Is Vancouver Worth it in 2022?

[@Teagueykid]

As a British citizen it makes me laugh when people talk about the cloud and the rain...I think I'd feel right at home in Vancouver! 😂

[@emmanueldunyo233]

Hahahaha 🤣 I will like to be there someday

[@ExNihilo634]

Literally. I’m like … there are places where it isn’t cloudy most of the time!? Don’t know that life

[@JustIn-zj9fx]

Sounds like it sucks to be a British citizen just based off the weather lmao

[@sandyb2391]

true story lol

[@emmanueldunyo233]

@@sandyb2391 how long have you live in Vancouver

[@callebe]

Great Video! Just to add more information, you can actually move to Canada as a PR from other Countries directly. There's an immigration stream called Federal Skilled Worker (Express Entry). What a lot of people do is go to Canada to study (Study permit + work permit for 20hs/week). After they finish their studies, they get a PGWP (Post-Graduation Work Permit) and are allowed to work for 1-2 years. After that, they apply for PR. Only after being a PR for 3 years they're allowed to apply for citizenship. It's a struggle.

[@hannane]

Also if you work a tech job, you can get a work permit and after 1 year of qualified work in Canada you can apply to be a PR. Not 3, but 1 year.

[@AdamJBell]

Awesome info here, thanks for sharing, wasn't aware!!

[@phoebelamb562]

@@hannane do you have a website or source for more info on this?

[@hannane]

@@phoebelamb562 it’s the Canada class program in the gov website

[@JackStrange]

I just moved here. My plan is to stay, but the rising costs do worry me. Back home I had a 3 bedroom house, and here not being able to buy a home is not a good thing. But Vancouver is beautiful. I just hope that more is done to make it more cost friendly. Feel like people need to protest 😂

[@vhylis6510]

Wanna move here in the near future but I too worry about the rising costs

[@JackStrange]

@@vhylis6510 I'd say give it a go!

[@alexnoor7689]

It is a market dude! It costs exactly as much as it worth!

[@rtgtx]

It is because everyone wants to move there including you. I am not blaming you…it's just a fact... I want to move there too.

[@sohigamer141]

Vancouver is the most expensive city in Canada. You should try going to cities like Calgary. The city has natural Beauty and is so affordable. People are nice too

[@ed1019-h8o]

I love Vancouver, I was raised here, I particularly like the many outdoor activities we have and it is a very friendly city too! But yes it is expensive, partly due to people using housing as a speculation vehicle like the stock market buying and selling for profit....but you can do it, as there are lots of jobs. I am a very motivated person and work for Service Now remotely in product management, I also love meeting new people so I deliver for a food delivery app a few nights a week and meet lots of friendly Vancouver people thru deliveries, I also am a plant based person and help with the online marketing for two plant based food companies. I just have this personality that has many interests, and as long as I take really good care of my health I have lots of energy. I earn about 160,000 a year, after tax 110,000 I save about 20,000, I also donate two a couple of charities. So it is expensive but to me it is worth it as I really like the lower mainland/west coast/easy going/friendly culture, but you do need good sources of legal income. I also don't plan on ever retiring, I would be so bored, so I am not too concerned with large savings, I need lots to do and am a life long learner.

[@teacher_dani_english]

Love your comment, it seems very sincere. I am leaving my country in South America next month to study in Vancouver. I feel so fortunate I got the chance to do so!

[@ed1019-h8o]

@@teacher_dani_english That is wonderful Danii, studying is a great opportunity for more learning and developing some skills too. I find Vancouver citizen's place a high priority on outdoor activities, ie. there are endless beautiful and very well maintained municipal and provincial parks around the lower mainland. Vancouver winters are mild/not very cold so people continue to cycle, walk, hike throughout the winter. Coming from a warmer country you will find the climate here to be comfortable. Welcome I am very happy for you on your next life adventure.

[@35235909]

I hope that one day i can be a guy like you,i am going to study in canada next month,can i have your contact by any chance.Just in case when i got some question in canada i can be able to get some suggestions from you🤗

[@antonioenrico]

I appreciate that you went further in depth about the "vancouver is really expensive" issue. I hear it EVERYWHERE but people never bother to explain it more. Sure i know houses are expensive, but thats kind of a given since its a huge city.

[@broodymonkey1532]

I like your videos but think I should point out an inaccuracy in the immigration section of your video. You don't need to live for 3 years in Canada before you can apply for a PR. That's the required limit for a citizenship (canadian passport). The PR (permanent residency) is usually attainable after a year of 'skilled' work experience in Canada. You can also apply for a PR or immigration directly from an outside country and enter canada as a permanent resident the day you land. However, this route is a bit tougher since it's hard to accumulate the points to qualify for immigration/PR.

[@KevinLiu]

the most rainy and depressing city in canada 🤩

[@Ty-uy6bf]

Lowkey excited to see Vancouver, I been wanting to live in canada since I was 12 years old

[@kenkoy6821]

I’m relocating from Cape Town (South Africa) to Vancouver in few months I can’t wait

[@TheSilverGate]

Dude, enjoy the sun cuz you won't see it here for 6 or 7 months.

[@0726Samson]

100x, yes. Life has been an upgrade after I moved to this amazing city. I got nature, I got nightlife. Yes it is expensive but so is my old home Hong Kong. Vancouver got so much more to offer! :)

[@vipulasharma302]

what about the rent? Is there a good way to live in a decent house/apartment when the budget is around 1k CAD?

[@0726Samson]

@@vipulasharma302 Honestly, 1k is hard to pay but it is not impossible. My old home, we paid over 2K easily. Unless you work in banking or some top notch firms, it would be impossible to survive. At least I get to live here without starving myself

[@vipulasharma302]

@@0726Samson thanks for replying. It is too costly. :( One will only survive if they make more than 5k per month. And that's so sad!

[@0726Samson]

@@vipulasharma302 Yeah, 5k was the almost the minimum. To live comfortably, we are looking at 6k to 7k Overall, Vancouver is really not the worst

[@vipulasharma302]

@@0726Samson damn, are there enough jobs offering that much money? Especially to immigrants? I am a marketing professional here in India with 4 yrs' experience. Do they even consider non-Canadian experience? Too many questions, I know. Sorry, I am just really curious. 😅

[@mattlau]

Great content! Lived in Vancouver all my life and the housing market in the past 5-10 years is insane

[@AdamJBell]

right! so wild

[@sandyb2391]

nice thing is we have 4 seasons i love that . not hot all the time n not cold more than often.

[@audreybrais]

Moving to Vancouver from Montreal in May! Soooo stocked.

[@yanisrihandayani]

Thanks for sharing, veri impormative 👍

[@jaimearango2698]

Stunning city with tons of homeless people 😫

[@frankihatch]

Just like Toronto

[@jaimearango2698]

@@frankihatch Sucks 😫👍

[@sudarshansuppiah8192]

Love videos. I always wanted to move there for couple of years to live and experience the city. I will probably not buy a property there even if I am able to afford it. Here in the Atlantics I could probably get 3-4 houses for. same amount of that in Van. I don't know why people are so obsessed with buying.

[@ThatBigCactus]

Because your rent money goes into money heaven, but your mortgage payments go into equity. That's the single and only legitimate reason

[@XMG3]

I lived here my entire life (40 years), grew up in vancouver in the 80s-90s, I own a house now in burnaby and I can confidently say, no it's not, not worth it at all, expensive is an understatement, every property owner here is a millionaire, and there are people like me, a "millionaire" living and working with barely any savings, I haven't traveled ever, don't eat out at all, drink water, and free coffees from the office, that's it, frugal living in everything I did for the past 30 years, I make $90k a year and live like a hobo in a prison for decades, that's how i was able to afford, that kind of sacrifices is not for everyone and still for the amount I spent surviving here, I could have owned a couple mansions else where.

[@SuperKing604]

U never thought about moving? Sell and move what about Ontario, alberta, Saskatchewan? Vancouver island.

[@XMG3]

@@SuperKing604 vancouver island is equally expensive now, I lived in calgary back in 2012, then trudeau came along and destroyed that province by shutting all the oil jobs down, it's hard to move now as I have a family and son.

[@nvanguy6868]

As a local i totally agree with you these ‘vancouver ‘ videos and people commenting are all brand new people moving into Vancouver and they buy all the brainwashing bs

[@Droxal]

Is this because you have a high mortgage payment?

[@nickislander4915]

We have lived here for 8 years but still can't afford to buy a place, so my family and I just bought a house in Calgary and moving there this summer

[@TheSilverGate]

Planning on doing exactly that

[@frankihatch]

Edmonton is even cheaper

[@Kateb23]

I’m moving over in 3 weeks and I can’t wait! ✈️😄

[@88lu23]

U are so pretty! Let me know if you need any help once you in Van～

[@danielkim6241]

Nice to see you. I like Vancouver too.

[@pilyred8760]

I live here too man, and I agree 100%. Vancouverites complain a lot about how much it rains, and it’s really not that bad. Fun fact too, my car insurance actually went down with ICBC after moving from Ontario. I was pleasantly surprised.

[@ThatBigCactus]

It's just the stretches from late October to mid December, and then late January to April where it can just rain consecutively every single day that get depressing. It's really countered in the summer though when it's basically perfect weather for 3 months in a row: Warm, sunny, & not humid.

[@jackiegutmann]

Vancouver is where I was raised, but not everyone is rich and that hurts living in Vancouver. I don’t get seasonal depression… I absolutely love it, I love rain.

[@lt9408]

I’ve been subscribed to you for awhile and honestly I always appreciate your information man. I’m planning on moving to Vancouver for school soon and the advice you give is so useful especially the apartment portion! Keep up the great work. Looking forward to more vids

[@richardb.3808]

It's raining very often in winter, but it's mainly very light rain. You will look at people outside in the rain and maybe 10 to 20% will have an umbrella. A lot of people even carry an umbrella, but won't use it not to get it wet. Yes, that sounds stupid, but I do the same now. That's how light the rain can be. If you're from the east coast like me, you know that the rain there falls like nails and is accompanied of wind which makes it fall sideways and render umbrellas wiite pointless. So yes it rains a lot, but it rarely prevents you from going out and enjoy the outdoors.

[@TheSilverGate]

Just to clarify that what you mean by "winter" is actually from September to May

[@richardb.3808]

Yes. Bad habit. It's basically a long fall, a one week winter, then a long spring. The only difference with winter is that you might walk on snow once or twice between rains...

[@theshawnmurphyjournal2946]

I left visiting after 3 days because of the insane hotel prices .Air quality is good in Vancouver , but the $4.15 coffee stung

[@jellybeansi]

The cycling infrastructure alone is so worth it. Not Amsterdam material, but it's pretty good compared to places like Winnipeg...

[@rookie90210]

Good content. Vancouver used to be one of the best cities in the world. It is not even close now. Property prices are insanely high. Traffic is the worst in North America. And then the big elephant in the room is the homelessness and serious drug issues. Watch where you step in downtown because there is feces everywhere. Its really too bad.

[@andyl8025]

Agreed with high property prices and the homelessness/drug issue. Disagree about the traffic. I moved here from Toronto. Toronto traffic is definitely worse.

[@TheSilverGate]

Yes, there's shit everywhere. Plus the rain and cold, and the lack of sun and how expensive it is, then it's a total no, it's not worth it, unless you are making millions.

[@hongjoong_lover]

babe wake up the new adam j bell just dropped !!

[@rebekahhaliburton9442]

Great video Adam, super informative and interesting! ❤️keep it up

[@lukaszwasylow6410]

Really great content. Enjoying watching your videos. Im actually moving here in May and your series helped me a lot. Cheers

[@littleripper312]

Vancouver is for rich people. If you don't make a lot of money or have parents helping you'll be miserable. The city is amazing if you have the money but you can't enjoy it if you're working or middle class. You're much better off living in a city you can afford. Being broke or sharing a 1-bedroom with a roommate isn't that fun over the age of 22.

[@TheSilverGate]

That's exactly on point

[@frankihatch]

Nothing but facts

[@SuperKing604]

Most cities are the same just live in one u can afford. Dont young people just wanna go out clubbing and drinking u can do that in like calgary for pay less rent

[@joelaw13]

B.C stands for “bring cash”!

[@stefannanomtb2879]

Thanks adam. You allways solve my worries! :)

[@Marco-fn6kg]

Vancouver is so nice but the people are awful trust me I live here 😆 go outside the city a little bit and the people are wonderful. I think people are just so stressed with the high cost of living lol

[@michael.1234]

There is a trick you can do with ICBC. Default insurance comes with basic and extra parts. Basic insurance is mandatory with ICBC, but extra parts you can go private instead. I saved a good amount of $. There's a lot of good private insurance companies, gotta shop around.

[@puntacanaweddingspecialist]

Private insurers are no longer cheaper than icbc since they changed their system a year ago. In fact Intact, bel air direct, family etc are a pulling out of private markets because they cannot make a profit

[@rhamzkysibonga6170]

Love all ur vids so informative looking forward for more vids before moving soon in Vancouver BB 😉🇨🇦😉

[@LooneyLoner]

Going to move there in a couple of months. Kinda excited, kinda scared.

[@SogDough]

Don't... trust me.

[@MK-uz3zd]

hope you the best luck!!!!

[@srs6461]

@@SogDough If you’re saying don’t, you haven’t been to any other North American city.

[@ThatBigCactus]

@@srs6461 I've been and want to leave. You can live 30-40% wealthier in the US based on salaries and COL alone.

[@srs6461]

@@ThatBigCactus And what perspective are looking from? Because I can tell you right now, as a Texan, this is place is only cheap for people who make good money. Not to mention you’re giving up on thing like universal basic healthcare and good transportation leaving Vancouver.

[@greenalien3857]

From vancouver to the Langdale they need either a highway to it or a skytrain over the city a skytrain from horseshoe Bay to sqaumish then to Langdale.

[@MMXVII]

Went the Van Island for a week in December and it was on and off sun cloud, but of course thats only a week. Loved every second tho, light years better than Toronto 🤮

[@jacoballen9425]

Not quite sure if you need to be a resident for 3 years before you can apply for PR. I'm an Aussie who moved here on a working holiday visa and was able to apply for PR 6 months after living here but maybe it's case by case.

[@AllenSmithe]

I believe their website stated 12 months. Pretty sure he's thinking of citizenship being 3 years.

[@vipulasharma302]

"Vancouver has the best spaghetti" - lol

[@caashokknirala1197]

Worst city to live if you ignore the climate

[@fatgeekproduction7528]

Thank you for this useful information. Subscribed 👍Me and my wife are planning to move to Vancouver in a few months. Never been to Canada and English is a second language so it is stressful. I seriously doubt that any of us will be able to find a 75k job right away. Do you think if we both fund a work for 40-45k (making it 80-90k in total) that should be enough for the two of us at first? Also, it maight be easier if we rented in zone 2 like Richmond and worked downtown, wouldn't it?

[@CluelessKit]

I'd say yeah if you both found work for 40-45k it's totally doable. Especially if you lived somewhere like Richmond or Burnaby.

[@EricLight]

Buddy isn't Ontario the highest insurance cost in the country

[@MK-uz3zd]

I live in Barcelona, great city, wonderful weather, rights and healthcare. Vancouver seems kinda of the best place to move technically, what do u think guys? (im trying to improve my English and French to apply the Express Entry with my master+degree, but I think that I need some people over there, for example, couples or families has more benefits than a single girl idk)

[@Desperoro]

Costs of Vancouver are pretty same as in Barcelona but I guess skilled jobs are payed better in Barcelona. But nature in Vancouver is really great

[@ThatBigCactus]

It depends, what is your reason for leaving Barcelona?

[@TheSilverGate]

Why'd you even leave Spain? I'ts a paradise, and the country chosen by thousands to retire

[@MK-uz3zd]

@@TheSilverGate hahaha poor expectations to improve here. The best place to retire for sure, but not all it’s party tapas and siesta.

[@roberts3965]

When It comes to Ontario and Toronto for jobs, a lot of politics is involved it all depends on who you know and in which company people from your background are working if you don't know anyone to help you find a job you are on your own and getting a solid job is close to impossible, the work environment is extremely unfriendly and hardly people tolerate each other, by the way, Toronto is way more expensive than Vancouver

[@oliviacalton8477]

You CAN be approved for a PR without having lived in Canada for 3 years, that's what my family and most immigrant families do. We got ours in the mail back home without having stepped foot in the country even once. You need to live in Canada for 3 years to get citizenship. Getting a work permit etc first may make it easier to get PR but isn't the only route.

[@MK-uz3zd]

that's what im trying!

[@oliviacalton8477]

@@MK-uz3zd good luck!!

[@moozblues]

Vancouver has the best spaghetti :D but seriously, yes, its getting increasingly hard to enjoy life here because of the expenses, wish there was a solution because i love this city too much

[@Letskai]

Cool Video Adam! Keep it up 🤙

[@jackie7061]

There are private insurers for optional (collision, comp) ICBC is only the sole provider for basic insurance that's required to be on the road. That said, private insurers only take the best risks (people with a lot of driving experience and few to no accidents) so young people are generally hooped. Oh! I thought of this channel yesterday: i hope you do a buyer beware for people moving here especially vulnerable students. I always look at craigslist for rentals and notices a gross growing trend of schemers. There's the standard ones of showing luxurious spaces way under market (there's giveaways like granite counters, yaletown, lets pets, $1200!) but there's been new ones. One dingus keeps posting directly to students that they're an "agent" and will negotiate a price for you and charge you like $3,000 (TF?!) that's bull, no Agents are involved in rentals. Keep it simple and only respond to caretaker/ owners. If it's a rental manager call them and ask them if they have the place you're looking for in their portfolio. Then yesterday, some dick posted a house with a $50 application fee for each possible tenant! Unbelievable! We are not NY. Rentin is straightforward with a standard 1 year lease and firs/ last (maybe) and damage deposit, that's it! Some fees are legit like a move in fee (which i also think is garbage but is standar) for condos because you occupy the elevators. But really, lets not screw over new people or students, which seems to be your audience.

[@AdamJBell]

Great info in this, I suggest reading Jackie's comment here if you're moving here! :))

[@johnsnow34lll]

I've been to Vancouver twice. Rained both times...

[@manuelj4789]

Thanks for all this info 🥳🥳🥳

[@countroshculla]

It is expensive but I would still love to be there.

[@Physicalchemistry15151]

I went there as a tourist in March. And although the homeless did kind of freak me out a bit, especially one incident, I found it to be a very nice city, tho not as clean as I would’ve expected given Canadas reputation for having really clean cities compared to the US and Europe

[@Takobella]

Covid made things a lot worse downtown sadly. It’s gotten way dirtier than ever

[@jessicabaynes]

i say that but i live in bc and and vancouver lol and weather are pretty passive and aggressive lol

[@elusivelistener]

It s a fairweather friendship kinda town.

[@ellal6402]

Don't move here. I'm from Vancouver, and locals are moving out in droves (and there is still no affordable housing). The provincial governments have decimated our housing and sold us out to the highest bidder. There is no soul to the city any longer. The surroundings are beautiful, but anyone that travels knows that it's not just the beauty of a region, it's the people.

[@margretsims1322]

I totally agree....

[@ArcherNoble]

Absolutely left as soon as I could because of it.

[@pluumpiiboi3434]

the canadian government has sold its own sons and daughters futures to strangers from foreign lands, western liberal democracies are quite literally crumbling before our very eyes. i do not have any love for a "civilized liberal democracy" that sells its childrens futures to strangers

[@frankihatch]

Move to Edmonton it’s cheaper

[@puntacanaweddingspecialist]

Left and moved to the DR...beautiful city but the people aren't nice. It's so expensive everyone is using everyone. Everyone is racist...the whites hate the Asians the Chinese hate everyone.. never even knew what racism was till I moved to Vancouver. My son saw someone dying on the street and 30 people filming it. Grew up in Vancouver, very disgusted withe what it has become.

[@Aalicalli]

I still wanna move there one day

[@AdamJBell]

I don't blame ya :)

[@eastexotic]

I grew up in Vancouver. You can only stare at the mountains and oceans for so long. There are massive structural problems in this city and the cost of living is not justified for a medium-tiered city. This is Vancouver not Zurich or Singapore or New York. Finally, if you are a POC, especially dark skinned, prepare yourself for an incredible amount of racist microaggressions. There is diversity here but from ethnic communities who have very anti-black prejudices. I lived in Montreal for a some time and that is a truly diverse and vibrant city. Don't waste your Savings on Vancouver.

[@frankihatch]

Lots of racism from the Chinese

[@chriswilson1948]

Ive lived here for 23 years - DO NOT MOVE TO THIS CRAP HOLE! Over priced, not friendly, terrible government.

[@SuperKing604]

I live out in surrey prices are crazy here to extra crazy since covid but I’d never move to city of Vancouver you get a shitter, older, smaller place with beggers and addicts everywhere. We know where the money came from and screwed things up

[@bangkurni1722]

Thanks bro, well not everyone could get the work visa though, even working holiday visa only for 30 ish country, most likely we should have to come as International Student, PGWP, if lucky enough you get partner to sponsor you, then PR. But this is great video

[@michaelclements8360]

I believe that you are confusing Permanent Residency with Citizenship. They are not the same. PR can be obtained within as little as six months through the Express Entry route. Citizenship can only be applied for once you have been resident for 3 years.

[@islandmama]

Another thing, people only talk about the high cost of the property. Don't forget the high property tax. And if you think buying a condo is better, well you have to consider the high condo fees pkus the high property tax.

[@robertwinston2519]

Great work, Blenz. Coffee the best and white spot 👍🇦🇺

[@robocop581]

After five years take a look at your bank account or investments. If you're happy with that amount then it's worth to stay. Otherwise, move away as fast as you can to a more affordable city or country.

[@Enz1612]

I should add, make $75k if you want to live downtown by yourself. You should be fine making $55-$65K living outside of downtown by yourself as well.

[@ktremblay6479]

yeah 75k is prettty excessive right?

[@danieltabera286]

Good video 👍🏼👍🏼

[@belessbutbetter]

Adam, what other apps or services have you added to Apple Wallet? Is there one for transit?

[@chimingchiu]

No, PR does not need an examination to remain valid. Canadian immigration requires a PR to stay in Canada for at least 2 full years within the first five years to keep the PR; status, three full years to apply for citizenship. A PR can live in Canada forever without ever becoming a citizen as long as they fulfill the PR requirements, which do not include an examination. For citizenship, there is an exam. And for our friends from the other side of the pond, you should live here in Vancouver from October through March, it is very depressing with the rain.

[@islandmama]

But when min wage goes up, so does the price of everything else.

[@manishmkt]

Vancouver has the best spaghetti. IYKYK.

[@NiccRoyale]

Yayyyy Adam j hell uplod

[@mrfake675]

Nice place. People are prickly.

[@jaimetorrebadell349]

Thank you for this bitter knowledge

[@bhavanasomapur3775]

Could you do a vlg about Kamloops for students thinking to study there

[@casebeth]

If you don't like icbc there's the public transit

[@UDKME313]

I’m an American and i own a business here that’s very good. But i want to live in 🇨🇦 and come work in 🇺🇸 when needed but everything i see makes it seem complicated to do that 😩

[@marck7041]

I’m moving there soon but I’m going to Chilliwack you know something about tha city?

[@robertwisla1669]

Watch out for the areas that were recently flooded. The housing there might have some issues from the disasters.

[@westerlywinds5684]

Watch the Chilliwack webcam on KZbin. These are realities.

[@frankihatch]

Watch out for chillicracks

[@kristinabell2719]

Worth it in my mind!

[@vladzakharov8233]

I live in Saint Petersburg, Russia, so please don't tell me about the rainy weather and how depressing it is 😂 I am moving soon to Vancouver and I will be able to tell how that feels after but according to statistics there is so less rain in Vancouver that I think I won't probably notice it at all :)

[@maximustime4888]

Почему bratan? здесь нечего делать..

[@MojoPenguin]

Only 1.8m for a house? This is about 6m here in Switzerland

[@fernandochang95]

$75K before or after taxes? Greetings from Guatemala 🇬🇹

[@tamaranedelkovska4832]

Hey Adam, quick question. Can you leave the country for certain period (2weeks) and come back in those 3 years for PR? Or you need to have continuously 3 years stay in Canada without leaving it? Thanks for the answer ✌️

[@AdamJBell]

I believe you are able to leave and come back while you are employed, but I don't think you can leave during the time you are requesting an extension on the visa. I must say that I'm not 100% certain on this, but believe that's how it goes!

[@brahimcherif365]

Is it possible to apply for job permit before finding a job?

[@jessicabaynes]

idk vancouver is expensive and sometimes not worth the money . lol you’d have to have a lot skills to make as money as possible. and save tons and tons

[@Marfmellow88]

It is a beautiful for sure and if you are super active and love the outdoors you will love it in Van. If you are a regular person it is pretty over-hyped. Too expensive. BC taxes are too high. The people are cold and unfriendly. The city is dirty, lots of homeless and they are seeping into all areas not only downtown. Crime is going up too. Dating is really difficult. Transit is great but super expensive, prices go up every 2-3 years. Summers are too hot and short, the rest of the year it is raining non-stop. Winter is a fucking gong show when the snow hits. It always does for at LEAST a couple of weeks a year. Be prepared for absolute chaos on transit and on the roads. If you don't plan on taking advantage of the outdoors then do not live here. You also need to have an legit career and a college degree to make enough money to live on your own or else be prepared to live like a college student and have room mates into your 30s.

[@Desperoro]

My conclusion is: Depends how much you want to sacrifice. Vancouver is awesome city, one of the best in whole North America. City is built very wise that you even not have to rely on public transport. Surroundings are so awesome that you can do trips and hikes every day and not see enough. 250km to Seattle and state Washington is awesome as well. They Bay, these sceneries, swimming in summer, skiing in winter. Paradise. BUT - you have to be know that salaries are not as high as should be. Many western countries offer better salaries for less living costs. - owning car is expensive and is much better to start without a car. Move along sky train and use it - but TransLink is more expensive every year :-/ - buy electric scooter, move anywhere almost for nothing - but those long periods of bad wetter - save money, really thing wisely in every field in the beginning - paid vacation in Canada is sick as well as medical welfare - skilled jobs are paid in Vancouver pretty poor (50k CAD for skilled job is not big deal, even in eastern Europe you can get higher salary with much lower costs of living) - you will compete with people from all over the world. And it's difficult to compete with people from poor country with will to work a lot for half that skilled worker should get It is possible to live there, to enjoy it but it's not simple, it needs effort.

[@hykeemholmes]

I would love to work and live in Vancouver but the cost is frightening! 😳

[@greenalien3857]

Just rent a room in a house buy a hotplate and save money for 3 years you will be set for the show.

[@StreetsOfVancouverChannel]

1) There are MANY THIEVES downtown Vancouver so watch your shit all the time... 2) There is an even mix of human and animal shit downtown on the streets of Vancouver... 3) People have protests here almost every single weekend... 4) you will wear a rainjacket & t-shirt & a wool sweater all in the same day here (only rare days though)... 4) people simply mind their own business here and so many people "aren't friendly" in Vancouver... 5) despite all this Vancouver has so many good things going for it that it's still worth living here for at least a few years.

[@icesuzy]

It is impossible to buy a house in Vancouver for me. It is what it is.

[@ethanredmond8989]

Lives in -40 and people complain about rain like what

[@ugochiugochi2232]

Hi, My kids and I arrived in bc 2weeks now and uptil now we have not been able to get place to stay. We're still in ABandb

[@ssimpex1126]

Hiiiii i am planning to do my PG diploma in marketing field in British Columbia what are the scope of this field and also PR possibilities plz suggest

[@jackiegutmann]

By the way, I moved cities just because I need to purchase a home and Vancouver is unattainable unless you’re wealthy.

[@karanbuttar837]

Hey adam can you make a vedio on Columbia College

[@AdamJBell]

will take this into consideration !

[@abhishekkpaul]

Adam im planning to move to Vancouver from India on next year’s January 2023 intakes, im moving for undergraduate degree, Which university would financially be better according to you?

[@johnmueller8408]

First, attend a university transfer from a college...much cheaper. Second, in your third year, attend SFU or UBC (University of British Columbia).

[@ThatBigCactus]

@@johnmueller8408 Good advice

[@SuperKing604]

Go to newfoundland

[@Travelife2000]

where the chinese go, they monopolize the real estate (they are crude people BUT smart and know the business and how to work 24/7) and local people who weren't owning a property BEFORE their arrival were and are fucked up. This happened where i live (hong kong), this happen where half of my family live (sydney), london, vancouver and so on. if you marry the capitalism you have to accept both sides of the same coin

[@subiazim4047]

Ok, that PR process you mentioned is completely incorrect.