One-third of B.C. residents thinking of leaving province

Even people who love living in B.C. are considering uprooting their lives and moving to another province. Here's why.
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[@tristanshears3048]

Born and raised here and will never be able to afford a home. The only people who can afford to live here now are the world’s most wealthy. Not Canadians.

[@arlinearzuca1479]

China, Russia….not locals

[@RobJablind-nc6is]

Punjab

[@Liberal_From_Prairies689]

Sure you were. Bot.

[@Jenna-Tailya]

We get what we vote for. Once Trudeau took office we all knew tough times ahead and planned accordingly

[@Liberal_From_Prairies689]

@@Jenna-Tailya wrong. Conservative bot. When we voted for Liberals, we knew it would end years of conservative mishandling, inappropriate funding cuts to services Canadians need, inexcusable funding cuts to social programs for seniors, low income people and even veterans. We knew Liberals would correct those problems. And Justin Trudeau has kept more campaign promises than any other Canadian PM in over 50 years. Name one conservative policy that wasn't a way to help the wealthy people and serve oil and gas companies.

[@toaster3822]

If you are leaving, STOP FUCKING VOTING FOR THE SAME PEOPLE WHO CAUSED THE MESS YOU LEFT

[@paulmcewen7384]

Christy Clark and the Liberals, and all of the city councilors who caved to NIMBY homeowners.

[@ravinhairgirl88]

Really have you gone any of the Facebook rental sites for Saskatchewan and Alberta. Landlords are charging the same prices as here. They are seeing the rich B.C. people moving their provinces and want to cash in. I know someone that sold her townhouse in B.C. and brought a house out right in Alberta and pocketed a bit money from the sale. She said if did this two years she would have pocket a million dollars from the sale of this townhouse. By the way those provinces have conservative governments

[@thenorthernwill]

​@@ravinhairgirl88are you seriously going to try to defend the socialist policies of places like urban BC and Ontario, which are directly responsible for our cost of living crisis I urge you to educate yourself before dipping your toe into that pool, because based on your comment, you'll be absolutely destroyed in your attempt to do so. The person you replied to is exactly right. Communists and socialist are a cancer. They destroy one place, then flee their dumpster fires for "new opportunities" (rural communities), then vote in the same insane, self-righteous, virtue signaling, exclusionary policies that were in place in their previous communities. Literally every place that moves towards socialism is worse off as a result. Unfortunatly for anyone in the middle, or to the right of the political center are tolerant enough to allow people into their domains, despite the fact that many aim to change or destroy the established community and its principles.

[@tvted6160]

ALL POLITICIANS ARE THE SAME. SAME 💩 DIFFERENT COLOUR. THEY ARE ALL THE SAME LIARS AND THIEVES

[@toaster3822]

@@ravinhairgirl88 then don't come? Or save your money and put a down payment on property - you can still buy a FULL HOUSE for under 500k In Calgary. Leftists who tax everyone into the ground only make the problem worse EVERY single time. Aka my property tax going up 30% in 12 months. Which is almost entirely caused by the leftist lunatic Mayor Gyondick (the increase letter clearly separates provincial vs municipal)

[@kevinpatriquin822]

I am born and raised in Burnaby and there is no chance I could buy a home there, can't even afford to rent there anymore and I make $30/hr yet people from other countries can just come move here and have a great life. It's a fricken joke .

[@Joe-mz6dc]

Your greedy neighbors sold you out.

[@hanaf1231]

I'd blame corporations more than immigrants.

[@Whatisthisstupidfinghandle]

1996 China takes Hong Kong back. Wealthy residents trade there small apartments for much larger Vancouver homes. This happened 30 years ago. If you were in the housing market after this, it was already too late

[@Whatisthisstupidfinghandle]

@@hanaf1231for rentals. Yes. No single family homes

[@MustyBastard]

They make $100/h as stem. Chadeeps

[@Icecold0505]

15 years ago. 100K income had you living in a detached home. Now, it has you renting a 1 bedroom apartment. Everything here is fine.

[@JEdwarrd]

No level of gov has proposed real solutions, just band aids that keep adding to the problem. Now with Conservative austerity cuts, it's going to be even more of a joke. Pay more for everything, but then receive FAR less in return.

[@rockyjohnson9243]

People also where making $1 per hour at one point. This has a major impact on what money is worth today.

[@Headinavise]

Well, ya'll need to vote better. My friend bought a house in Edmonton when he worked at Safeway full-time. I went to school going into debt. I have a higher paying job. After 7 years my student loans are paid but I still have a 15 year mortgage on a shitty noisy townhouse. He has a detached house that is worth 3 times what he paid. Going to school really paid off here in Alberta.

[@rockyjohnson9243]

@@Headinavise when minimum wage is 18 per hour that has a massive impact on what your dollar is worth today.. when I started working in 2001 first job min wage was half of what it is today. The home I paid for was worth 900k at that time today its worth 1.7 1.8mill exactly double of min wage was lol

[@rockyjohnson9243]

@@Headinavise Not everyone voted that way. In the end until government is held accountable to a higher standard (10x) of the law than regular Canadians it will keep on going on. Or maybe the AI takes over and we know it won't waste our money in-fact it will invest it and make us money.

[@grunf0094]

Who is stupid enough to let in 10000 immigrants a month when the ones already living here can’t find a home?

[@paulmortensen6294]

NDP!

[@joeway8665]

MP'S who were not born in Canada. This is treason.

[@tl1281]

Evil, not stupid.

[@generousbitcoinbillionaire]

NDP has to go. EBY is worse than John Horgan

[@harrycooper5231]

That is easy to answer: The people who refuse to take responsibility for their own lives, and instead blame immigrants for their problems. Get a second job.

[@rally_chronicles]

You should change the title to 1/3 of Canadians planning to leave canada

[@pinheadlarry1327]

My parents predicted Canada would end up like this, don’t think they expected it to be this extreme but as they say: like father like son. Trudeau SOMEHOW managed to be an even worse PM than his father. Canada is going to take decades to fix, it’s honestly so damn sad.

[@worldtimmy2354]

i am currently saving to leave to the phillipine ! because canada is a shit hole !

[@coldeadhands]

​@@pinheadlarry1327you spelled Turdeau wrong

[@pinheadlarry1327]

@@coldeadhands what

[@christofat2704]

​@@worldtimmy2354 For sure with your Canadian dollars the Philippines would feel less like a shit hole

[@dangrather1280]

It’s not just the price of everything. It’s also humiliating knowing you’re being governed by such idiots.

[@barneyquinn3657]

And if I may - IDIOTS that WE elected!!! So who's really to blame? The idiots, or that multitude of idiots who elected them?

[@Canadian_Eh_I]

Yes and the level of of theivery and abuse of power is trully at another level. TO be so corrupt AS you are virtue signalling. hahahah

[@87yugo74]

Being taxed to death in BC and Canada which no one ever mentions!. Decriminalizing drugs and crime was pretty stupid. Who would want to live in a shit hole?

[@bradcanning875]

The get out. You are just another whiner repeating what the media tells you.

[@87yugo74]

@@bradcanning875 you just can’t handle the truth! So full of hate. Stay on a sinking ship. It’s people like you who made BC into this state.

[@glennhankins6927]

@@bradcanning875 The media tells us that everything is fine in Vancouver. Anyone can see it's actually a Commie dystopia now

[@Maxmulham]

BC is one of the better provinces for taxes. Try living in NS or QC. But yes, it's brutally high.

[@bradcanning875]

@@Maxmulham We also have enviable social service not available in other provinces that the taxes pay for.

[@jaschan2006]

I cannot speak to the rest of BC but Vancouver is possibly the most expensive city to live in for the whole country

[@blueabattoir]

Our city council has sold us out. They have betrayed us for profit.

[@toddjeffries6732]

It is. Some how more expensive than downtown toronto

[@ravinhairgirl88]

Toronto

[@Dbodell8000]

An overpriced and overrated shithole that’s Vancouver..

[@Anonymous_Whisper]

Whole planet

[@Stormshfter]

No one can compete with the rich from other countries. Canada is currently for sale and we all have to leave. Mass eviction slowly happening.

[@blueabattoir]

Our provincial and civic governments have sold us out. It’s absolutely disgusting.

[@Stormshfter]

Yup. I remember some years ago when Christy Clark was the premier, she was taking trips to China promoting investment in beautiful British Columbia. The rest is history

[@MstrBates-tz1hi]

But who's gonna pour all the Lattes for the elected officials?

[@pinheadlarry1327]

@mvpsoldier6364that’s true, however the majority of native Mexicans don’t live in the resort towns, where I’m assuming most Canadians would retire to. Canada is the exact opposite, almost our entire population lives in the major cities where all these immigrants are buying property. Buying a home in cabo isn’t going to raise the price in Mexico City.

[@Stormshfter]

Very true. I have had a condo south of Playa del Carmen for 8 years. There are no local people in the building. I have been going to Mexico for 20 years and I don't know of one Canadian that bought in Mexico City or any other city. We don't compete for the same product.

[@inktownfishing4505]

The current government has made living in Canada next to impossible.

[@barneyquinn3657]

Would that be the government that WE elected!!!!!

[@Anonymous_Whisper]

​@@barneyquinn3657no you you haven't been watching the TREASON!!!?? WOW JUST WOW ik you a troll bot or something .. but still noone can ignore out elections are corrupt to the core. Complete scam at every level

[@iiyyxxnn]

​@@barneyquinn3657We had no choice, we only have two pre picked choices and people wanted change at any cost.

[@klnrklnr4433]

have you actually tried to live elsewhere? maybe give it a go .

[@Anonymous_Whisper]

@@klnrklnr4433 too many taxes and fees to leave

[@philg5888]

it's not just BC, I'm a former Ontario resident, I left Canada and bought my first home in NY state for the equivalent of $178k Canadian. Ontario is just as ridiculous as BC when it comes to housing affordability.

[@badfeng]

All Canadian are being robbed. We're the 3rd worst country, of the 75 IMF has data on, for household debt vs GDP, mainly due to the never-ending housing crisis (that the Liberals are cool with, given that they've said that housing prices must remain high to protect boomer investments).

[@Tugela60]

The same is true in every place people want to live. Basically there is no additional space except up, and up faces resistance from NIMBY types.

[@danielbicknell1483]

I have been here in BC for 59 years. I am SICK of paying five figures of income taxes. Its the government. They are corrupt and the news media is a bunch of tax dollar leeches.

[@Canadian_Eh_I]

You neailed it. They know where their bread is buttered and so they reinforce the status quo

[@Kristie-ws9uu]

Agreeeed!!!!

[@MrChronicpayne]

Blame the government - check Blame the media - check Now we just need to blame immigrants and we have a redneck trifecta.

[@deemisquadis9437]

Then move, or quit complaining after 50 some years you think you might get some brains on this situation. Lol

[@Kristie-ws9uu]

@@deemisquadis9437 wow, really? That’s your answer! Move or quit complaining? I think there’s other options! Like removing the corrupt government

[@iane21]

Amazing how one guy can destroy an entire country. Like father like son. Trudeau Sr. must be so proud of his little guy.

[@debbiehellionandtheapocaly84]

What do you mean?He's proud of his son.He's too busy Burning, give me a break

[@littleripper312]

It's worse in Canada but this is a problem in other countries too like OZ, NZ, UK USA etc. We all need to build up new communities and limit immigration in all these western countries. Canada is way worse than these other countries though because of our government.

[@Anonymous------]

You described what democracy is. 😂

[@debbiehellionandtheapocaly84]

@Anonymous------ Democracy was a scam. It was invented by jesuits ☹️💔

[@debbiehellionandtheapocaly84]

@@Anonymous------ That is for North America.They had this all planned out these luciferian.Families that are generational people don't understand that there are families that are generational out there.They have a goal and they'll work generations to accomplish their goals

[@narcyznarcyz-uv4td]

My accountant told me that for the last 2 years more than 100 his clients has sold everything they had and has moved out of this country..

[@edbornau]

B.C. Stands for Bring Cash .

[@terrencedeagle4429]

😅 Good one

[@kitakun33]

Two years ago, I said in 5 years, Vancouver would fail. In the last two, more car accidents, overpass strikes, structure issues, and wastewater plants are going to cost 12 billion dollars over budget, and residential people are paying 800 dollars a year for 30 years to pay for it; road construction is unbearable, a more significant amount of immigrants being rude or unlawful, downtown streets are overrun by urine smell and homelessness, cost of loving...just it's getting worst. I plan to leave in 3 years, as this will get worse and not better.

[@yingyang1875]

Immigrants are some a small fraction of the issues. You've been missing lead and are gullable to believe that's a major issue

[@crosswire7777]

Where will you go? Which city doesn't have its own problems?

[@yingyang1875]

You say that like all immigrants and only immigrants can be unlawful and rude. You seem like a very gullable person. Truth is working 40 hours a week is average and you will get average results.

[@MstrBates-tz1hi]

​@@crosswire7777I think he meant Canada altogether.

[@crosswire7777]

@@MstrBates-tz1hi and i meant city in the world in general

[@thecommonnarrative1777]

Born in Richmond, raised in Coquitlam - never imagined I wouldn’t raise my family in this beautiful province - but with my 1st kid on the way, my wife and I are seriously looking at moving

[@hammadmaqbool7970]

Where y’all thinking?

[@lloydevans9236]

I live in Edmonton, but lived in Vancouver back in 1999. Even at that time it was expensive and the employment situation was bad too. I was however, one of the lucky ones as I lived in Vancouver during the 60's, 70's, 80's, and most of the 90's. The lucky times were the 60's and 70's, as back then, Vancouver was an awesome city. Gastown was really cool and it was clean and safe to walk East Hastings. Then came Expo 86, and after that, the city took a huge slide into what it is now. Before I left I use to say to others, "what good is milder weather and pretty mountains, when you go hungry and can never enjoy them?" I left for Calgary and got a job and an affordable place to live in one day!!! Yes, it's not as mild of weather, but it just toughens you up and now it's been so long, I don't even think about it. I now own a great place in Edmonton, I have a full belly, my bills are paid, and the taxes are low. Vancouver is a very pretty city, (outside of East Hastings), but with what I have now, I would visit but never move back. Just one persons story to consider. All it takes is courage to make the move!

[@bryankerr9174]

You can't eat scenery, can you.

[@RF-iv9vw]

You can with tourism

[@pattinymon9605]

Well said!!!

[@SpaTelliteAM]

You can hang scenery on a wall, but not enter BC after the landowners jack up prices.

[@DolfSmitler]

People are not wanting to leave the province. They ARE LEAVING CANADA. I am a recently graduated medical doc and I left as soon as I got my training done, many of my colleagues doing the same

[@hammadmaqbool7970]

Where are ppl moving to?

[@Auxfyt]

I owe everything I have to the bc ndp.. chased me to Alberta in the late 90s and I’ve never looked back .. best thing that ever happened to me .. thank you !!!

[@guigram1124]

BC is beautiful, but not worth the cost anymore

[@concernedcanadian8460]

It's more affordable to live elsewhere and visit BC every few years for a mountain fix.

[@createone100]

‘10,000 new residents every month, primarily from other countries’.

[@2ghb75]

BC used to be Europeans, Mexicans, and far-East Asian being stigmatized. Now we see all sorts of colours.

[@Tugela60]

Like Alberta. We need to deport those guys 😂

[@mikehennessy6766]

insanity

[@dongraston8376]

It's all by design

[@mimo5853]

Our immigration policies are destroying this country.

[@WesOlsen-uy7ni]

How about some common sense immigration. We dont have housing for residents OR immigrants so why not slow down the immigration until housing is available? If you don't it creates friction between new comers and residents and puts the people immigrating here in a very bad spot when they cant afford to live here. Close the ridiculous loopholes in immigration policy that are being exploited. Might help...

[@MuffHam]

Immigration of any kind needs to be banned for 10 years. Then we need to cap immigration to half of what new housing built 3 years prior.

[@masont.6544]

because your government hates you. cant afford a home? thats what they want, your suffering.

[@Azel247]

I thought about it all the time... but when I actually moved to Alberta, I thought about moving back all the time. Now I have moved back to BC, I am thinking of retiring in sunny, warm, fun places overseas. It's easy to dream. Once you take action, you may realize that your dream wasn't what you expected. The grass is greener on the other side, in your mind.

[@zacatkinson3926]

It s greener for those of us that moved

[@TT-fq7pl]

I'm stuck in Alberta. Would love to get back to the coast. The grass is DEFINITELY greener there. Plus, there's cherry blossoms and the ocean.

[@magnoliaflower3310]

Retire to Vietnam. It's warm, sunny and super affordable.

[@TT-fq7pl]

@@magnoliaflower3310 But it's a completely different culture. You can't just change cultures as easily as you change clothes. Plus, what about friends and family?

[@m.b5777]

The grass is frozen in Alberta

[@thinkfaster6451]

Crime is too high.. rent is too high.. Eff this government.. NDP ..NEVER AGAIN..

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

If you think a change of government is going to change the affordability of housing, do you believe in the tooth fairy too?

[@MstrBates-tz1hi]

I believe it all started with the Social Credit selling land to Chinese billionaires...like tge Expo site. They just saw $$$ signs which also leas to the money laundering at casinos.

[@norrislaitinen5011]

​@@MstrBates-tz1hiso your saying the NDP are doing a good job then?

[@paulmcewen7384]

Same thing under Christy Clark and the Liberals, the problem is at the municipal level. It's zoning and NIMBY politics.

[@MstrBates-tz1hi]

@@norrislaitinen5011 Nope

[@palebluedot3]

Electricity and gas cost us $1000 for the last two months of winter this year. Plus, you have to pay for water, sewer, solid waste management and storm water. We brought it down to $153 on this month's bill but our first bill after moving here in January of this year (we moved from BC) was $198. We still have to pay property tax on top of all that. Housing may be a bit cheaper (although it is slowly getting more expensive) but utilities is just crazy expensive. So something to think about before moving to Alberta.

[@TT-fq7pl]

We had two solid weeks of below minus 40 this winter. It was BRUTAL. The heating costs were off the charts.

[@MYMY-or2dr]

It's a cycle. Everyone is moving to Alberta. Everyone I meet says it's so much cheaper to live here. Specific to Edmonton. Although the reality is. In due time as everything with supply and demand. Everything will get jacked up in price. It already is a squeeze to live in this horrible city and I was born and raised here. I feel like once everyone leaves Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, etc. I myself will have to move to 1 of those cities once everyone leaves and things become more affordable due to the lack of people to support the economy.

[@MYMY-or2dr]

Edmonton is a growing city with nothing to do and in the worst part of Alberta. All we have here is Hockey. Nothing else.

[@HoangDuong-mi4ow]

a bit cheaper is a huge understatement. For a family, an avg single detached house in Calgary is 700ks while it’s 2 MILLION in Vancouver.

[@TT-fq7pl]

@@HoangDuong-mi4ow True. But what surrounds that Vancouver house is 100X more valuable than what surrounds the Calgary house.

[@Dividend-Shark90]

Left BC 3 years ago and never looked back. AB is great 🏔️

[@masont.6544]

cool, stop mentioning it and dont bring your left wing politics with you

[@Dividend-Shark90]

@@masont.6544 I’m not a political channel, far from it in fact. And you should know that BC is full of Canadian patriots and conservative voters as well. The world isn’t all black and white don’t believe everything you hear on CBC News.

[@LeeEnfieldLB]

BC is following the Western states like Washington, Oregon and California. We're not far behind them, what you see there is happening here. It's like looking into the future.

[@87yugo74]

Exact carbon copy

[@JEdwarrd]

@mvpsoldier6364 But you make no comment on the companies making bank off all that immigration... the businesses are setting the demand... u do realize this right?

[@squatch545]

@@JEdwarrd He doesn't care about facts, he just wants to blame Trudeau for everything.

[@JEdwarrd]

@@squatch545 It's the typical brain worms talking point we keep hearing from politically illiterate conservatives. It's funny, Pierre is against a wealth tax, while claiming he will solve the cost of living crisis. Cons just eat it up w/o any deeper thought. lol

[@JEdwarrd]

@@squatch545 It's the typical brain worm- talking point we keep hearing from politically illiterate folks. Pierre the fraud is against a wealth tax, while claiming he will solve the cost of living crisis. Cons just eat it up w/o any deeper thought. lol

[@derrickgibson4004]

We left for the maritimes last august and bought our retirement home. Best decision ever!

[@E-MythGroup]

You clearly didn't look at where the highest cancer rates in the country are. Soemthing weird going on in the maratimes and nwt.

[@glennhankins6927]

@@E-MythGroup Says the jealous person, stuck in Vancouver, paying $2,000 a month for rent.

[@JEdwarrd]

@@glennhankins6927 Jealous of a corrupt provincial gov who lets companies dump their chemicals and not clean anything up for generations? We have the same problem here in AB. Ontario has the same problem. I'm starting to believe industry just hates citizens & gov is bought off by industry. Clearly u don't mind corruption & being poisoned.

[@joseenoel8093]

Hi from Montréal, mom lives in Dartmouth, my aunt was up in Cape Breton, idt hubby wants to move though, our adult kids do well here and we're just back from NL vacay, Deer Lake, chasing bergs, I think I could move there, luckily we're going back in a few months, I'm sick of EU and glad I said as much, what a hassle! 😂

[@joseenoel8093]

​@mvpsoldier6364aren't they going busy going on strike in PEI, guess they're tired of calling 1-800-we-don't-give a fvck

[@pinkcichlid]

I wouldn’t mind BC population to shrink by 1/3, everywhere’s so effin crowded.

[@nephilimshammer9567]

Make canadian real estate and land ownership for canadians only

[@edwardstmarseille-fp7iy]

Born and raised here .Federal and Provincial and Mayor's have made BC one of the most unaffordable Province in Canada. The Canadain seniors need not have to pay NO more income tax on our Pension Checks anymore.

[@chelg]

How do you say this in English?

[@spencermatthews5942]

Don't come to Alberta, we're full. Also, we don't want your liberal nonsense ruining our lives like in BC!!

[@craigiscanadian]

That's that good old fashioned conservative compassion for you! Way to go! Your mother must be so proud.

[@En1337Rich]

@@craigiscanadian its people like you, who are ruining the country. You vote liberals/socialists in, taxes/waste/spending skyrocket, then you move to places like Alberta because you can no longer afford the situation you created, then vote for the same crap here. Now we have far left mayors in both major cities.

[@corce209]

Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Yukon is good. Alberta is very full. I left BC and could not find a rental home in Alberta. It is very full as well.

[@Nothing-fp7jg]

Saskatchewan is very cheap. I would highly recommend moving there.

[@stalbe7553]

Don’t move to Sask. it needs to stay affordable.

[@Dirty_Dumb_NAFO_Scum]

All the lefties trying to leave B.C should be forced to live in Manitoba.

[@Dbodell8000]

Go to Alberta it’s wonderful.

[@Tribuneoftheplebs]

Calgary isn't the only place in Alberta 😂

[@Elizabeth-vw1vb]

I left in 2017 because the writing on the walls could not be ignored. My beautiful province is dead.😭

[@Elizabeth-vw1vb]

@mvpsoldier6364 after a home invasion, vehicles stolen, vandalism of my property, outrageous taxation and an ignorant premier why the fk would I stay???? I value my life. Obviously you don't. 🤬🤡

[@JEdwarrd]

@mvpsoldier6364 BC has become a cesspool of corruption. I guess u just told on yourself.

[@Elizabeth-vw1vb]

@mvpsoldier6364 oh just stop. Vancouver to Hope is all a bad area. One big tent city...natural beauty doesn't make it a safe place. Garbage in, garbage stays.

[@JEdwarrd]

@mvpsoldier6364 Now talk about all the normalized money laundering.

[@DW-op7ly]

@@JEdwarrd We borrowed and spent living the good life/high standard of living That is what you folks don’t get… we are broke. Azzzzzz…. Canadians who can’t pay our debts sitting on 2 trillion in Provincial/Federal debt these days Debt we really started running up in the 1940s. Sow dem gud ole dais ye pine fer? we didn’t pay for the first time around Which we just kicked this debt down the road for future generations to pay for Problem is, we stopped meeting “natural” population replacement rates in 1971 And we have around 1000 boomers turning 65 each and everyday in Canada (That started in 2011 won’t end until 2028) By 2036 we will have around 11 million Canadian seniors As by 2032 immigration will make up 100% of our population growth So we pack in the immigrants the poor ones to make our french fries and more importantly flip us over in bed in the old age home The rich ones to come support the economy and prop up the real estate Because most of these boomers are also personally cash poor/in debt But luckily….most of these boomers???? Shockingly by some engineered miracle the last few decades 😉!!!!! own a 40 year old plus never been renovated, overpriced home some immigrant is willing to overpay for. Which these boomers can get lines of credit on or reverse mortgage on or sell if they have to Which they should not .. … as that home will be one their own personal old age home in the future unless you can show me some links… on our building/buying enough facilities to house millions of Canadian seniors in the next decade Yes it’s one big Ponzi scheme that scr (ew) over the younger folks but we don’t want to crash our Ponzi Scheme of economy. (I have purposely gone to live in countries and among the locals living on a dollar a day wages in comparison to our dollar. You think your life su…cks these days) Try having 50k of someone else’s currency worth 2 million of our Canadian dollars Or have what kids you and I did actually have… Having to sell their wares to Russian sailors for a 500 CDN dollar loaf of bread or trying to sail a boat to some distant country for a better life wind up washed ashore on a beach Or grandmami/grandpapi begging on the street because that nest egg home they have they can’t sell off or afford to live in So the people at the bottom of our society lose out…. or we all do Don’t like packing in these immigrants/people as the solution? Let’s hear you folks say “I demand to pay more taxes” and “I demand less social services in return” Or let’s sell 25 year 50 year forward contracts on our natural resources some foreign corporation or Country can come into mine. Using our young as cheap labour Or let’s be known as the deadbeat generation who had to resort to selling off pieces of Canada Plus since we stopped replacing ourselves. It will be more and more likely the great great great grandkids of these new immigrants stuck paying off the debts we run up long after we are gone… As we stick them with the bill But since we have been sel fish our whole lives living that good life let’s “now” complain about the solutions after decades and decades of this Our being broke… azzz Canadians who couldn’t replace ourselves

[@roseoredina2189]

Grocery , food prices & eating out in restaurants here in Edmonton were the same price in BC, if anyone wants to know 😢. Rent is also going up 😢😢just moved here last year from Penticton BC.

[@jwboll]

My 20 year old son just bought a 1200 sq ft house with a detached garage for $205002.00 in Whitecourt Alberta. Jobs all over the place. No Provincial sales tax. Only downside is the cooler weather.

[@James-vj5hz]

Whitecourt.... The people in this video are probably going to move to central Edmonton or Calgary.

[@TT-fq7pl]

"Cooler"? That's putting it mildly.

[@Tugela60]

You can do that there because no one wants to live there 😂 If the DID want to live there, houses would be a LOT more expensive.

[@Tugela60]

​@@James-vj5hzDoubt it. People there would move to Vancouver, if they could find a job in the city. People move to Vancouver because of its mild climate. Siberia and mosquitos are not pleasant.

[@robertavro688]

Employment opportunities seem severely limited for some. My son worked hard to get a bachelor's degree in IT but has been unable in almost 3 years to find an entry level position in the tech industry. Now what is he supposed to do? He has tried to sign up for a construction electrician course at KPU for this fall, but they have not told us when it might begin or whether he has been accepted. He is so very depressed by his situation here in BC.

[@jeepstuff4004]

Force foreign buyers to sell

[@aerobicsparadise]

It would be wonderful to make foreign home ownership illegal... The only way is if they got citizenship and had to reside in the country at least 75 percent of the time for at least 5 years.

[@MissRolRolCA]

Improve the salary rate here too. The salaries are not matching the cost of living.

[@generousbitcoinbillionaire]

I want to leave Canada not just bc. This place sucks. Desperate to get away from the evil corrupt Bonnie henry

[@punjabigrandma]

I can’t believe the mindset of BC residents. They would rather move provinces than simply vote different.

[@paulmcewen7384]

Christy Clark and the Liberals ruled BC for a very long time, and affordability was terrible at that time as well. The problem is zoning at the municipal level. It's supply and demand. Too little supply, and NIMBY homeowners keeping it that way. It all starts in Vancouver and radiates outward to the whole province.

[@Aaron_Syme]

It’s not just going to go back to the way it was. If Ever. It’s not just housing/rent that’s the issue here…..

[@Dirty_Dumb_NAFO_Scum]

@@Aaron_Syme It will after the civil conflicts. The political left and the political right cannot coexist any longer in the western world. all of this is a prelude to a big fight.

[@barneyquinn3657]

I think it's a psychological issue.

[@guymiller2842]

@@paulmcewen7384 Massive immigration is also a huge problem. More people come, the more unliveable the lower mainland has become. Its put pressure on every system in every way.

[@Aaron_Syme]

my parents are leaving within the next few months. my brother already left. A few more years & ill be next.

[@crosswire7777]

Where will you go

[@Aaron_Syme]

@mvpsoldier6364 reverse uno . Going to India. ;)

[@magnoliaflower3310]

This isn't even a new problem. This unaffordable housing issue started in the early 2000s. I remember discussing this with my instructors then. They said a Vancouver special cost around $200K in the 90s. It's true. That's when my parents bought a Vancouver special. We sold it for $2M two years ago.

[@Tugela60]

Houses cost around a million dollars on average in the 90s. Now they are around three million. Mostly it has been driven up by low interest rates over the previous two decades.

[@boeing637]

BC..no longer belongs to Canadians….Mayors…provincial & Federal governments …are all to blame for the destruction of this once beautiful and affordable place… we all called home.

[@Arnella1000]

My dreams are shattered. Could I ever, will I ever, can I ever 😢

[@elverdad6805]

Add my name to that list. I'm not looking for fancy or big, just an affordable roof over my head that will allow my cat. Looks like I have to leave B.C. for that. I'm already packing. I have multiple coworkers who plan to leave B.C. as well. I had an affordable, pet-friendly old apartment, but the building was sold to slum lords. The company had the worst reputation in Prince George - so they changed their name. I went for weeks and months without heat in winter (heat was supposed to be included in the rent), the receptionist was rude, they entered your apartment without notice, there was no on-site manager so the dealers and addicts moved in, used drugs on the property and were knocking on your windows/doors at 3:00 am, there were multiple apartment "inspections" per week/month, etcetera. The slum lords did everything in their power to encourage us to leave so they could raise the rent - and it worked.

[@reefglider]

I’m so sorry for your experience losing affordable rent due to unscrupulous landlords. I have three friends in Victoria who were “renovicted” so new building owners (real estate investment trusts) could significantly raise rents. They all eventually found other housing but at much higher costs to them. Housing costs in BC are awful for many of us. Though I know there are also many in BC who profit handily as landlords, owning multiple dwellings.

[@vacantstairs1]

Investment firms and home owners don't want prices to go down. No politician currently has the spine to side against property owners.

[@markamd1]

Hongcouver was never affordable, or BC as a whole. I am honestly stumped on how any Canadian can afford the rent there yet alone purchasing a home.

[@aerobicsparadise]

2004 was the last year It could have been considered affordable....

[@JasonXYT]

Don't move to Alberta please, its getting ridiculously unaffordable here every day, too much people are coming here

[@ravinhairgirl88]

And also Saskatchewan this ad from used Regina This is brand new renovated 5 bedrooms, 2 separated suites in a 2500 square feet full house. Everything are brand new. We are looking for a decent tenant right now. The rent will be $3000 per month plus all utilities. Damage deposit is the same of the rent. If you are clean, quiet, good tenant and interested in the new house, please let me know. Thanks!

[@Tugela60]

People are leaving actually.

[@JasonXYT]

@@Tugela60 statistics say otherwise

[@Tugela60]

@@JasonXYT Actually they don't. About 60k people leave Alberta for other provinces annually on average, in BC the number is about 45k on average, even though the population of BC is higher. There are higher numbers moving to Alberta currently, but that is largely tied to how well the oil industry is doing, those numbers fluctuate wildly and Alberta frequently has significant population declines during periods when the economy is poor. This rarely happens in BC, which is the most stable province in the country with respect to population. Most of these migrations are driven by city to city work transfers, or by people moving from small rural towns to metropolitan urban areas in search of a better life.

[@JasonXYT]

@@Tugela60 search up: Alberta's population surged by record-setting 202,000 people. Here's where they all came from article by CBC in 2024 Statistics Canada literally shows numbers of Alberta being the most migrated to province tons of immigrants from other provinces and internationally are moving here because our housing is way cheaper than the other places A house before this mass migration could have been sold for $400k but is now being outbid for $600k+ because people who used to live in 2 million dollar apartments in Toronto and Vancouver are moving here Alberta is advertising the province to those who live in Ontario and BC How are the people here supposed to live now if all of a sudden housing grows about $200k+ for a house? Check listings for houses in Calgary and you can see the ridiculousness of the prices

[@CM-sj4xd]

B.C. has been largely unaffordable(home ownership) in most urban areas for many years already. The time to leave the left coast was 10+ years ago.

[@kevinforget549]

1.35 million dollars for an average home. It wasn't too long ago that a million dollars actually made you rich and you could even buy multiple homes.

[@m.b5777]

Inflation. If priced Gold, real estate is falling in value

[@Kichijoten_Daiko]

is exactly the reason why it got high home pricing they dont want that! can be attributed to a multitude of factors. The city's massive population, high demand for housing, and limited supply have created a perfect storm of escalating costs. The presence of high-salary job opportunities, a booming economy, and world-class entertainment options have drawn people to the city, further fueling demand. Additionally, the city's high construction costs, taxes, and variety of public services have all contributed to the soaring prices.

[@Tugela60]

​@@Kichijoten_DaikoBuild costs are also extremely high. Simply building a new house is going to cost close to a million, and that is before you even get to the cost of the land itself, which in Vancouver is sky high because supply is fixed and demand is growing.

[@chrisjohnston4400]

In the seventies 1 million would buy 20 houses on the west side. Our house on elm was 45k. That’s why to us 60 somethings 1 million was an incredible amount of money. That ended quickly.

[@Laissez-faire402]

Remember, CTV is complicit with how the province has degarded the past several decades.

[@RampageRilla]

Finally real conversation and real news about what is really going on! Time for change and a purge to reset!

[@JohnHarvey-c7d]

Went there from Ontario in 1996 and the same house in Ontario then was $130k only to find a comparable home in BC was $330 k it always was unaffordable.

[@MaxMotoYYC]

Don’t move to Alberta! There’s nothing here, I swear!

[@bourbonlover7158]

260 people move to Calgary every day

[@squatch545]

@@bourbonlover7158 And those 260 people find out they can't afford to live in Alberta either.

[@JEdwarrd]

Why did u move to Alberta then?

[@jimcovell1067]

Yeah, tried the Alberta thing & hated every minute. Visited twice in the last 40 yrs.

[@jimcovell1067]

About 7% of Canada's growth in 2023.

[@JustinTurnerman]

We get a raise for 5% and rent and food goes up at 15% or more. We are always behind.

[@deepmind299]

We moved from poco to Toronto and saw our cost of living drop by 20% and our wages go up by 30%

[@keithquinn5624]

But now you have 6 months frozen winter and it’s ugly everywhere

[@ItsKyleMang]

What's it like living outside of Canada?

[@TT-fq7pl]

Yeah, but now you're in Toronto.

[@john_doe_not_found]

When 50% of your youth are thinking of leaving, there goes your tax base, there goes your workforce. You end up with a province full of elderly landlords who own multiple properties but can't get a coffee from Tim Hortons, because it is closed due to labor shortage. Can't get their car repaired, because there are no mechanics. It is one thing when the receptionist quits and moves, but if the nurses start leaving too... and i'd talk about doctors leaving, but there is already a shortage of doctors, so the elderly landlords already know what it is like waiting for healthcare.

[@tvismyonlyfriend]

Unless you worked really hard in the last 25 years then you don't have equity you will have to leave, unless the street looks Comfortable

[@joseenoel8093]

Why didn't we think of that? 😮

[@tvismyonlyfriend]

Or mobile homes, 50 percentage of my town is modular homes

[@vietdo1865]

I was thinking about moving from Ontario to Florida.. how hard is it.

[@alanj9978]

Easy if you're retiring. Hard if you need a job. Look into insurance and property taxes down there first though, they're nuts.

[@beautanner8409]

"We need more housing" - we need fewer offshore millionaires moving here to buy up scarce housing supply. Building more housing will take a decade at war-time levels of effort. We can stem this historic inflow of people tomorrow.

[@blueabattoir]

Foreign investment is killing us.

[@Headstones666]

i live in surrey and they are tearing down 2 blocks of houses (mine too) to build a $100 million community center in a housing crisis and there is a empty lot right next to my block

[@kazkazimierz1742]

I lived in Kits part time for a couple of years. I once thought of moving to Vancouver but living in Kits changed my mind. Too much rain, too much traffic.

[@glennhankins6927]

1994 : Kits is a peaceful, beautiful place to live, with friendly, interesting people 2024 : Kits is a run down, high traffic place to live, and full of boring, unfriendly people

[@joseenoel8093]

B.C. is over rated, what's new!

[@icantwiththis]

​@@glennhankins6927definitely unfriendly

[@paulmcewen7384]

Pretty much the best neighborhood in the country. Sounds like you didn't buy a bicycle or a raincoat to me.

[@barneyquinn3657]

And the worst road infrastructure I've seen anywhere in the world.

[@tiny-kl7ob]

One-third of B.C. residents thinking of leaving province(those without a home)

[@julielevesque2668]

People will need to make six figures just to live in B.C. I would never move there since I don't earn close to that.

[@aerobicsparadise]

Unfortunately that's been the case for at least 15-16 years... I remember a news story on CTV vancouver back in 2010 i think featuring a doctor who was making 6 figures who couldn't afford a home because of the insane market back then.

[@vulcan4d]

If you allow housing to be used as investments, this is what you get. Vancouver hot market started 2010 and exploded. Guess what, it wont be fixed because no one will sell their house for less than they bought. All we can do now is build more homes and limit how many homes people can own.

[@pacman3556]

You can move wherever you like but if you are thinking of moving to places like Toronto or Edmonton or Calgary then it won't really be any cheaper. It will be about the same cost. And if you are looking to go to a small town etc that may be cheaper housing it is usually more expensive for everything else because you have to truck, boat or fly everything in to live. And there is less opportunity job, entertainment etc wise. Everyone makes there own decisions for a reason based on the tradeoffs needed to live in one place vs another. Grass isn't always greener or better somewhere else.....just different.

[@ProspectorFrank]

The problem stems from illegal immigration and so-called foreign students who end up staying in Canada. I personally believe politicians are getting rich from this.

[@ridinreiners]

Possibly part of it but consumers did this to themselves when there were bidding wars on real estate. Never, ever pay more for something than what it is listed for or what it is worth. That drove prices up.

[@ridinreiners]

Possibly part of it but consumers did this to themselves when there were bidding wars on real estate. Never, ever pay more for something than what it is listed for or what it is worth. That drove prices up.

[@barneyquinn3657]

Actually, no. The problem stems from the fact that only 5% of BC land is privately owned. 95% of BC is 'crown land'. Government land. And they won't release it, creating a critical shortage and driving prices to the moon. The only jurisdictions with less private land ownership than BC are all communist.

[@Kichijoten_Daiko]

to rectify this housing crisis is to undertake a thorough and comprehensive overhaul of the system those students. A major clean-up, if you will, to clear the way for a fresh start. The current state of affairs is akin to a tangled web, with bureaucratic red tape and outdated policies hindering progress.

[@Tugela60]

No, the problem is people moving here from the interior or the prairies, bringing their twisted right wing ideology with them. Seriously, these people do nothing but complain all day.

[@HK-eb3by]

People that insist everything in Vancouver is great just not affordable are exactly the type of voters Alberta doesn't want. Same in the states with Texans not wanting Californians, I wonder why.

[@Tugela60]

You mean Alberta only wants pessimists, not optimists. Alberta looks to the past, BC looks to the future, and the sorts of people each province attracts reflects that.

[@CrypticXRP]

​@@Tugela60 thats the most ridiculous comment ive read in a week. Youre absolutely braindead

[@max_rove]

@@Tugela60 The future is certainly grim for BC, if you have any brains,

[@Tugela60]

@@max_rove I live in BC. The future is not "grim". That is just right wing hysteria being propagated by people out of power who want power. It does not matter which party is in power, policies do not change significantly, the only thing that changes is the rhetoric. The ground is flat. When a party is out of power they scream about people being about to fall off the edge, when they are in power they brag about people building on the flat ground. But it is still just flat ground. It is all rhetorical nonsense, nothing really changes, and if you buy all the BS you hear on right wing and left wing blogger channels you are a fool.

[@janetteellingham4982]

Asian money drove up the unaffordability

[@dougweeks9288]

Not only a different province but a different country

[@TheDeepShallow]

and 1/2 are considering leaving Canada all together!

[@JasonK.-cy2tl]

As a Calgarian this is shocking because I've always wanted to live in Van.

[@robertavro688]

You waited too long.

[@zonzillamagnus5902]

I’m so glad I left Canada

[@VIVIANLIU0310]

BC so many people move to Alberta right now.😮😊

[@rickweber2556]

@@stephanierevell8050 and so many people in BC from Alberta.

[@TT-fq7pl]

I hope that'll open up some space for me to get the hell out of Alberta.

[@gregmckinnon7291]

I just bought a place in Alberta. Friggin "new canadians" have ruined the lower mainland. If I wanted to live in bloody Bombay I would have moved there. They have screwed up real estate prices, the trucking industry, the taxi industry and more, we can thank blackface Turdoe for all this. I;m never coming back to the lower mainland.

[@squatch545]

Don't come to Alberta, it's just as bad. That's what newcomers are finding out. It's bad everywhere.

[@Dbodell8000]

Alberta is great everybody move there.👍

[@Chr1s-fm6bi]

And go where? Everywhere is too expensive unless you want to live in the middle of nowhere.

[@kurtzcol]

there is no future in this country anymore

[@StelViri]

Not unless you're a rich foreigner

[@crosswire7777]

Then where else?

[@kurtzcol]

@@crosswire7777 ive been thinkn of selling everything and moving to greece and retire

[@goodone5590]

Its called Honghouver!​@@StelViri

[@silvercharm]

Unfortunately the BC NDP has devolved into a party that tries to build housing but masks the fact they're strictly helping to build rentals.....these rentals will continue to have super-high rents and this policy does nothing to help people actually own their own homes here in Bc and to give them opportunity and hope.

[@jasonjonkerharms]

Homeownership on Minimum Wage is possible if lot prices reduce. Municipalities can help resolve the housing crisis by zoning smaller 1/5th-sized building lots starting at $60,000 (or ¼-sized for $75k - based on a $300k mid-Vancouver Island lot price). Unfortunately, renting is not a secure housing option as rents continually rise, and good standing, long-term tenants can ultimately be evicted. We need to construct homes at sizes that truly fit a person’s earned income instead of building $1500+ one-bedroom rentals and declaring them as “affordable.” If a basic building cost of $275/sq ft is assumed, a full-time minimum wage earner (30% debt ratio) can own a 150 sq ft small home with a fenced yard and single vehicle driveway for 60% less than the cost of an average basement rental suite. A $25/hr earner can own a 320 sq ft home, and so on.

[@stanislawkoper3730]

No more NDP we need to vote for conservative for change

[@squatch545]

And make it even worse? Are you crazy? Conservatives LOVE unaffordable homes. They are in bed with developers, landlords and private equity firms.

[@bentencho]

Was somewhat planning to move to Japan as it is significantly cheaper than Vancouver. You can get a home about the same size of a Vancouver Special in Osaka for like $400,000 CAD. Also don't have to worry about being stabbed with a needle by a druggie, being mugged onboard the Skytrain, or being told by politicians to leave valuables close to the door for easy and quick access for burglars.

[@vicariouswitness]

1: Stop or limit “property investment co.” 2: Limit buyers to limit their purchase to the number of children they have. 3: Have a “citizen first” buyers clause that mandate a seller to sell first to a citizen if their is a citizen bidding for the home. 4: Cap the offers to 10% above asking price.

[@8bit_paul]

Lived in Vancouver area my whole life, sad to hear my kids talk about moving elsewhere.

[@dudleydogbrown1]

And how many years has it been now that the politicians have known this affordability problem has existed? oh let see--10 years--12,14, years?

[@barneyquinn3657]

While WE kept electing and re-electing the same politicians! So who's really to blame here?

[@spacebarwasd9782]

Even Alberta cost 800k for a home... But better than 1.3m

[@canadianmonte]

Too many corporations have lost sight of affordability for everyone in the wake of easy profits and dividends. Jerks.

[@royroye1643]

Wrong diagnosis. Just spewing college activist lines. Corporations are profit oriented but competition will limit their greed, offer lower prices. Overtaxing, over-regulations (smaller corps don't have a chance to compete and lower prices), massive immigration (massive demand for housing, family doctor, etc) are the reasons.

[@blueabattoir]

royroye1643 But prices for housing are still rising. How do you explain that?

[@pmc609]

@@blueabattoir supply and demand. not enough built for the increase in population creates a shortage.

[@blueabattoir]

pmc609 It’s a much more complex problem. Only Canadian citizens should be allowed to own property here. No foreign investment.

[@gardencity3558]

Stop parrotting govenrment propaganda it's the government that has caused inflation with open borders, poor monetary policy, over spending and is destroying the economy withtoo much regulation and bureacracy.. Companies exist to make money. Do you also suppport the recent capital gains taxes grabs? Wait until you can't see a doctor after yours retires and new ones leave.

[@magnoliaflower3310]

It's not just provincial government, people have to look at their own city council members and what they are voting for. Many of them don't want change. That means there are many places where high rises can't be built. The level of the apartments has to be low because of zoning laws and whatnot. Write letters. Go to the city meetings. Participate if you want changes to be made.

[@corymoch7612]

I think immigration is really causing this inflation . Also foreign buyers and businesses inflating housing through ownership. City assessments are also the main cause. It is a very extreme situation. Moving is not the fix.

[@sws5833]

I think its more like one third of Canadians planning to leave Canada because of you know who currently residing in Parliment

[@jenkins5265]

What did people expect when homes are now where people park their retirements and have become more investment portfolios than places to house people? Stop allowing people to Airbnb, and run renting operations, owning 17+ homes.

[@coolben854]

If you are not in the financial market space right now, you are making a huge mistake. I understand that it could be due to ignorance, but if you want to make your money work for you, prevent inflation from eroding your savings, build generational wealth, and cultivate good habits and financial knowledge, you must be in the market.

[@face2lune]

I agree with you and I believe that the secret to financial stability is having the right investment ideas to enable you earn more money, I don’t know who agrees with me but either way I recommend either real estate and stocks.

[@rougeur]

I’ve been diligently working, saving and contributing towards early retirement and financial freedom, but since covid outbreak, the economy so far has caused my portfolio to underperform, do I keep contributing to my 401k or look at alternative sectors to meet my goals?

[@coolben854]

@@rougeur I've always delegated my investment decisions to an advisor, since suffering major portfolio loss early 2020, amid covid outbreak. I'm now semi-retired and only work 7.5 hours a week, with barely 25% short of my $1m retirement goal after subsequent investments to date.

[@rougeur]

I would not mind looking up the professional that helped you. I will be retiring in two years and I might need some management on my much larger portfolio. Don't want to take any chances.

[@coolben854]

*Mr Gary Mason Brooks* a highly respected figure in his field. I suggest delving deeper into his credentials, as he possesses extensive experience and serves as a valuable resource for individuals seeking guidance in navigating the financial market.

[@TheCanuckCanadain]

You need to understand. Rent has gone up by 200 (1980) to 2000 (2020) Canada needs to do what america is doing. Limit how many people can come. And build more houses. Level and equal.

[@Tugela60]

Your salary has also increased by that much though 😂

[@SableFox72]

Liberalism has demolished BC

[@rockyjohnson9243]

People also where making $1 per hour at one point. This has a major impact on what money is worth today. Today it's 30 times that. When I started it was 15-20 on avg per hour.

[@fuggetaboutit123]

Im not thinking about just leaving b.c .i want out of Canada. Communism is here !

[@thebigpicture2032]

Easy to leave

[@squatch545]

Go!! I'll help you pack. Maybe try go to a place with actual communism, instead of the one fostered by delusion in your mind.

[@RedBart]

so leave then! I did. It was easy.

[@crosswire7777]

Ok where will you go?

[@hammadmaqbool7970]

Where y’all planning on moving?