Why people are leaving Canada 🇨🇦 No choice after 8 years.

[@cluggyahoo]

I was born in Montreal. I left Canada in 1995 and lived 28 years in different places in South America. LOVED IT. Sadly my wife passed away last year and feeling sad and lonely I decided to return in Canada to live. I've been in Canada for 7 months now. My country has changed for the worse on all levels. I can't stand it and I am leaving for good in 2 months. It's insane to live in Canada

[@ppiriou]

Born in Montreal and moved to Tampa FL in 2000. I prefer my sunshine state and I renew my driver license for 5 years for $20... I don't understand how people can work and live in Canada with high taxes, high cost of living and lodging on less than average salary. Don't get me wrong, I love the snow, ice and cold temperature, but I don't recognize my Canada anymore.😎

[@alexdabruh]

Just curious I am also thinking of leaving Canada, are you able to renew your passport without any problems outside of Canada without paying any taxes?

[@ppiriou]

⁠@@alexdabruhResidency and citizenship are two different things. Renewing the passport remotely is very easy for Canada. To renew a passport you only need to send the old passport, fill a form with small picture notarized and a little check! Taxes for USA are applicable wherever you live, but not for Canada if you don’t keep your residency.

[@alexdabruh]

@@ppiriou Thanks! For the very useful information!

[@robertwilliamson922]

@@alexdabruh Pretty well any Canadian Embassy or Canadian Consulate anywhere in the world can renew your Canadian passport for you. And I believe you will only be charged the regular passport price.

[@Daniel-eq2mp]

Canada is in a complete suicidal nose dive. Leaving while I still have a chance.

[@robertwilliamson922]

I would advise you to leave before 2026 if at all possible. I’m trying to fly out in spring of 2025.

[@Jav202x]

Good, i left Canada too , too expensive, indian colony and cold as f

[@sergeyrosslive]

it's pretty cold yep

[@acamiln8354]

@@sergeyrosslive It is not pretty at all. :)

[@ericczup4433]

Where to, states?

[@USA-CANADA1480]

@@Jav202x lol. Indian colony.

[@antoniodegregorio686]

I heard they poo in the beach 😅

[@alexrubin5955]

I hear ya about the rules. Canadians have been conditioned to be fearful and paranoid about anything (like a coffee machine or a door). Everything in life is a risk for them. Walking outside is a dangerous activity. Walking inside the home is fraught with danger. Breathing is risky. Not kidding - a colleague went on for days about how he couldn't even step outside his home in Calgary due to wildfire smoke coming in from BC. And everyone agreed with him!! I was running outside 1-2 times per week during that same time period when he couldn't even breathe the air. Never seen such wussies in my life.

[@godkingceaser7594]

Yes they are wusssies 😂

[@sergeyrosslive]

I was shocked about this. Propaganda of "safety" after decades and decades changed people's mindset completely.

[@lexxgruzovik]

This video will be illegal in Canada 😂

[@sergeyrosslive]

Reminds me a line from Steve Pressfield talking about creative process "Its hard because it's hard" :D

[@acamiln8354]

But legally illegal. :)

[@germancamacho3944]

I came to Canada at the age of 21, today I am 78 and I had the best time of my life back in 1971 , I lived in Toronto for 17 years ,but the cold weather push me out to Vancouver,where I started my business I was able to buy real estate right now value sky high Back in. 1994 , life in Vancouver was a dream , you could buy an apartment 800 square feet for 195.000 dólares with parking and 15 minutes walking to English bay , apartment one bedroom was for 550.00 to rent the minimum wage was 8.00 dólares an hours Feel bad for the younger generation they won’t be able to own a home if is not pass on from parents I wouldn’t want to trade times that l lived before in the 70 ish For today modern time

[@carlric]

I've been here for 25 years.. and I agree with you.....

[@sergeyrosslive]

Appreciate it

[@capybaraponque611]

you forgot that Canada is turning into India.

[@sergeyrosslive]

Canada's immigration policy is quite aggressive and there are consequences

[@USA-CANADA1480]

Turning? Or is it already?

[@anonymous42069]

@@USA-CANADA1480 people don't even speak english in my neighbourhood anymore :/

[@khaleelal-saeed8762]

​@@anonymous42069 English is overrated. Why don't you learn Swahili?

[@misterl2024]

Comparing how India has grown its economy (GDP) the past 20 years and Canada's, as a non Indian, it seems Canada will be better off when it becomes India (or a colony of).

[@towingpodcast]

Canada is a joke 😂😂

[@craigs1437]

Except for the rich politicians, that live in gated communities, and send their kids to private schools.

[@amirtak9886]

@@craigs1437 and the landlord class.

[@robertwilliamson922]

A bad joke.

[@hepatitisjay]

Yup. Born and raised here. Its a f'n shit hole now. If I didn't have kids here I would be gone.

[@OM-pu9yi]

after the canadian government acted so rough against the truckers I abandoned the idea of canada being a good place to live, I will not go there anymore

[@MrSupertwo]

My buddies moms, terrible driver, but lost control and hit a tree with the rear 1/4 of her car. Wrote off the car, she was fine (Thank God). But, the city wrote her a ticket for damaging the tree. The tree was 1 meter across and lost some bark, but nothing short of a piece of heavy equipment could move that tree. And, yes, 300$. It's fucken mental.

[@sergeyrosslive]

totally

[@clara3510]

Thanks for sharing, I came from Canada for 7 years, and I learned many new things here that I didn't know in my own country. However, I really concern about my future in Canada when the cost of housing is crazy and it's hard to find a job or enter the new job industry in Canada. One lesson that I learned recently is if I stayed in a job for so long, I become outdate when I decide to change career, the barrier is high that I need to relearn everything.

[@sergeyrosslive]

thank you for your opinion

[@A_Canadian_In_Poland]

The housing crisis in Portugal is even worse than in Canada (20× annual salary).

[@antoniodegregorio686]

I remember in Kelowna I was told not to unleash my dog, even when I was hiking in the mountains, wtf, too many rules

[@KyleTyler-ed4cy]

Good for you. You gotta be insane to want to live in canada now a days. I too, am looking to get the hell out of here

[@rgasta7765]

Where are u originally from? Didnt catch that.Did you keep your Canadian citizenship? I left USA for Vietnam. I feel Muuuuuuch happier.(by the way there are millions of (poor) people here in Vietnam that just dream to come live in Canada

[@sergeyrosslive]

I'm originally from Ukraine. Yes, I have kept it. Not surprised, it's actually similar in Ukraine and I actually thought it would great too back in 2013.

[@nawalelabbassi7509]

Same for people in morocco - I believe they just have the wrong image - cos those who come visit their kids often go back home before the end of the vacation lol

[@atenam06]

Could you please provide me with information on potential job opportunities in Portugal, as I am considering relocating after spending 30 years in Canada.😢

[@sergeyrosslive]

Portugal is pretty bad at jobs, unfortunately. Would not be qualified to give you a good advice here.

[@Demmie-nl2qh]

You need remote work like this fella has, I think.

[@shop_online]

We left canada after 13 years.

[@MAHAKALAXXXV]

where to ? and how do you like it where you are at?

[@dannyrwagamba]

Canada ❌ Canindia ✅

[@cMeoTwo]

Thank you for mentioning the driving skills, people really don't know how to drive at all.

[@sergeyrosslive]

I didn't get used it over the years, just couldn't. Thank you for watching.

[@Demmie-nl2qh]

It's the new comers. They've never driven before ;) Now they have cars and.. ice :D I drive for a living, I see it every day.

[@MAHAKALAXXXV]

where did you go to?

[@erroljames347]

And no benches to even sit down anywhere

[@ianbrown7089]

You nailed it Sergey. I thought you may of mentioned the drive for the indigenous people. The amounts of money they are given and In BC the government gave the Crown land to them in 2019. Let's see what happens there. Canada used to be a great country but it has been broken. The younger ones will Never own a home in their own. I don't know about Canadians moving to another province but they would be better in another Affordable Country !

[@hiddenhidden5339]

The indigenous people are in just as bad shape. If they had infrastructure, they'd be much better off, but it's easier to wealth transfer to sponsors the current way.

[@shifterdude]

Why is annoying music in the background? It was hard to focus on what you were talking about.

[@alexrubin5955]

100% right about stupid rules like the tree branch breaking penalty of $300. More stupider are the people that enforce such rules (the cop knew that you are trying to retrieve the volleyball - it's not like you deliberately wanted to break a branch).

[@sergeyrosslive]

yep, it is 100% true. Enforcing a lot of BS like that tells you a lot.

[@Denis50832]

100 % Правдв Сергей ! Точно такое же впечатление от Канады

[@sergeyrosslive]

Спасибо за коммент!

[@truthteller6743]

If you got Vaccinated, he is talking about you. You have my condolences if you made it this long.

[@NooneStaar]

I'm considering moving to Canada if I can get a PhD program there, but I worry with how much people say it costs. I've though so long as I can live in a van but still go towards citizenship though it'd be worth it, but there's always PhD programs in the States into Provincial Programs to get PR into citizenship if need be :p

[@sergeyrosslive]

I don't have personal experience with the States. But would recommend, if you can, to identify a clear end goal - would you like education and/or citizenship at the end. After that you can get reasonably accurate numbers for programs $ cost of living from forums/reddit. It may be also worth speaking with immigration pro about legal paths for your unique situation US vs Canada and timeline, cost + risks/factors there.

[@hf..7271]

Please aim for USA . During 1990 half of professional Skills healthcare workers are moving to the states I’ve met lots of them in USA. Myself I’m Canadian and no longer live in Canada love my life in the states !

[@acamiln8354]

As PhD do not think ypo live on West, e specially Canada and US. Forget it. Salary problem...job problem....

[@richboy3860]

Dude your reasons are bang on. Also, your English is so good that the govt will understand it and get your channel banned from KZbin 😃

[@sergeyrosslive]

appreciate it! haha That's what we don't want.

[@TinaWavelet]

So you left Canada because you were not allowed to break a tree's branch?

[@sergeyrosslive]

haha I wish I used that in the title for this video. Precisely why I left - you unearthed the real reason👌

[@Skikdimtchallagh]

You sound very smart. Just the way you speak English as a second language tells me the full story. Congrats on getting out of here.

[@sergeyrosslive]

appreciate it

[@alainmona268]

you hit the nail on the head for the land of the rules part, lots of sheep here

[@mymonitor1348]

Imagine if everyone all at once just wanted to see specialists just because they wanted to.

[@brucemcclelland2069]

I would leave but I’m too old with too much arthritis so I have to stay. Now that I’m becoming a parasite on the system I may as well become a liberal or worse a NDP voter

[@robertwilliamson922]

How old are you? I’m 72 with a quadruple bypass, and bad arthritis in my left shoulder and upper arm . A bit of arthritis in other places also. Not letting it stop me. I travelled to Thailand and Cambodia on two trips totalling six months. Four months in Thailand and two months in Cambodia….and found a great little place to leave comfortably for $1000 U.S. a month. Flying out again in spring of 2025….and won’t ever return to Canada. Don’t let arthritis stop you. I’ve seen elderly tourists in Thailand pushing walkers and moving slowly with arthritis. They didn’t let it stop them. You can live in Canada with arthritis….or live in another country with arthritis. No difference.

[@mikekuhn214]

The $300 fine 4 braking a tree branch is insane. Time 4 Justinflation 2 go away

[@bobanderson6656]

I doubt healthcare will be any better in Portugal. Hope it is for your sake....

[@sergeyrosslive]

It's a highly complex thing depending on money, age, type of medical situation, expectations etc. In general it has private healthcare which is instant compared to Canada. But that does not tell a complete story.

[@andreasalthammer6579]

Make some experiance in Germany, then you know how it can be way worst 😂. I left also,…

[@sergeyrosslive]

haha I actually want to visit for a longer period than 1-2 weeks. But I've been twice and it's a tricky one.

[@antoniodegregorio686]

Too many Karens also in Canada

[@user-buck-b7j]

I'm a 54 year old metis Canadian born and raised,I agree with what you said. Canada USED to be a free,democratic country prior to 1990 then we got "progressive" in the mid 90s and everything went to shit The same thing happened to the US and most of europe.The good news is today its slowly turning around more and more countries are becoming conservative and fighting back against the woke mind virus.Once trump and poilevre are in office things will get better.

[@gregkrazanski]

if anyone is curious about another torontonian's perspective, i think this guy is an egomaniacal, selfish, overgeneralizing, shortsighted libertarian and i'd recommend taking everything he said with a grain of salt. canada is far from perfect, but what country is? every country focuses on different things that are important to different people, and if Portugal fits his needs, then great. But he's being disingenuous and/or thick about all the shit he's talking about here. I would recommend being curious about why many of the things he's complaining about could also be framed as reasonable or good and not falling into his rhetorical tactics. it seems to me he just wants what he wants, now, and thinks everyone but him is an idiot.

[@sergeyrosslive]

Haha enjoyed reading it.

[@oliviamiller9267]

We won’t miss him.

[@sergeyrosslive]

Breaking up the protocol - sharing what I really think, I know, crazy.

[@scruffmuffin4802]

canada is 100% better Ukraine if you miss public drinking and breaking tree branches feel free to go back

[@sergeyrosslive]

better is personal, that's why I'm only sharing my experience.

[@Alex-pz7kr]

All ukranian politicians are multi millionaires

[@applejacks2]

So much of what you said is completely untrue.

[@sergeyrosslive]

sure, it's my perspective. Everyone has a unique one.

[@Denis50832]

Сергей какой ваш email ?

[@Jeff-sm8of]

Drrrraaaaaagggggggg