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2022-01-04 0
To me, the problem is threefold. a) Toronto and Ontario in general - and perhaps the whole of Canada - are accepting way more immigrants than they have quality jobs for. If you need taxi drivers and plumbers, maybe this experience should be valued way higher than education as part of the existing immigration programs (which is not the case). At least then potential immigrants know this before they come and get stuck in low-paying or relatively OK-paying but repetitive and demoralizing jobs with debts and mortgages that become a trap preventing them from leaving. It's also partially on immigrants themselves who come to Toronto to only find out there's 100 people competing for one spot and that you need to be exceptional - or connected through your ethnic network - to work regular white-collar jobs. b) The official bipartisan policy of non-integration. The naive expectation that having people live in ethnic enclaves will somehow make the overall culture richer is not what happens: instead, people tend to stick to their own communities and the common culture thus gets eroded and limited to economic and financial matters. This makes some cities feel like one large business with everyone networking 24/7 instead of socializing normally. And arguably, having the right culture / social life is what motivates already successful people move in the first place. So when they come and they find out there's nothing but money talk and hustling, they leave (if they're smart). Quebec is doing better in that regard, but then Quebec is not really Canada and it's been pressured to cave in to the same money-centred, uncultured and disconnected society by the feds for decades now. The States is smarter in that it actually makes sure to integrate its immigrants (and let's be honest, many immigrants like being part of a new culture if it fits them) c) Treating real estate as an investment and not as a basic necessity (as Japan or some Nordic countries do, for example). That coupled with a lot of Asian money being laundered in Canada through immigration channels and private equity firms buying whole apartment blocks for rental purposes has led to the highest housing price increase in all of the developed world in the past 20 years or so. The median price of a condo in Toronto is higher than in New York despite the massive gap in salaries and the fact that New York is one of the most expensive cities in the world to begin with. Some draconian measures are needed here to prevent foreign - or even out-of-province ownership -, second property ownership and corporate ownership for renting purposes.
2022-01-02 0
PEI is the best province. Everyone is so friendly there and it’s beauty is probably second to none. (B.C. is also very pretty, but something about PEI is more beautiful for me.) Anyways, it’s hard to go wrong anywhere in Canada.
2021-12-22 0
Thanks for all this information...\nAfter second thought I'm gonna retire in the Philippines.
2021-12-21 1
The problems exist , but Canada provides tonnes of opportunities for immigrants who come here empty pockets. \nI started as pizza delivery driver and in few years got acknowledged as Engineer. Now I make top 10 % salary. \nThings ate getting expensive but it is everywhere in world. \nI love Canada as my second home. I think most people move back because they miss their first home.
2021-12-10 0
It's my second year in Canada (Toronto) and I am yet to experience the niceness that Canadians are so known for. I hope it's just a Toronto thing! I miss the basic courtesy... Sorry, thank you, smiles.
2021-12-09 0
Lol after he mentioned all them famous Canadians eh, I thought why didnt he say justin bieber then he did a few seconds later lol
2021-12-09 0
This video should be five seconds long.
2021-12-09 0
Oh, I expected this to be a 10 second video of them being invited in
2021-12-09 0
For a second there I was like: they forgot Justin Bieber
2021-12-09 1
Can't believe I actually made it here as you posted! Any chance of you guys visiting Sri Lanka? I swear the immigration lasts 10 seconds and you have a whole other video idea from just that :D A reply back would make my day!
2021-12-09 0
Second?
2021-12-09 0
Second
2021-12-07 0
Only second half shown .... people cant all time record stuff like that to solve problems it only increases the problems
2021-12-05 0
I am surprised that my province ranked second
2021-12-01 0
hey im from BC and it's a fair choice to put bc at fourth, but alberta is kinda too cold but at the same time in ways is better than BC I completely agree with Ontario being up there on second cuz its really great. i've never been to quebec and I'm not that interested but maybe I will visit it now to see the difference.
2021-11-26 0
Well with the influx of people from Ontario moving to NB this past year and a half, increasing demand and cost of homes, I'd say NB needs a second look to be moved higher up in the ranks.
2021-11-22 0
You forgot to mention that Quebec is also the most racist and intolerant of aboriginal people second only to Saskatchewan... but good list ntl
2021-11-20 0
Quebec is #1 because of all the handouts from the rest of the country. Alberta has paid for Quebec as long as I can remember and all they do is shit on the west. I was born in Montreal and the whole place is toxic as fuck unless you are French first and English second. They take your money and spit in your face at the same time. Seen it, lived it and will never go back.
2021-11-17 0
If I applied and not get success in first attempt then can we immediately apply for second attempt in very short period.
2021-11-17 1
i have two question for islam what does the non extremist muslim community do about extremism within their community = nothing and have done since we can remember ,actions speak louder than words...................second why do Muslims choose to not to properly integrate within society they choose to live....... as many other peoples doo, indian,african,south american,east asian...........this comes from my home town liverpool that has just been bombed and the threat is very real and has reached our front doors...........................the guy responsible for Liverpool bombing lived three streets away from me
2021-11-11 0
Quebec is the best province if you speak French otherwise your second class in Quebec ! As well as other provinces and territories you must be bilingual except Quebec which has special status and only promotes the speaking and communications only in French !
2021-11-05 0
Quebec is good at no1 but Ontario should be second in fact Ontario is the most popular and has the most teams so it is better then Alberta
2021-10-16 0
Please don't promote our youyh to leave their country just to earn money life is too short you are always be a second grad citizen over there so live in. your Pakistan and be proud
2021-10-15 0
As if you would rate the province of Quebec as #1! And yes, one had better learn French living there and forget about using English. This is the province where the October Crisis of 1970 took place. This is the province where English signs are on their way out. The Rock Machine biker gang started here, second only to the Hells Angels. This province bucks what others do, in many ways. For instance, if you marry in this province and you are a woman, the marriage license, unlike other provinces, doesn't allow you to change your birthname to that of your husband. Personally, I think that's a good rule, but I think it would tick off a lot of people. And this province makes no concession to being bilingual. They prefer French only. They're often wanting to separate from the rest of Canada. They will not allow certain types of workers from out of province to work in Quebec. Is it beautiful? Yes, very, but there is much beauty in all of Canada.
2021-10-14 0
If BC is so bad (under Alberta, QUEBEC and Ontario). And the only reason given was expensive housing. Why do so many people retire there and THEN somehow find the money to buy? Housing is expensive because so many people want to live there. Come on, that puts it a #1 if you stop for half a second to think about it.
2021-10-12 0
Nova Scotian here speaking - Montreal and St John's are the funnest cities to visit. I remember hitchhiking in Newfoundland in the 1990's - if the first car didn't pick us up (there were 3 of us), then the second car would. Halloween in Montreal (before and hopefully after covid) was the best!
2021-10-11 0
Can confirm, Winnipeg sucks.... It's the violent crime capital, murder capital and stolen bicycle capital of Canada.... But the lakes make for nice swimming..... If you can handle all the horse flies and mosquitoes waiting to bite you the second you leave the water ??‍♂️.... And that's why I now live in Vancouver
2021-10-11 3
I agree about Québec being number one. I love île de la madeleine and Charlevoix. Québec city is great for the history and Montréal for the food. BC is a close second however for the weather.
2021-10-11 0
Alberta is second, this is rigged.
2021-10-09 0
Pretty good Adam I'd just mention a few of those things are...I don't want to say inaccurate but way more diverse. For instance French. Yes Quebec is the only French province BUT New Brunswick is the only Bilingual province and basically half and half. This is good for things like federal of provincial services because by law they must provide service in both languages but not so basically everywhere else. The problem with this is you can have an almost completely English town almost nobody speaks French and drive 15 minutes and be in a town where nobody speaks English. Research on this might be hard because a town with a French name may not have any French people in and vise versa. Also this problem is multiplied in the fact that if you Do want a French area we don't speak standard French or Quebecois but instead Le Chiac which is a difficult and confusing mix of old French and english (almost exactly like the Cajun dialect). Second part of this is that Montreal is easy to live in if you don't speak French and is so multicultural you are just apt to hear Swahili as French in public. Last part is be very careful where you move on the prairies as they have may isolated towns some that speak French also. Next is tipping I've never had to tip anyone for a haircut outside of the military and all other forms of tipping here on the east coast are purely optional and wait staff don't get upset if you don't leave a tip unless you were a jerk or left them extra work like making a big mess (I worked as cook for a while after I got out of the army and I rarely ever head staff complain) HOWEVER....tip a waitress well and she might accidentally give you 2 pieces of pie lol and tip a taxi driver well and he will not only get you the cheapest fare he will find ANYTHING you may need no questions asked. Lastly on the nice thing....we are nice for sure especially compared to our southern neighbours BUT there is a lot of passive aggressive nice that happens and this also varies greatly. For instance as a city boy of course you answered the way you did but a guy who have lived all over this country in big and small, French and English places who now has retired to a rural town I can say I find the cities quite snobby and the French and the English can be quite snobby to each other and where I live now if you asked a random stranger for 5$ chances are you would get it also driving down the road people you don't know will just wave at you as if you were the closest friends. Canada is certainly a weird place so many extremes and my advice to anyone wanting to move here is do your research and then visit and travel a bit if possible because even us Canadians can be surprised by thing or two across this gigantic country
2021-10-07 0
not ontario having the second best schooling system especially with the new modified semesters..... bye
2021-10-06 0
Hey girls, I am from Brazil and the government steals 63 per cent of income and the second biggest tax collector country at all. I would pay 41.3 per cent from my income smiling and happy. Hardware such as cellphones, Xbox one, PS5, laptop, desktop cost 60 per cent for the government without talking about gasoline that costs 51 per cent that we gonna pay for that son of the bitch Bolsonaro.
2021-10-06 1
In my opinion, BC is first and Quebec is second
2021-10-03 1
Dang that was funny, He was outside for five seconds looking like Jack frost
2021-10-03 0
Second
2021-10-03 0
??????interesting to see the tuning of both friends, second what i like is u talked about the weather and thrown light on imp.subject that why medicare seems to be free there its actually not free but its taxpayers money which authorities are reusing in the form of public facilities.great.
2021-09-23 0
« Islamophobia is made up »\n30 seconds later : « I despise people like you »
2021-09-22 0
Lots of respect for you from depth of my heart. In this life god made me very much helpless that's why probably my dream will never come true but I beg to God for give me a second chance to born in my dream country Canada. God bless you all dear Canadian. At least before my death I want to take breath on Canada and I want to touch Canada soil and I want to salute Canadian flag on Canada...\n\nPray for me
2021-09-10 0
The second question, where do I find a professional formation? For example, car mechanics or general mechanics? at my own expense
2021-08-28 0
Canada diary:\nFirst day: Yeeee it's snowing ?\nSecond day: Snowing again ?\nThirt day: It's still snowing ?\nOne thousand five hundred thirty second day: ? It's snowing still lllllllll ????????!!!
2021-08-26 0
my first and second priority countries, i wish i`ll be there (CA). From nepal
2021-08-16 0
It actually depends from what country you migrated from, your networks here and luck of course. Me and my wife coming from developing country and migrating here in Canada realized how much our lives have changed for the better. We could buy our own vehicle and purchase our own home. Yes its true, we have give up our friends back home but we found new friends here. It is how you accept life as it is and be happy. Canada is not for everybody I agree, but for someone like us, Canada is our second home.
2021-08-16 1
Many people does not want to settle in Canada, they just want the citizenship as an edge in case something goes wrong. This is why Harper made that second ND class citizens law to stop people from doing that...\n\n\nNot everybody can cope with the high cost of living, the limited food choice, the weather ..
2021-08-10 2
For those wondering: the USA does not have any official language, but of people who speak only one language here, most speak English. Many people speak a second language natively, taught by their families, and many high schools (grades 9 through 12) teach a second language, but many of us aren't very fluent from those classes (I took three years of German and I'm still terrible at it.) The second most spoken and written language is Latin Spanish, but Americans are very diverse, so there are many more languages spoken.
2021-08-09 0
Whites are second class citizens here, even though we built this country. That's why I'm leaving
2021-08-07 0
For the US, it isn’t English only anymore. The US has become bilingual with Spanish being the second language widely used.
2021-08-06 0
Canada has always been great mystery for me, as an outsider looking in. This is a country with one of the strongest immigration programs in the world. Yet the population is a measley 30 million plus. How come? Then this video explains why. People tend to leave after becoming citizens. Canada is the second largest country in the world. With a First World economy yet the U. S. has grown ten time faster in terms of population growth.
2021-08-05 1
Canada need more and more immigrants another 20 years should be 70million because is second largest country!
2021-07-30 0
And second Rorey explains that’s he feels this type of way afyer learning his whiteness gets him a privilege , but he’s smiling soo hard like he’s happy or even glad to find this out and then goes to say you cannot go around correcting everything so u just have to deal with it ………LIKE WHATTTTTTT ?
2021-07-11 0
Canada is like a second home to me, I love both countries ?? ❤️ ??
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