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Canada is what you make of it. You can arrive rich and end up poor and you can arrive poor and end up rich. In between that, you can have a great life that balances your needs. I’ve seen immigrants succeed simply because they see the opportunity in front of them . They worked hard in their own counties to stay just above the poverty line ,but when they apply that same effort here it pays off ten times greater. I feel that compared to a lot of immigrants, natural born Canadians come across as spoiled and a little lazy…we are. We haven’t had to struggle the same way someone from a poorer country might have. I’ve talked to people who’ve worked ten to twelve hours a day just to stay afloat. If you did that here you could make plenty of money to live and have some left over. As far as owning a house goes,yes it’s expensive . I feel that homeownership in any country is relatively expensive. Here is a tip; use that soaring home prices to your advantage. Houses are expensive but you can make a lot of money buying and selling. I recommend putting together a buyers group and share the house for a few years, then sell at a profit, buy a bigger house or two smaller houses.try to buy the worst house in the best neighbourhood and fix it up slowly . That house could double in value in five or six years in the Toronto market. This is nothing new of course ,the people from India and China seem to do this a lot here ,it drives up prices and profits. On the downside to this ,you are now part of the problem. As the housing prices are driven up the non wealthy can no longer afford to own a house . They are at the mercy of high rents with no rewards of ownership. They are caught in a cycle of hard work and (relative)poverty. This could also be you if you can’t keep up the house payments and are forced to rent.\nHow well you speak English is important but your native language is also useful here because Canada is half immigrants . As a Canadian that speaks only english (Irish descent)I have to say to all newcomers that I’m very impressed that you have learned a new language and that you may even speak more than two! Don’t be embarrassed about your abilities . I find that in my experience , Canadians do not look down on people just because they don’t know English. In fact ,I’ve known people that have lived here for decades and still know very little English. They are comfortable in their communities and they function just fine. Learn as much English as suits your needs and be proud of any gains you make.\nOutside of Toronto are other cities that you might consider when looking at southern Ontario.From my experience,most are generally the same, just not as big . There are large immigrant communities in London Ontario, Hamilton and just outside of Toronto where housing is just a little bit less expensive but the commute to work is probably longer. This is just my opinion but in the small towns there are less people of colour , (which is what people of no colour call everyone else . I wonder if I’m called a person of no colour in some other culture ? LoL ). That might make it harder for you to feel integrated ,if that’s what you want. I’m not saying that people from other cultures can’t make it in a small town , I’m just saying that it’s definitely not Toronto . Here, people of any nationality can feel like they have a place where they can belong . It seems that no matter where you are from ,there is a community already here that’s set up restaurants and stores and clothing shops and newcomer support systems. And if your from Portugal or China or India or Africa or the Middle East, there are large groups of your kin here that have established roots for generations and you probably know this already.\nToronto means meeting place and that becomes evident quickly. I was born here and it’s one of the things I love the most about my city. I’m not going to say that there isn’t systemic racism here ,the people of no colour still kind of keep the top position , but as we become a minority in a decade or so ,I hope that will shift to a broader spectrum. It’s certainly happening already. One good thing is that the police department tries to hire people of colour so that racialism may play a smaller role. We’re getting used to seeing our politicians more and more reflect their constituents.\nI have to talk about the weather. Because I’m from here I’m used to the extremes of minus thirty and plus thirty . Eventually you get used to it (somewhat). Dressing in the right clothes is important. Summer is easy , but winter is different. It’s trying to kill you. Spend the most that you can afford on winter cloths . If you can afford a quality parka you should get one. The hood can be drawn around the face and stay out of the wind.\nIf not ,think of layers with a outer layer that blocks the wind. We have things called long Johns that are basically full length thick cotton or nylon pants that go on under your pants and a pair of extra thick socks. Buy your boots to fit your thick socks. Try to get the best boots you can afford ,it’s something that you might spend a little extra for but never regret.\nAll in all we are a fairly organized and peaceful society. Most people are friendly and will give you a chance . We have a good social safety net here and you don’t have to be homeless or starving if you don’t want to. There are people and organizations set up to help ,that truly try to get people back on their feet. It’s a good investment that pays off in ways that matter for the quality of life in a big city. I’m not putting my American neighbours down when I say they do things differently. They have their ways ,we have ours. This is just something that we do because we’re trying to learn how to help those that society has discarded or can’t find their place. Sure we have one or two areas where the homeless have pitched tents and we have some resources for them if they want. Unfortunately The mayor recently forced a small camp to move from a very visible place to more scattered locations. There were social workers involved as well as protesters trying to protect them. I didn’t like that happening and I want to see even more resources dedicated to them ,but on the other hand ,we are trying to avoid something like what happens on the streets when it’s just ignored. When I see YouTube videos of the streets of Philadelphia I’m extremely saddened. I thank the lucky stars that I was born in Toronto Canada.\nFor all it’s pollution and expense and crowds ,I think it’s a great place to do almost anything your heart desires . For every ugly building there is a beautiful park ,for every honked horn there is a birds call , for every cold and dark day there is beautiful sunny one around the corner.

Thank you sir for wonderful experience ? please sir help me regarding for Registered Nurse PR process from India ☺️

Hi Girls! I was wondering if you could make a video of what would be the best school in Canada Toronto in order to study English, I have looked over finding several schools such as EF, KAPLAN, EC English, ILSC, CES, among many others, but honestly as a mexican results me very hard to choose the best one, take in consideration budget, and quality of learning, would be great if you tell us where did you learn English in Canada, because your English grammar, speaking and fluency is awesome...

My own family immigrated here from South Africa 40 years ago. They say the people here are dour, and unfriendly. Ironically over the years they have become the same. The country changes you, and each province seems to have it's own culture. Currently in my province there is a large influx of Indian students and Syrian refugees. Many students I've spoken to complained about the racism, poor weather and lack of things to do in my city specifically. Myself, I feel foreign now in a city I grew up in and am hoping to move out west, but maybe further south to be with my american boyfriend. I wonder what it's like immigrating to the States lol!

Guys come to Dubai....no tax and wonderful life....I think not Canada major countries have this tax pain...and at the end normal person get nothing except the name Canada,USA etc.... technically nothing is free in Canada.....

Hi! Thank you for all the tips, very useful! I’m graduating in Civil Engineering and planning to move to Toronto…was wondering, what do you think about getting an internship there? Are there chances to be hired afterwards (by the same company or even another one)? Take care!

Hi, I have 2+ years of experience in Order Management or Order Fulfilment. I am actively looking for opportunities across Canada. I was wondering if you could help me with any recruitment agency who can help me secure a job in my area of expertise.

I went to Montreal and Quebec city 6 1/2 years ago with my family, both cities are wonderful, quiet, and peaceful. I'm currently learning french for almost 4 years now (and I'm aware that there are many distinctions between Quebec French and Parisian french) and hoping to get a job there after college or perhaps studying abroad there? Idk time will tell :)

Thanks for a wonderful way of explaining in the most detailed way, we have been visiting consultants but arent sure about them, as they charge fees and reviews dont look promising. Hence decided to start on our own for the PR process. Will you suggest first thing first is going for IELTS prep and exam thereafter? before starting any application process (i mean after checking a tentetive score on CRS calculator for eligbility).

I wonder how much more powerful or dangerous it would have been if america was a monarchy

Do me a favour plz, I love to see Canada can you send me invitation plz, by the way I am a sports man from India. I know we don't know each other it's seems not good, wondering for you(I am not so good in English) ? like to make new friends

Hi I am a new follower of your channel. I have over 3 decades of pharmaceutical/ consumer marketing experience. Wonder if you could kindly guide me to a reliable recruitment website/agency, thanks in advance.

Work ethnic, I wonder, even productivity, very sure they are no where to Japanese or korean, even to Europeans, I was very lucky left the country after going through the weather, people, migrants plus government rules and regulations that was in 88, was in Winnipeg, now it takes me few hours to Thailand puket to enjoy life. Canada has no glitter for fun loving people, if you ?,best place for you.

I often wonder why everybody says Canada is so Great. I think it is mostly political bragging. I'm born here and believe me I do not completely understand canadian thinking. It can be quite immovible and even nonsensical. I say good luck to foreigners trying to understand.

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.

Hey there thank you for you video. I am wondering I am an web developer based in France. I am looking for a job in Toronto. Do you have any good agencies who recruit in this industry? Thank you

thats why i stay in india.....I wonder where the world is heading..... LOL i wonder why there should be hate being not from their country

Amazing explanations! Some travel agencies sell the idea about how wonderful Canada is and they make sense people can go to Canada, get a job, and get a lot of money. And everything is wonderful as a fairy tale! That's an illusion. Of course, Canada is an amazing country, but in each country, we need to understand the language, society, and culture. A major of people are not prepared to study these conditions. When I tell around a society that involves understanding the Canadian economy, how to prepare professionally you are, the climate and conditions to live there (in Canada). The people need to try do not to fall into the conversation of exchange courses and travel agencies that sell illusions, especially of agencies that work on Youtube to sell their travel packages.

Thanks Adam.This is wonderful..!!!

Thank you for such a wonderful explanation ?\nCould you please let me know if we can use our distance education master's degree??

Thank you for this informative video . I am a registred nurse in my home country for 7 Years now and still in the same position . I Wonder If you Can provide me with a link of specialised agency that will help me find a job offer in canada .thanks in advance

Hi, nice to meet you, I am Mexican, I would like to study at Canada and get a part time job to get some Canadian experience, I would like to live at Montreal or Winnipeg, but, at this Pandemic situation, I am really scared, because Canada's weather it's quite different rather than Mexico's weather, and if for some strange reason I get the Covid 19, that extremely weather could be fatality, I would like to wait untill this terrible pandemic situation already has gone, of course, I wonder how long time does it going to take for disappear Covid 19?, I don't know, but I guess it's better to wait and expect what's happens

Hi! I am about to graduate with a BA in Creative Writing (and a minor in Social Analysis). I also have sales experience. I was wondering if you would know of any recruitment sites/job availabilities looking for content creation/writing/editing in Toronto, ON? As I don't have industry experience since I haven't graduated yet, I was wondering if maybe you also knew of companies that may take in entry-level positions with foreign workers?

Lol this is simple pure lying at this point ?\nSharia is imposed only on Muslims by court within an Islamic rule \nMeaning \nFirst they have to be in a country that passed legislation as sharia to be the official laws\nSecond the ones who impose these laws are asas or shorts Wich is equivilant to official law inforcemen forces like police not anyone \nThird it's applied only on Muslims so I wonder how does they know if the drinker is a Muslim or not or that not wearing hijab is a Muslim or not cuz according to sharia non Muslims within a Muslim country apply their own legislations\n\nSo I'm sorry CNN I don't believe this nonsense

Thank you for all these relevant information and advice. I wonder if you could possibly help me target recruitment agencies for international job seekers in my industry, which is environment engineering, potable water and wastewater network maintenance.\nThank you again.

By reading this comment section i wonder how indians can think that canadians ( which are almost same as British ) can't be bad people. \nLook at your own history man and just 80 years ago. \nThese type of indians have a long way to became indians again. \n( Good britishers and canadians. Sorry if i hurted you )

Wonderful words. Which community we should live and join in Sachkatwan,can you guide.?

Assalamu Alaikum\nRandomly I came across this video and while listening it reminded me that I have seen and listen to this person before and I remember that I have seen your drama serial in Pakistan.\nGreat person indeed. Your contribution in Pakistan as writer and actor still remembered and you impacted on my personality in my young age.\nAnd now again a wonderful contribution to expatriate Pakistani people. Allah bless you and your family.

salam from Toronto, wonderful facts shared.\nGreat info. for ppl interested to come here.\nKeep it up

What I came to realize in life is that people don’t really like you, they like your talent/skills. take your time to be skilled in something and people will hunt down your skills. this applies mostly to all people based on statistics. if you are white and you ain’t skilled, you will be fired. as simple as that. businesses want to make money. so if you are black and you have what it takes, businesses will hunt you down since they will realize that they need your skills. I have learned that from Thomas Sowell and it has freed my mind as a young black man. I am a scientist ( I aspire to be the best one ) and I have started to reap what I sow. stop trying to make people feel sorry for you. work hard, get skills that are needed in the society and the rest will take care of itself. Also, you gotta hold yourself on high standards as a human being and you will be a blessing to the community. have a wonderful day y’all. love one another. we are the same race ( human race ) with simply different skin colors. just like FLOWERS of different colors. we need to change our mindset and things will be better for sure.

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First of all thank for such a wonderful video and friendly guidelines. I have questions about Freelancing. Can I do freelance work in web design and development?

Amazing!! Thank you so much for this wonderful video.\n\nJust have a small query.. what if someone's IELTS score is low but he is having CRS score more than cut off, will it have any effect to get the ITA?

Definitely informative \nThank you very much guys for sharing such wonderful information \nReally respact for you both \nThank you ashir bhai thank you doctor sahiba \nStay blessed stay safe and healthy

I see your details and i wonder either we are muslims or not.

Thank you Ashir sahib for keeping the optimism and positivity. Keep on making the bridges among people. May God bless you. I read many comments here on Islamophobia. I wonder who is the real cause of creating this , but let us not indulge in to that debate and keep on working on uniting people. Great work. Thumbs up

Gill sb. You people have done wonders

Wonderful thoughts !

How the heck is apple pie a dish? It's a snack, a treat. No wonder US is fat af.

Why wasn't Wang deported and forced to pay the millions that this investigation undoubtedly cost.? No wonder Chinese people think Canada is a great target for fraud.

And people wonder why radicalization is happening so much.. just look at these comments. Muslims feel alienated so they look for acceptance anywhere they can

This video was just wonderful, thanks a lot for such a nice explanation

This video is wonderful and please you will speedly make a tiffin video for us?

She was not deported. I wonder if someone from Latin America or from a third world country would be treated the “same”

Hi Jason! First of all, thanks for the wonderful explanatory video! Learned much about the express entry thru ur video! I have lately been interested in applying for this program! I have all it takes to apply except the fact i spent 5 years illegally in the USA. Would this somehow cause problem for me? Thank your answers in advance! Subscribed!!!

Well, I doesn't take a genius to figure out, that, countries who have it well off due to many reasons, will continue to have immigrants pooring in, it won't stop, why? Well because the world turned its back on alot of countries who are suffering due to massive corruption, socialism, communism and nobody is helping these countries. So naturally those people will flood to other countries. Nobody helps these people retake their homeland.\n\nEven my country, was captured by communist radicals, in 30 years we went from 1st world to 3rd world ghetto. The government is among the most corrupt in the world and are all rubbing shoulders with other dictators of other nations who In turn make their peoples lives hell. Naturally people in my country left in droves too, and continue to do so, because the media is not showing the world what's going on here, nor does anybody really care. What country you may wonder? A hint, Musk comes from there, he left behcause there was no hope for oppertunity, even if it's not his reason, it's just the only reason anybody actually leaves.\n\nWe too wanna retake our home from these bigoted radicals, but they hold all the cards. And nobody from the UN will even help us or any other country for that matter because they have their own problems. Problems they wouldn't have really had if they actually helped out in the world. So basically everyone is shooting themselves in the foot because their doing nothing, and their actions to fix it are actually the cause of the problem.

but I know to understand you about this 10 things has pefect most good law canadians of very wonderful information

Sometimes I wonder why my ancestors were slave owners but after watching this video now I understand

Strange that it took the police that much time to respond. Makes you wonder?????

but that guy didn't look too white to me.......interesting, sometimes I wonder how much of this is set up to create a story........