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cheaper to live in the philippines then all canada with nasty prices !, rent will never go down , even if all the students lets say leave , nothing is going change that , no matter what government does any more , your going to see higher taxes , high inflation in food , and people living on the street ,, this what the government did , rich stay rich , middle class stays very poor , this your so called canada of the year !

“Their land” brother it has been hundreds and hundreds of years. It’s not their land anymore.

Earn in Canada maybe Australia, but spend in India. In Canada, you cant buy shit for 20,000$ but in India you can live LUXURY life for 2 years. Choice is EASY. *INDIA IS BEST* Pr in Canada CITIZEN OF INDIA

people should blame the stupid government and the immigration system who are more destructive than constructive, if you want immigrants to come and contribute you should remove the Canadian superiority over immigrants like asking for Canadian experience in order to work ? wtf this term is so silly, you can't expect a skilled guy from overseas coming to work as a car driver and he holds 5 years experience in IT outside Canada but don't have that funny ? Canadian experience

Look at CRS score...look at inflation..look at housing....i came here one year ago....i regret it every day

13 years ago, i’m renting 2 bedrooms apartment for $600 at Vancouver BC, Now its $1000 each room sharing with other person. Groceries 3x expensive or more. Crazy how we can survive

It's rough over here, groceries alone are double what they were 5 years ago, but the rich people in power just refuse to see the reality, they disperse 1 time payments of 200 bucks and say they helped.

Trudeau Liberal Government for the past 9 years , Harper predicted all of this back in the debate before the federal elections of 2015

My cousin also left Canada last year. No one wants to live in that country

I pay over $4000 mortgage on a 420k house I bought 7 years ago, used to be $1300, worked so hard for 18 years to be able to buy a house. Property taxes are $350 a month, groceries are tripled.. every single person is suffering. I’m thinking it’s about time to have a change in the system.

Reason is simple 3 years ago, canada closed its borders. The transition time from Permanent Residence to Citizenship is 3 years.

As if Canadians couldn't see that coming years ago. Canada has belly flopped hard.

Awee poor baby had to work 40 hours a week, try doing it for 24 years straight bud stay in your shit hole country

Regular Canadians don’t even want to live here anymore. The finance situation is absolutely broken. It’s mathematically impossible for people to live here let alone immigrate her. \n\nImmigration is a huge part of this country but when you dump 500,000+ more people every year AND THERES LITERALLY NO HOUSING AVAILABLE. We need to cap on immigration until we see a bigger flux of real estate. \n\nThat also means we need to cap on foreign buyers buying out all the new buildings we make. They need to be for Canadians ONLY

Her 25 year old daughter must be a wannabe insta or a tik toker for sure..??All they had to do is just show the cringe posts of her daughter - They wud have understood that she needs to learn manners and have brains ??

Many students just wanted to get permanent resident status when lib govt changes rules allowing that & to work full time..this fueled massive 1 million students to come in over the last year also aided by greedy colleges & un university's looking for higher foreign student fees & unscrupulous private colleges offering fake programs

As a visible minority that immigrated to Canada 55 years ago……..I do not recognize Canada anymore, Trudeau has made Canada a totalitarian state devoted to climate change and wokeness!

I love Canada, moved here 20 plus years ago, worked like a dog full time and studied full time at university. Lived in rotten basement for years. Got education, now live in a comfortable life.

Because Canadian citizenship doesn't give you lots of rights. In the EU, even if you get citizenship in one small country, you can easily move to another European country. I've worked 5.5 years in the Netherlands in an ordinary town. I'm a Dutch citizen now, and I can easily move to Paris/Brussels/Rome. I'm moving in the upcoming months. Europe is kind of one big country, and Canada is a sparsely populated state with a notoriously cold climate everywhere.

The funny part about this whole thing is none of the neighbouring states want to take in the Palestinians. This has been said on many different news medias including Al Jazeera. I just asked myself why? Why aren’t they taking anyone in like the millions that were taken in by Europe and the rest of the world over the years. Such countries like Britain, France, Germany,Italy, Canada and Sweden just to name a few.

Biggest issue in Canada is infrastructure. Canadian infrastructure and urban planning is a copy of post war American suburbia abd the results are that it has made housing impossible as the current rules basically has abolished any construction of missing middle housing for the middle class in 90% of Canadian neighborhoods for housing. Infrastructure and services in medium and small cities are nowhere near major city hub making big city centers expensive not even mentioningthe terrible public transportation they have ( for a G7 nation is an embarrassment that their passenge rail service is 40 years behind Europe) . In addition foreign degrees even from English nations are not recognized and it takes years and resources to get accreditation.

WE MOVED HERE 3 YEARS AGO. CANADA IS A LIE. TRUDEAU HAS DESTROYED THIS COUNTRY. DONT COME TO CANADA

Look around the world over the last 3 years. Your Assh+++ nation Killed. PAY DAY IDIOTS.

Inflation, taxes, Trudeau’ s policy with drugs. Expat Canadian of 20 years. Returned to Canada for work and a holiday 2023. Realized my home country is now third world.

I lived in Canada for 13 years, my two kids were born there\nI was there from 1985 thru '98 a truly wonderful country with remarkably friendly an resilient people.\nI lived in numerous places around Toronto and always got on with the local communities.\nRecently went back on vacation and struggled to recognize the place, change is inevitable but one has to \nwonder if its for the good of the country.\nMy heart will always be with Canadiens and I wish y'all well.

Canada is a dump now after 8 years of the liberal government. I moved here in 2017 and surprised to see how fast a country can deteriorate. Now unless you are rich and enjoy the boring culture and cold weather, simply don’t come to Canada. Everything is unaffordable and the government purposely let in so many immigrants to compete for necessities like housing. I made 130k last year but still far from owning a place. Although I get raises every year, my paycheck remains similar if not less because of increasing taxes and living cost let alone weaker purchasing power due to inflation. Canada becomes a playground for the wealthy who can speculate in the housing markets and some socialists who enjoy being broke and woke.

People who come to Canada after receiving their PR struggle way too much. When you apply for a job here, they require you to have 1 year of Canadian working experience. How does someone fulfill that criteria if they've just landed in a new country? The government should instead open PR for only blue-collar jobs, which are actually in high demand. The whole immigration program otherwise feels like a scam. You shouldn't be getting any points for your educational and professional qualifications in the application when, in reality, it's not going to help you afterward. Most of the people I know here are planning a relocation because they don't see themselves owning a house anytime soon.

Canada is a great country I have be here for over half a century raised my family. The culture has changed with the times with Govt Policies put the test resulting in skyrocketing COL like food rents housing costs etc and lack of it not making Canada desirable at this time. The Cap on Foreign Students represents a \nCooling Off period for Canada which will prove beneficial in the coming years. All Indian and Foreign Students have been productive constructive ambitious and disciplined who all made a positive contribution to Canada. Times have changed and Govts will also Change with time. Keep up the good work at BBC.

I moved to Canada from the UK and am a permanent resident.\n\nIt's nice, but my Canadian wife and I want to move back to the UK. \n\nDid you know people don't get annual holidays over here and the wages are bad? \n\nI haven't been on holiday since I moved here years ago and I used to go on holiday every year back in the UK. I miss them so much, considering my mum is in Turkey and Egypt every year, I'm kinda bored in my little Canadian town surrounded by Tim Hortons and pick up trucks. It's not good for your mental health here

Because Canadian citizenship doesn't give you lots of rights. In the EU, even if you get citizenship in one small country, you can easily move to another European country. I've worked 5.5 years in the Netherlands in an ordinary town. I'm a Dutch citizen now, and I can easily move to Paris/Brussels/Rome. I'm moving in the upcoming months. Europe is kind of one big country, and Canada is a sparsely populated state with a notoriously cold climate everywhere.

I had to leave Vancouver 10 years ago literally because I couldn't afford to live there anymore. The cost of living was too high even then, and the job prospects simply weren't there. I have a BA and was an ESL teacher with 20 years experience. Tried changing careers as there were no stable jobs in ESL. I wasted 5 years struggling to find new work and in the end had to leave.

Well A Passport To Canada If You Live In Detroit And Is A USA citizen resoluted that employment of the city Toronto percentage of banking, employment, and temporary residence is at prospect of 40% from Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota And Illinois which means alternative coordination of conservative capitalism gross domestic earn income whether invested or earn in fiscal year is the other America unemployed population that created alternative solution for revenue gains * In other words USA population citizens migrates also it just many live alot closer too the Canadian Border than Others * theirs a potential 4.1 million US citizens and 1.7 owns their private businesses popular commodities organizations in Canada * so theirs 38 percentage favorable political sovereignty in the domestic growth of Canada from USA citizens ! The vote resolution in diplomacy will also at percentage of 100 will be held at 67 in favor of lower landscape of the Americas in Canada * which no different from Europe and North Africa or the Mediterranean Nations Union Diplomacy protocol

Trump warned about this three years ago. Yet, you guys just slammed him for everything coming out of his mouth.

I thought you'd be saying something like 17% went back to their home country within 20 days... BRUHHH... 20 years...?? seems like they had a great time.

I lived in canada six years. Got the citizenship. Then moved back to home country. There is both social and economic problems. Realised after doing a number of jobs and getting fired, that there is selective racism, largely immigrants are an underclass (canadian experience), too expensive, high taxes. One can live with the cold weather but not cold attitudes.

It sound like when you rent your two family house and one day the tenant ask you to leave your house and take over how is that . Wake up world its Palestinian land for millions of years.

I think it is the quality of the immigrants that come to Canada that needs to be analysed. If too many low skilled or people with unemployable skills are granted visas, then any country, let alone Canada, would seem like a tough country to settle and earn. Canadian govt seems to be lenient in allowing too many unemployable ppl to get into the country. This has resulted in an imbalance. It just needs a strong govt which Canada lacks at this point in time. 90% of the problems can be solved within 4 to 5 years if govt stops or regulates visas.

Funny, the topic of immigrants leaving within 20 years, was just in the news (like in the last two weeks).

Regardless of all the mud-slinging in the comments, I strongly advise any prospective immigrants to Canada to consider their situation/ aspirations seriously before making the move to Canada. While Canada is indeed a beautiful country, especially from spring to fall, there is no doubt that it has fallen behind severely in recent years. This is a massively underperforming country and people (Canadians and immigrants alike) are struggling big time. There is a massive leadership problem in Canada, where trivial problems get 99% of the attention. Real problems (which are easily solvable by the way) get little to no attention at all. Either there is very little will or the current administration is simply incompetent. Either way, some structural changes need to happen before Canada can recover.

Well, 20 years is a long time.

I have recently come across the case of a young Irish woman with a brain tumour currently living in Canada and whose treatment by the Canadian public health system has been frankly shocking. I live in Britain and over the last few years, there have been increasingly negative reports coming out of Canada, in particular regarding its lax immigration system; its encouragement of Third World migrants; adoption of multiculturalism and an illiberal liberalism which has seen conservative figures like Dr Jordan Peterson bullied and professionally sidelined. It sounds like a lot pf the blame can be laid at the door of its virtue-signalling, narcissistic prime minister, Justin Trudeau. Tragic that yet another great society built by Europeans is now in the process of being dismantled.

We have been in EC ,????- so we have what to compare . \nIn ?? you will get in years 10-20 years , what you can get in few yers in ?? EC & light taxation .

Left Toronto and Canada 2 years ago. Very happily.

5th generation Cdn here. I retired to become a full time caregiver for my 87 year old mother. As soon as she passes I'm selling everything and getting out. Idiot narcissistic politicians have completely destroyed the fabric of our society. It is disgusting here now.

40%of my pay go to the government. + incomes each year, insurance, internet, electricity, phone, bus, car, gaz,.. food?

I do not buy this story. I was born in Canada in the 50s into a very modest farm lifestyle. I easily jumped several levels and retired wealthy. I am very happy with Canada.\nThe problem is our housing costs are super high. We are bringing people into the country faster than we can grow infrastructure. Back off on immigration for 5 years, and then we'll be fine. We also need to invest in an overtaxed health care system.\nIt is safe, rich, free and full of opportunities. Canada deserves it's place in the list of best places on the planet to live.

This religious fighting has been going on for thousands of years, surely by now you would think they would get tired of the killing and fighting and maybe stop reading the Quran because the Quran is doing nothing but causing trouble for the Palestinians.

This is just the start of the invasion. The csravans waves are gonna get bigger. They know we are going to lock border down within the year. Or sooner if biden drops dead.

Yes it is harder now. I am oldish now but in my day you could pay for a house on just a job with an hourly wage. Earn 27 bucks an hour, buy a house in a town for 170 thousand and it worked out for me and many other people around me. It took 20 years though. This would be impossible today.

High home prices and bleak job opportunities have produced a generation of angry isolated people incapable of making friends easily. Being a Vancouver native for 72 years allows me to see your problems from a different viewpoint. You are correct it’s a Vancouver issue about ghosting people that you will not see in Toronto Edmonton Saskatoon or Campbell River for that matter. It’s not a Canada thing just a pretentious west coast attitude.