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The more I watch more of these videos - and I've seen a bunch already, the more I'm starting to reconsider my move to Canada next year. ?

Hi Alina . I remember you had a bad experience in Colombia. But I live there 6 months a year now. I hope everything is fine with you . Your a very nice person. I intent to get a Visa in the city of Pereira Colombia. it:s affordable I pay 360 a month for rent and meals are like 4.50. It's ok for me I'm retired. Canada is in a sad state now. I wish you all the best .

I’m not sure it’s better anywhere else. I’m Canadian living in Calgary and this is the best place to be in my opinion with everything I like and still do. \nI’m considering moving to the US for work but I’m not sure that will be permanent. A big thing for myself is healthcare. \nGood luck to you though Alina wherever it is you choose to go.

Hi! I'm an American with the 'dream' of immigrating to Canada for many years. Got permanent residency and am working in Montreal for the summer to try it out and.... really shocked about the high taxes vs. the quality of the roads for example :/ What social benefits are Canadians really getting? Although the pace of life and culture is nice, it is hard to make less money here as a teacher than I could be in the US, and with some bullsh*t to put up with (pardon my language). And although I feel safe here, I can't believe how car thefts are so brazen and common. I might just become a seasonal visitor after all.

I feel you. I have a somewhat similar upbringing. Immigrated to Canada, from Lebanon, when I was 7 (with my family), so 42 years and I consider myself to be Canadian. And I've always justified paying our high taxes as the price we have to pay for the great services we have. But more and more I'm feeling these services are falling apart and cost of living has skyrocketed. \n\nI'm not sure where I'll retire.

I can identify with a lot of your comments. I live in the United States, where I have lived all my life. It's a great country and I'm thankful for the life that I have had here, but things are changing and it no longer feels like the same country that I grew up in. To add some perspective, I grew up in the 70's and 80's. My wife is from Colombia, and I have been there 11 times so far ( trip number 12 coming in a few months), and I love Colombia. I am planning to move there when I retire. I know it's not a perfect place, as there is no such thing as a perfect place, and there will be some things that I will miss about my life in the states, but it feels like the right choice for my retirement. I can hear in your voice how you feel conflicted, and I have those same feelings. Ultimately, we all have to make the choices that are best for us as individuals.

Yes Canada is awful now, we need a new government!!! I’m a senior poor one and thinking of leaving too, that’s why I learn from your channel where to go what to do!! It’s so sad Canada became this way!!??❤️

I guess it's Bangkok, as I remember you saying it could be an long term city in one of your video's a few months ago as you left Thailand. Where ever you go to, I'm looking forward to it and wish you all the best!

I'm moving to India at this rate

Good answer . I never thought I will agree with a Saudi but here I’m .

We can't keep taking in immigrants when there's no housing available. The immigrants aren't moving to sparsely populated regions they all move to major centres like Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Housing builds haven't kept pace. I'm sure the landlords are dancing in the streets with the inflated prices they can now charge.

Wishing all the best to you skilled workers. I'm really ashamed of my country of how bad we are at welcoming you (who we so desperately need), while at the same time being unable to cope with unskilled workers as a result of illegal immigration and abuse of the welfare system. I can understand everyone migrating to Switzerland that successfully supports skilled workers. I witnessed everything mentioned in this post personally, due to working in a large multinational corporation.

I’m American, my dad came from Canada ?? watching from the outside, prayers for Canada daily ?❤️

As a Canadian I’m sorry.

I’m not shedding a tear for them. They have already ruined so many places.

I’m fed up…. I want this to remain CANADA …. We can’t even house our homeless afford groceries the crime is high …human trafficking is frightening !! My kids in their 20’s will never afford to buy a first time home

Commenting enabled on Guardian? I'm surprised. What happened to suppressing readers comments that you love so much?

That's fucked up and it makes really freaking mad. I worked so many years and over times for what. I got chronicly ill didn't work for 3 years and got SSI and I don't even get $900 dollars. Migrants just walk over and get $1,400 WTF I'm a citizen who came here legally and paid my way ? I have nothing against migrants but darn you get all those benefits why then give them so much money. They need to do what Canada does with migrants. No wonder the migrants there eventually work and have stability. The USA needs to take a class on this.

Germany dont have any facilities for Skilled People, after working for 3.5 years in a good position, Finally I'm moving out next month. \nGerman system is build for unskilled asylum seekers (both legal and illegal ones)

This is sad . I am thinking of retiring soon and was thinking of renting but my son said no because of issue like this . I will likely keep the upper level empty and do Airbnb with the basement. I’m too scared to rent my house now

i'm in shock..and a Canadian...how did they get into my country in the first place;..came in as visitors?

ISl*m OUT of CANADA !!!

VICE, much if not all of this is an old video if I’m not mistaken.

Brother i m an indian muslim, i just want to work in canada for some years earn money and go back to india

I’ve met many Mexicans where they’d never dream of leaving Mexico because they love it there. Something tells me half of these people aren’t even Mexican? I’m so confused. Why do these people hate Mexico so much?

I guess I’ll be having to move to the US if I want any chance of getting housing or work. People who haven’t physically seen the stuff that’s happening here only know the bare minimum. Everything is too expensive, there’s no “Canadian culture” anymore, you can’t get a job, you can’t find a decently priced apartment, rooms for rent (private) are going for 1200$ a month in Toronto (and I’ve seen more expensive). I’m not excited to grow old in the country where I was born as it’s being run straight to the ground. It’s very sad.

This is why I'm not voting for Kamala ??

Why is anti-immigration sentiment on the rise in Canada? I'm gonna guess the answer: Because there is a rise in immigration.

I'm not anymore ! Not interested for are boul .

Mariner seems like a reasonable landlord. He isn’t renting a basement slum to 20 international students.\n\nI’m surprised that this man hasn’t paid fellow Jatts to visit this woman to “convince” her to leave.

We can hardly get by with just canadians. Leaving borders open for huge immigration means,more taxes...there is no government money but for grabbing our pockets. No taxes, no money for prime M to use as he wishes

I'm an Indian, and I want Canada to remain a white majority country forever, but what I see is that it's becoming a third world country. I used to admire some countries for their prosperity, cleanliness and safety now I see they are declining because of generous immigration policies.

I'm half Morrocan and half Palestinian, born and bred in Germany.\nIllegal immigration is a wide world issue now like Morroco for example is being overflooded with Negrian and Senegal Senegalese Illegal immigrants who set up camps in the middle of the roads, refuse to obey the local law, and almost form a No go zone, it's getting tragic in some parts in Morroco and the king of Morroco is allowing it to happen under the guise of tolerance and acceptance.\nSigh.

I’m a working senior citizen Canadian born and raised in BC I’m on the verge of homelessness due to high rental prices and then I look around and immigrants have more than me ??‍♀️

It is a global issue. I’m for legal immigration of all levels but the US cannot manage these astronomical numbers. It’s a huge unbalanced burden in inner cities where locals need help but don’t get what just illegally crossing gets you and your kids. It’s taking from the already have nots. It’s easy for elites to theorize but tone deaf to those dealing with it. It’s all about balance so everyone benefits. Currently the Mexican cartels are the only winners.

im so sick of Indian accents in literally every single area. everywhere its basically impossible to escape it. whenever i hear someone with a normal accent, I'm immediately relived.

I’m not Muslim but I can understand some of these reasons why you’d want to leave Canada…Canadas not merely diverse anymore it’s diluted, money & bills culturalism is the real identity…it’s hard then ever to acquire personal wealth in the socialist nation. Still one of the cleanest & safest though…isolated crimes yes, bigoted & discriminatory somewhat but the irony is it’s mostly from the new immigrants that bring it from their own war torn etc countries. I don’t thing anybody loves the cold.

i'm french Canadian, a went to USA 6 times... only to go to Walt Disney... i would never live there... but i love Disney ! i wish we had one in Canada, but we will never, because it's too cold here

When the rules don't make sense what's the point of following them I'm sorry

I’m done. National Guard protect our borders with arms.

I'm from Montréal, Québec and I don’t even have the benefits listed for migrants to NYC as a Canadian citizen resident of Québec.\n\nThank you New York for relieving us and taking them in charge!

Shut this shit down dude do not let any more of them come in. I’m working a full-time job has a truck driver only gets to come home for one week every two months and I’m having trouble paying my bills because freight is so cheap on paying people right now, but these motherfuckers can get better help then me

Ridiculous, 2nd biggest country in the fkin world and it has population problems. Is it the immigrants' fault? Or something else behind this? I'm an immigrant from Vietnam. Am I part of the problem? I've worked my ass off in this country, paid insane amounts of taxes. Do I not deserve a place? I came here alone, not with a village. But some people are doing that and causing major damage. And I get bunched up with them and have to suffer the problems I did not cause.

This country is a haven for criminals. Disgusting. Ashamed to say I’m Canadian. No laws no consequences all while getting robbed by the government

I'm surprised The Guardian of all outlets is reporting on this. Crazy, that's how you know things are bad.

Well at least they take security serious and when the mistake was cleared up I’m sure he was let in.

Inside his head must be thinking how the f I’m going to understand all this idiots now ?.

I also owe my landlord around 7-9k, and I'm totally ok with this - thanks LTB!!!

I'm considering moving back to Europe

No offense we need to start defending our border if u know what I'm saying this is nothing short of an invasion a war none citizens are not allowed so it's war rite there attacking our country plain and simple