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Funny, I would never live in any of the major Canadian cities especially Toronto Vancouver Montreal

I'm British, now retired and living in Spain for 20 years. Have noticed that in the last 10 years there are an awful lot of Americans who are moving here mainly because, although they still have to have private health, it's hugely cheaper here and the service is good; also the lifestyle is more laid back and they can visit a lot of different cultures. In the late 1960s my husband and I emigrated to Toronto, Canada. Visited the US a couple of times. First to NY city, second time down to Kentucky /Tennessee. My parents came on that trip with us. Met Americans at the motels we stayed in and a couple of times my father nearly lost it (don't know how he just kept quiet) as Americans his age were quite abusive and kept on about about how we'd never be able to repay America for their help in WW2 (my father fought in that for all 6 years). Anyway left Canada after 4 years and returned to England; not because we didn't like it but I was terribly homesick. None of the Canadians we're still in touch with would ever have moved to the US.

I know a lot of Canadians that moved to the US because:\n- lower cost of living \n- warmer weather\n- better business opportunities or access into industries such as athletics, music and film\n\nAs a Canadian female living in Toronto, this is why I wouldnt move to the US\n\n1. Safety \n\n2. Racism\n\n3. Women's reproductive rights\n\n4. Health care costs\n\n5. Natural disasters- too many areas with things like hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, etc. Even snow, there are areas in the states like Michigan and Minnesota that get worse snow than we do here in Toronto being situated along lake Ontario \n\n6. Lower costs for college/university in Canada

Toronto is not the best choice to live, very overpopulated. Maybe asylum seekers should go to a city that less populated.

Montreal has more asylum seekers than Toronto .... more than 50,000 arrived by Roxham road last year ... Toronto are always asking money from Canada and cannot managed their own issues ... another incompetent mayor

any suggestion for a recruiting agent/head hunter for the field of marketing in Toronto?

It's okay Toronto, let's spend another $25 million to dig up a $3 million tunnel machine. Toronto council never has budget overruns and always completes projects on time ?

A problem created by Justin Trudeau's Virtue Signalling. Instead of ensuring that all Peoplekind wanting to emigrate to Canada were properly vetted both to protect Canadians and all other emigrants he opened Canada's borders without any oversight. And at the time Toronto declared itself a 'sanctuary city' instead of pushing back on Justin's ill thought plan. So, Toronto, enjoy the fruits of your decision.

My mom and brother are in Canada. I'm trying to move her to Texas with me. I make great money in Real Estate and IT. She doesn't want to leave Toronto, even though she can't afford it. I travel back and forth to drop money for her. All though she doesn't ask me, I know it helps. We're all from Jamaica and unfortunately I was separated from her for 30 years. I'm glad, I'm in a position to take care of her. If I can only convince her to leave Canada for good. My little brother wants to come to America with me.

Why doesn't Toronto open their homes to these refugees?

Why are these islamic refugees and gays on Toronto roads? Landfill of Canada is already filled Kick this trash back

Maybe the feds should have shut down the Roxham road fiasco sooner. Just saying. They poured over that border like crazy and now we think there’s a problem? Look at every nation on earth being inundated. Pretty soon it will look like the places they were running from. All part of the plan in my opinion. Destabilizing the world one war at a time. No one can afford a house even with high paying jobs. Some towns are giving these people homes when they arrive! To hell with the locals! So as glad as I am you’re calling attention to Toronto’s problem, pointing out this other BS is pretty important too. It’s no different than what the UK is going through, except their situation is even worse! One thing is certain though, and it’s happening everywhere. The people are fed up.

Housing is a big problem. No Canadians nor immigrants can afford it. The health care system is a failure. Toronto is the best city in the country to find a Doctor but else where is a different story. Planning to move down to the US. All my colleagues have already moved.

We visited the USA ( California, Ohio, MD ) and Canada (Toronto) some 7 times during the last about 11 years, and loved these countries. But I would still I would like to live in india only, mainly because we love Indian vegetables, fruits, food items and our home life in India.

Mera beta bhi canada men study Kar raha he 2 years se ab job lag gai he uski Toronto men hi he ab mujhe bhi jana padega isliye dekhkar bahut help mili?men to jana hi Nahi cahti par beta jid Kar raha he m7jhe to Delhi men hi accha lagta he yahan meids bagarah aasani se Ghar men mil jati hen itna Kam ku tension nahi hen?

Lucrative real estate investment in Toronto and Vancouver created a massive holding and rental industry across the country, increasing immigration targets add strain to rental and purchase supply, the huge boom in short term rentals (airbnb, vrbo) adds fuel to the fire. \n\nNow that Vancouver and Toronto are becoming unlivable it’s residents are leaving and exploding the populations of midsize cities.\n\nIs it impossible to own a home in Canada? No, but if you aren’t a high-earner you may have to settle for a different city (see: prairies).

Thanks for telling people the truth. People are never told the truth. The Canadian government website is written in simple English and French and is very straight forward and you can apply to come on your own, but people insist in going through agents who are just making money off of them. Please read the website in detail. The government hides nothing on their website. Don't blame the government and try to understand what some of the immigration lawyers and agents are doing to you. If you are not well versed in the English or French language, get someone to help you with the website and application. Stop paying unnecessary money and go directly to the government. The agents and lawyers will be doing exactly what you can do. Not all of them are genuine. The government tells you not to pay people money, come to them. There are refugees sleeping on the pavements. Why come to the country under those conditions. We don't have enough housing right now for people and rents at the condos are very high. A one bedroom apartment in Toronto is about $2,000 plus.

I live in Toronto and the tdsb (toronto district school board) actually sucks and the ciriculum is really bad

Please anyone watching this do not take it as fact. Pretty much got all of it wrong. Fishing and Hunting in Nova Scotia and cold? Can live in Vancouver for $50,000/year?? Alberta is way more than Agriculture, oil and gas. Also quite a few more cities than just Calgary. Toronto is getting worse every year. People are leaving the city because it is so expensive to live there. Quebec is getting up there with cost of living along with the taxes. Vancouver Island, yes mild in the winter compared to the rest of Canada but jobs are hard to come by which is why a lot of people retire there.

Chokor i came on early july and currently am in Scarborough i applied on job bank as soon as i came in toronto but its hard getting a work permit ,i did my research and i know around here its hard am moving to alberta province,in a rural place .

I came here myself with a private college and currently I have been admitted into one of the best public universities in Toronto. It’s all about tactics and strategy. \n\nFeel you chorkor ❤

I currently moved to usa for a job. But the company is on the smaller side which means im looking for a bigger company. But ideally if i can get us green card, i have to plan to move back because once my job ends i will have to go back. So im saving my money to invest and will buy a house in vancouver or Toronto.

Canada is fine if you have a large home in the high cost of living cities like toronto and vancouver before the pricd hikes in the 2010s.

Is your poe in Toronto

A nice Podcast indeed . Though Manpreet's mother's views/comments look genuine and more realistic but the views and comments expressed by the other lady Ms Smita, to me, seem to be more deekhava for public image targeted to her circle of people as if belonging to an elite class. I also belong to the same age group from Delhi and twice visited my two married children in Toronto. I relate ourselves more to Manpreet's mom than to the other lady. Anyway good beginning by you

what port of entry .i assume its toronto POE

I visited to my son at Toronto for three month and returned back last month, though everything is nice there but for parents it is very difficult to settle there specially 55 - 65 age group .

Forget about housing, I bought a combo at Subway sandwiches yesterday in Toronto and it cost $20

Good. interview more parents\nPollution: how was it recent forest fire? 100% Oxygen. \nLast weekend 3.5 hours to reach Toronto from Markham. All highways closed. Use smaller roads. Traffic signal every 2 minutes.\n\nFood taste in India great because of polluted water ?

Toronto is becoming Chicago. Crime rate is going up and inflation is getting outta hand

No, they do bring up questions such as where are you from and you respond to them then they ask you where are you from originally, they are very nosi and by many means want to find answers for their curiosity, in Toronto no one even do eye contact let alone to be friendly or socializing, if someone approaches you is not out of friendliness, it's out of their curiosity and finding out information about you. If they hear you speaking in your native ? get mad and tell you here is Canada. You should speak English, that's not the reason, the reason is that they want to know what you are talking about and knowing about your personal business and conversation

The difference between Toronto and Edmonton is vast. In the states, it's open and tough can bane it. But here, racism is covert and its mask by multiculturalism narrative.

Come to Toronto where blacks shoot up the city swarm people and are not called out problem solved @$^

There's racism in every city but your best options maybe would be Montréal, Vancouver, Toronto and Halifax

As a black person that lives in Toronto, Ontario. I can confirm the racism is sneaky. They use education, Jobs, housing market to bring us back. And in Ontario the Indians and Asians discriminate against us.

They don't like native Americans either.. should come to Toronto or Hamilton Ontario

Alberta is known to be the tRump country of Canada, Toronto and Vancouver are much more welcoming, tell the story correctly

I’m 47 years old, black (Caribbean descent) and have lived in Canada my whole life. I’ve lived in Montreal, Toronto and Calgary and visited all over the country. Have never experienced any racism of any kind. Toronto and Montreal in particular are incredibly diverse. Not sure how you would see any overt racism in those places. I don’t trust this lady’s story at all. Sounds like she’s making it up as she goes along tbh. If her brother’s boss fired him and called him the N-word that’s an easy lawsuit to win… and it’s difficult to believe that ANY boss would be THAT stupid. \n\nThere are ignorant people everywhere without a doubt… but please don’t believe this B.S. about white people hating anyone who isn’t white. We saw the farce that was BLM and what they did with the tens of millions that they took in after inciting riots and burning cities. Don’t believe their lies. Don’t allow yourself to be a victim. We are ALL one people. Black, white, brown and everything in between. ☮️

Im Canadian and I've lived in Calgary (4 hrs south of Edmonton), Lethbridge (5 hours south of Edmonton) and Toronto. I currently live west of Toronto. There's discrimination but it's not in your face so it's harder to find a job but I keep my head up, although it can be frustrating. I'm not going to refute the lady in the video's experience, but when I was living in Calgary, my experience was good. Since the Greater Toronto Area is multicultural, some people will ask where I'm from, but it gets a little annoying to explain where Trinidad is on a map.

I visited Canada about ten years ago, (Toronto, and Niagara Falls) and I didn't see any signs of racism, AT ALL! As a matter of fact, everyone we encountered was very friendly, overly friendly when they knew we were from the States, it was quiet, didn't even hear police sirens not once while there, it was peaceful and quiet, and the city pretty much shut down after ten, maybe this was only there, I don't know.

Toronto is where Black people are usually. TDOT

Aint no one telling yall to stay in racial counties you or free to move at any time there no more chains ⛓️ holding you back unless if you or in slaved mentally ? than i would see the problem ⚠️ . With all these so called ? talking about getting the beg ??? that same ? move to Africa or the Caribbeans . But guess what Africa and the Caribbeans or colonized as well buy Chinese NOW . Importing plastic fruits and vegetables ?. China is squeezing the life out of Africa and Caribbeans they will end up like Sri Lanka ?? ? China fucked up Sri Lanka ? economy thats why Sri Lankans migrate to Canada every South Asian migrante lives in Toronto Ontario ?.\n\nAfrica and Caribbean need to beware of the china debt trap

Go look at Ontario and do more research about Canada Before you start taking. You or going to take the word from one black women. Keep in mind what is the population for blacks in Canada? Or Out in Edmonton? there is a very small black populations if you come out to Toronto Ontario come out east To Ontario than come and Re Visit that racial Discrimination. It's not as much as the U.S folks out here minds there own business just work party and have fun \n\nU may find must people who harbour Microaggression ?

My husband is from Canada. We are black. We still know many people living in Canada. We are both black. I must say that its 10 times better in Canada than the US so I'm not sure that this is categorically true. Racisim is everywhere but overall its waaaaaay better than the US. I will admit that we mostly know about Toronto and Montreal so those are diverse cities.

Toronto is your best bet.

Come live in Toronto.

Imagine being a black indigenous people here for over 400+ years they don't acknowledge us as indigenous and being black just as bad as the US but they're very silent about it. This is all over Canada sadly. Even in Toronto Ontario there's a lot of discrimination as well even in Nova Scotia where a lot of black indigenous people reside... Or the largest group of black folks but sadly we've done it to ourselves when you look at this history.. 2023 and we still have no solid change at being looked at as an equal... When we get our resources together and start practicing nepatism perhaps things may change but we still have a long ways to go... And it's overwhelmingly sickening.. especially when we gaslighting situations.

I live in Toronto. I have a lady my neighbour who told my Colombian Jamaican son she hates immigrants and would never hire a black person. In 2023!!! Can you believe it. She is Greek and was never born in Canada and she hates immigrants!! ? the lady in the video has a point.

well she did say Edmonton not Toronto or the rest of Canada we goood over here in Toronto she's in Predominantly a white city,

I born in Toronto Canada Ontario but I grew up in UK South London and you have racism over here but over here we unit and fight together