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Hi Lynn, l live in Banbury, Oxfordshire. There is nothing in the west, Africans are better off in Africa. Life in England is like attending a top school where you have to work so hard to keep up. Theoretically in the west, the first 40% to 50% of your wages goes in taxes. This leaves you with half your income. Your half income will then cover your rent/mortgage and all other bills. Once you have paid eve body, your basically left with nothing. Our lifes are in forever debt spinning wheel. I am a Ugandan, lived in the UK for 33yrs. This is home and is l know. But l am sure many places are better than here. What is guaranteed is food and health. Food is very cheap in relation to people's income. Health services are free, kids education are free too. These are the things you can't guarantee in Africa. Could be the main reason many foreigners choose to settle in the UK. Thank you.

A much needed conversation. This needs a panel discussion with people living in Canada to lay the cards straight. All I can say for now is, THE GRASS IS NOT ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE. Thank you Lynn for all you, you know I love and appreciate you.

Thank you Joyce for this information.

Just stumbling on your video today, thank you for this. I am a new international student in Toronto and i can attest to everything you have said. From Jumping bus to hopping the subway.. on a daily basis. Sometimes i cry in my mind but i know in the end, it will be all worth it

Happy Birthday ?Thank you Lynn for what you do, may the Lord bless the work of your hand. I was a very good volleyball player, I used to play for this company in kenya, I will not mention their name. Guess what? Every time we won the games, they promised to employ us. They will tell us to apply and write an essay to why you needed that job. I suffered for 4 years writing essays and applying. Little did I know, the secretary would hide my application in her drawer and bring in her family member. It happened I got a scholarship to play and go to school. I finished school, I work out of the country and never regret again. My point is, some of us left kenya because we were pushed to the edge, it is difficult to get a job and people are very mean in those offices. If you try to invest, you get conned too.

Sadly everything you shared is pretty accurate. I got got followed to my work place by a stranger I met in the TTC streetcar. He proceeded with attempted to assault me in the building of my workplace. This left me traumatized for months, thank goodness I overcame my fear of riding the TTC. On the question of rent, it’s insane it actually may force some people to stay in bad situations just so they can maintain the living conditions they are accustomed to like staying in toxic relationships or terrible roommate situations…etc. I did get very lucky, moving in 2022 from living with a roommate to living on my own in a bachelor same area and really nice area in Mimico by the Lake for a rent of only $1400. Simply because my landlords are an old couple not greedy at all who prioritize having a good tenant over making extra cash but having to deal with different tenants every few months just because people cannot sustain the increase of living in Toronto plus paying their bills and rent. So there is hope, if you can find a landlord that has these values you won the lottery. I’m hoping things change for the better in Toronto, there’s no reason why the city cannot tackle all these issues in a more efficient way. But like sometimes I think of moving to a smaller city and if it weren’t for my current rent which is very low for the time we’re in, I would have moved to a cheaper province a long time ago. Thanks for posting your experience, wishing you all the best with where you decide to move to!

That’s so sad about Canada. Somebody derailed this country. As an immigrant I feel so bad because for years I was advocating Canada as a best country on this planet. Now, still living in the moist beautiful place in Canada in The Rockies…I am very proud I am immigrant because if things go the way they go now I can always escape to my mother land… thank you Justin ?

Hello Jane. Thank you for the insights however the link you have shared is bringing this error '403 Forbidden'

Thank you so much for this information.

You can thank Joe Biden for this!

Thank you sir for this video, please can you send me the site for the job bank for job searching?

Thank you for sharing this useful information!

Thank you for this information . God bless you Ma

This is my first time to watch your videos.. thank you so much for sharing the video despite your tight schedule God bless you abundantly ?? . Will keep you in prayers and everything will be ok in Jesus'name but check your blood pressure my dear.

Hello Sir, Thank you for such an informative video. Just a quick question at 24:11 is showing a marriage certificate declaration is this for missing parents marriage certificate? or has to be the ones applying on behalf off. as in my case its my wife applying for my father.?

Thank you for Indian, if you really do this. Winnipeg become inhabitable with gang issues. Canada please clean them.

Thank you for this very vital and timely info.

Man, thank you for this video!

Thank you for this video. This is indeed devastating. Hard to find words to describe what major cities in Canada have become, particularly Toronto and Vancouver. You weren't negative at all, you just showed the truth. Hopefully, it'll change over time, but it certainly requires a different kind of political will, because apparently people like Olivia Chow and Justin Trudeau approve the message of your video...

Thank you so much for this... Very timely

Thank you for this information ?

Thank you for this ❤

Thank you Chorkor, i wish i knew this before booking my flight with Egypt Air. I pray for the best for me.

Thank you Chorkor, i wish i knew this before booking my flight with Egypt Air. I pray for the best for me.

Thank you Chorkor, i wish i knew this before booking my flight with Egypt Air. I pray for the best for me.

This is a very important topic. Thank you for raising it.

Thank you for this eye opening tips.

People you can thank Biden for all this. You hear these people demanding and calling guards names?\nI hear these people in front of my face where I work demanding everything a typical American person doesn't have.\nVote Trump? or you can kiss America goodbye our country will be trash

Jobs are low wage and part time, rents are insanely high, prices on everything are going up, if you are homeless you will likely die in the cold, mass evictions are creating thousands more homeless folks, if you can't handle it they'll offer you assisted suicide.\n\nMost homeless people receive disability checks but they can't afford rent.\nI've worked with many elderly people who chose assisted suicide because they couldn't afford to live anymore.\n\nYou can thank neo liberalism in Reaganomics for this mess

Thank you, Biden, for this mess

Thank you for highlighting this topic

Thank you for this

You can all Thank our crooked, nefarious President Slowjo Chiden for this pure and simple. But this is what they want, diversity. The Government is trying their best to start a Civil War. The world is overpopulated and there is way too many mouths to feed for all the changes that the world has to make. They want us to wipe ourselves out because when those rockets get here we're gonna wish we had gone another way...for a half second.

Thank you so much for this. How long does it take for the employers to reach out to you. Plus is there a waiting period? Or once I'm granted the job, I'll have to resume immediately.? For example, if I apply this year and hope to resume next year. I'd appreciate your response

one day soon this will be me. scares me to even think about it but it is life. thank you malaika for taking us along on such a bitter sweet journey of many many students and families moving away to a far land.

Thank you for this video! It was great. Nice to hear him speak so frankly. This is so needed.

First off i thank my colleague for his frankness in narrating his experience. It takes a lot of courage to be vulnerable. I believe his account is balanced and frank ,even though each immigrant will have their own story to tell. Everyone is encouraged to pursue their dreams just know that sometimes it takes more than we are prepared for. More grace and strength to everyone in this boat; thank you for making this video !

Thank you Peter for this video, very explanatory. My question is if I have a sponsor whose bank statement is provided, do I still need to attach my own personal bank statement?

Thank you for this brunt assessment. Doctor please build your tentacles in Africa. You will be happier in Africa.

Those are genuinely honest words from a genuinely honest person. You’re right, Canada is certainly a mirage! Thank you for creating this video.

Thank you for this informative video. Do I need to submit my spouse credentials for evaluation also? She is not the principal applicant.

Hi Kemi! This was quite a very educating and well detailed video. Thank you.\nI want to ask, I’m in a serious relationship with my man with marriage in view, you made mention of putting your details as a married person and all about change of names at some Point. \nFor I and my partner, we want to start applications but not yet married and we want to apply as a family , what would you advise we do at the point when they ask for spouse details giving that we aren’t married yet but hope to do so before we travel \n\nAnd Again, I would love to join the telegram group you mentioned for more info \n\nThank you as I anticipate a quick response

You forgot to mansion’s how much is important English and French for Quebec province which is very this important but thank you for your honesty veer Ji writing and speaking language English is very very important you forget the best value able points but awesome video but you confusing some of the people in India specially in Panjab

FOR THE HANDFULL OF FOOLS WHO ACTUALLY VOTED BIDEN INTO OFFICE YOU CAN THANK YOUR FAKE CRIMINAL PRESIDENT FOR THIS AND ALL OF YOUR PROBLEMS SUCH AS GASOLINE AND CONITINUED RISNG COST OF EVERYTHING AFTER THE CLOSURE OF CRUCIAL OIL DRILLING.TRUMP 2024

thank you for sharing, this video was very humbling

Thank you so much sir. I have this agent friend of mine who has been pestering me for days now to travel to Canada through this conference program in canada but i have been reluctant to give him my details to proceed with any application, because I'm already preparing myself to come to canada through Express entry, i got my IELTS 6.5 and almost done to submit my application to Express entry pool. I guess i have to follow this part and be patient. Thank you

Your video actually just sucks,especially the hiring department lol bcs that gies for everyone, nobody is going to waste money on an individual of any race of human if they don't have experience in the feild of employment and don't speak english lol...???? thia is just dragging an entire nation to the depths,all of these issues happen worldwide,and as much as i think this video sucks,these issues around the globe need to be addressed and brought to light,but,you need to broaden the horzions upon the concept,or have a better approach but all in all,thank you for posting.

Hi. Im a professional Geologist from the Philippines. Do you know a company where i can apply for this position? For me to avail the program. Thank you so much

Thank you for this! I need to relocate yesterday. God bless y'all.

Thank you dear sister so how can someone put in for this