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Born and raised Cdn and every point you raise is valid IMO and experience. I love my country however, it is hard to get ahead, we work too much, and cost of living is so expensive. The reason why Canada is wonderful for those who stay is A) Charter of Rights and Freedoms - we are protected by laws and citizens enjoy legal, justice, policing and gvmt services that help protect quality of life. B) it is a safe country primarily and not easy to reach for insurgents, terrorist attacks and political anarchy etc. C) We have so much land and space for people to decide where they want to live - density is not high so you can have space. D) it is a beautiful country with awe inspiring nature. E) we do have one of the best immigrant populations and that is our crown. Being diverse is a blessing so if you are atheist, Christian, Muslim etc doesn't matter - you can enjoy freedom to worship as you wish. And F) Healthcare could improve but, the quality of care is world class and speaking as a breast cancer survivor who's treatment ran $120k (diagnostics, chemo, surgery, radiation, med professionals, rehab and drug therapies) we have access to that care whereas in other countries you may not.

Canada was great until all the racist europhobics moved in. Pretty stupid for you f****** to move to a country full of people that you don't like. You are welcome here but stop hating the born-and-raised real Canadians.

Canada is soo weird. University students who spend 100k+ on education and are in the Canadian system are having problems getting residency, whereas shady people who get here illegally or get residency by immoral do it without much problem. I mean not even illegals but some south asians who are literally scamming and exploiting the system, have no problem and then when you take people from very low income class enter your country and who do uncivilized things you are astonished what else you are expecting a lot of them are uneducated who are not civilized, make your screening process better, if you want immigrants due to labour shortages and slow population increase, try to incorporate students and potential people who have more chances to fit your society. This trend will lead to an anti-immigrant narrative. We have seen a similar trend in Europe. They took the worst people in who were problematic in their countries to begin with

Disgusting!! Globalization and brain drain at its finest. These people have no right to be demanding entry. The US and Canada need to start setting a better example, it’s blowing up in their faces and us tax paying citizens are paying the price!

Canadian here, and this video is right on the money for some of the most frustrating things about Canada! \n\nOur proudest achievement is our healthcare system, but up until recently, the government has been choking it little by little. Making it so difficult for any Doctor/Nurse to even consider finding work here (and making it impossible to afford getting a medical degree) because you are literally doing it for the love of the game at this point. \n\nEven if you become a specialist in a specific field (which pays really well compared to most careers here) it is unlikely any hospital will hire you. Our hospitals are only interested in making profits by pushing painkillers on Canadians, rather than hiring medical professionals to help fix them. If you become a family Doctor, it is a bit better, because you can open your own practice. But kiss your social life goodbye if you do! The most annoying part of this problem is some people blame all this on the fact that we have healthcare and assume a private American system would be better. Where the real problem is we need more workers and funding into our healthcare to make it better. Not making lives harder for poorer Canadians!\n\nWeirdly enough our Tax system issue didn't stand out as a problem to me until I left Canada and see how taxes are marked elsewhere! It blew my mind that I didn't have to do math when I visited another country and the way we advertise wages is purposely deceptive! In Ontario, we succeeded in getting a $14 hour minimum wage (only in Ontario and maybe one other province). Which sounded amazing until you realize that's $14 without tax... To compare, I was incredibly lucky in Toronto where I found a place for 750 a month and was earning $16 an hour. Sounded like more than enough for the cost of living, but after taxes I was pretty much putting more than half my monthly income in rent. On top of that I had to pay for student loans and other bills. \n\nBottom line, if you are wanting to move to Canada for our beautifully scenic environments, free healthcare, and a stable job? \n\nMove to Finland.

Immigration is over stop it … Canada and USA are full we cannot house our own people

I get it they are scared but for Canada we have enough issues helping feed people it’s time to look after Canadians first stop being so soft

Canada's not stupid like the United States they are not just going to let people enter their country an roam free illegally, Canada's won't even let you in their country if you are a United States citizen that owes child support in America, they have control over their border unlike the United States which is sad for the most rich an powerful country in the world but can't control its borders.

I think Canada should send back the ones that crossed over us Canadians needa focus on people that were born here. Instead of the ones crossing illegally. I’m most cases we’d be sent back or worse.

US, Canada and Australia are all settler colonial countries, that had wiped out the indigeneous people......curiously these 3 countries are also strongest supporters of Israel....

We're polite and nice until we're taken advantage of or treated like an idiot! Kindness is important, but doing what's morally right is more important to me personally! So if that means me speaking up or calling out bs when I see it, I will! I do believe in giving each person their own clean slate. I adjust according to the person! That just means I don't assume anything about a person based on race, the job they have, the car they drive, how they look, the clothes they wear. Those things have no bearing on how I choose friends! It's all about the content of one's character! I do keep to myself most of the time but strive to be kind and polite when I'm around others! But everyone is different. You will run into aholes anywhere you go! Canada is NO EXCEPTION. You have to be careful still about how you move. For example as an indigenous woman I don't go out alone after dark. You can't just trust anyone and leave yourself vulnerable because you never known what someone's intentions are. You can find people that are so unkind. You can also find some of the nicest people in the world here. I imagine the same can be said about any country. Our government certainly doesn't represent us personally. We all have our own personalities and lives! And I don't judge others based on their race religion or their government at home! When I was a kid there was no shortage of people letting me know I'd never amount to anything. So yeah you can find aholes anywhere you go! Please don't leave yourself vulnerable and assume everyone here has good intentions! Especially if you travel alone! We still have a lot of issues you probably never heard of! You have to be careful anywhere you go! ❤

I myself went to Canada legally through Person International Airport holding Canadian visa but it took several years for the Immigration Canada to look at my application while people my other country mates were entering Canada illegally, but their case approved and were granted status. I was very disappointed the reason at that time the Canadian Immigration minister was a Somalian and migrant who was against migration.

I living for the Montreal Canada government is very good. I am happy but I am 4 Yeah, Canada. I am refusing. people my life back home my country big problem, my life my life is my country not safe Please help me my government, Canada government thank you so much.

United state of America and Canada yoir always told to another country about humanity and immigration. Why now your not give permission them ???? It is all like a game . \nThose who are that came to usa with spend money and seen problems. To seeking the aslym in canada. The are can not live in usa with a high cost of money and not erne money from any job. \nImagine that. It is so hard a woman with baby and children ir a parent with children who can the solve the problem of finical???? \nI hope to people find a way to enter to canada and make a life more easy without problems. If you jot open the door jobiden you give money to pocket of refugee in roxham road . \nIm so sad for this . \nPlease pray for them? ?

Canada needs these people who just. Want to work we are bringing Ukrainian by the thousands how many are looking for a job or just collecting free tax payer money sad give them a break

There hundreds of thousands of people applying to come to Canada legally, why others should be allowed to sneak in here. No arrests either. It cost money to keep lawyers for them , and to feed them. Just another trick from Immigration Canada bcs eventually they ll all get here under the Refugee Convention's rules. Just send them home. One way ticket.

None of these people have paid a cent of taxes in Canada and yet will be given all the services tax paying Canadians get and more.

Funny these stories of people flying through all these countries and the leaving the US to come here. Must be nice to have that kind of money. \n\nSo happy to see the border close. Go back to the US. We’re tired of paying for immigrants while they contribute nothing. \n\nThey’re safe in the US. They can stay there. Canadians are going without housing because immigrants are getting preferential treatment. NO. Sick of this. Safe third country? F that. First safe country only. Nobody should be cherry picking where they’re going if they’re really in so much danger. \n\nScrew them. It’s time Canada start looking after Canadians first. Our people are sleeping under tarps and these people with their 11 children are put up in hotels. \n\nNah. You can stay where you’re at.

This is unreal, Canada didn't close any loophole. People can still cross there, there are just transported 15 minutes down the road IN CANADA to be processed.. why does this government like to lie. This big showing of closing the Roxhma road is a lie. It's still open despite the fence

do you wanna to build a wall. \n lets make a plan to day! \ndon't wanna see the anymore \nwe'll have a door but lock it every day. \nIt will cost a lot of money \nbut that's fine \nwe'll get the usa to pay \ndo you wanna build a wall. \n \nDo you wanna build a wall \na lotta people think we can't \nwe can get it up and finish fast \njust ask poilievre \n(Poilievre) yes if we get the red take under way canada is quick \nwe can make things happen \nwe can build a wall \nand then we will have a liberal crying wave.

Let alone once their in Canada ,taxpayers flip the bill for their hotel stays. Some of these people stay for over a year at hotels such as holiday inn and such. This is costing us dearly!

you can never stop other people from coming in thats how it is now you have 10 thousands in 5 years there will be 10 millions in 50 years all of south america will come north because of temperature and of cours they want to make canada a spanish country

Canada can not sustain an unlimited number of people entering the country. It's madness.

This isn't going to change anything. They will still come. May as well just hand over your land/house/security to them now. Eventually, they will take anyway. They already are. I use to love being a Canadian when it was just us living here, not he rest of the world. I have been wearing the same shoes with holes all winter and probably next winter to because I can't afford a new pair and yet, them people are waring all new clothes after illegally entering Canada. The government takes better care of them , then their own people.

Well done , these people are not students . especially coming from india, they are all scamers. They should never be allowed to enter Canada again. 17 million Indians fled india since Modi became PM...

Is this why 650,000 extra people immigrated to Canada in 2022?

I don't understand this ridiculous rules. No country in the world is open for people to walk over without visa, why Canada allow this to happen?

Roxham Road is now closed. Anyone who gets to the United States will now have to stay in the United States. These people aren't coming to Canada because they have nowhere else to, they're coming because they prefer to live in Canada over anywhere else. That does not constitute a necessity as their lives are no longer in danger once they leave their homes in South America, Africa, Pakistan, Afghanistan and India.

I'm from france and I've been thinking about moving to canada, people told me there are a lot of opportunities in physics research and engeneering but I still don't know if it's worth it, I didn't know life was so expensive there ?

Canada has been run into the ground by government after government for 40 or 50 years now. Every level of government in Canada serves itself at the expense of the people paying taxes. All government employees have unshakeable job security, unbelievable benefits and pensions, and a total lack of accountability of any kind. Debt has been run up over this period continuously at every government level. In spite of the huge taxes, government continues to borrow ever more money to serve itself.\nI wrote a letter to then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney decades ago asking why the government was continuously running deficits and how did he expect to pay for it all? All I got back in response was a bull$hit form letter. Now with the liberals in government you can see the bloat in government and it's spending increasing even more than under the conservatives.\nThe most frustrating thing about Canada and Canadians is that they keep voting in incompetent and spend thrift governments. It seems that in Canada the dream is to get yourself a cozy government job and just turn into a taker rather than a creator. This idea seems to be very strong in new immigrants as well.\nCanada is done. Stick a fork in it and turn it over.

Please don't come here... People are ruining Canada.

Some people go to Canada even if they have to wash bathrooms ...

peoples donot get scam,, these guys making us fools, they are just increasing there viewer ships, and making money,, what u think ,, r u going to other city,,, now a days its hard to go from one city to other city,, n they talking about to go canada. they making us fool. donot listen to them.

How ironic, CNN won't cover the border and the millions off people flooding into our country. But they will cover the few hundred that crosses into Canada's country.

This is such a biased video. If Canada is so awesome, why is it still empty? Why do immigrants move to Canada just as a stepping stone to eventually move to the US? Why is Canada begging immigrants to move in and bending over backwards to get as many people in as possible? I know quite a few Canadians that moved to the US for a better life and opportunities, I honestly don’t know any American that’s done the same. Your math isn’t mathing. \n\n?? ?? ?? Proudly American.

WTF IS WRONG WITH THIS CRAP ...ITS GOTTA STOP ...THERE BE NO CANADA left FOR ARE CHILDREN...ITS TURNING INTO A 3RD WORLD COUNTRY & PEOPLE WHO HAVE GAVE THERE LIVES TO THIS COUNTRY ARE PAYING FOR IT FFS ...WAKE UP PEOPLE

WTF is going on in this world. The US and Canada can’t take care of all these people.

No one is illigals. They world citizenship. Canada racist people

I have entered to U.S 8 years ago LEGALLY with my family members and still waiting our case to be heard by judge, court keeps delaying it!!!!!!!!! instead of WAITING here years and years people choose to go to Canada, I cant blame them its open border now

What can these people do for Canada?

God bless you people and to Canada ?? Hopefully you find a better quality life there! Las cosas se ponen mas dificiles, todos merecen una vida digna ?

These people don’t give a crap about anybody’s borders or anybody’s country. They only want to cry to get what they want what they want. Now they don’t even wanna go to the US they want to go to Canada.???

Canada's healthcare is not all that. Atleast in Ontario. There is no dental coverage, no eye coverage. But its good for people who old or have critical illnesses since its all covered. \nCanada also has a very weak job market than the U.S. There is almost no opportunity for highly skilled labor. The U.S is a world leader in technology and industry and has more rewarding opportunities for talented people. As a Canadian who has lived in the U.S. I must agree Americans are more willing to be friends with strangers. I also think the U.S is far more culturally diverse but better assimilated. The U.S is a better place if you are talented and hardworking. Canada is a better place if you are a min wager.

What is the secret joy in canada that people are desperate to runaway from US to canada? Please enlight me?

Canada should take in people.

Maybe I missed it, but did they change the international requirement to apply for asylum in the first safe country you enter? Most of the people entering the U.S. and Canada should be immediately returned based on just that one requirement!

This sounds like a political hit.I think we know which party is sponsoring hate for Canada hoping people will vote out the ruling party. These people are unpatriotic

It is illegal for these people to be in Canada or the USA. They come into my state (Texas) and trash it(drugs).millions are coming Canada gets a few. We are being invaded and our Federal government does nothing Gov Abbott's hands are tied, but he does his best

Wait, people actually want to immigrate to Canada lmao.

As a Canadian moving to the U.S, I can tell you for sure that Canada is a divided country headed for economic ruin. We lose at everything, we cannot build projects without unbearable red tape, approve any energy projects or really provide any economic value at this point. Canada is the only First world country that is headed backwards towards third world country status. I love this country, it has all the raw ingredients (Great people, Fun culture, Endless resources to extract) and we still manage to fail at the federal level. Take it from a born and raised Canadian who is being forced out of my own country.