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Born and raised in Canada. My advice to anyone thinking of immigrating here, come with a LOT of financial support base established AND a gameplan on longterm income. If you come here with just a dream, you will find yourself in a nightmare. Things are changing here and it is going to get much, MUCH more challenging before it gets better.\n\nSource - a random canadian viewer @ 70k/yr who lives pretty humbly and still struggle financially.\n\nNot a very good time to move here.

My favourite part of Canadian-American history is how America fought a war to gain independence whereas Canada just asked politely ?. It’s just funny how it lives up to the stereotypes of the two nations

I was born and raised in the UK, living in the Philippines now but I'll never forget the fantastic pizza places out there in Toronto, and Wonderland theme park...Canada is banging :)

Please help me to travel to Canada

In Canada sikhs are still number 1 in fraudulent activities.

Canada ki 3rd language v Panjabi h ? aur England me b bht aise streets ..aur stations dikhenge railway etc vha b Panjabi me likha hota h sb English and Panjabi

Good evening aunty. Am from Nigeria and I really want to come to Canada. But I don't know how to do it. Pls help me with some necessary information on how to come to Canada.

Actually I didn't understand why they went to Canada, her husband in India. About the Struggle thing everybody knows about it . There is some other reason which is not being told for returning to India I think.

I thought it was bad in the United States, Canada has worse problems..

I’m a Canadian snowbird. Most of day to day life is not much different between Canada and USA. Sales tax is a little higher in Canada, and some of the insurance rules and options are a bit different. Overall costs seem a bit higher in USA. However, health costs are way(!) different. Last year I had some lung blood clots in Arizona. I went to local hospital and was admitted for 22 hours. I was investigated quickly and efficiently, and discharged on a blood thinner. \n\nThe hospital costs were $21,000 US$. A foreigner coming to Canada and being admitted would likely have paid ~$2,000-$3,000. The drug cost for one month supply in Arizona was $750 US$. In Canada, it costs $25/month.\n\nThe US politics are certainly more entertaining in the USA than in Canada. Also, the recognition of military and military service is much more a big deal in USA

To go to Canada DO NOT USE AGENTS. Use government website to apply for visas. You save money and you won't be lied to. Note that agents do not influence visa outcome. The government website lists clearly what is required and the steps to qualify for a visa. You can never work in Canada with visitors visa.

IAS = Indian Ayah Service. Kudos to all those who bring their parents to USA, Canada, and UK to do household chores.

I love Canada ??...love from india ?? Great Brampton

Bhai Canada me Canadians nahi rahte vaha Franch Indian Spanish or Americans hai ?

Good job Mr chorkor, am really blessed with ur video. Pls am a nurse in Nigeria with Nova Scotia licence and now I want to come to Canada with visiting visa. Pls I want to ask if I could get job offer to be able to get work permit.

he's not blogging in Canada but Chandigarh?

I am a dual citizen, spending 6 months/year in Canada, working remotely for a Canadian bank. It was pretty comfortable living in Canada years ago, however I'd prefer living in the US now. Canadian advantage over USA, healthcare system, is deteriorating very fast, with hordes of new immigrants coming every year ... Canada soon will be a hostile to the US country with current levels of immigration from Asian countries unfriendly to USA. I am considering leaving Canada for good, heading back to the US or moving to Portugal/Spain, selling a house in Canada will allow buying a nice property elsewhere.

I don’t understand that when there are so many issues in Canada then why people go.. it’s a hell.. and now with the kind of people and the civil war that is going on that place has become more pathetic…. That country has no future and it has to vanish a day.. India is growing a lot in terms of technology and will be the global leader one day. Canada is a piece of crap totally. US is far far better but India is the best. Bharat mata ki jai ??

Lots of bad things up here in Canada too. At least you guys have doctors. And our taxes are out of control.

He's an immigrant because he's a Nigerian living in Canada but if he was a Canadian living in Nigeria he would be called an expat.

CANADA is always in the Top Ten Best Place to Live in The World.\nThe USA is NEVER in the TOP TEN, in education, medical, standard of living etc. etc.\nGreat people BAD BAD politics Gun killing country.\nCheers ??

I've had about 8 friends and 2 relatives who have tried life in the USA.\nOne cousin is still in Colorado after moving there with her 2nd husband, an American, over 10 years ago. The rest have come back to Canada and the biggest general impression I get is that it is simply a huge relief to get out of there. That is a huge contrast to the people I know who had tried life in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Europe, Thailand, Japan, VietNam, Australia, and New Zealand: far fewer of them have come back to Canada because they are happy with life there. And the ones who have come back all have things they miss about the countries and most want to go back someday.\n\nMost of the people I know who have come back from the USA are highly critical of the utter lack of a decent health care system in the USA, but for them it was a solvable problem because they had decent jobs and insurance while they were in the USA. What gave them so much relief when they came back to Canada was that during their time in the USA they never felt safe. There is something fundamentally and brutally fucked up about a country where every bank has armed guards, the mall cops are armed, half of the people in your neighbourhood are armed, you're scared to send your children to school, and every time you turn around you see a cop with his hand on his gun.

You're cute. Anyway, I visited Canada in 2005 and I thought that it was better than the US. It's sad to see that such a nice place has fallen so far.

The problem in US is the extremes of wealth and poverty compared to Canada. The result is the life expectancy in US is 6 years below that in Canada.

I would never leave Canada, especially for the United States. Lol\nI don’t understand why Americans think Canada is a lesser country l.

Canada was initially a french colony ,because fur trade and the occupation of trapping beavers for procuring fur trade was. Avery lucrative industry.That is why French is one of the official languages of canda

Nothing new in this video, just last 3 minutes is worth listening to. I had applied for PR, then gave up just like that, found Canada is excellent tourist spot ONLY. Rest I ❤ INDIA with all its some - and more + ives. There is a trade off in each aspect of life, also one should not have too many options in life to move back and forth. Then only one can take a disruptive but bold step in ones life and bear with its offerings. I am happy so is my family to have come back , Covid phase helped making us like INDIA more.

Raman ji is the source of motivation for me and tons of other people esp. in Canada.

@9:00. There are Canadians that have the money, have private health care plans from the U,S.\nIf they have an issue and there is a backlog in their local availability, they go use their U.S. health coverage.\nThere was a lady in British Columbia who was confined to her home due to waiting for a hip operation.\nDue to the number of hours required for the operation, she was on a 2 year waiting list.\nIn Canada you can not pay for your own operation if it is covered by the state, no matter how much money you have, I guess you can go to the sates if you can afford it.\nIn Toronto I have not had a family doctor in 7 years, there are no openings. Is it like that in the USA?

The booze is cheap in US because there is little tax on it. In Canada, most of the taxes on booze goes to the provincial gov't and pays for such things as health care. Health care is not free; it is paid for by taxes.\n\nThis is a general tendency of Americans: they hate taxes. Which is why their safety net is so small.

Hooray for free health care in Canada even when your health card expires they will still take you in ?

Canada politics seem more fun than US

I was surprised to find that an American who gave birth in Canada paid $10,000 to have a baby in Canada even though the Father was Canadian! Apparently if she had been Canadian and he was American there would be no charge….go figure!

Living close to the border… we will go down to go shopping or pick up packages. As we approach the US border, I feel an unspoken stress overtake me and when I’m finally back in Canada, there’s a physical/mental relief that is felt. I’ve asked my husband & friends about this and they too feel it.

You can’t live outside Canada for more than six months or your health care will expire.

I’ve had 4 children, living in Canada it hasn’t cost us a cent. That’s the way it should be.

Many people in Canada don't have to pay ANYTHING to give birth in a hospital. I don't like the guns in the states at all.

We have pondered moving to the US but it always scares me thinking of all the service safety nets behind. I don't know how many Americans know this, but basically at birth you are assigned a health card which you keep for the rest of your life. Anytime you go to the doctor they ask for that and it has all your info on it (family doctors, your address, etc) and that's all you do. See the doctor and then leave. Private/work health insurance is more for prescription, dentists,massage, therapy, physio, eye, ambulance rides,etc. \nBut childbirth, ER visits, doctors visits all covered by that card...which is funded by our are taxes. We are taxed to hell and back on the daily but it's just so normal you don't think differently of it. We do have a shortage of Dr's though. An ER wait can be upwards of 2-4 hours and your family doctor can take weeks to get an appointment with so you usually have to go to a hospital or walk in if it's urgent.\nAlso, guns. Guns guns everwhere ? I saw a sign when I was walking into Walmart in Florida saying to not bring guns inside and I just couldn't believe that was a thing that had to be said. In Canada, guns are for hunting and going to the range and that's the only time they're allowed out of their safe. Obviously you have people who have stolen and smuggled guns and that's how you get gun crimes (you need a special card to buy guns and ammo, that you get after passing a gun safety course and *most* gun crimes are not committed by people who hold those cards). I appreciate the fact that you don't have so many restrictions on the types of guns you can get but man, I never felt so rattled just walking around after seeing that sign

This is just a guess, but it seems that the reason your ER/ doctor office wait times are shorter is that because cost only those who have serious or long-time symptoms go to get checked out. \nIn Canada, we will get checked out sooner.

I lived for 14 years in America but moved back to Canada when I became a mom. No way was I raising my daughters in the USA. Too much gun violence. I brought my American husband with me and he loves Canada. He says he’ll never go back. So much better here.

Well most of us have been to the US or go there frequently, as so many of us live near the border, so we really don’t have those pre conceived ideas like people from other countries might have. However as one who moved to the U.S. for a time as I married an American, the things I didn’t like the most was ignorance of other countries, especially Canada, as we are so close, that the U.S. revolves the world around themselves, and has a superiority complex that being American is being better than any other nationality, I could go on….However I liked the friendliness, warmth, energy, so it wasn’t all negative.

I've never waited more than 20 minutes to see a Dr here in Canada

I'm not the flag waving sort, and Canada has room for improvement, but I'm damned glad I was born here, rather than anywhere else.

Did you know?\nWhile most countries have a housing shortage (except for China which has the opposite problem), Canada has the biggest shortage of any advanced economy. That's what happens when you let a bunch of people it, but construct very little new housing.

Hi everyone. Please what could be the implication if an employer or immigration officer ask if you have a family or friend in Canada and to name their province (s) of residence...\n\nPlease..

Really True!! about( Acha Insan) I also learned it after coming in canada, but I found one bad person in canada who ruined my life in buying my first property in canada ? . A advice to you guys never trust blindly to a person who is most closest to you while making financial decision.

Jitni marji jhoothi khani bna lo sara khel India ka tha canada ko b achi tra pta bomb India ne hi rakha tha sboot b India ne mitaye the

Chorkor ur doing great my husband is coming to Canada soon via same route,pls will like to hit u up?thanks

what you like about canada..is the rules and civic sense the common public follow... who is stopping Indians and India from following these rules... the same Indians go abroad and strictly follow these rules... but even before they land in India at airport itself they start breaking rules.. no respect for being in line.. pushing each other to go first....whose mistake it is...??

Montreal is the best city in Canada