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59 years old, lived in Canada all my life. We can't afford to live here anymore under our dictator leadership. Hopefully, in the 2025 election a needed change in leadership will get Canada on the right track to affordability.

Punjabis from India should stop migrating to canada anymore.\n\nWhite Europeans are not indigenous people of Canada

Why th fuc does anyone\nWith a brain wants to\nCome\nTo Canada

I have met so many Canadian digital nomads who had left Canada because they can no longer afford to live there.

As a Canadian citizen, I see that there are 3 major issues at play in this problem - \n\n1) Canadian colleges are starved off funds and do not have a sufficient, stable source of revenue. Hence they seek to attract international students who pay (at least) 4X the fee a Canadian citizen would pay. According to mainstream media such as The Globe and Mail, National Post and others, International students contribute some where between $15 to $18 billion per year in revenue to Canada. This is huge!\n\nSince this is a lucrative revenue stream for them, they have gone overboard and are providing strong financial incentives to education / immigration consultants to bring more international students here. Consequently, many existing as well as new colleges are encashing on this trend and diploma mills have mushroomed in Canada lately. This is ABSOLUTELY Canada’s fault and the accountability of fixing this lies with Canada alone.\n\n2. International students who come here often end up taking humongous debt or selling off their homes/ancestral property to be able to afford their education and hence they feel cheated when the dream they were sold doesn’t match the reality. \n\nHaving said that, International students do need to understand that they are here or a temporary visa and DO NOT get to dictate terms to Canada. It is Canada’s sole prerogative to extend their work visa or not, depending upon Canadians requirements.\n\n3. The Trudeau Liberal government benefits by giving these students extended work permits and a pathway to citizenship as it translates into votes for them. However this is an atrocious approach to winning elections and puts unnecessary pressure on the system. \n\nCanada needs to streamline this whole student visa process and take stringent action against these fake diploma mills, education and immigration consultants luring foreign students. It damages Canada’s reputation.\n\nLastly, extend the work permits of only those students that meet Canada’s labour standards and requirements and send everyone else back home.

Also wtf is an economic migrant? Canada should only take refugees from war torn places not anyone who wants to work for peanuts that keeps wages down for everyone.

These students are from very wealthy families who often have housemaids and servants to do domestic chores and who can afford to pay ridiculous student tuition for a second-rate Canadian post-secondary education. There are top Indian schools where it costs maybe 1/8th the cost and the education is very, very good (e.g. Indian Institutes of Technology) and certainly better than what they are getting in these second-rate diploma mills in Ontario. Moreover, there are very good tech jobs in India in cities like Bangalore. What these students are really after is Canadian citizenship, through a pathway that does not require strong qualifications. They were promised that by Indian immigration consultants. With Canadian citizenship, it is much easier to travel and live in the US, where many of them want to go (and some are even now entering illegally). \nA second reason is that these younger adults want to live independently from their parents. Many of them arriving in Canada are living on their own or with other students, for the first time in their lives, and are enjoying a lot more freedom from Indian social norms such as not being able to date people of a different religion or sexual orientation, or to marry the person of their choice instead of having parents involved. Three or four generations ago, when a lot of immigrants came after WWII, those from India were coming to large research universities or engineering firms and had a job or full fee waiver or university fellowship waiting for them. They were much more qualified and went on to be doctors, professors, business people and other professionals. This is what largely composed the Indian diaspora in Canada, until this wave of students brought along by the current government which admitted over 200K Indian students -- per year.

Canada is not a good country to move to .everything is taxed, plus there is hardly any fresh food .The government and the media are scamming the citizens

I grew up in north Etobicoke and it's the same, all Indian. I fled Etobicoke, Toronto, Canada altogether for the US. There's fewer and fewer canadian born people left.

they polluted their own country beyond belief. why should they turn canada into a trash bin too?

What about those with Canada work visa

Canada is not smaller. It's like, four times the size of the US.

Pierre Trudeau planted 2 ticking timebombs that have recently begun to destroy Canada:\n1) The notion that multiculturalism is a fundamental value of Canada.\n2) His idiot son.

Protests what ?? Go to india and protest. You have no right to protest...You are a student..... you are here to study. Go home to help your country india. These Indians want to stay in Canada. Too many of them.... soon . Canada will have an indian president.

Since the passing of Jean B. Canada has gone downhill.

Coming to a Canada for SCHOOL or on a WORK permit does NOT automatically mean that everyone will become a citizen~ TIME to get rid of all these free loaders taking advantage of this countries incompetent and complicit government...

Thanks trudeau you ruined canada

I’m a lifelong Bramptonian, and yes also Indian….?\n\nBUT I disagree with all this BS, all this mass immigration, specifically from one region of India is overboard. Brampton is basically Punjab let’s face it. \n\nMy kids couldn’t get jobs as teenagers at all these restaurants etc because all the international students took over and the managements keeps hiring the international students, they don’t want English speaking Canadians?! WTF.\n\nComplete idiocracy. \nThey are arrogant, they think they can do whatever they want, behave perverse they want, they want to screw the system as much as possible, and they want to dig their heels into Canada without any warranted reasons.

As an Norwegian i hate to se whats happening to Canada. I always thought about you people as beeing like americans, just as free, but polite and peacefull..

All those international students will end up staying in Canada and obtain citizenship just to get welfare, while the average Canadian will get more taxed. Thanks to Justin and its liberal goverment those Indians won't have to work a single day.

We came to Canada 17 years ago, with nothing, we were lucky, a few years later the kids were moving out, we both are self employed (skilled people from Germany) we worked like oxen, still do, we paid off our own house and soon 2 more rentals, we are close to retirement. Canada was extremely difficult at the beginning, they don't accept knowledge from other places, even if it comes from places like Germany. You got to do it the retarded Canadian way, If you're just some poor lad who works in a Hamburger factory you will stay poor for sure. There is no affordable housing, a blue collar job will keep you poor. You gotta be self employed, THATs the only way here. Winter sucks, we will soon spend our winters abroad. Canadian government is run by communist criminals, there are skilled people moving out of here, lots of them. There are druggies roaming the streets where we live, (and everywhere else) if one ever wants to break into my house I am legally not allowed to protect my family, it's a joke. A bitter one.

Title/response: Canada has disarmed it's citizens & weaponized food against them. Illegal use of violence through Emergencies Act.

Instead of blaming the Indian immigrants there... complain to your own president, he knows the majority of vote comes from Indians... and hence the current condition of your country... your president itself is corrupt...\n\nNow you may think, that we Indians should be thoughtful and responsible enough to do the right thing.. but then again... they are Indians... a majority of them are there just for living the American dream, although its Canada... but that works too for them... and obviously the white girls.... Indians still have petty mentality... it's like expecting beggars to work... as long the beggar gets what he needs without moving an ounce of lassi ( in his/her stomach ) , that beggar will choose to be a beggar.... ( unless he/she is exceptionally talented or educated in that case he won't be a beggar in the first place , and will definitely respect the culture and people wherever he happens to be.... )

stay where you are Canada is in tereible trouble sky high rents food and poor paying jobs and terrible winters and being run into the ground thousands leaving

Canada is a fabulous country to live in. Count your blessings and stop whining.

13:30 The homeless whites will continue to increase in numbers. Because their wealth luxury depends on loot and enslavement of non-whites. That's the reason Canada, US and allies are always in conflict with all the other rising powers of the world. Trying to ensure no one rises up to them or their days of luxury would be gone.

Canada has no moral backbone, no one believes in anything, Canada is a godless land, stand for nothing, fall to anything its pretty basic, has nothing to do with immigration, people arent having kids because they just want to party, in Canada youre raised to get a good paying job, thats it.

Nah, guy gives you cash... give him his fucking change. Done with these scammer people. I dont give a fuck what your buddy on the phone says the customer said... thats the way it works in Canada.

First and foremost the interaction at the port of entry depends on your answer to questions being asked by CBSA, your behaviour and mannerism. In Canada as soon as you land, you are protected by Canadian. The CBSA will not search your phone unless you give them a reason to

Look at what is happening in Sweden and Ireland. Canada is going to have the same turmoil very soon.

In a discussion that I had on facebook, many canadians said that Canada was cheaper than USA but thats impossible the whole cost of livong its cheaper there, houses are cheaper, salaries are much better and you oqy less taxes, but if you talk about health services you will have to pay but with all that money that wont go to Trudeaus pocket I think you will be ok paying for a private health services.\nBy the way Ive thinking about moving to States as well but I font know how and if I can get a job there then I will get my green card?

Two fools ruling canada one as a pm other as a oppistion leader who is supporting him

Canada has become an unaffordable ecosocialist basket case.

One bedroom house in Canada 500000 one bedroom house in usa 50 000 ya I'm moving end of this summer

The real question is Canada vs Florida because the U.S. consists of many mini countries that have agreed on a common constitutional document and basic laws but otherwise are different countries. With that said Canada loses on every metric that matters to Florida. From economics to taxes to business to self defense and personal property Florida wins. The U.S. is secular but politicians of all nations will bring it up to some degree thinking this is somehow unique to the U.S. means you don’t understand the U.S. When it comes to political and religious diversity the U.S. has a larger population consisting of the entire world its by definition diverse. Canada doesn’t have sensible gun laws it just leaves those who can’t defend themselves at great risk.\n\nCrime is high in cities that have laws & culture closer to Canada than they do the U.S. Which have the strictest gun laws in the country. It’s bad politics & culture which are most similar to Canada that has resulted in higher crime rates. \n\nGun laws in the U.S. are for Americans to have the option to fight against a tyrannical government like we have scene in Canada with the truckers and mass freezing of bank accounts. That is what the right to bear arms was for first and foremost not just self defense. Canada ignores this entirely and instead has the perspective of give the government all the power and expect government to be “good” and act in good faith to the people which it has continually failed to do so. Canada has to bribe Quebec just to keep its country together something that has been an issue since the founding of Canada is parts of it breaking off due to tyrannical federal government power abuse.\n\nFreedom comes with risks but it’s always better to be free.\n\nPeople who leave the U.S. for Canada are doing so for political reasons otherwise they can leave their blue progressive crime filled cities for free cheap safe red states.\n\nI encourage all Canadians to search moving from Canada to Florida and you will find many Canadians that realized the American Dream. Which is still alive and well in states like Florida.

Well blaming the federal government over the housing? Really that falls under provincial jurisdiction. In Ontario the building code was changed and new developments have less affordable houses built. Inflation started when Russia invaded Ukraine not just here, Europe as well as Australia \nSorry when you have primers of provinces fighting about money they want to provide for housing.. the federal government bypassed Ontario to work directly with municipal government. \nSorry air Canada and west jet and grocery stores all had little competition since before his election

So... you invited Canadians to tell you what their favorite province is, received a few thousand responses among 38 million people living in Canada, and that's the justification for your ranking. I hate pulling rank here, but as someone who has a PhD in population survey design and has been doing research and written countless research articles on this, I think your surveys are completely uninformative and likely have zero basis in truth.

Who are they building houses for in Canada? Certainly not for Canadians...surely these poor struggling migrants cannot afford the homes, or can they?!

Same in Canada , Australia and UK

Trudeau you should step down. Now???I’m Canada

If you don't know how to live off the land don't come to canada because you will die.

Lol pretty much illegal in canada and they throw a protest what a mess this country is

Immigration is good. International student is good. The question is why so many Indians? more broadly, why 3rd world people? I think the government get people from 3rd world people purposely. It is time to cap number based on nationality. Canada deserves diversity. It is not a new new Deli ok?

WACKO TRUDICK WILL BE REMBERED AS THE WORST PRIME MINISTER CANADA HAS EVER HAD.........1,000 REASONS WHY A COUNTRY NEVER ELECTS A DRAMA TEACHER TO RUN A COUNTRY.....LOL

Gives them money,& services like medical and education in Canada yet Trudeau gave Khadr $10 million to the enemy who killed & injured & nothing for veterans or victims ! Investigate Trudeau foundation and taxpayer money he spent ?

Well all know JT is disastrous and want him out. But Singh won't let Canada go to the polls. Singh is truly the player keeping this disaster rolling!

Canada is over !!!

5 thousand every month you need to live canada...\nYou need 2 or 3 income to live in canada.\nIn canada bager also on trafic light baging \nMoney.

Trudeau has ALL the characteristics of a sociopath.Worst PM of Canada in HISTORY!! Has accumulated more DEBT than All PM's COMBINED!

One day india will become like canada and canada will become like india what it looks like