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Listen as a minority person who is proud of my heritage but grew up here with immigrant parents who were given refuge in Canada, I can understand immigration. But...its getting out of hand, most of them are from India, most of them have homes in India and often return there for long vacations, These are not refugees or a diverse spread of peoples coming here. I am not hateful in any way but sometimes you have to tell it like it is, A lot of these people are not adapting to the culture here, why? Because most of them are grown already and are used to their own customs, with an ever increasing population now living here they don't really feel the need to learn or adapt because there are less regular Canadians. When I was in school it was already pretty multi-cultural and diverse although yes in my area there are less asians and black people, we had a lot of European(Serbian/Romanian) in particular. Now I go to the store and it's like 80% brown/Indian people lol, even my neighbors, most have moved out and more indian families are moving in. My city is expanding into like a mini Toronto when we can't even handle it, people cant even find jobs, people need all this other stuff, Its just too many all at once, crime rates have gone up over the last few years, this doesn't help anyone, immigrants either.

I grew up here from the age oof 6 and 9 during 1990-1993 . There was still an Indian presence but to be honest down town toronto seems wworse than even the Brampton I grew up in.

Unfortunately, nothing in Toronto or anywhere in the gta today is Canadian.

Justin Trudeau and Sean Fraser letting in a million Indians to study at strip mall colleges is what caused our housing crisis. i thought we got rid of places like Devry and ITT Tech a long time ago, why are we being flooded with phony diploma mills now all of a sudden? importing millionaires from India and China has out-competed middle class Canadians for housing, you need overseas money or you have to be part of organised crime to own a home in southern ontario now. document fraud seems to be rife in the Indian community, but nobody ever seems to get deported, why is that? i don't think India or China would tolerate a bunch of newcomers breaking the rules in their country, why are we allowing it in Canada? Canada isn't building enough houses for all the people its letting in, our infrastructure is in desperate need of upgrades. we have no rapid transit outside of Toronto. The Liberals are just fleecing new immigrants and international students because they've tapped out the Canadian middle class. Canada needs to limit newcomers to 250,000 a year and put an end to the international student scam. Trudeau's WEF approved immigration policies absorb like olestra and the cost of living is killing Canadians and destroying the dreams of locals and newcomers alike. people have been misled about the type of life they are going to get in Canada and that is sad. the government is lying that everything is fine. cost of living and crime are out of control and the Liberals are the biggest thieves of them all.

Birds of a feather flock together. Remember the 1970’s Vietnamese immigrants….all left prairies to Toronto, Vancouver.

They are taking all the well paid jobs by lying in their resume. They charge 1/5th of what other real professional would charge and they learn on the job all the skills that they have on their resumes. The low rate works for them as they have low living expenses and of course much better than a blue color job as other immigrants do when they first move to Canada until they orient themselves ... Canada for sure is becoming the new India in terms of living standards. (Toronto should be called New Delhi)

Man we do forget our history! This has been a long time coming, anyone remember when they started to call it Bramladesh not Brampton. That was way back, like 40 years as I remember. \n\nBramladesh \nColloquial name for the Toronto suburb of Brampton (Ontario, Canada). Reference to large far-eastern immigrant population. \nby x December 10, 2004

Would not go within a 100 miles of Toronto area. Would not go to any Canada city or even Canada. Dildeau has destroyed it

Toronto looks like China and middle east. But people from India are pretty nice people

I don't know why we keep using this term visible minority. 80% is not a minority. 80% is a majority. Anything over 50% is a majority. Anything less than 50% is a minority. Even Toronto as a whole is less than 50% Canadian. Canadians are now visible minorities in Canada. Canada is probably the only country in the entire that was stupid enough to allow this to happen. Even the immigrants are starting to have an issue with immigration because Canada is not starting to resemble the places that they were so desperate to immigrate away from.\n\nCompanies have put programs in place to promote diversity and inclusivity. The vast majority of recruiters and hiring managers in Canada are now Asian. Asians only hire other Asians. I am now being discriminated against in Canada for being Canadian. If Canadians are a visible minority in Canada then it is no longer Canada.

I think this video is incredibly misleading, a ton of information is missing from this story. \nThe fact is Indians live in Brampton, no different than Chinese people living in Markham, Irish people living in Toronto or Italians living in Vaughn.\nThe Caucasians don't want to work, so they do drugs and complain about being homeless.

I started a search on the news on 'rooming house mississauga' and notice there's barely anything after 2022... I wonder what's changed?\nIt looks like Toronto is acting more recently to take action.

EDIT: It's Ontario building code, but can include other stuff as well.\n\nEssentially, it’s 2 persons per sleeping area. Sleeping areas are bedrooms only, not living areas.\nThen 1 person per 9 square meters (Mississauga + Toronto).

I am amazed about Canadians talking about Indians, who make an attempt to fit in. Yet they have no problem with the millions of Chinese that have no desire to blend. Toronto and Vancouver have more Chinese than Canadians. Trudeau controls the narrative, he is owned by the Chinese government so he won't say anything about them and the fact that they have driven the cost of housing out of control for all Canadians.

I hate Brampton. 5 years ago u worked there for a year. The traffic was bad, the drivers were worse, the air smelled terrible even though we were off in empty fields, and there's blatant racism towards non-Indians in shops and stores. After we finished the job there, I never went back. Although now they're also filling up toronto, Vaughan and Woodbridge, it's only a matter of time before they suffer the same fate.\nI'm considering abandoning Ontario.

I remember when Canadian Indian comedian Russell Peters called Brampton his hometown Browntown, and he's right it is a brown town, as you see in this video. I remember visiting my uncle and aunt in Brampton in the 70s when I was young and it was the whitest city I have ever seen. There were no Indians or Pakistanis or Chinese or black people whatsoever living in Brampton at that time it was known as a white suburb. Compared to where I lived at the time in downtown Toronto in Regent Park, which had a very multicultural neighborhood.

You’re just noticing this now people! This has been going on for the last 40 yrs! The best view of Toronto is in your rear view mirror! I love it up here in the sticks.

You’re just noticing this now people! This has been going on for the last 40 yrs! The best view of Toronto is in your rear view mirror! I love it up here in the sticks.

Not just Brampton. Milton, Mississauga, Toronto, Scarborough, Markham, Pickering, Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa. I don't feel at home anymore when every store I go to is manned by thick accents I can barely understand. I'm almost certain white people are leaving the cities and either moving north, out of the city, or leaving Canada altogether. The quick change in demographic is STAGGERING.

Brangladesh, love the name, hate the concept... it's like the subway in toronto... but not as ALL from the same place

i don't think BRAMPTON. is more or less dangerous than TORONTO, LONDON or VANCOUVER. The expression TOO MANY really does sound racist. Too many Blacks? Too many Jews?? Yikes. Let's not go there. TOO MUCH VIOLENCE on the other hand....

Lol. Gotta love these new Canadians. ?. Remember. NIMBY new people. Stay in Toronto and Vancouver.

Where I work , midtown Toronto, nothing but Indians have been hired in my company.

And something to look at in Toronto look at all the tent city’s not much affordability in the city’s and if you want to buy a new home you need 140k down payment out of a 785k house and a fixer up house is 300k and low to mid income jobs are now classified as the lower class since inflation and taxation is killing everyone’s bank accounts

toronto accent is so corny

I used to be homeless at 15 in Toronto, 22 now I’m now housed

The real problem is that Toronto is overpopulated.

Toronto, Ontario is my best choice.

Quote from a friend who has lived in Toronto for the last 10 years : With a five-figure salary I can hope to save 100-150K to buy a house by the age of 70 ( in about 35 years)... and that's just the down payment

Toronto me rehke bach gaya BC. agar ey india me hota toh itta pidtha bhai ey ??.

The Toronto man’s accent this guy has is wack AF lmao! The delivery driver is not in the wrong, I am on his side. If you’re that broke or stingy then don’t use these delivery services

The problem is that the mentally ill are allowed to roam free in Toronto...

Well I’m not sure how accurate these videos are, as I am a Canadian of 4 to 5 generations and have attended church all over the grater Toronto area throughout my life (56 years) and never have our churches been more packed….(Toronto Area being one of the highest populated in the country)

Toronto is like NYC now. You cant JUST buy a whole house there!!! Living there at all isnt easy.

Toronto spends 100 % of income on rent? That makes no sense. I'd say it's more like 50-60%, I lived in Toronto for 7 years.

I'm a 28 year old Canadian, I don't want this to come off sounding like a pity party, so I'll keep it brief for all and any of those thinking of moving here. I live with my parents because I could never afford the rent (and I don't even live in a major city like Toronto); my buddies moved in together and paid 1600 a month for a SMALL 2-bedroom apartment and they STRUGGLED to find an apartment. everyone I talk to is struggling and scared about their mortgage payments. My parents built a new home just a few years ago and got screwed over at every turn and on every level, their only saving grace was that their lumber package was locked in so they didn't have to worry about the lumber inflation. the job market is straight up trash and we're taxed through the teeth for every little thing. On the news we see stories about immigrants having to go back to their country because they can't afford to live here or find affordable housing. don't move here, it's shit.

The real problem are politically slanted channels like this one. Don't get your panties in a twist: nothing in this video was a lie. Nothing not true. But like far too much now, it simply seeks to project a vibe to capitalize on the feelings of its targeted audience. Immigrants, drugs and big government, oh my. Is that really all there is to this though? Are your feelings that there are too many immigrants or the simplicity of a solution such as just lowering the price really all there is to it? Ask yourself: what role does the government play in prices that are too high? Does the city of Toronto own the buildings or set the prices? Who does? If the government came in tomorrow with the military and took ownership of all of the buildings and single family dwellings in order to lower their prices and repurpose the land more efficiently for denser urban housing at lower prices, how would you respond to that? Or should the government spend all of the money they are making to buy up properties at market value and then rebuild for more efficient, cheaper and denser housing? What would your response be to that? Immigrants: there are too many. Is it that simple? What would the population of Canada look like in 20 years with just the birth rate of non-recent Canadian citizens (ie no immigrants from the past 15-20 years)? That there is a problem is obvious. Playing on the feelings of group A or group B, showing them the things they fear and presenting it as something everyone does not already know while deliberately ignoring other vital parts of the problem is predatory at best. Your feelings, opinions and gut will solve nothing. Blinding yourself to entire parts of broken systems will solve nothing. Videos and channels like this seek only the engagement that the algorithm demands. It will only deepen the mistrust between citizens and their fellow citizens and citizens and the government, that is, their fellow citizens that have been elected to be said government (not some invading outside force beyond all control) and increase the polarization of groups in an already strained society. It will solve nothing.

Toronto always voted for Trudeau and his Liberal government in Federal elections. Now they must live with the consequences.

Absolutely Facts. Could not have said it better myself honestly, what I pay for gas in Toronto is actually bonkers..

Honestly you are absolutely right Toronto is very high on rent and the crime is just getting worse victims die right on the spot even though they are not involved in any crime so innocent people die by bullets or objects.Been to downtown and now Iususally keep away from there.Gangs are taking over Toronto and other cities.You are not being negative ,you are showing the points of facts what is really happening to Toronto and other cities.You are right there is better options where you can be safe and sound for your life.Thank you for breaking it down and clearing the facts of Toronto city Alina Mcleod.Nice name by the way

Left Toronto in 2021 during the pandemic and I am currently living with my family in S. Korea. I honetly want to go back to Canada one day but I am just not sure if I will ever be able to get a job/career and support myself ?

The Trudeau government is scrambling now to address the housing crisis. In the next few weeks you'll see a myriad of announcements to prep for the election. Don't fall for it. Not saying the Conservatives are any better but I think we are due for some change in one way or another.\n\nMyself and most of my friends are in the top 1% of earners and we are nowhere near close to buying houses/apartments in Toronto and Vancouver. Our generation is truly in trouble.

Did the graduate student think there would be many jobs in Toronto, or Canada even, that would pertain to his particular area of expertise: the civil war in Myanmar (formerly Burma)?

this video is so much different from your videos from China... This video of Toronto is actually every depressing.

When will people in Toronto and Montreal stop voting Liberal?

Lots of illegals Mexicans all over Toronto city working for peanuts

Alina - it's not just Toronto that has these problems and issues. Welcome to the US where rent is high everywhere. The homeless population in California cities is horrendous. Cost of living unattainable for most.

Where did you come from.\n You don't look like a First Nation's person. The Toronto Sun used to be a neutral source.

Toronto Pearson trafficked me too as a legal PR with no criminal or medical history and no case against me. My family barely rescued me and I left

Why is no one addressing the FACT that it’s not just an immigration issue. 85% of “immigrants” are from India ??. We have 3 million immigrants from India ?? ONLY. It’s not “multiculturalism” it’s just India ?? in the millions over 5 years. It’s insanity. You cannot go anywhere in Toronto without seeing Indians everywhere.