I lived some time in Toronto and now living in Chicago, in both cases - I work/worked in IT, as software engineer. In Toronto, my salary was around 80k, 1bed was in 400k range. In Chicago, my salary is close to 200k and I can get a 1bed in Lakeview for around 200k too, yearly salary. Also, taxes are lower and city is prettier too - architecture etc. I'd never go back to Canada. I'd rather just move back to Europe. I did working holiday in Sydney too, also working as software dev, and similar situation to Canada - low salaries vs expensive living, but at least weather is good. For me, Canada is the most overrated country in the world (lived in Poland, Uk, Australia, Canada and US and visited almost 80 countries).

@mujkocka

Жыл бұрын

Not everything is about money. I don’t feel safe in the states. Would not want to live there even if you paid me. I can get 250k in Chicago easy too

@chellaramu

Жыл бұрын

Gun culture is the worst nightmare in America. Every year hundreds of children killed in the gun fire in schools. Not money is the matters. 😂

@prashantlama1434

Жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh you really hate Canada. I agreed.

@PROGRAMISTANAWAKACJACH

Жыл бұрын

@@mujkocka Im just here for an experience, 2 years and already roughly planning to move back to Europe in some time. I am lucky to have a fully remote job so I am in Europe half the time anyway.

@RatherBeCancelledThanHandled

Жыл бұрын

@@mujkocka Software companies aren’t located in the ghetto ; they tend to be in low crime neighbourhoods .

My mom came to Canada in the 90s and was a top rated doctor from Syria. She ended up spending her time in Canada doing every odd job from cleaning and painting, to car sales and real estate. She was never able to practice medicine, even after passing the exams in Canada, and it’s a shame because she had SO much to offer the healthcare system. This video needs more recognition.

@cannotwest

Жыл бұрын

Why she passed exams and couldn't practice?

@jaimesmith1086

Жыл бұрын

So sorry to hear that

@vancouverbill

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that. Could you give some details on why she could not practice @judeshamsi8420 ? Seems a very acute problem in Canada

@geertstroy

Жыл бұрын

I DO agree wholeheartedly with you , from Netherlands. Can no do is a lutsched off lolly.

@soudiamloganitis3783

Жыл бұрын

I have met so many people throughout the years with similar stories. I am sad to say. They tell you how easy it will be for someone with your skills to succeed, and when you arrive here you quickly realize it's not the case.

In 2004 I wrote a somewhat famous article called 'Top 8 reasons not to immigrate to Canada'. In short, the Canadian authorities tried to destroy my life. They made it so that I could not be employable in Canada. So I moved to the U.S. in 2005 and then some years later I moved permanently to the Philippines. I am happy that so many years later videos like yours are saying essentially the same things that I did. I was ahead of my time. I will never go back to Canada. Not to live, not to visit, not even a connecting flight. Too cold, too expensive, taxes are astronomical, no freedom, no jobs, no opportunities, xenophobic people, too depressing. It has become the North Korea of the western world.

@lifeisgood2542

Жыл бұрын

you renounced your canadian citizenship?

@natesnautical

Жыл бұрын

Amen, to that

@Alien2799

11 ай бұрын

How is Canada xenophobic?

@REV-1

11 ай бұрын

⁠​⁠@@Alien2799 Wtf is “Xenophobic”?? Sounds like something from Aliens! Nah that’s why Canada’s a dump. Liberal bs.

@arnbo88

11 ай бұрын

I'm from Edmonton and the police there simply would not leave me alone. They used the media against me and I lost most of my friends and employment was difficult. My father had political enemies and the harassment just would not stop. I spent $thousands on legal costs and during an intermission between criminal charges I applied for a visa to Australia. 3 weeks before I emigrated in 1991 I had to go to court yet again (offensive driving). Once again I beat the charge and left. The Edmonton police continued to visit my parent's house for years. It sounds like the STAASI but living in Edmonton was horrible. I feel that Canada is a land of hypocrisy led by minority interest groups.

I am a "old stock" Canadian (all my ancestors moved here in the colonial era), and I find this very informative. When you said people feel deceived, it really resonated. I absolutely believe our newcomers are being deceived; I have even called our immigration system a "scam" because of how it fails newcomers AND how the results of our immigration system do not really live up to the expectations to the existing population. Immigrants come with extraordinary education, but get roped into odd, low paying jobs far too often. We say we love immigration, but then we don't build houses, and newcomers and our youth pay far too much of their income for shelter. The government claims immigration will fill every labour shortage, but the data published by the federal government shows that is not true, particularly in the desperately understaffed skilled labour sector. I think it is disgraceful that we try to attract newcomers, but do not insist on having a perpetual EXCESS supply of housing to welcome people (and for ourselves!). I think there is a deeply chauvinistic undercurrent of people who think that newcomers don't really deserve the best of what we have, thinking "hey, driving an uber in Ottawa is still better than being a doctor in Egypt" or whatever.

@cryptohunt2552

11 ай бұрын

I agree with you. I have been here for 30 years (started off in Toronto). I was stuck in menial jobs and found that even price of a condo was out of reach. Most government jobs, both provincial and federal, were closed to me because I was white. I eventually moved to Calgary and started my own business. Canada is vastly overrated, expensive, and poorly run. The current PM is more concerned about his international image than the overall well-being of Canadians. Many immigrants here are leaving, and my oldest son is considering moving to Latin America (his wife is Hispanic) because he can enjoy a better quality of life there. Sad, ain't it?

@ragnarrklangsrok1685

11 ай бұрын

@@PM-nr1yo You have to be willing to move to more rural areas, there are opportunities for average joe's and houses that are affordable

Currently living in Canada but finding my way out. Canada is becoming a playground for the rich and average people are suffocating with the high housing price, high living cost and low income. You made a very good point that the elites do not wanna change the status quo since they are benefiting from the very speculated housing market in Canada. But guess what, eventually Canada will become less appealing to immigrants when they realize the pay is so low and living cost is so high.

@Pairofkingsup

Жыл бұрын

Canada is more than just Toronto and Vancouver… Calgary, Edmonton, small town Ontario, the east coast, they’re all beautiful places with reasonable housing. Most of Canada has reasonable housing, it’s only Toronto and Vancouver that are overpriced.

@balanibakits6488

Жыл бұрын

@@Pairofkingsup But for an immigrant, living in a less populated area is very difficult. They won't find their local food, no friends, less jobs, social isolation. It's a mental torture.

@Pairofkingsup

Жыл бұрын

@@balanibakits6488 the whole point of immigrating to a country is to absorb its culture and assimilate into the mainstream. What’s the point in immigrating if you’re only willing to be surrounded by those in your home country?

@Solruc_

Жыл бұрын

@@Pairofkingsup did you even watch the full video

@EastWood2004

Жыл бұрын

The Porsche 911 in Canada is half price of that of Australia.

As a Canadian, I've never heard the plight of Canada described so accurately. Bravo and welcome!

@sexygeek8996

Жыл бұрын

You don't realize how bad it is until you leave. It has been getting worse in the last few decades and it looks like it really nosedived after that idiot Trudeau was elected.

@jimbobkentucky

Жыл бұрын

@@sexygeek8996 Joke's on you! ;-) I left in 2001 and agree with you completely. Every year I go back to visit I notice the quality of life is decreasing appreciably. The deterioration was slowly underway in the late 90s but accelerated under Trudeau, no doubt. Compared to when I grew up (in the 80s mainly), access to healthcare, safety, and general infrastructure have gone way downhill. I tell me friends back home that they are frogs in boiling water. They don't realize how bad it is until they leave. It's been such an insidious decline that they've just grown used to it. They say stuff like: "You mean in other countries you don't have to wait 6 months to see a dermatologist?!" Everyone is starting to notice now, though. Trudeau is one of many factors to blame. Canadians and their "Just be happy with what you have." mediocre approach to life is another. We could go on.......

@vadimbytsiv9461

Жыл бұрын

@@jimbobkentucky yep, where did you go?

@jimbobkentucky

Жыл бұрын

@Max Milučky Korea

@jimbobkentucky

Жыл бұрын

@@vadimbytsiv9461 Korea.

Canada is a great country I migrated here with my wife in late 1969 thats 54 years ago. We came only with our suitcases not wealthy but built a life of progress iwith family born here and all educated here in Toronto . We came from economic poverty and worked very hard in Canada build our lives from nothing. The political Social economic and religious climate has drastically changed in our half of century living in Canada. Leaving our younger generation to make tough choices to remain or stay in Canada.

Canadian born and after 50 years still working hard with no end in sight. I wish I had another country to go to because the Canada of my childhood is long gone. The past decade has been the worst as far as finances, healthcare, education, cost of living, everything is out of control due to terrible government policy. You hit the nail on the head with this video.

@Kangoroo-gp8wo

Жыл бұрын

Those crisis was deliberately designed by education mafias who had lobbying some entities in immigration to make everything difficult except you pay 50000 cad tuition fees. Have you wondered for farm labourers, construction labourers, or Personal support workers one should have diploma of agriculture/constructions/PSW ? Since nobody pay it, they locked the occupations with tons of requirements, thats the crisis happened. In south korea, japan, hongkong, singapore, dubai, etc. They just come, get training and work. thats why everything far more cheaper. In canada they deliberately make it complicated.

@BuddikaChaturanga

Жыл бұрын

looking in Asian counties. ?

@brahmanjnananithya7913

Жыл бұрын

I am a Canadian who spent the past 7 years in India and Nepal and have returned to Canada just this year. I can't wait to leave. My new passport will be ready in 10 days and I will be gone.

@raydimmock4336

Жыл бұрын

@@brahmanjnananithya7913 I was born in Canada many decades ago and I'd like to say to you. I think you are making a wise decision to leave Canada. As long as Trudeau is the Prime Minister nothing good is going to come out of here

@raydimmock4336

Жыл бұрын

@James Silverton I'm Canadian born 70 years ago and I'm glad I'm near the end of life. Trudeau has torn Canada to shreds. How people could vote for this tool is beyond/

I am from Zimbabwe and a certain woman came back from Canada for a funeral and she was looking so poor that everyone was asking why she went there. Everyone else who had stayed at home looked better!

@shabatshalom693

Жыл бұрын

Yes ,living in Africa is best ever,i am from Eritrea the only problem is no democracy matter of management

@dejijames4516

Жыл бұрын

@@shabatshalom693 Democracy doesn't belong in Africa and that's why it doesn't work there. Our system of governance in Africa is communal. Every community gather together and make their laws and regulations and things work perfectly. That was how it used to be for generations until democracy came ruined the whole thing. Africa wasn't a lawless place before the arrival of democracy. We had laws and rules that guided how our forefathers lived.

@neverlookback1244

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean by looking poor because some people dress down

@collentreefelling9142

Жыл бұрын

@@neverlookback1244 She had dirty unkempt hair! Had dry and malnourished skin and was thinly! She had no money!

@marcoprolo1488

Жыл бұрын

Canadian are not exactly reputed for dressing up. That does not mean they are poor.

Yeah, I agree 100% with what you said in this video. I went back to Japan after living a decade in the Vancouver metropolitan area working as a software engineer because of all the reasons that you've mentioned in the video. I'm very grateful to Canada for everything that the country provided, but unfortunately, I was working literally to survive and pay for the daycare, and expenses and save money for SOMEDAY (spoiler... that never came) to be able to buy a decent house not 100 km away from working place. Cheers from Osaka-JP. :)

@budsyremo

Жыл бұрын

Did you move away ? Back to Japan ?

@vmorita

Жыл бұрын

@@budsyremo yep

@musafir123

Жыл бұрын

Japan is ahead than rest of world then why you went there

@dhruvitdhodia2279

Жыл бұрын

Don’t mind me asking how much did you make ? Software engineer and you still had a problem ?

@liangyuaq-qoyunlu407

Жыл бұрын

@@dhruvitdhodia2279 canada doesn't have big tech companies

Glad to see finally someone is telling the truth in Canada

@celesteerasmus2474

9 ай бұрын

Me too.

@celesteerasmus2474

9 ай бұрын

The bad truth of Canada

I am from an immigrant family, born here in Canada. But one of the things I think makes it tough, is that we have too much immigration, without having the good paying jobs to support the present numbers. Our present federal government has so much on their minds, but the economy is not one of them.

I moved Canada on last June '22. 100% accurate representation of my emotions. Great work man. It's horrible work-life balance here.

@rohithrajan3796

Жыл бұрын

Still better than garbage india

@spmarket4188

Жыл бұрын

You work so you can make just enough to keep going to work...

@derick3482

Жыл бұрын

@@spmarket4188 this is a free country, man you can do whatever you want

@spmarket4188

Жыл бұрын

@Derick is it free tho? Canada has rules on rules you can't actually do what you want, not sure if you have seen some of the freedom in other countries... Like I said in my last comment it's so expensive in Canada most ppl can't save any money so if you have no money how do you make moves?

@spmarket4188

Жыл бұрын

@Derick save to as you say "do what ever you want"... funny thing is Canada it's not a free country you are highly taxed. you also can't just do what you want. There are always rules and regs holding you back. Government controls everything...

You took the words right out of my mouth my friend. Also a Software Developer with ~100k salary and could not afford anything outside the bare minimum in Vancouver. So my wife and I moved to Calgary for the housing but later realized Vancouver wasn't the main problem; Canada was. My wife already went back to our home country to scout out possible plans for the future as we don't see it in Canada; at least for now. Some still think Canada is the utopia of the past but the last decade seems to have changed that quite significantly. *Ambulance is not free by the way.

@johnblackmen8214

Жыл бұрын

@@alexcalive they have a good opposition leader now.

@ktp.

Жыл бұрын

@@alexcalive What is happening is all part of a larger design, regardless of the government in power. There is a purposeful re-distribution of wealth which will continue when the Conservatives win. Poilievre is also in the elite tier - he is not the average Canadian. Sorry but there is still worse to come but I won't be here.

@pinkpearl1967

Жыл бұрын

@@alexcalive As a 55 year old Canadian, this downward trend started LONG before 2015. That is just anti-T propaganda and diminishes the value of your video. Canada, like every other Western country, got hit with neoliberalism starting in the *1980s*. An article, "Rhetoric vs. Results: Shaping Policy to Benefit Canada’s Middle Class", by Don Wright, on the Public Policy Forum website, outlines this history. You arrived nearly 40 years later and are seeing the result of neoliberal policy. Unfortunately ALL Canadian governments have been neoliberal now. Some are just a little more obvious about it. You have a decent grasp of the Canadian situation but please read and learn more before pinning all its problems on one electoral result.

@Droxal

Жыл бұрын

@@alexcalive How will a conservative government fix the issues you laid out? Especially housing. No political party has an actual plan that would solve the housing crisis.

@gus4281

Жыл бұрын

This problem won't be fixed by the conservatives unfortunately. The housing market was already a mess during the Harper days and they didn't have any intention to fix it. The only thing that conservatives and liberals have in common is not having idea (or intention or both), on how to fix the housing problem and how to develop more other cities so Canadians can move there without lowering their chances of getting a job.

After quite horrible 7 years of living, I moved out of Canada with my Canadian passport in 2008. Now I work as an academic in Türkiye. Even tough I love and respect Canada, I would never ever go back to there. Yes Canada allowed me have expat life experience and one of the most respectable passport in the world. Yes I am so grateful!

As a 26 year old Canadian you hit the nail on the head. Unless you were born into money, owning a home is unaffordable in the big cities. And you have to live in the big cities because that’s where the jobs are. Furthermore, Covid exposed how broken the healthcare system is here. I love Canada but in the US you get paid more in a stronger currency, taxed less, and the cost of living is lower.

@KManAbout

Жыл бұрын

I mean US didn't handle covid well either 🤷. I'm a software engineer like the guy in this video. And you can definitely get jobs over 150k here. It's mostly for senior engineers and people who have worked a while. I have no idea how he is spending 350 per week on groceries. For comparison my family of three adults spends less than 200 a week on groceries. His rent is definitely reasonable for a family of four though. I there are definitely ways he could cut his spending though. He should also consider finding remote work that way he can save on fuel for travel. You can definitely have a higher standard of living here compared to most of the world earning that amount.

@KManAbout

Жыл бұрын

Although specifically software engineers can get way higher pay in the US that's mostly in cities that have even higher costs of living like silcon Valley and new york city or texas. But I don't think his complaints are all reasonable. Some of them for sure like rent in major cities. However, you can avoid some taxes with a mixture of tfsa and rrsp. You can use both to help pay for your house and there are rent to own programs as well. Many Canadians do not know how to manage their money and are very finicially illiterate.

@karlabritfeld7104

Жыл бұрын

So move

@traductionscultureen-arver2307

Жыл бұрын

@@KManAbout thanks for that comment, it sounded to me that the videos like that were exaggerating and been too choosy or irrational. I'm Belgian, I'm 29 and i consider to move there. It seem to me that it's doable. Isn't it ? I mean life in belgium is 10 times worse than anything in Canada. A part from health care and social security.

@KManAbout

Жыл бұрын

@Traductions culture En-Ar vers Fr maybe Belgium seems decent to me. There are disadvantages and lifestyles changes that make more sense in Canada but less so in Belgium. And also depends where you want to live here.

I immigrated to Canada in 1996, and lived in Vancouver for 8 months then left Canada for good because I couldn't find any job there , I had a master degree in computer science in US and worked as a software engineer in Taiwan for some years, and all the immigrants I met in Vancouver were jobless, and they came from all over the world and had good education and good experiences.

@bestintentions6089

Жыл бұрын

It. Job market is idiotic, they need local experience preferably in the same city. It like the worst traits of UK and united states job practices were collected in canada

@geertstroy

Жыл бұрын

@@bestintentions6089 No it can be worse...most crappy place was New Zealand , gumboots boors telling you coming from THE WORLD to these emaciated windy clear cut urinated upon by trilions of cattle that you need is NEW ZEALAND "experience" which equals fixing all with "wire number 6" made in the uk....houses are moldy shags and an extortionate klepto-boorish parvenu -ism has flipped the shags to 1million kiwi dollars proclaiming that it is the Côte d'Azur down there at the windiest chilliest nastiest moldiest climate zone one can imagine....paltry wages , extortionate mentality...beware , stay clear , dont believe the kiwi flippers , never....always prefer lousy Can no do....

@sebastijanp3

Жыл бұрын

LOL...how is it possible you have master degree in CS and you cannot get a job. That is Not possible.

@KellynFx

Жыл бұрын

@@sebastijanp3 in Canada it happens a lot. I have never seen a country that wastes skill more than Canada

@casebeth

Жыл бұрын

@@KellynFx Finland pulls the same BS. they have Europes highest educated toilet cleaners...

I worked 3 jobs in Canada in 16 years. First was plumbers helper (Masters degree in Mechanical engineering). 16$ hour, found via social connections. Second was junior shipboard engineer. 28-35$ hour depending on the ship plus OT. Social connections. Third job after I got my full fledged license 65$ hour, government mechanical engineering inspector. Very advanced social connections, I used to work with the guy who then joined government and recommended me. Took me 11 years to get license. In 5 years after that I left Canada because the country went into tyranny mode. All my work to get licensed went to shit thanks to Turdo and obedient Canadian sheeps. Without social connections forget about having a decent job. You need someone who knows someone who knows who's hiring. It's harsh over there, new immigrants.

@DAVID1986.

Жыл бұрын

Social connections!! Like a third world country !!

@marcellobomfim5629

Жыл бұрын

That happen in any country

@fakeemail4005

Жыл бұрын

@@DAVID1986. Bro, its like every country. You need connections to go up the social ladder.

@dobrenkijbog8805

Жыл бұрын

@@DAVID1986. Actually I was shocked with the amount of nepotism in this country. They don't even post jobs because they don't want indigenous to apply because you can't deny any of those, you'll get a discrimination case thrown at you! But on the other hand they easily discriminate based on so called "vaccination record".Because it's ok, society accepts that practice! It's an idiotic country. That's why I left. Common sense has departed

@TRYno397

Жыл бұрын

@@DAVID1986. wich dream do you live in this the real world touch some grass

I have lived in Canada for 28 years, the last 7 years since Trudeau came into office has been the worst, no wonder he is considered the worst PM is Canadian history, I have seen the rapid collapse of Canada under his regime, a country that took a century to build, has been taken down in a few years, thanks to the Liberal/NDP coalition. I will admit I am guilty, I voted for Trudeau 7 years ago, I had no idea he was a narcissist and incompetent leader. Now I am 100% going to vote Conservative.

@leopetaccia1012

11 ай бұрын

Politics is not real. Please wake up.

@moontides7220

11 ай бұрын

Trudeau did a great job helping everyone during Covid. Go Trudeau go go go!!!

@Seiven2077

11 ай бұрын

Bro, you vote 3rd time for him as well as your friends. You Canadians are insanely delusional. Wanted liberalism in any shape or form? You got it

My friend, your analysis and presentation are UNBELIEVABLY AMAZING.

Australia is exactly the same. Although I am not an immigrant, I've been here my whole life. I quit my job as a graphic designer living in Sydney because it didn't pay high enough and the cost of housing was absolutely ridiculous. But many older people and people who bought in before the market boom want the prices to stay high. So in the future, basically because of sheer greed, there will be a massive class divide.

@kiddo8597

Жыл бұрын

relatable, Sydney Housing cost is stupidly expensive. I'd rather workin remotely from Bali earning 25-30k than working in Sydney earning 3× more of that.

@MB-ym5wl

Жыл бұрын

True Sydney rents, New houses prices iare a joke huge cost of life affordability is a shame.

@collentreefelling9142

Жыл бұрын

The world is the same everywhere. Earth is hell.

@julesnagbunga1204

Жыл бұрын

Just a little extreme don't you think?

@julesnagbunga1204

Жыл бұрын

It's not a matter of liking Australia! There are many Australians who cannot find accommodation even though they have jobs. Wanting a chance to improve your living conditions is very Australian. Perhaps what has changed is an increasing number of Australians who show little empathy for others, who through no fault of their own, can no longer afford to buy or rent a home!

I agree with you everything you said originally I'm from Ethiopia and I came to Canada 🇨🇦 before covid 19 but nothing changed my life it only got worse Canada used to be the land of an opportunity but not anymore and it's very hard to get a job these days I'm in college and I tried to get an evening job but I wasn't able to find it even if you get a job you have to drive 1hr or more only someone who owns a car can get a job we struggle to pay for rent how can we own a car that's not easy or maybe impossible I'm not saying Canada is a bad country or anything but it's not for me also I would like to go back home I have to look after my dad who still receiving some treatment also most of my relatives back home think we are having a good time in Canada and they expect us to support them financially but they don't know the real situation we are living in I used to be a funny and happy guy but Canada changed my personality and it's been years since I felt real happiness in my mind it became my routine thinking and worrying about what will happen next ➡️ I think Canada is good for travelling and staying for weeks but not for a long time also I was surprised by how many people in the comments section telling their stories I thought I'm the only one who feels that way but I hope everyone will overcome any challenges they are facing I wish you all the best ❤❤❤❤❤

@yihuda7459

Жыл бұрын

Hey brother, I’m Ethiopian & currently living in next door (USA) ….The US is just little bit better compared to Canada but, u also have to overcome many problems here …the people r not like in our country even ur own families or friends…..they all fake and artificial…my story is pretty much similar with u with little bit difference…my health also got hit in the past 2 years(had surgery and, I was in/out in hospital for the past 3 years) …I had really happy life in Ethiopia…I had my small business,a lot friends and was pretty much fan and happy life ….now I’m behind in life,lonely and, My health is gone down ….my world is upside down ….anyway, I wish u the best and,don’t stress out too much ….it will hurt ur health & work out 💪🏾 (it’s gonna help u out) ….I wish u the best

@bravemoon2124

Жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry to hear it, I wish you can figure it out. Must have been a tough decision to move from a hot bright country to Canada. Is it okay to ask why did you leave home for Canada?

@RedroomStudios

Жыл бұрын

I'm Canadian living in Mexico now... and Canada IS a bad country. one of the most corrupt on the planet.

@samuelbirhanu5663

Жыл бұрын

Bro im from 🇪🇹 too I plan to winnepeg is that a good idea

@RatherBeCancelledThanHandled

Жыл бұрын

I will pray for you , sorry to hear . You’re not alone . I’m born in Canada and also struggling :/

Perfectly well said. I'm not new to the country - I'm Canadian, and all these issues make it impossible to get ahead. Housing in particular is a challenge - we have the second-largest country in the world, but buying a house is an impossibility for entire generations of hardworking families, even in a small town nowhere near as expensive as Vancouver. It's insane, and you have described the causes of the crisis very accurately.

@kurtfuchs4500

Жыл бұрын

You have a lot of points I agree with. True it’s hard to get a house but I know a lot people who have bought house in small including new Canadians so I disagree to the small town part. Here in saskatchewan you can get an affordable place then a lot of other places in the country. In my area there are lots of jobs and not enough people to fill the positions. So things are a little better here but the problem like said in the video is having enough doctors and nurses.

@geertstroy

Жыл бұрын

@@kurtfuchs4500 Who wants to end up in Sakatchewan...totally self-loathing , when you can live in the EU.

@kurtfuchs4500

Жыл бұрын

@@geertstroy Have you been there?

@kurtfuchs4500

Жыл бұрын

Honestly I would take the EU just to get a from the winter.

@kurtfuchs4500

Жыл бұрын

@@geertstroy There are lots of people who came to Saskatchewan and stayed because they like. That includes people from different countries as well as citizens from other provinces.

As a Canadian living in Canada now for 30 years, I am ashamed at what's happening. Our government is to blame and responsible for inviting people to come to Canada only to shatter their dreams. This seems to be a repeated theme in all the commonwealth countries. There is a time for immigration and NOW is not the time.....

I’m originally from Ukraine. I have been living in Canada for the past 4 years and agree with each word Alex had said.

@libertyoverbondage

Жыл бұрын

Will you stay or look for better options abroad?

@cliffchoi1959

Жыл бұрын

Why would you stay in Canada nowadays, even with the war?

@frankihatch

Жыл бұрын

why are u not in your country fighting?

@geertstroy

Жыл бұрын

@@libertyoverbondage Welcome in the EU , WELCOME in Netherlands...here you will thrive close to your soon victorious Ukraina.

@31gamenation

Жыл бұрын

​@@frankihatch that statian puppet state?

Very well said. I grew up near Vancouver and never had a chance at owning anything. I, like you should be a high paid professional, but that's not the case in Canada. Now I work for an American company remotely and live in South America. Finally, for once in my life I can get ahead financially.

@erodgers19

Жыл бұрын

Same!

@balanibakits6488

Жыл бұрын

Seriously thinking of going back to my home country and working remotely, after spending 3.5 years in Canada. This way I can save the full salary as my family owns a large house (it is common in Bangladesh, society is different there. Houses in rural areas are very large, joint family living together), and everything else is also much cheaper. If I ignore the corruption of the govt in BD, and only focus on my own life, BD is a great place to live.

@BlazerLz

Жыл бұрын

@Internet Ecuador

@Ban00

Жыл бұрын

Well done. Making good use of your passport and living that nomad lifestyle

@alexbiro262

Жыл бұрын

@@balanibakits6488 Corruption is alive and well here in Canada as well so don't let that dissuade you. Born and raised here in Canada, 43 and looking for a way out.

As a Canadian, whose family immigrated here inthe late 70’s, I agree with you 💯. It’s a shame what’s happened to my home country. The worst is the homelessness issues. Very sad indeed.

I think people with You Tube videos promoting Canada as a place to live are paid to do those videos. Your assessment regarding Canada is bang on. I feel sad for people who come here with the belief that their lives will be better, Only to find out that they are far worse off. I've noticed the cost of groceries and housing have tripled in the last few years. Very difficult to get a Dr in Canada. 50.000 people in my small province are without a Dr. People are being neglected by Canada's healthcare system to the point of dying right in the hospital waiting rooms or while waiting for an ambulance. Yet, A huge chunk of taxes go toward healthcare. Homeless encampments are on the rise as landlords are gouging people for exorbitant rent. Streets are lined with homeless people and with the high cost of living it could be anyone of us carting our humble belongings around in a shopping cart. If you have children I'd avoid sending them to Canadian schools and opt for homeschooling. Your children will be read to by drag queens while sitting on some strangers lap. This week in class my neighbors son class will be showing boys how to paint their nails. They've already been taught about every kind of sexual position and how to use condoms and butt plugs. Yes, Even elementary students! The school libraries are filled with books that promote pedophilia. They want your children dumbed down and sexualized at an early age. Wars are instigated because the greedy globalists want the land and resources and the politicians regardless of their colors are all in the pockets of a few elitists who rule over the many. The globalists know that war creates all of the things they support. Depopulation, Refugees, Who they want for cheap Labor, Land the refugees left behind for the resources to fill their troughs with. My apologies for the long diatribe and Thank You Sir for being an honest and informative voice regarding the truth about Canada. I was born and raised here and my dream is to leave. Even Russia or China is starting to look good compared to Canada.

@CanadaVancouverLife

Жыл бұрын

I am from China and currently residing in Vancouver. Actually, I would like to say that if you are in the software development industry, salaries in China can be even higher than in Canada, and there are even more opportunities for software engineers in China. Currently, I am considering moving to California.🤣

I’m Ukrainian Canadian who lived in Toronto for 30 years before leaving Canada in 2019 because of those issues you’re talking about. I do return once a year to see my family but even that is hard to do today because my very basic (2-3 week) yearly visits back home costing me 4-6k $CAD., Where I live now in South East Asia same money goes a long way.

@RedroomStudios

Жыл бұрын

very smart move. I was born in Canada in 1969 and moved to Mexico 18 months ago. it is criminal what is being done to my country.

@bogdankovalenko5096

Жыл бұрын

good decision, man 👍

@nk1645

Жыл бұрын

I think it's a good decision too! If you don't mind sharing what country did you move to and was it hard to get a permit or residence there?

@lifeisgood2542

Жыл бұрын

but you wouldnt renounce your canadian citizenship?

@carpediem7654

Жыл бұрын

I moved to Mexico 😁

Your observations are spot on! I immigrated to Canada in the mid 2000s and worked and lived in Mississauga, ON and Montréal, QC. I left Canada in 2012 when I landed a job in the Middle East. But I hear the costs of living skyrocketing in Canada from familles and friends, and it keeps me from ever returning. And the winter weather in Canada is awfully unbearable. Living through more than seven severely freezing winters is enough for me.

@guruinibm

Жыл бұрын

Hi Paula..howz quality of life in middle east ?

@allwynmasc1

Жыл бұрын

Was it ever your intention to settle in Canada or was just getting the citizenship and passport your end game?

@AAABeatbox

Жыл бұрын

Likewise I moved to the Middle East as well and resonnate the same story. Just decided to atay here and perhaps will invest in property here instead. Where in the Middle East did you move to? I'm in Qatar. Fifa's been great, too.

@Ukrainiancouple

Жыл бұрын

Hi Paula! I lived in Canada for 20 years but later moved to Ukraine and spent another 10 years there. Between 2014 and 2022 I kept deliberating moving to Canada but every year it was getting Worse and Worse! Houses were getting more and more expensive and looking from the outside in I didn't see the economy growing or any infrastructure investment. And don't get me started on the weather, which was horrible, and politics, which were getting increasingly left leaning.

@user-bw3cl4io3r

Жыл бұрын

Same here

Born and raised in Canada. If I want an enjoyable retirement, I will have to go somewhere else where there is no winter and a reasonable cost of living. Thank you Alex for this video.

@JuggernautaMito

2 ай бұрын

If you manage to have an asset of around 500k you would have a beautiful retirement abroad. In canada you gonna waste it in 10 years 😂

I was born in Ontario my Mom immigrated from the U.S. and my Dad is from here. I agree with your pros and cons. I think Canada is overrated but I am still very thankful for the good things. I think people who are born here have a hard time admitting Canada is not as great as we've been made to believe, but still awesome in a lot of ways. We don't really have a full perspective until we've spent some time outside of Canada (and I don't mean at a resort in the Caribbean I mean like actually travel). Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it.

@ML-ov7wo

Жыл бұрын

Canadians have an inferiority complex. They need to constantly tell themselves how Canada is the best and require others to agree with them or they won't be able to sleep at night.

Thank you Alex , very honest and clear description of Canadian reality . I came to this beautiful country 15 years ago to give a better future and , the most important, choice to my kids . Can support every your word . You have better understanding than probably half of Canadians, with all my respect towards them. .

@Ukrainiancouple

Жыл бұрын

Yes, he was exactly spot on! Unfortunately the last 15 years things have been going downhill in Canada. Not all things, but many...

@soudiamloganitis3783

Жыл бұрын

I am Canadian and agree 100 percent with him.

@kenfernanadez3110

Жыл бұрын

Derick, I am an Indo-Canadian - BORN Canadian. Canada s slide into the current morass of corruption and moral turpitude (to the point where now, as a matter of STATE POLICY, doctors are encouraging people to submit to medical murder), was sown at the time of "free trade"'spearheaded by the absolutely corrupt, largely foreign financed Brian Mulroney; From that time onwards, the country has been hollowed out - its best industries taken over, its manufacturing sectors had their backs broken, and with that, went an exodus of all manner of well paying jobs and positions. Sadly, with each passing administration, the corruption simply gets worse, such that now, the apogee of unfettered corruption - masquerading as "extreme left" courtesy of handsomely paid presstitutes sucking off the government s covered udder, is ushering in the uktimate sacrifice ofnthe Canadian population on the altar of the golden calf, while undoubtedly being shiwered with benefits, which will probably come to full maturity after theese shameful profiteers' terms of office come to an end.

@derick3482

Жыл бұрын

@@kenfernanadez3110 what is indo canadian?

Yes! I was born and raised here but the situation is dire. I’m looking into emigrating to the US. I know a lot of the prospective immigrants to Canada just want to be anywhere but their home country but I hope they do their research and realize Canada is not “the one.”

@ladiiyb

Жыл бұрын

Same. Born and raised in Canada, and planning to move to USA

@giniolamy

Жыл бұрын

Why the USA 🇺🇸 alot of us want to get the hell out the USA if it wasn't for the cold I probably would move their

@KripsyKreme

Жыл бұрын

@@giniolamy the grass is always greener, I guess. My thing is that I have zero debt, save the majority of my earnings and it will never be enough to buy a house in British Columbia. My parents came here in the early 80s and were able to buy a 5 bedroom house by 1989 with my mom working retail and my father being a student. With my savings, I could already buy a good sized house in the southern US while I can’t qualify for a 1 bedroom apartment here.

@JSB-2Z-2K

Жыл бұрын

Then where? Certainly not the U.S., the "American dream" is long over. Europe isn't doing too good either. So maybe Asia? But I believe no Asian country gives citizenship

@Babynate1000

Жыл бұрын

I'm from the US AND ALLL MY friends ar trying to come up here. USA is way worsers than here

I live in brampton, and I've talked to a lot of immigrants, especially from India. They all say the same thing. They regret coming here because it's too financially difficult here. The cost of living here is higher, property costs are insane, there are longer working hours than most countries, and transportation is a must. As a result, they come here and have a lower quality of life and often times left family.

@karlabritfeld7104

Жыл бұрын

Careful what you wish for!

The nature in Canada is world class, it's an aesthetically beautiful country, but the opportunities are limited. My parents came to Canada in the late 80's and didn't speak English but could easily buy a house, back then everyone was approved. They paid off their home and raised a middle class family with only my father working. I'm 42 and still can't buy a house, I finished university and have a small business but my life is way harder than my parents. I rent houses and only dream of owning a home and gave up having kids because it's impossible to raise a family with 2 adults working full time, my husband and I. Life in Canada is extremely hard, extremely mentally straining. People are exhausted and hate their life. The Canadian dream is dead at the moment and we have our government to thank for the bad communist policies.

@jaimesmith1086

Жыл бұрын

agreed

@vancouverbill

Жыл бұрын

People say Canada is socialist or even more extreme communist but socialism would imply free education, affordable housing and easy access to medical care (none of those it has).

@jaimesmith1086

Жыл бұрын

@@vancouverbill I think Canada has free education till high school with somewhat affordable university education prices (compared to US). Agreed with housing and timely access to medical care.

@vancouverbill

Жыл бұрын

@@jaimesmith1086 compared to the US it is slightly socialist sure but most of Europe university/college is free and all education before that.

@jaimesmith1086

Жыл бұрын

@@vancouverbill thanks for sharing

I moved to Toronto in ‘89. It took me a month to figure out that Canada was not the US. Went back to my home country to regroup; and moved to New Jersey in ‘94. Best decision I’ve ever made. Certainly, things are rough globally…specially after the pandemic. But Canada takes the price. That said, I was intrigued by your comments related to healthcare as these issues weren’t clear to me. Maybe a separate video addressing your impressions on the healthcare area would be an amazing project.

@Ukrainiancouple

Жыл бұрын

My parents moved to Toronto in '95. It took exactly one year to realize that Canada is not America. And back then, it was as close to America as you could get. Housing was actually affordable and gasoline was 65 cents a liter.

@EdValencia

Жыл бұрын

@@Ukrainiancouple So what did they end up doing, if I may ask? Just as an fyi....a huge portion of the Indian migrating to the US are coming from Canada. Can't blame anyone making the attempt.

@Ukrainiancouple

Жыл бұрын

@@EdValencia I made my way to the US.. After over 20 years of having the idea at the back of my mind

@shanellefrancis9058

Жыл бұрын

Healthcare is a joke. In some cities you are unable to access a family doctor, forcing you to go to walk in clinics, unable to build a relationship with one doctor. Also, consider a referral to be a gift

@RedroomStudios

Жыл бұрын

people need to stop fearing mortality and bovcott the healthcare system. it is not even healthcare anyway. the government has made it into a disease and death business.

Born in Vancouver it beaks my heart the deliberate destruction our politicians wrought. The story you so accurately stated kicked off after Expo 86. I have not been able to afford to live there for years.

@jglee6721

Жыл бұрын

I used to live in the Seattle area during those years. I think you're right because we heard about Vancouver housing prices went up around that time. Seattle prices were far behind that was what I thought.

@shawnw3628

Жыл бұрын

yep, Expo '86 was the marker that kicked off the Hong Kong/China invasion and housing prices have never looked back.

@vancouverbill

Жыл бұрын

Definitely the beginning and the Olympics was the next really destructive decision

@evakatrinaa

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. I was able to afford rent for a studio apartment in Vancouver's West End on a retail worker's salary before Expo 86. It was $365 a month. Now, a little one-bedroom a couple of blocks away from my old apartment is selling for $700,000 CAD. Almost three-quarters of a million dollars. For a one-bedroom apartment. I also noticed in BC (the province where Vancouver is) that Telus, a mobile provider that's branched out into health care (🤷‍♀️), just got caught selling appointments with family doctors for almost $5,000. The BC Medical Services Commission is fighting them, but meanwhile Telus is still allowed to operate.

So informative and honest!! Really appreciate your in-depth analysis and putting things on the table as they are! Thank you

I have lived here my whole life. I have been in every Province but NFLD. Have lived in 6 Provinces. Served in the Canadian Military and then after that started an Oilfield Servicing Company in Alberta. Managed to see that in 2008, about two weeks before crash. What has happened since, is a crime. We import Oil when we have our own. We do not allow Coal for energy, yet ship it overseas for other Countries to burn. We are Carbon Taxed yet ship it across the ocean. I have decided in the last year that after 52 yrs here. I am leaving for good. I am taking my pensions and done. I have begun to sell off everything. This is a beautiful Country. Yet, those born and raised here are treated like trash. Those who serve, be it Military, Doctors, Police, Firemen, Nurses. Those are only just a pin drop of professions that are treated as replaceable. I know immigrants who came here with skills in Aviation. Helicopter and Jet engine mechanics that could not get work. They drove Taxis and Tow Trucks. That was in Calgary. I recently talked with a Doctor in the Philippines about coming here and practicing medicine. She said no way. She has researched the Plus's and Negatives. She is better off not making as much, yet keeping more of it. How and why is that possible in a Country like Canada. How have we fallen so quickly. In just 7 years we have become the laughing stock of our Allies. The British, Australians, Germans, US and many others are covering the news in our Country better than our media does for sure. They are also shocked at what Canada is becoming. Hence. I will leave and take my money with. There are several others in far better financial positions than myself that are also leaving. What you are going to be left with is Immigrants who will suffer the same as the previous and the skilled and wealthy going away. As fast as they can.

You are spot on, as a child of immigrant parents I really enjoyed growing up in Vancouver in 80-90s but after getting my Bachelors & Masters I worked in US & Asia. Salaries, career opportunities are better & overall living is better. Canadians right now have it tough, political elites have created a mess in housing as majority of MP’s are multiple property owners. Healthcare is falling apart as I visit my ageing parents regularly.

Thank you for making this video. This summarizes the reality of Canada. I am a software engineer as well with a few years of experience. For a software engineer with an engineering degree why does life has to be so difficult that he/she needs to live month to month. Cant imagine how it is for people who do a less paying job. Just a small visit to grocery store 100 dollars goes away just like that. I feel like everything around me awesome but I am not part of it. Feel like lower class citizen. In silicon valley the rent is high, but there are also people who make a lot of money there. Here nobody makes that kind of money for the prevailing rent. Even the commercial properties are better when it comes to pricing their apartments. Private renters are notorious with their pricing. Pricing it as they wish. Basement apartments are almost 1300 CAD in Kitchener-Waterloo. I hate it when these long time settlers give advice like work hard and be patient. Software Engineer as it is a mentally very draining job.

@imt3206

Жыл бұрын

Why’s your job draining?

@dojagi1461

Жыл бұрын

Vancouver is the worst place to live with respect to housing market. I work in Ottawa but bought a house in the Quebec area (30 minutes away from my office) and I pay $1200.00/months for my mortgage.

@ktp.

Жыл бұрын

@@dojagi1461 Wow, what part of Quebec? I heard the taxes are highest there.

@balanibakits6488

Жыл бұрын

@@imt3206 Software engineers made KZread, where you're now watching this video and posting comments with ease. Now you understand?

@balanibakits6488

Жыл бұрын

@@ktp. Gatineau I think, it's really close to Ottawa but in Quebec province

Alex, thank you for the clear and honest description of the situation in Canada. I just intend to apply for a Canadian work permit. These issues are very important to take into consideration. Thumb!

I am a full stack Software Developer here in Greater Vancouver, BC. I shared your views on job salaries here are not at par with cost of living. You are bang on, and your videos are interesting to watch. You and I have common interest in macro economics too so it seems. :)

I know how you feel. I came to Australia with hope and energy. Paid full price for university. But soon after I graduated with 5000 dollars in my bank account, I realized that I might be doomed for the rest of my life. No matter how hard I work, I can’t compete with those rich immigrants and older generations. I don’t know what I can do to have a life that they have. Basically working is only paying the bills, with no extra money to explore my hobbies or anything travel. Worked all year around, apart from my age is growing. I don’t feel I have a life here. I only survive here. Some people saying being poor is a disease. I don’t know what is the cure. Life will slip away quickly. I don’t want spend the rest of my life surviving. Just like you said when your home country is worse and where you live is mess. I really starting to lose hope. Not exactly feeling the hope and energy when I first landed in Australia. I guess this is nobody’s fault, except for me be poor,I’m sorry.

@AK.__

Жыл бұрын

Do not lose hope and accept the fact, that you will have to survive, and will not live like older generation of immigrants. But your kids and their kids will do.

@shereenhassan913

Жыл бұрын

Go live in a cheaper place. I was thinking of Bali, Thailand, or south America

@sombamrara8420

Жыл бұрын

Don't lose hope man. Good luck to your endeavours.

@RedroomStudios

Жыл бұрын

move to a less developed country! at least there you will have a life even if you are poor.

@marcoprolo1488

Жыл бұрын

You need to stay put by working to maximize your income and not hesitate relocating. Meanwhile try to live as cheaply as possible by renting an inexpensive bedroom in a cheap area of the city. Invest wisely the saved money and make it grow for you (and protect it from inflation). Do not drink, do not smoke. Avoid restaurants and theatres. Cash the money from paid vacations. Just go jogging. Do not eat bad food, focus on quality veggies and fish. Do that 2 years max and you will have enough cash on your own to make a big deposit on a 2 bedrooms condo. Once on the property ladder you can start relaxing. I've done it so I know it's do-able.

Before moving to Toronto in 2018, I had the dream of living the "Canadian Dream". I have seen so many documentaries about Canada and the beautiful landscapes, the great quality of life and the kindness of the people. I chose Toronto, ON because again, based on my searches, they were saying that it was easy to find a job, cheaper than Vancouver and had more activities to do as a young man in his early 20s. I left the country a year later... The only positive thing I retain was that I have met great people and have made friends with people from all around the world. For the rest, I think that your video is a great summary of the situation (especially the housing market...).

@jaimesmith1086

Жыл бұрын

why did you leave Toronto a year later?

@thomasc8560

Жыл бұрын

​@@jaimesmith1086 I was in a co-op program (6 months in a school and 6 in a job). End of my contract, I was not allowed to work anymore with my visas. I got 2 choices: - To work illegally in a restaurant or any business willing to have me to be able to afford rent and food. - Get back to my country with the few Ks I was able to save during my journey. I chose the second one. I have a lot of great memories from this year and will always be grateful for the people I have met there. Unfortunately, Canada is not a land of opportunities like most people are saying.

@jaimesmith1086

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasc8560 thank you for sharing. I think if someone does a 1 year program, there's a 1 year post grad work permit to help stay & work for 1 year in Canada.

@thomasc8560

Жыл бұрын

@@jaimesmith1086 You're welcome. It is important to me to share my failures. If it can help people to be aware of certain things, it is awesome. I thought about this visa but my school was not a regular university. It was a language school pretending to be an "International College". There is a lot of "dreams sellers" in Canada. Don't believe in the random schools saying that they are number one in different categories thanks to stupid "awards" they won. It is not easy for young professionals with a Bachelor or a Master degree to find a job in the GTA, so imagine for someone like me with a "fake" diploma. If I could go back in the past, I would take a bigger student loan and go to UofT. At least, I would have a Bachelor degree haha.

@jaimesmith1086

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasc8560 thanks for sharing

Woah man! You nailed it. These all things were like sitting in the subconscious and needed to see day light. Respect.

Very insightful input on this Alex, ill share this with people so they understand exactly what to expect when deciding to move to Canada.

Very well explained. Thanks for sharing you thoughts.

You have nailed every single point absolutely accurately!!

All my Brazilian friends that went to Canadá in the past 5 years now they are in the us or Portugal, they never seem to tell exactly why they leave Canada, I used to think that Canada was overrated, just because I didn’t buy all that thing about the dreams that they were selling to immigrants.

Thank you for making this video, It made thinking a lot more.

Alas, your commentary is mostly correct. I was born and raised in BC but have lived overseas for the past 20 years. Over the years, I used to think that I would move back there some day with my wife and kids, but in recent years I have come to terms with the fact that this probably wont happen. I have been watching my beautiful homeland deteriorate from a far and it is very saddening.

They lure educated young people in my countries with the promises of opportunities, that they need people with knowledge & experience. When we came in, we played by their rules, from studying in their education institutions, to paying taxes & re-building our credit in here. Paid 3-times as much as what Canadians paid for tuition fees, then we're on our own to survive. Furthermore, we're abandoned from every aspects. When we graduated, we were mistreated by the things called "CANADIAN EXPERIENCE". Like WHAT THE FUCK, they brought us here and hope that we may change our career from business, IT, analyst... to construction workers,wielders to fill the gap... ???? Why didn't they, initially, advertise that they need construction workers, general labourers so save out times --> IT MADE NO SENSE AT ALL. I left Canada 10 days ago, never felt more alive. I just hope whoever feel stuck, they can find a way to figure out. To me, it is a dead land masquerading as a first-world country, with the illusion that they're more superior. Like please, In America they have Silicon Valley, in Vietnam they have Quang Trung Software Park. In Canada, I have never heard about an IT hub in Canada. If you need people to pay for the tax because of the aged population, just admit it first, then build the programs to facilitate new immigrants. Don't just bring them here for money then treat them like cattle with disdain. GLAD THAT I ESCAPED THAT SHITHOLE

@codorin

Жыл бұрын

I am 36 years old. Buying a house is a pipedream. I make 70k/year and live to survive. CANADA IS NOT FOR MOST PEOPLE. Efit: i do not see my family living in canada in the next 3 years.

@ellenmorse8559

Жыл бұрын

I am 68 and in good health. I left Canada because family doctors are extinct. Seniors are not faring any better and many will die from long waiting periods and a broken degraded system. I was not willing to wait for them to shove me into a home for the aged because of incompetence and non existant healthcare. Thank God I have a Euro passport, I now reside in Italy and the warm winter is a bonus!

@lttvan2375

Жыл бұрын

@@ellenmorse8559 So happy that your plan does work for you. I have been to Urbania, Urbino, Rome & Venice before, the tranquility and atmosphere of Italy have captured my heart up to this day. Sorry I am a little bit curious about the healthcare system in your country. Is it easy to get to the hospital if you have non-emergency problem ??? Like flu, fever ?? How much do you pay for your healthcare service within a year ???

@rally_chronicles

Жыл бұрын

You're right it is a dead land. No matter how many times the mayor of Toronto says "Toronto is a world class city." I won't swallow the BS

@lttvan2375

Жыл бұрын

@@rally_chronicles Actually I felt something was wrong with this country since I first came in there in 2018. The vibe, the way they govern people's activities. Why do they have the zoning for houses & shopping areas. Like many people have to walk 20 mins, wait 30 mins to get grocery. Even in Italy the convenience store is at the middle of the street, takes me 2 minutes to get there. World-class city? it will never be. The layout and architecture look boring and plain as hell. Most of the houses are pretty much the same in Scarborough. Downtown is a just a forest of concrete placed together. The only good-looking neighborhood I saw, was the area around Glen Stewart Ravine near Victoria Park Station

Great perspective!! Very well summed up.

17 years in, and it's getting worse. I lived in Ontario only so I am not sure how it is in other provinces. But man, I feel that everyone just wants to rip off everyone in terms of doing business. The mentality of something like "I've got my own share and to hell with the others." The greed is growing.

@tonikia9293

Жыл бұрын

So true.

@ninomonkeyd

Жыл бұрын

The same thing is happening all over the world. You keep hearing "I only care about myself and f*** the others". This system can't continue.

@ML-ov7wo

Жыл бұрын

More true in smaller towns. Lots of greedy culture trying to take as much as you can.

Voice of my heart. Can’t agree more; you described the real issue so well

Nicely explained all the points in the video.. I had planned to move to Canada in 2018 but it did not workout due to some reasons.. Now that I see the inflation problem in Canada getting worse than my home country, I feel lucky that it did not work out.. people think that moving to a different country will solve their life’s problem, but that is not the case.. I’m living happily in my home country.. People need to look around for opportunities in their home country itself rather than starting from scratch and wasting their golden years (30-40 age group) in a new country in such a scenario..

@RedroomStudios

Жыл бұрын

or the other thing is to move to a less developed country. after living 51 years in Canada I moved to Mexico. there are so many things better here, not just the lower cost of living. there is more freedom from government interference in your life.

@nk1645

Жыл бұрын

That's a valid point! However, it doesn't work for everyone especially when your country is in a blood-shedding war.

Very very well said! We need more of these video.

I immigrated to Canada in 1994. In GTA Toronto, 30 years ago, price for a decent 3 bedroom house was in range of 180K - 280K which was 4, maybe 5 yearly salaries for mid-range IT developer or an engineer. Now similar house is >=10 yearly salaries for IT professional or an engineer. Life for new immigrants became much more difficult. Canada as a country also change dramatically.

100% accurate, Alex. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. I couldn’t agree more, as an immigrant from Hungary.

Great video and perfect description of Canada’s main issues! I’m an immigrant as well, moved to Canada in 2018 and share the same views! I have the same feeling that things got way worse after 2020.

Well spoken, concise, thorough, no music, no fluff, no b.s. great chanel, week done

Excellent video and observations.

Well said Alex, these were my experiences when I migrated to Canada even though I was in a top earning bracket but it was a struggle to keep up with the payments. It gets worse once you have a family and buy a house, you literally can't afford much after that. Lifestyle is great though, beautiful sites and scenery, lovely people and communities. What I think Canada needs is to create more opportunities in other sectors, encourage entrepreneurs and people with ideas, create enabling environment for other sectors to flourish especially in those areas that are mono sector based and they shouldn't view new entrants or business ideas as a threat but opportunities for growth and diversification of the economy

@ktp.

Жыл бұрын

The wealthy are very content with the status quo. They are not thinking too deeply or seriously to change what is easy and beneficial to them. Just lie to the world, attract skilled people with lies to arrive and empty their savings, then keep them in desperate, enslaved conditions for mere survival or go homeless. The more people arrive here, the more they need to spend -----> taxes. I agree with your ideas but this is not the objective of the elite. Look at the shameful handouts given out when the public complains about tough times? They're laughing all the way to the bank in the face of despair. Look at the videos on the MAID program. Is it any wonder it is now expanded to the homeless?

@RedroomStudios

Жыл бұрын

maybe if you are on the west coast its beautiful but much of Canada is drear and depressing with third rate architecture and neglected public spaces. the level of apathy from the public sector who are supposed to maintain and beautify our public spaces is terrible because they get paid even if they dont do their job and it very hard to fire them. and we have teachers unions who are indoctrinating our children into communism rather than teaching them anything useful.

Great insight, Housing in general is a mess in all major cities around the world, we are seeing similar trends here in Australia.

You’re good God bless You put your fingers on the right issues Please continue to send new analysis

Best and real analysis of the situation, I Completely agree.

Very well put, many who look at Canada as their dream should see this and have some realistic view of the life here.

i can understand what you hv faced back home, i am also a software engineer and my 90% team is form Ukraine , i work with them on daily basis. I hope and pray for the safety and well being of ur people.

I must say, I am quite relieved to have found your channel. I think you are speaking nothing but the truth. Together we must raise our voices..I wish you add one more point here...about the immigrant students. I believe young students coming in are the most vulnerable, not knowing better and also kind of just accepting everything

Thanks for the honest and insightful sharing.

thanks to remote work , I took my laptop and enjoying nice weather in Antalya :) no rent, exchange rate 14x , instead of giving 1,5k for an apartment in Canada , I bought one for myself here in two years

You have summed everything up perfectly. With part of my family in Kelowna since 2018, we have been feeling the blow, and it is only getting worse. I recently watched an Aaron Gunn video (his videos are great). It is called "Why Are Housing Prices in Canada So High?". It deepens into the real reasons behind your video's description. To be blunt, if you pay attention to the comparison charts on the video, you cannot help yourself except getting mesmerized by the difference in prices between Canada and other countries like GBR, the USA, and Japan (yeah, those small islands with 4 times more people than Canada). And those countries cannot be considered exactly cheap markets. It is impressive!!!! Among many reasons, he cited money laundry, taxes, and cumbersome regulations!!! Canadian families cannot afford to pay the same prices. It is simply unaffordable, even in the long run!! Concerning prices in small cities, I feel sorry to tell you that small and medium cities like Kelowna have been facing skyrocketing prices over the last 18 months. You will not be able to find one bedroom below $1,800/$2,300. The same happens in many cities in the Okanagan Valley. I was told that people from Vancouver metropolitan area move to the valley for cheaper rents. So that drove prices really up in that locations. This whole thing is like an immigrant trap. The Canadian government attracts hundreds of thousands of immigrants, but Canada still needs one program to provide affordable houses or rents. In 2023, it is expected an influx of half a million immigrants!!! You also mentioned how the local, provincial, and federal governments seem apart from the situation. Yes, this is damming true! A lot! I see many groups and agencies selling services to immigrants, and I feel sorry for them because they do not investigate the whole situation thoroughly!!! The ROI of the Canadian dream is negative! It is a shame! Another issue is the problem with drugs. Even in towns like Kelowna, the problem is grave. The associated problem of homeless people resembles what you can see in many cities in the US and Latin America. I can only say it is huge!! As a result, violence statistics are mounting. Again, you can watch another interesting video from the guy above: "Vancouver is Dying." Unfortunately!!!! Congratulations on the testimony!

@scrumtrellecent

Жыл бұрын

Hey there. I reside in West Kelowna/Westbank. Moved from Vancouver in 2017 .Looking to move to Penticton. Either people are copying my idea or I am copying their idea ? Next it will be Osoyoos ? It is a viscous cycle in BC

@Supersup.campos

Жыл бұрын

@@alexcalive holly shit!!! My city is possible to live in a very nice place paying 100 dollars. Brazil.

@eligefashion

Жыл бұрын

Hello from Kelowna 🫡

TY for speaking on this topic. You nailed it right on the head.

Wow!!! this video is epic. If parliamentarians hear this, you would definitely get a standing ovation. Alex, I hope you make more of such logical simple-to-understand and absolute ground realities and facts. Kudos to you man!

Alex’s analysis is very accurate and a story of every Canadian.

Alex, thanks for creating this video. After watching your video i think vancouver is way more better looking (10 times) and have better infrastructure as compared to Toronto/GTA.This is the most perfect explanation of post pandemic situation that anyone has explained so far. These are exact my thoughts. I can't beleive how we think exactly same word to word. It means that a lot of people who have good observation have noticed the exact same issues or have been affected by them. I came to canada 6+ years ago with a lot of dreams. After initial job search of few monhs got a job in Cybersec and was too happy. At start salary was low then became better but I liked the work culture and politeness of people the most so still was happy but then pandemic strikes, lost the job and couldn't get it back again as companies became selfish , froze jobs, they started looking for very specific applicants who probably hv less/no experience so that they can pay them less for 2-3 years n then throw them, the JDs hv become too complex and HR/recruiters hv no idea what they're looking for and what's the meaning of experience as everyone hv their own criteria in mind.Currently, they only inivite applicants whom they want to pay less. Now leaving Canada but happily a Citizen now as thats the only option left after consuming all the finances. Moreover, after introduction of work-from-home culture during pandemic , i don't think that people working in technology related fields will find much value immigrating to Canada. US market is way bigger as compared to Canadian market. All companies here want to pay less and have become very very selective (10 times more selective) as compared to pre-pandemic selection criteria. When are you leaving and to where ? I think the issues you have mentioned in your video are not gonna resolve in next 5-7 years, might resolve in 10 years so its better to leave asap as life is not forever and I have already sacrificed some very key and important years of my life trying to settle in here. Government is not doing much and corporate world is getting even worse. My time on job was really good in Canada but post pandemic situation is really bad here specially with lost job and no chance of getting a new one despite having over 3 years "canadian experience". Add one more problem which has started specially in Toronto that people already working here have become insecure from incoming immigrants and now there is an (internal) war like situation in medium to small organizations where everyone is trying to secure their own job and trying to kick out others who can become possible threat for their future job security . Good luck to everyone.

@atw007

Жыл бұрын

@@alexcalive I really wish you good luck and keep making more reality based videos. Everything that you're saying is totally correct. Take care.

@dobrenkijbog8805

Жыл бұрын

@@alexcaliveYou'll get passport tax slave. This isn't a joke. It's true. In Canada everyone is a tax slave

@dobrenkijbog8805

Жыл бұрын

@@alexcalive oh I understand! Don't forget government funded prison camps program in Canada. Nobody ended that.

@Dalidoso

Жыл бұрын

Think that the government wants to bring in 500,000 new immigrants EVERY year. What that people will do, where, are there housing, hospitals, jobs? Looks that the country is led by lunatics, totally disconnected from reality. Perhaps the main cause of high house prices is that the supply not enough. Cannot be built so fast. Other causes, especially in Vancouver is that the local government encouraged this: it brings more money in their coffers. Do you know that if you want to buy a house or condo there you shall pay a supplementary tax to city? Tell me why, and it is not a trivial one it but can go tens of thousands. it is not Not enough that a tiny condo, 15 + years old, 30 km far from downtown still costs over half a million $? Well, the thing is: if you cannot afford, walk away. The city - and the other 6 or 7 other that make the Vancouver Area will remain a place for affluent people only and for very affluent South Asians (that already make the majority of population).

@Ukrainiancouple

Жыл бұрын

It's funny you mention the pandemic. I lived in Ukraine in the 2020s and I met some Canadians who were esecaping Canada during the pandemic to avoid the lockdowns and restrictions...

Love your drone footage of Kamchatka, which is simply magnificent. Also glad to learn that your 3-year wait is almost up and eligible to apply for the Canadian citizenship, so that you can visit lovely Kamchatka again without the fear of being drafted.

Canadians really ought to give the border states a chance( US). We would be close to your home country. The weather would be similiar. Culturally we would be similiar. Where I live a lot of folks commute to work( to larger city) to take advantage of small towns & their lower housing costs.

Thank you so much for voicing out everything I have to say about immigrating to Canada. We migrated to Manitoba first in 2016 and after a year moved to Ontario. I don't want to repeare everything you said but I am aligned with you 100%. Thank you and keep doing this please!

@kurtfuchs4500

Жыл бұрын

Manitoba a lot cheaper to live than Ontario.

I think this is also the case of other rich countries with much better climates like Australia or New Zealand. I also had my immigrant dream in Australia for almost 10 years. Beautiful country, but unlike Canada, with an excellent climate all year round particularly in cities like Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, but I did find it so hard to own a place because of the super high housing prices. Like you mention about Canada, the renting business is huge in Australia too, so renting is also very expensive and add to the equation the super high cost of living I found myself earning enough just to pay my rent and get by. Now, healthcare was good down there on Medicare. I did have my visits to physicians, even had a procedure at a hospital and didn't have to worry about medical attention. But yes, half my wage went straight to the taxation office. So, long story short I couldn't afford my own house or place which is pretty frustrating, and the most affordable places were far out from workplaces or places I wanted to live in or nearby. So I decided to kiss my australian dream good bye and get back home where now I own my place and even though salaries are low, costs of living are low too. By the way, I mentioned New Zealand because I know things are worse there. In fact a lot of New Zealanders migrate to Oz for work, live and work there for a long while and retire back in beautiful NZ.

@YouTh3r3

Жыл бұрын

It's very hard to get PR in Australia, even for asylum seekers. Their immigration tightly controlled. Imagine having too many residents and not enough public hospitals to take care of sick ones

@toniownez

Жыл бұрын

I was backpacking Australia and NZ during covid and was paying 60 AUD a week for a hostel in Sydney lol, which was about 1 hour of work. Just be smart and you can live great.

@YouTh3r3

Жыл бұрын

@@toniownez during COVID, flying, hotels , Disney Parks were super cheap too.

@LG-tt2qz

Жыл бұрын

@@toniownez good for you! But that doesn't sound like living great to me!

@christopherkershaw2883

11 ай бұрын

I live in Victoria BC. It’s a part of Canada that does have a nice climate.

Thank you for sharing..listenng to your views and reading all the comments just helped me really understand the situation better...moving to canada will be a struggle for most immigrants..

I 100% agree with you, thanks for creating this video

100% Accurate. Canada was the place to be when I moved here at the age of 6...1973. It was the new frontier. So, I'm set up now and own a house just outside of Toronto, etc...but my 3 children, who are around your age, Alex, do not own homes. It breaks my heart to see them paying ransom-style rents every month. I am powerless in helping them, unless we all figure out some sort of a plan. I am working on something to help out the kids. If it works, I will share it with you! Having said that, kudos on your KZread channel. It should start to produce something for you!

@RedroomStudios

Жыл бұрын

get them to live in the same city and buy a house together. I have some cousins who did that.

@cinpeace353

Жыл бұрын

They started investing ever since they have their first job. That's the plan I have for them.

@mrbbqlvr4274

Жыл бұрын

If only you were 26 when you arrived in ‘73. Things could have been so different. Oh well.

Thanks for clarifying Alex.

Very well articulate video with great information. Well done Alex . Telling the truth and Vancouver is going down off a cliff very fast. I think the super bubble will go down soon..!!! Healthcare is overwhelmed with too many people and foreign doctors pretty much doesn't get a chance to practice at all.

Thanks for your perspective Alex. I appreciate seeing your point of view through an immigration lense as opposed to a native settler lense that I have. I live in Vancouver, but grew up in Edmonton and Calgary and I would say the main thing that differentiates the two are housing and gas prices. Most other costs are similar. Hosuing costs in Vancouver anyways are driven by a combination of factors, but mainly NIMBYism, zoning laws, speculation and lack of labor and supplies that all result in the supply not being able to meet demand. Our housing policies are also largely rely on the market to set prices, which usually always makes them less affordable. More non market housing is needed and a reform of zoning bylaws as well. As someone who works in public health, I totally understand your frustration with the Healthcare system; I am frustrated too. This is a structural problem that goes back decades with only incremental change over time. Canada and other western countries have a deep rooted conservative roots (aka liberalism) that promotes slow gradual change. Unfortunately, that has failed to meet the demands on this country and we are seeing the consequences. There is so much reform that is needed and unfortunately democracy is slow and thus change will take a long time. It'll likely get worse before it gets better. I wish you the best of luck.

Such a good video, every immigrant has to agree with most, if not all of this. Canada is an amazing country, but it does feel like having a good life it’s reserved for the elite.

Nice to see and hear what's life looks like in this part of US. Thanks for video. Best wishes from Serbia/Europe.

Excellent video!!! Being an immigrant myself, I could not agree more...

All accurate. I’m born in Canada, also make good money and left Vancouver. It’s unfriendly, soulless, massively overpriced and full of braggers. The problem with Canada is the whole economy is based on resources, banking and real estate, and all of these are intertwined. I thought Canada was great until around 2015 then Trudeau was elected. It’s gotten more oppressive ever since.

@vancouverbill

Жыл бұрын

What exactly did he do which made the station worse? In the late 2000s houses in Vancouver were already about a million and that was in harpers time. It seems the golden age was mid 90s and before. Houses back then affordable for people on any job, ski tickets cheap and medical care a lot more accessible. Seems many things such as Olympics, world expo, lack of regulation on foreign housing buyers have caused huge problems but I haven't seen either left or right parties make any meaning change to slow the unaffordability.

@RedroomStudios

Жыл бұрын

@@vancouverbill dude, get your head out of your ass! I voted for Trudeau the first 2 times but he is on the verge of destroying this country! he is trying to kill off the base of our economy - oil and resources - because he claims to be "saving the planet". and he doesnt care how many Canadians he has to kill to do it. the green agenda is all a scam though. its just a disguise for wealth trabsfer and depopulation.

@MBR4740

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, Turdeau all talk, no action. Lots of virtue signalling but doesn't care about everyday working people. He is also trying to kill over 180,000 high paying resource sector jobs in western Canada in next few years (with many thousands more in spin-off jobs that will be affected) all in the name of saving the world from climate change (but we are less than 1.8% of global emissions and have hundred millions of trees.

Thanks you my friend about your useful information 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Loved the part from 5:55 . Well said bro . Well said .

Very nice you are exposing the real truth. Wuaoo.. A very nice explanation Alex.. You did a really good job man.. really the way you summarize every little detail... gives people a perspective idea about the whole thing...

This guy is on point, Canada is a good place to live if you have no other choice.. Expensive…and don’t forget the inhospitable weather in 90% of the country.

@mikeguy1940

Жыл бұрын

Some people like winter. If you don't, don't bother with Canada. People that live in Canada and whine about the weather all the time are the worst.

@wolfgangselle3272

11 ай бұрын

@@mikeguy1940I know a lot off Canadians also don’t like the winter. … and most of the immigrants came from countries with almost no winter. And they are not happy with that. But why does they come to Canada then in the first place? Easy immigration laws and easy to get a “ western “ passport. After they get the passport they will soon search for other place … not Canada anymore. They was here for few years get the Canadian passport and Good bye 👋

@mikeguy1940

11 ай бұрын

@wolfgangselle3272 well if you are from Canada and you don't like the Winter, that is fine. You didn't chose it. It's not the same. If you don't like fish, don't order it at a restaurant and complain. If your mom makes you fish at dinner as a child, feel free to complain about it. Unfortunately most of the best countries in the world have winter. Maybe Australia being one that doesn't. They got their problems too from what I can tell. There are enough people in Canada, if you came here, and don't like it, go home. Don't whine and complain about it.

Thank you Alex for the information.. it is also a warning that every single individual in the world wants to hear when he/she decides to immigrate! it would be nice from you to talk about the software market in Canada more!

So true! I’m Canadian, live in a smaller town but you are 100% right.

All points are really true Very good Analysis

As a software engineer, I think the best route is to live in a cheaper city and try to find a remote job with a high salary...

@dorina4763

Жыл бұрын

Right, let us all know how it went with finding a family doctor and a vet for your pet in a small town.