Canada has become ridiculously expensive and overpriced -- is not unique to Canada. Other "Western" nations such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia are also suffering from this same phenomemon. I know that this commercial wants viewers to think, "U.S. rich, Canada poor" but the U.S. is also poor. In a recent survey, respondents said that they spend more than 42% of their pre-tax income on rent or mortgage, which means that after-tax, they spend more than 50% of their take-home pay on rent or mortgagte. That's insame. Most of that money, especially rent, goes to enrich landlords and property-owners. If renters could invest their rent in the stock market, or other financial instruments, they could be generating better returns than simply making their landlords wealthy.

[@Reverb256]

That means all these countries have had simultaneously incompetent/malicious management and governance. "It's happening in multiple countries" is not a valid excuse for failure.

[@dwargonedragon794]

@@brick4877 True. Canada is just the more extreme case. All these countries made several bad decisions that accumulated throughout the century.

[@Kaminaari]

I'm from a small eastern European country, immigrated to Canada almost 30 years ago as a child. My parents are retired and can't live here anymore due to lack of affordability. So they are looking to move back "home" to Europe. The lady at the embassy in Ottawa told them that tons of people in the past 2 years have moved or are looking into moving back to their "home" country.

[@pinobluevogel6458]

It is a sad reality. But at least it is one way to solve an immigration crisis. You make the conditions in the country so bad, that people want to move back to their country of origin.

[@danp2306]

I'd move to Europe, if I could....even Eastern Europe. Canada is a shithole - and the government is deliberately making it so. They have a bunch of collaborators too.

[@chemeng1977]

The Balkans are also getting expensive, but nothing like here (I'm assuming based on your handle you're balkan, probably Montenegrin :) ). The retired leaving will hurt as they don't spend, but also we don't spend on them so it may washout as we pull in more young folks. That said, I had dental work done in Montenegro, cost me $100 via a private dentist vrs the $800 or more here, and they had new age scanning equipement I have never seen before vrs my dentist who is still sporting his 1990's era X-ray. We can't blame the retired for moving back to the home country. We need more points based immigration, we need Ontario to bridge Owen Sound with Toronto and grow the population out, and we need immigrants that are willing to become Canadians, not what we sometimes see today as immigrants that maintain their home country politics within Canada and bring the baggage with them. I'm Balkan, not once I have ever protested or discussed Balkan politics in Canada, if I want to do that I know how to fly back to Montenegro and stir the pot there. Here is to a great Canada at a population of 80 million !

[@josephtanner3929]

BYE!!! GET GOING BAC INDIGENOUS DONT WANT YOUR HERE ANYWAY

[@ooosteve]

Good, Hope they all leave

[@manuel.camelo]

I'm European... HOW people in the U.S. or Canada even afford paying 2000 dollars a month for a rent? That's an impossible amount of money for us.

[@ajkulac9895]

This. I would live in a tent even if I could afford to pay 2000 a month.

[@manuel.camelo]

@ajkulac9895 Exactly, I pay €370 here. Which is kinda OK considering it's a good apartment.

[@David.....]

Hey, its not that bad when Miami and NYC is like $32,00 - 4,000 a month.

[@DanielFöhr-z5b]

I am German living in the us. We make more and pay lower taxes. Rent in the city is expensive, just like in other European cities. Rent outside the city can be cheap. Houses are comparably cheaper. I prefer living in the US (In PA)

[@x8makes.1teamx]

Well, we can't, that's the thing- I won't speak for everyone but I had to leave my apartment to move back to my parents' house, same with my brother, because we couldn't afford our places. Now, we're a 4 income household that's just barely getting by. It's horrendous

[@mariaocean2165]

I live in Newfoundland Canada, in 2022/2023, we had a large influx of Canadian's relocated here from Ontario and Alberta because the cost of housing and the cost of living on the mainland is insane. I kept hearing stories about what they were paying for in monthly rent on a studio apartment on the mainland is equal to that monthy mortgage payment of an 3-4 bedroom house here. Its ironic because my whole life I was taught that's there's no life, no money to be made here on the island, but here I am living on my 3 acre property in my 5 bedroom house for an monthly payment of 400$ in mortgage payments. I've got new co-workers in their 40/50's who lived their whole lives in cramped apartments and now own bathrooms bigger their last apartment.

[@dopecat15]

I've lived in Montreal and Toronto for over 30 years and I'm really thinking of moving to Newfoundland or New Brunswick. It's either that or I'm leaving the country. It's unlivable in Toronto. I'd rather live in Israel and deal with the rockets.

[@lawrence6622]

To clarify - this person's experience is not typical in Newfoundland. Not by far.

[@niky9226]

And this is also why native maritimers have no chance of owning their first home now because our salaries cant compete with the westerners bidding on homes....

[@ntysick86]

@@niky9226 That's how it starts. A lot of smaller cities in Ontario have gone this way now too.

[@BaoChiSandival]

@@niky9226 Most likely the "people" bidding on those homes are asset management funds not real people. The houses are most likely going to be turned into rentals. Twenty years from now, no one will own a home.

[@aidanmcintyre7585]

What makes this problem worse is that massive corporations buy houses on mass and then leave them vacant in order to create scarcity so that they can drive up prices.

[@trustno1.]

Canada is a failed state. The aging population could not be adequately compensated for. This is a problem other countries will face as well.

[@Socooomfy]

Canada went from Quality Immigrants to Quantity Immigrants. We’re a country of immigrants, but we chose skilled people prior to Covid. We have no need for college level Business and “supply chain management” students.

[@dtn590]

no more foreign business students?? there go your taxi drivers and food couriers!

[@vk-br1dr]

@@dtn590 i don't use any of those services along with many others...next?

[@dissimulii]

from what i've seen from riding the bus, our native feather indian population hate the dot indians. instead of figuring out how to find gainful/self sustaining employment for our feather indians, they're importing a million+ dot indians. don't get me wrong, i've never had a negative interaction with the dot indians, but... why not unfuck our feather indian population before you start trying to replace them with other brown people?

[@beri232]

My grandparents used to have this picture on the bathroom wall; If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down. Kinda works for immigrants too doesn't it?

[@thatzapherguy4066]

gee i wonder who they are referring to when they say "Quality" immigrants...

[@billbadson7598]

Unchecked Immigration has two main outcomes: 1) Lots of people looking for places to live, driving up home/rent prices 2) Lots of people competing for jobs, driving down wages Wooooow who could have predicted this outcome?

[@mrjavascript]

the solution according to the left is to get the evil corporations out of the way and have the government build more "affordable housing" units. they fail to see the problem in its entirety.

[@StephenDoty84]

Plus, the other two results of gatecrashers: 3. More people on welfare, in hospitals, in schools, in jails. 4. More crime.

[@1marcelfilms]

SHUT IT DOWN

[@alex9502]

Thats not how it works buddy. First investigate what is *GENTRIFICACION* then and maybe then u will understand why "lots of people looking for places to live" dont drive prices up

[@randomtux392]

*BIG SIGH* It was nice there in BC when I visited for the first and only time in summer of 1996. 😕Who would have thought those were the good old days.

[@BoilaFrog]

We immigrated from the USA to Canada in 2010. 7 months later we left. It was too expensive then, I can’t imagine what its like now!

[@MrSamuelAdam4]

What made you & your family want to move to Canada in the first place?

[@Miami1991]

What made you waste 7 months , a fuckton of money and uprooting your family ? I imagine you spent a fuckton of money

[@Alfred.E.Newman]

well get ready sunshine the HUGE IMMIGRATION WAVE trying to escape the TRUMP years will look like a tsunami HEADED FOR THE NORTHERN BORDER

[@jbarson6671]

I don't believe you.

[@BoilaFrog]

@@Miami1991 a wicked mid-life crisis.

[@tedstarr7942]

A major part of the housing affordability problem is the reluctance of successive governments to control the influx of money, largely Asian, which seeks safe investments in housing and few restrictions. Coupled with international inflation, the Canadian public has been hard hit.

[@AndreaWhy-ky3zj]

Exactly the government did little to protect Canadians

[@TheSpoovy]

This! It always pisses me off that I'm not able to buy houses in places like Thailand or Indonesia because the governments there rightly don't allow it, recognising that this would cause a housing crisis for the locals. But Chinese money can flood into UK housing with no controls at all. I used to be a civil engineering consultant working on housing developments, and one client back in mid-naughties built a tall, thin high rise residential block in docklands which I won't name, which was sold entirely off-plan before it was even built. I found out about a year after it was built that literally no-one lived in it at all, it was completely empty all the time. Several hundred units in a poor and housing-deprived area, all sold to foreign "investors" as assets.

[@tedstarr7942]

@ A study of high rise condo apartment occupancy rates in Vancouver show about 30% of the condo units were vacant. Prices are too high to afford. A tax was placed on vacant apartments, with results unknown.

[@dianaparra3736]

"It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong"

[@P-A-X-]

This is the mistake, thinking that they make mistakes. All what they decide to implement is INTENTIONALLY producing certain effects. It’s an agenda they are following. Throw down your satanic prime minister. Wake up.

[@sun_paper_girl]

so true we are at the mercy of people who have no idea what it's like to be a normal citizen.

[@jackboy2472]

I wish I can copy and share this to millions

[@williamramey1959]

Your quotation from T. Sowell is so true. In the US, people pay a lot to become a politician because then they become multi-millionaires due to corruption. For example how can a congresswoman or congressman earn $174,000.00 USD a year and windup having $71,000,000.00 USD in a few short years?

[@michaelademysh5303]

This makes me want to cry. Everyones comments truly articulate the feelings of the young adults who were raised in Canada. Honestly for years I’ve been thinking of emigrating elsewhere. It might be time…

[@HerculesMays]

Yeah, was born in Canada in the late 90s. Will never realistically be able to buy my childhood home, or any home for that matter, in Canada. The absolute *best* I MIGHT achieve is a diwn payment in middle age, wherein I'll spend the rest of my days until my dying breath paying off a gigantic mortgage. Getting out of Canada seems like the only payh for us that want a home and family

[@magsj6474]

Where would you go? Economic emigration is a common motivator to find a better life. But where is the new world you could afford. Your parents had kids, they want to live in the community. You have kids, they want to live in the community. No more room in the community; prices go up.

[@brianday67]

That's ok because Canada will be seeing a lot of immigrants from the U.S. over the next four years.

[@ymx7947]

@@HerculesMays It's the same in Sweden. We have no future anymore.

[@EarthIsNotFlat]

@@ymx7947What do the kinds of people that inhabit these demolished societies have in common? 'Fought the wrong enemy' indeed.

[@Thelift2013]

we are Romanians.. We went in canada since back in the 2000's, Romania was way worse than today (potholes everywhere, VERY low pay, basically what canada is dealing with right now, etc... compared to how it is now) but recently, we moved back to Romania.. looks like the tides have changed.. they say Romania (Romania and Moldavia since we are the same culture and everything but different countries for some reason) and Poland have europe's fastest growing economies. when we sold our house, it sold for more than double the amount we bought it for 10 years before selling it, and that is how we made the money to come to romania, and build a house, get settled and everything. This is another factor why moving out is more and more preferred

[@elizabethtencer7950]

Same happened to Poland. Millions of mostly young people left Poland in first in eighties than for work in nineties and later. Now Canada is turning into a unaffordable sh..thole where every town has homeless and drug users and millions line up for food in foodbanks. This happened due to extremely corrupt government led by narcisstic imbecile Justine Trudeau. Now Poland is a dream country and Canada hellish unaffordable place to live.

[@jogana6909]

But India never change. From past to now indians onle come, never go.

[@babadookie]

Many of my coworkers are moving back to Poland, Portugal etc. They say life in Canada is too hard for very little reward now. It's sad to see them go, but I don't blame them.

[@VGood-k3w]

My greeting, I like Romanians) was recently in Romania, in Bucharest. Going to your church on Dixie sometimes. Im Ukrainian, Viktor, hello neighbors)

[@pegasus8987]

what people do when they come and go they take advantage while times are good and abandon canada when times are bad good riddance if ya ask me ,,,,,,,

[@woah.1173]

As an American trying to understand Canadian politics this was the most insightful thing I’ve watched yet

[@Nonyah123]

During covid I was able to split a 2 bedroom condo with a friend for $2500 a month or $1250 each. Now, the exact same condo is $4700. In 5 years rent has gone up nearly 100% while our pay has gone up $2 an hour each.

[@cylindercycle4577]

The solution is unfortunately tripling and quadrupling up. Most people are misanthrope these days but if you have a few decent friends with decent friends, you can round up 3-5 people and rent a house for 4000/month and pay 1000ish each. I've moved 5 times in the past 10 years and never paid more than 800, in central locations minutes away from the subway station or college/Dundas Street car

[@Nonyah123]

@cylindercycle4577 Once you have a dog...its all over! I was able to find a place for 800 for 2 years but generally having a dog shoots you in the foot when it comes to finding roommates and affordable housing

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

That sounds like the USA except a two bedroom condominium not that expensive but it depends on the city because of people are living in New York or Los Angeles. Yes yes, they would’ve paid that much two years ago and more today.. here where I live a two bedroom condominium a couple years ago would’ve probably been 1500 a month in a nice area but that was a less expensive area like where I live but now it’s usually 3000 or more

[@gphilipc2031]

The locusts are here, they look like man and they consume EVERYTHING like the Langoliers.

[@rjm2024]

Wow, that’s a huge increase. And here I am complaining because my rent went up $28 a month. Yesterday, I went straight to the management office at my apartment complex and they said they would not charge the extra when I threatened to move. I’ve been in the same place for 4 years and rent has increased from $1080 to $1160 a month. I would definitely have to find a roommate at your price. I do hope it gets better for our northern friends….soon!

[@LEV1ATHYN]

I'm 44 years old. Moved out of Vancouver at the age of 23, moved abroad. Best thing I ever did. My lifelong friends are mostly broke and trying to make ends meet, living in a gloomy dark rainy city surrounded by druggies and worried about making the rent. Savings? Non-existent. Get out while you can would be my advice to young Canadians.

[@Paradoxical666]

This is the same thing being told to us British young men. I am from Manchester, UK around the same age as you when you moved abroad I am considering the big leap of moving abroad to Toronto after I visited for a month last February. I absolutely loved the month I spent there and the housing & rent crisis seems to be an issue in all parts of the world even Australians and New Zealanders say its expensive even though the currency is almost half the value of the GBP. What actually makes Canada so bad from your perspective?

[@IRLWojak]

I'm also 44 and had the chance to leave at 23 and actually was already living in the USA and I moved back here because of family obligations...could never convince my wife to move later on and now I am broke, divorced and about to be living in a tent city. I went to York University. I wish I was dead.

[@IRLWojak]

@@Paradoxical666 there is absolutely no opportunity here and you will not find employment unless you know people and/or have a solid network and/or can buy your won business. I have a degree from one of our best schools and I can't get a job doing anything but stalking shelves, meanwhile I know college grads who have high power roles in various organizations because of who they knew or who their parents were. If you don't come here wealthy you are screwed. I was born to a low income family and I never had a chance in this country because we never had a cent to save. Canada is the definition of a "poverty trap".

[@LEV1ATHYN]

@RANDOMONLINECONTENT I'm sincerely sorry to hear that man. Hang in there. Life is full of ups and downs. I hope you can begin to enjoy life again. 44 is young.

[@IRLWojak]

@@LEV1ATHYN I think I have no choice but to run away from this place...thank you btw

[@edim108]

You know it's bad when there's a series called "Canadian Realestate vs Literal European Castles" and it's like a small house in Toronto vs a renovated castle with 5 acres of land in Scotland.

Don't believe everything you see in tv. EUROPE has exactly the same issue (the housing crisis is universal in big cities)... YEs you can buy abandoned houses for 1€ in some remote part of Italy, but you are, in reality and usually, not buying it. You are only buying the right to explore it for a certain amount of time that can be revoked by the city. Rememeber castles are usually historic buildings on public domains. So you are paying to recover chateaux that are public (only granted exclusivity access rights for some period of time). In LIsbon Portugal the square meter of housing is as expensive as in Dubai. and it is not because of low income immigrants, I can garantee you... those can't afford it since the begining.

[@MaximumEfficiency]

it's bad because you've voted for well known GLOBALIST, WEF's "young leader"

[@VersaiOnline]

Right? It's the construction companies that are prioritizing rental housing, and the real estate owners that hoard homes that should be cycling to first time buyers.

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

There are also quite a few houses in the UK that *look* cheap. But then you discover that it's an auction and that's the start of the bidding. The house is also barely habitable, is in a terrible area, and is cash buyers only because it's unmortgageable. An absolute bargain for someone who's rich already.

[@sam4secretary]

Yeah, Toronto is awesome. That's why people want to live there. Don't let this rage-bait get you.

[@TrueLeviathan86]

Similar situation in Ireland. Huge part of the problem are landlords who take advantage of the situation, often illegally. Belgium has far better laws and rents are much cheaper there! They just have better laws! Problem is: landlords vote more than tenants.

[@samtannouri3665]

Exactly same in Sydney Australia where the average dump will cost you 1.65 million . Rent is average $800a week

[@samtannouri3665]

😂

[@samtannouri3665]

😂

[@mydiscworld]

Ireland is experiencing the exact same thing, already had a housing shortage and made far worse by massive immigation. But Govt haven't decided to reduce immigration yet so you could say actually worse than Canada

[@mclovin4974]

Ireland has way higher per capita gdp than Canada

[@029_rafeehidayat3]

I dont hear much about ireland these days

[@ecchioni]

@@mclovin4974 Only because US tech companies launder money through it.

[@alvindueck2104]

What are your laws on self defense? What sd tools are you all allowed to use?

[@caster863]

I don't think they'll do anything. Especially when some of the politicians have openly shown distain of white people and never faced the consequences.

[@run_out175]

I was in quebec city not to long ago and without intentionally noticing it i did notice how all of the cashiers and front desk workers that i had delt with with all young Quebecers (students). Then i come back to ontario and all of those same positions are filled with Indian adults. I talk to quite a few teenagers at my local gym and they all tell me they can't even find an entry level minimum wage job. I have no idea why our government favors these people over our own.

[@JoseLopez-hp5oo]

One word....subsidized with your tax money. Hence any taxpayer should get a discount at Timmies

[@TheInsomniaddict]

It looks good on GDP reports. Our last 3-4 years worth of economic growth are thanks to immigrants and the stipends paid out to them.

[@SusanOxford]

Never use anything in Brampton as an example of Canadians.

[@leechrec]

Ikr! Many years ago, I could still see young students (and not Indian) working the tills in fast food joints.

[@patrickmulroney9452]

you are a bigot!

[@davidlee588]

I am earning top 5% in Canada, and living in downtown Toronto, I don't drink, don't smoke, don't play any games and don't dine outside, I only watch movies once a month with family, and I feel life is still struggling.

[@deezydzh]

wow

[@jon6730]

If you're struggling with a 150k+ salary and you're not dining outside, it's a you problem.

[@davidlee588]

@jon6730 it’s not my problem, the rent eats up to 1/3 salary after tax, food and entertainment plus transportation eats up another 1/3. It’s mainly a tax problem and I don’t have much purchasing power here.

[@moregoldmoregold]

Yeah it’s only going to get worse

[@moregoldmoregold]

@@jon6730 Nup. In Australia it’s the same. Makes sense after all the taxes and having kids and bills. It adds up

[@TheSpoovy]

After living in British Columbia for a few months on a sabbatical I tried to immigrate to Canada, about 10 years ago now, via Express Entry. I have a technical degree and two successful careers in engineering (civil then software), and my wife an advanced degree and career in software. I thought it would be a breeze, but in fact I was never "invited to apply"; my score was presumably too low due to my age (was late 30s). I was pretty upset at the time, but now I feel like we dodged a bullet.

[@garnray8568]

I am French, I'm 56 year old, married to a Dutch lady. We live in Deauville, in Normandie, on the French atlantic coast. We often visit Canada because one of our daughters married a Canadian guy, a nice guy from Vancouver. With time, we have built up a close relationship with his parents. They are lovely people. Every year, we invite them to France , they invite us to Vancouver, etc... you see the picture. So, I am often in Canada and we even ended up buying a house in New Brunswick (that we rent out to a nice family of 4). i visited all major cities of Canada, and all provinces, I can say that over the past years, I have seen Canada changing dramatically. Extraordinary change. The population. Now, entire neighbourhoods of Toronto and other cities look like India, Bangladesh or Pakistan. Really, it's just crazy how much it has changed in such a short amount of time. I talked to some of those new Canadians. Many told me that they actually wanted to emigrate to... the USA but it was too difficult, so Canada was just a second choice... Such immigration is putting immense pressure on public services, infrastructure, etc... Then the prices. Everything is so excruciatingly costly in Canada. Food (chicken! meat, etc.. ), energy, etc... We got quotes from plumbers, some basic repair work for the house, it was just 4 times what we would pay in France...How can normal people cope with this situation ? It's beyond me. Country is on a very dangerous trajectory and I take no pleasure posting this. In France, for decades, Canada was always seen as the smartest of all the anglo countries, with a highly civilised population and standards on same level as the rich Nordic countries or Switzerland. Now, standards are going down, people are more and more frustrated and angry. All that was just impossible to imagine in 2000. I find it scary how destructive politicians can be. They can literally ruin a formidable nation in just 15 years. It''s just insane when one thinks about it. Canada's population has increased by 32% in just 15 years ! This is insanity.

[@basse9914]

This goes to show "highly civilized" does not mean intelligent. Pro immigration people are incredibly short sighted and stupid people, no different than the other end of the extreme.

[@CharlieApples]

Nice to know racism is alive and well in Europe. How disgusting.

[@MaximumEfficiency]

you vote for well known GLOBALIST, WEF's "young leader" - you pay the price!

[@jennteal5265]

We in the US don't want them. We have our own immigration problem and honestly? I'd rather not import people who see nothing wrong with defecating in the street and chucking garbage everywhere while living off _my_ tax dollars and contributing _nothing_ to society.

[@brigidspencer5123]

😂I travel frequently so I know your long-winded rant is bullshit!

[@mporcelli77]

Born and raised in Montreal, it was time to buy a home in 2022 (2 kids so minimum 3 bedrooms), once it became clear that it was gonna be minimum 500,000$ to get something decent, my wife and I both work from home so we started to look at New Brunswick, we ended up with a 3 bedroom 2 floor home in New Brunswick on a double lot for 129,000$..just got the home appraised this year at 249,000$ (due to influx of people from Ontario) Nice having a mortgage payment under 600$/month. It’s a shame we got priced out of the city we grew up in and loved, but now we have a home and a great little town that’s right on the Maine border that we all love, and the kids have never been happier. As for groceries, we just hop over to the Walmart in the USA every couple of days and we save like 40% over the Atlantic superstore EVEN with the exchange rate. Sad that Canada came to this

Cool noodle writing name.

[@mimisparkles8765]

So youre illegally importing produce and meats into Canada? Hope you dont get caught!

[@thorinbane]

I live on a border town and there is no way you are saving that. Groceries in the USA are for the most part dollar for dollar the same and then add in the exchange. Doritos are 4.50 in Detroit.. 5.00 in Canada. No saving there. You save on dairy, but that's about it.

[@thorinbane]

Noodle writing? where do you think our alphabet is from you bigot.

[@Carkebe]

And just think, you're pricing out people in your new area by contributing to the problem. In your own words: it's a shame. Can't imagine bragging about this like you are.

[@michaelwiebeck3]

The canada economy can actually get better if only the govt can start making better decisions for the sake of it's citizens, cos' they've really made life more difficult for its residents. Hyperinflation has left the less haves bearing the brunt of the burden. Its already eating into my entire $620k retirement portfolio. Like where else can we invest our money with less risks?

[@Rachadrian]

Just get a financial planner straight up! personally, I would invest in etf and also love investing in individual stocks. yes it’s riskier but I'm comfortable in my financial environment.

[@Dantursi1]

I agree. Exactly why I now work with one. A lot of folks downplay the role of advisors until being burnt by their emotions, no offense. I remember some years back, during the covid-outbreak, I needed a good boost to stay afloat, hence researched for advisors and thankfully came across one with grit. As of today, my cash reserve has yielded from $350k to nearly $1m

[@Olsontim21]

@@Dantursi1 How can I reach this adviser of yours? because I'm seeking for a more effective investment approach on my savings

[@Dantursi1]

Annette Christine Conte is the licensed advisor I use. Just research the name. You’d find necessary details to work with a correspondence to set up an appointment.

[@Olsontim21]

Thanks for sharing. I curiously searched for her full name and her website popped up immediately. I looked through her credentials and did my due diligence before contacting her.

[@dcourteau]

Just stay away from Vancouver and Toronto, bought my house 13 years ago and its was fully paid off last summer, i have 4 kids and can still travel and i dont considerer myself rich at all...

[@amsis9gn]

As an individual living in suburbs of Tokyo, it is simply queer that many Canadians can't find places to live. More than 25,000,000 Japanese people live in an area smaller than Prince Edward island.

[@WildernessScout]

That's because Japan is more of a mono culture far ahead via peace, civility and treating each other with caring peace... with outstanding Japanese who love their Country etc.

[@Morecolour]

Like most countries; 1. Money overprinted without enough production. 2. Bankers buying all the properties 3. Extra immigration. Thank Jewish (satanists) bankers, they are enjoying rent payments sitting in gold chairs not even working once in their life.

[@Funfunfunsquare]

Careful not to let that turn into a 15 minute city.

[@anajonda]

The problem isn't a lack of places to live; it's lack of affordable places to live.

[@Knowunn]

You don’t know shit unless you are living it

[@mojo_joju]

As an Australian, it breaks my heart to see our fellow Canada going down the same road we are. Over-immigration, rising cost of living but salaries stay the same. Lack of jobs, youth unemployment. We hear your pain, and you are not alone.

[@zuzanazuscinova5209]

You need your own Trump

[@shapiroshekelberg604]

Trump says he wants to most immigrants in the largest numbers ever before just legally which is even worse.

[@msL154]

Weren’t your people originally prisoners from England? Your heart breaks differently than ours. Your people didn’t really settle and weren’t indigenous. They had to go to Australia. Also, we have people still moving to Canada that are literally from the other side of the world. We already have Indians here. Lol being a Canadian feels like a joke sometimes. Maybe I should just move to America and stop feeling bad for myself because if I do that then maybe I won’t want to talk to weird Australians on the internet.

[@Tryxxor]

Same here in germany, i feel it at work because we work for the car industry.

[@ivanwashington3186]

@@zuzanazuscinova5209 oh come on! you really think trump gives a good god-damn about us?

[@agoogleuser6576]

It's not that Canadian companies could not find skilled workers. It's that they couldn't find any cheap labor for people who would work for minimum wage to keep the economy going. With the cost of living crisis, no one will work for minimum wage except for Indians. Another thing is the Canadian education system is not very good, especially outside of the cities. Several high schools are severely underfunded and do not track students progress and help if the student is experiencing difficulty learning.

[@gwarlow]

Are you a school teacher? How do you know what is going on in all of the rural schools? Have you visited any?

[@intellectualcucumber]

So consumer prices would be even higher without these low-wage Indian migrants?

[@agoogleuser6576]

@@gwarlow lived and was raised in rural areas. Have family who teach in the city.

[@haalcity1943]

Education system is one of the best in the world. You should go to third world countries and see how much of a shit show education system is there.. even compared to countries like France or Spain we have a great education system. However, healthcare and construction is another story...

[@agoogleuser6576]

@@haalcity1943That's why the education system in China can prepare millions of Chinese to attend top-ranking universities in the United States, But many Canadians are undereducated so that they cannot even pass the SAT.

[@cliffkelsey7631]

During my 76 years as a born Canadian citizen, when there were health issues with myself and family members, we went to the family doctor and our general taxes paid for those visits and that is how it happens still. Same thing for most hospital and specialist visits. The secret to do this in a cost effective manner is simple. Through our federal tax system, everyone pays a little for the general good of the few who may need help in any given year. Not communist - but caring!

[@Tonyrobs2]

It's sad how difficult things have become in the present generation. I was wondering how to utilise some money I had. I used some of it for e-commerce business, but that sank. I'm thinking of how to use what's left to invest, but I don't really know which way to go.

[@PASCALDAB]

It's a good idea to seek advice at the moment, unless you're an expert yourself. As someone who runs a service business and sells products on eBay, I can tell you that the economy is struggling and many people are struggling financially.

[@viviancarolgioao]

Due to my demanding job, I lack the time to thoroughly assess my investments and analyze individual stocks. Consequently, for the past seven years, I have enlisted the services of a fiduciary who actively manages my portfolio to adapt to the current market conditions. This strategy has allowed me to navigate the financial landscape successfully, making informed decisions on when to buy and sell. Perhaps you should consider a similar approach.

[@DonaldStokes-p]

@@viviancarolgioao How can I reach this advisers of yours? because I'm seeking for a more effective investment approach on my savings?

[@viviancarolgioao]

'Sharon Ann Meny' is the licensed advisor I use. Just research the name. You’d find necessary details to work with a correspondence to set up an appointment

[@DonaldStokes-p]

Thank you for this tip. It was easy to find your coach. Did my due diligence on her before scheduling a phone call with her. She seems proficient considering her resume.

[@Tobi_Jones]

the labour shortage was a lie

[@edmundduke1082]

Wait until you hear about what Covid was. Fools get fleeced and conquered.

[@jeffguarino2097]

I don't think it was a lie. In Winnnipeg every Walmart, Mcdonalds has East Indians and they came in the last 10 years or so. Without them there would be no one available and an extreme shortage. All the Amazon trucks are East Indians. There are still lots of job openings even though we brought in 25,000 Ukrainians. Who would be doing these jobs if not for the immigrants ? A&W is nothing but East Indians flipping burgers.

[@rockinrodlittle]

How?

[@Trendsthismonth]

​@@rockinrodlittleHow?

[@SmashBrosBrawl]

@@rockinrodlittle are you dumb? "labor shortage" is a lie govt tell to flood a country with cheap labor

[@miltonhayek2494]

Whenever I hear that companies can't find skilled labor I cringe. I have multiple degrees, with twenty plus years of experience. But I can't find a job that wants to pay more than $50K. What they really mean is they can't find super cheap labor while the leadership at the top drives the company into the ground while making seven figure salaries.

[@friggenbozo4495]

im a machinist in florida, I make over 100g...we have NO state taxes......Maybe you should look inward instead of blaming others????????

[@miltonhayek2494]

​@@friggenbozo4495 I make over that as well. That's why I wouldn't take a $50K starter wage job like they demand. You're a machinist. Which means you know how to walk and chew bubble gum, just not simultaneously (that means at the same time). Whenever we had to move a machine, the union would force guys like you to come in and stand around and complain while we worked. I have a military background, hold three degrees (debt free), and have 20+ years of experience in my field. Tell me, what amazing stand out skills do you have that warrant paying you WAY beyond your average field's salary (Which according to the BLS is actually less than 51K)? That means you're WAY overpaid for your field. BTW. I've met marines that had to work at Harbor Freight for

[@miltonhayek2494]

@@friggenbozo4495 KZbin is blocking my comments like always. I make good money. That's not my complaint. It's expectations. I'm a vet with 3 degrees and 20 years of experience in my field. Your fields average salary is

[@miltonhayek2494]

@@friggenbozo4495 According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics you're earning over the top 90% of your peers. It sounds like you should be willing to work for substantially less than you're making. After all, that's what employers are willing to pay for your... skills. I'd guess you're part of a grossly overpaid union. We used to be forced to call guys like you to come and watch us work.

[@jessemoreno7112]

@@friggenbozo4495It doesn’t take a genius to realize why we are in a job and housing crisis in Canada. We only have so many homes and have been welcoming in MILLIONS of immigrants for the past 4-6 years now. Local adults not only have to fight each other in the job market but now millions of immigrants as well. Companies prioritize hiring immigrants for profit which I garante many Canadians have seen firsthand including myself.

[@DanTutum-z2i]

Canada, the second-largest country in the world by land area, is a fascinating study in world geography. Spanning six time zones and bordered by three oceans, its diverse landscapes include vast forests, the Rocky Mountains, and the Arctic tundra, making it a key focus for understanding global physical geography.

[@R_Alexander029]

Oh look, the peasants aren't having kids hmm maybe let's tax them harder.

[@vidurrow]

That's pretty much it!

[@falconeaterf15]

I’ve been saying that for decades.

[@waffles6548smile]

We literally cannot afford it in our home. And we earn 160k between two of us but cannot afford to have one take time off of work for maternity leave.

[@erinnerung15]

And yet, I keep seeing stats that most Canadian oppose subsidised childcare. What is the government doing to help young families or to encourage couples to have more kids?

[@ggggg77273]

@@erinnerung15 Programs like that exist but only for first nations people.

[@Stuffthatsfunny1]

One thing you fail to mention is monopolies. Canada effectively has 2 grocery store chains, 2 airlines, 2 telecommunications companies, in some places like BC you can only get insurance from 1 place. You are charged huge amounts for basic needs other than housing.

[@Mujangga]

Bingo! And monopoly can only exist through government.

[@barryjames73]

Small population + government meddling = high costs for basic things.

[@garyagentg]

Canada has dropped the ball on this long ago and allowed these corporations to be anti competitive, they just absorb company after companies no anti-trust laws or anti-competition.

[@Madchris8828]

Damn I thought we had monopolies here in the US

[@68Tboy]

@Madchris8828 It’s nearly impossible to have monopoly in the US unless a company can leverage the government to over regulate their competitors out of existence. Large corporations love big government and red tape!

[@artemisarrow179]

Young Canadians can't afford homes, young Canadians can't start families and those young Canadians will one day become older Canadians with literally nothing to lose. Continents burns over less.

[@OhNoYouDidntDZ]

No we're just going to leave bit by bit.

[@bufords]

@@OhNoYouDidntDZ no you won't because Canada has free health care. Not many countries do and the ones that do are worse than Canada. Cost of living is a global problem!

[@TheRealGOAT6]

They absolutely can. Just maybe not in Toronto or Vancouver.

[@qoph1988]

You have allowed yourselves to be disarmed and the current government has literally billions of Indians on standby to import and use against you. If you were planning to burn continents, you missed your window

[@8lifeisamovie8]

Then they will stay in the 'Mother hotel' until they are about 40 years old..😉

[@Wolvaroo]

This might be difficult to glean from an outsider researching it, but there never was a labour shortage. I had just upgraded my skills to an in-demand industry during this time and it took me over a year to land an entry level position in that field, and even today postings are extremely competitive. Reportedly teenagers had trouble getting jobs in fast food and retail during this time.

[@liiishh5393]

Last year I travelled to Nepal. On the way back,our flight was full of Nepalese students. They were so excited to be flying to Canada to follow their dreams of going abroad. They were being guided by an agency. I felt so sad because little do they know how hard is to live there at the moment.

[@onepunchman7407]

Coming from such a low standard of living like in napal and india its 1000 times easier to live in canada. Its only difficult for western people who refuse to lower their standard of living to save more money. People from third world have very different mindset.

[@mr.slimeyt]

​@@onepunchman7407maybe it's easier cuz the cost of living is also lower? The price of goods you can buy in Canada would be more expensive than in Nepal.

[@Sababbby]

​@@onepunchman7407Not when you're from a middle to upper middle class family with property, & servants, and moving to Canada is a downgrade into lower class status - lowest wage and under the table slave wages, and poor quality housing. Many are fleeing to the USA illegally and going back home.

[@sports5760]

@@onepunchman7407 nope

[@chikenjoker]

If only the agency I dealt with told us a diff story

[@clarke6814]

I moved to Canada in 2021 as my parents wanted me somewhere safe. I moved back this year. Seeing people who can't even speak English get good jobs while I slave away washing dishes and living in a tiny room with no heat and no way to see a doctor when I'm ill, amongst other reasons, helped me make the decision to come back home. My country has so many problems, but I'm more grateful than ever to be here. My heart goes out to the people who have been living in Canada their whole lives but can't even get a home or a job. I also feel bad for my friends who came as immigrants (legally!), in the hopes for a better future but now might not have a stable one.

[@thickFruitJuice]

Where you from boss?

[@JamesTucker-v2e]

You talking about Canada or India?

[@xninja2369]

​@@JamesTucker-v2elooks like he is from somewhere near Afrika and talking about canada .. ( Only judging by his playlist).

[@xninja2369]

​@@thickFruitJuice​ like he is from somewhere near Afrika and talking about canada .. ( Only judging by his playlist).

[@clarke6814]

@@xninja2369 that's right haha

[@chadrox999]

Canadian here, went from making $30 an hour pre covid which was plenty for a new truck and a shared mortgage (apartment) while still being comfortable, to now making about 32 an hour and struggling to pay my bills, and I dont live in a big city. This country is going to shit.

[@AndrewT87]

Same thing with U.S.

[@xbmcme9768]

Maybe buy a used truck instead of a new one.

[@bcvetkov8534]

​@@xbmcme9768Maybe don't have shitty opinions?? 🤔🤔

[@seya_eury]

Has already gone to shit. It is a shithole now.

[@youtubasoarus]

It's not going to shit, it's already shit.

[@robingarland2764]

I was raised in Florida and I came here right after I was born. I'm almost 65 now. Anyway, Florida is a dream destination for so many Canadians. Had to take my daughter to the emergency room about a month ago and one of the nurses there was a Canadian who had moved here. She told me she absolutely loves it here!

[@DeadGlassEyes]

Born and raised in Canada. I don't live there now, but my brothers are there, and I'm just thankful that they own their homes, as they bought them over 10 years ago. I was planning on moving back some day, but not like this. This is just terrible. Justin needs to go.

[@Paradoxical666]

This is the same thing being told to us British young men. I am from Manchester, UK considering the big leap of moving abroad to Toronto after I visited for a month last February. I absolutely loved the month I spent there and the housing & rent crisis seems to be an issue in all parts of the world even Australians and New Zealanders say its expensive even though the currency is almost half the value of the GBP. What actually makes Canada so bad from your perspective?

[@DeadGlassEyes]

@@Paradoxical666 Terrible economy, terrible government, endless woke bullshit.

[@TheSmartLawyer]

Prime Minister Blackface?

[@DeadGlassEyes]

@@Paradoxical666 Did you get a chance to read my reply before KZbin deleted it?

[@Paradoxical666]

@ no

[@marylizabetha]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a big source of the housing crisis the fact that companies and investors are buying up tons of properties and just holding onto them as investments? That was a problem in Toronto too, homeless people are being forced out when there are so many empty homes we could be housing them in.

[@seanothepop4638]

Also offshore, so you don't even need to immigrate to own/invest. That housing will remain empty surrounded by homeless. I get it, it's lucrative since the Canadian dollar is so weak that overseas investment to offshore tax is a given, but ethically any investor should question why that is. It's not for a good reason.

[@ingridmorris5691]

Old problems.

[@Ushio01]

They are buying less than 1% of new builds. The problem is decades of under building. Population increases 5% a year but the government only allowed 1% of new homes after decades you get the west today.

[@user-vp4ij8en8y]

Think about that. How does it make any sense for them to let their investment sit empty? This is not the problem. The problem is too much bureaucracy and 25% added costs due to government fees and taxes. The average tax on a mew home is more than the average price of a home only 20 years ago. That is ludicrous. Happy ways though!!!

[@user-vp4ij8en8y]

@Jaden-eh6rh If you have to make someone else pay for it, it’s not a right. Free shit is not the problem. Grow up.

[@EmmanuelGusto]

Progress is progress, regardless if it is slow or consistent. Either ways one still goes up, credits to Lunvo

[@JoefryAnders]

Lunvo has quite been very helpful in the system. I recommend him anyday

[@JenniferAniston-u9o]

There is no need to rush life, in the end what will be will be. Just be hardworking, steadfast and always seek for guidance

[@Danikaash]

How can I communicate with him for advice

[@EmmanuelGusto]

Search his full name

[@EmmanuelGusto]

Jason Lunvo Rodriguez

[@于梓谦]

The same is happening in Shanghai. Apartments downtown are freakingly expensive, at least 34K/m^2. Renting fee is usually above 7K/month for a 120m^2 apartment and my whole family lives in it.

[@lachazASMR]

Im 54 born and raised in Toronto. Ive heard this "were going to fix the housing crisis" hundreds of times and it never gets better. I make 25$/hour and i cant afford a one bedroom apartment. Not if i want to eat too. I have to share a two bedroom and its still hard. Enjoy your last few months Trudeau, your time is running out.

[@grantsampson776]

I mean, Pierre wants to remove the rent cap, so clench your cheeks; you're still fucked. But don't worry, I'm fucked too! Boy do I love how Canadians keep voting for the same two parties that keep fucking everything up!

[@ykMMD]

@@grantsampson776 Yeah, all Pierre thinks about is giving handjobs to Netanyahou honestly, not Canadians.

[@cr3262]

Same three parties!

[@grantsampson776]

@@cr3262 Nope, we've only been bouncing between the Libs and Cons and their predecessor parties since... well, always. NDP almost won once under Jack Layton, but they fell short and were just the official opposition. Then Harper kept fucking us because he was a c*nt. Then Trudeau replaced him and had his turn to fuck us. Now it'll be Pierre, whose idea of helping the housing crisis is to... get rid of the rent cap so rent will cost more. Get the lube boys! He's trying to go in dry!

[@betterdaysareatoenailaway]

I'm 38 and I've been hearing the same nonsense my whole life. "We're going to fix the housing crisis" means "we're just waiting for you all to die."

[@picklerix6162]

According to a relative, this was a problem before the pandemic. My cousin worked for a Canadian company for a while. He had to travel to Canada for a couple company meetings. He said that he was shocked when he met other Canadian female employees, he said that many of the women could not afford an apartment and were still living with their parents. My cousin said that these women were single and close to 30 years old.

[@TheInsomniaddict]

It's been a problem for a while. I bought my place back in 2018 and at the time housing was already skyrocketing in my area. For major cities like Vancouver, you'd have to go back to 2010 or earlier for prices to be somewhat sane.

[@IRLWojak]

Yup, a nation of children...this country is amateur hour embodied.

[@wyleecoyotee4252]

Maybe just that company. Otherwise many single women outearn men and are homeowners

[@Madame_Different]

We are many single persons living with roommates and we are in our 30s. I may not have a "my own place" but I have my freedom and no issue to think about. I can save money as well...most people around me with a mortgage to pay and kids are really stressed, which I don't experience.

[@pluumpiiboi3434]

canada is a disgusting and repulsive country, most soul sucking anti life country on the planet. 30 year olds lie in rooms for half their income a month, this is NOT normal at all and is anti canadian, im thankfully getting the F out of this DUMP

[@nodnarb9932]

The fact that this video became his most viewed video ever in less than 2 weeks shows you that everything said is the truth. Its getting worse month by month

[@leonardo9259]

Look I agree with Canada thingy bit views are not proof LMAO

[@ferruccio4531]

understood, the more views the more truth.

[@theofficialpollo]

Views are not related to truth whatsoever wth

[@zpellet6326]

Guys, he has a point. People who face the issue personally are probably more likely to look up and confirm the problem.

[@WildernessScout]

England was "Globalized" too...sucks

[@mjkulikow]

I am actually shocked how cheap Montreal is...Living near there in the US, it always seems very expensive.

[@perfectionbox]

It's getting seriously crazy. Housing prices are unaffordable for too many. In Vancouver crime is up, homelessness is up, drug use is rampant, and each day I see new homeless people I haven't before. There are folks just grabbing things off the store shelves and making a dash for the exit, breaking windows, doing hard drugs in plain view in broad daylight, drinking to a stupor, even the occasional death. I wish I was being hyperbolic but I'm not. Not sure what to do but I do know that this cannot continue. Some affordable housing was built and it helped a bit, but it's like trying to bail a sinking ship with a teacup, the number of homeless is skyrocketing.

[@jacquelinerendell]

I am seeing the exact same thing in Hamilton. The degradation week by week is insane. There are tents in every park and along roads. People doing hard drugs every where and anywhere. What used to be reserved for Hastings St. is now permeating every urban center. And this is just the beginning.

[@aoeu256]

carry a hidden camera and report any crime to the police. also you can have a remote control car with an old phone record stuff.

[@jbb3675]

@@aoeu256 The police don't care.

[@yourmainful]

It is far worse in the Burbs, went to downtown Abbby, Chilliwack, Langley where there is Save On or Safeway ect, it was Identical to Main and Hastings in East Van in all three cities, tons of ppl on fentynal everywhere bent over with their pants down, it was a disturbing scene, and to be honest embarrassing. 1.1 million for a home to live there my excrement! Canadian housing is worse than getting raped, its like walking into a burger king and being charged $967. 56 for a cold junior whopper and small fries. PURE GARBAGE. Canada is right fucked and the biggest economic CON Job on earth currently. No where comes even close. Go to texas and for the 500k you can purchase a beautiful home, in a beautiful neighbourhood, no fentynal, no crime, well to do high income earners as your neighbours, living a wonderful life, by the way they view 500k as a ton of money for a home, and they are earning 150 to 200k out there, meanwhile in Abbby or Langley, the median household income 90k and a house that was 300k 10 yrs ago they want 1.2 million for. And every second house has been turned into a rooming house with 14 bedrooms being rented out by some East Indian ppl or chinese individuals. Canada is 100 percent a ripoff overpriced SHIT HOLE. By ALL and every definition.

[@jacquelinerendell]

@@yourmainful And to know it's all being done on purpose makes it more devastating. They don't want people owning homes. Socialists like Trudeau et al don't believe in private property for the masses. I am definitely leaving this "post-nation state".

[@cheman9907]

I am 19. I was born and raised in a beautiful little ski town in the mountains of BC. All of the houses in my town are either some rich persons vacation home, filled with a dozen Indians, or costs 8 million dollars. I’m thinking I’m just gonna go live in the woods and give up on society

[@Paulgeorgiyev]

i’m a truck driver, and i often drive to canada to deliver freight. since 2020, i’ve noticed the indian population 5X. any restaurant, gas station, grocery store, is packed! with indians who can barely speak english. i’ve even heard from other indians complaining on the amount of indians migrating to canada. it’s a disaster. i’m so grateful to live in america after hearing and especially seeing how difficult canadians have it.

[@HK-uq9by]

Ask them to teach you how to be a Jugi then leave😁

[@thisGuy481]

It's bad, man. So many indians even in the most desolate of places here in Alberta, and even in NWT. It's insane.

[@RobertTaylor-sd3zy]

Whistler 🤣

[@keriddunk1520]

You guys only know to whine. We Indians know how to grind ans hustle, while you guys just wanna get high and be homeless. Stop complaining and start working ffs

[@MaestroDraven]

My wife and I fled Canada in October of 2022, because we saw exactly what was coming. We left for Singapore. The rents here are high, but.....my tax bracket is 11% instead of 27%, the GST here is 9% instead of 13%, and wages are very, very high. Plus, you don't need a car to live here, given the effectiveness of the MRT transport system. Companies flock to invest in Singapore, whereas they look cross-eyed at Canada, thanks to the policies of the Trudeau government. Crime here is practically non-existent in comparison to Canada. My wife can walk around at 3AM here and never, ever have to worry about being raped or mugged. Home invasions simply don't happen here. There are no riots, violent protests or government corruption. Singapore isn't perfect, and it has its issues, but I feel safer, freer and far more happy here than I did in Canada. What's ironic is that Singaporeans here don't realize how good they have it, and the one place they want to move to? Yep, you guessed it! CANADA. I discourage them strenuously, whenever I can.

[@jabstoredeportes]

Yes immigration is becoming a problem here in Mexico is always been with Canadian and Americans increasing the prices on everything... housing food etc... specially after covid...hopefully they go back too...😅😅😅😅 Why people is a hater... I thought we were talking about immigration... i know most of people they are not educated enough to know the difference between 2 complete different concepts... tourism and immigration... that's why I don't like this videos they are created to confused the illiterate people... 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ u was trying to reply but they get erase why??? Trying to educate the illiterate...

[@rickwrites2612]

Isn't it authoritarian? Like minor crimes result in death? Or am I confusing it with somewhere else?

[@puny-tinsucks5102]

@@rickwrites2612 usually the places this guy described are very lacking in freedoms and rights

[@aksjhdbaksjhdbNotASpam]

@@rickwrites2612 Nope, you are thinking of the right country. Though they are technically a democracy, it's classified as a flawed one and has had one party in power since 1959...

[@cheechungchong7716]

​@rickwrites2612 if you consider drug trafficking to be a minor crime, then yeah you're right

[@infotruckbobcat9892]

As a Canadian Construction business owner. I am seriously looking at leaving for Texas as a born and raised Canadian, who has grown very weary of how much more expensive it is to operate here. From material costs, to fuel costs, to tax structures to a devalued dollar to what seems like systemic attack on small business in Canada. Particularly construction businesses. In Canada, hard work doesn't earn a powerful paycheck, it earns a powerful tax bill - essentially punishing productivity. And this systemic attack has seen American based, Paris based, Brazilian based, Chinese based, Indian based organizations pick pocket Canadians by operating here but pulling profits back to their home countries.

[@infotruckbobcat9892]

And I need to add, because of all my crazy and steadily increasing costs in Canada, I cannot afford to pay help a gainful wage. So, I've reduced down to a one man show and occasional struggle financially myself. It's a disgrace!