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Same bs down south

this is so true

The problem with home prices comes from speculation. People, mostly foreign investors, buy property only to sell it at a profit to another speculating investor. There needs to be massive taxes on such transactions to make them unprofitable. And then there's also the problem of short term locations (Airbnb) in some areas, and also the fact that everyone move to the same cities. For example, if you move to a region of Canada other than the Toronto Area, Montréal and British Columbia, you can still find affordable homes and a good job.

@@PG-3462 foreign investors aren't the problem only like 2% of homes are owned by foreign investors in Canada. Idk why houses are so expensive but it's definitely not because of foreign investors I think the issues lies with the government unwillingness to do anything about it

@@user-tb3es9yd5z Here you just have a problem understanding the statistics you stated. That 2% of homes owned by foreign investors is calculated using the total number of homes in ALL of Canada. Meanwhile, home prices are only insanely high in the Toronto area, in British Columbia and now that the market is saturated in these two areas, foreign investors start coming to Montréal. However, if you go to Québec city, to Edmonton, to Halifax or wathever city you can think of, home prices are still much cheaper than in any other developped country. Thus, while 2% of homes in Canada are owned by foreign investors, the percentage in the Toronto area and in British Columbia is much higher than that. Actually, if there was no speculation, the price of homes would follow the average income. If the average home is too expensive relatively to the average wage, then no home is sold and thus home sellers will drop the price. The problem here is that there are always some foreign investors, some Airbnb "super hosts" or wathever who have enough funds to purchase some homes at an always higher price.

dont forget about "Canadian experience"

That's why I'm curious how that very nice lady who is working as a nurse got to Canada with experience gained in India... very first time I hear case like this.

Sounds more like the reason for the shortage than irony.

@@mateuszwalendzik578 If you learn about how corrupt India is, where academic credentials are just invented out of thin air, then it is no longer that surprising.

This is true. They're trying to recruit Filipino nurses, but the exam is even harder than NCLEX.

You do realize alot of people dont want to do the education nor the job duties of a nurse its not as luxurious as you think its a hard job and extremely demanding. Noone wants to do work now a days even if free school is given be honest!

And these immigrants already come with an accredited nursing license? Hmmm interesting

@mimusic1853 yes they do actually. They vetting proces is thorough.

@@mimusic1853 Did you miss the part where the nurse had to do two more years of studying just to get re-certified?

It's the same problem we have here in the UK! Greedy bosses are supporting immigration because they can pay foreign doctors and nursing staff less than a quarter than what they'd pay a British doctor or nurse!

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@@FirstnameLastname-gy4bz hopefully Europe and not the US

Wher would u move

yup

Where did you move ?

check out the homeless problem. depressed wages and inlated housing costs.

That's the main motive to keep wages from getting higher.

It’s being abused.

Well then do an immigration reform. Simple!

@@mendoza4789 force people into treatment like jail but for those on the streets if it’s such a big deal to you.

It actually does have a lot of vacancies in professional level jobs but mostly bars foreigners from working in them, because the professional bodies that regulate industries in Canada don't usually recognise foreign qualifications. It's a huge problem, even for Canadians who decided to seek educational opportunities abroad, but reform is slow.

There's much more to Canada than specific large cities. But both Canada and the U.S. have become quite expensive to live in over the last few years.

@@njam101 Canada is beautiful as is the US, I’ve visited 10 states in America and it’s truly beautiful but when it comes to settling down and working you gotta locate close to cities to find work, opportunities etc so I chose Calgary, stunning city but very expensive not to mention the public transit is nothing short of a joke, I’ve been threatened multiple times by crazy meth heads

@@njam101 its unrealistic to expect immigrants who are new to the country and have minimum access to connections and social support to go live in middle of nowhere specially considering how isolated Canadian cities are distance-wise.

@@Amir-jn5mo Well I live in a small isolated city and many immigrants are moving here. Definitely harder than a large city for many things but also nicer in terms of less noise and more space.

I suspect most major U.S. cities are more expensive?

Trudeau is incompetent.

Mass immigration is a scam played on all Canadians and immigrants as well.

Time to go home.

All you need to put in your application is that you're LGBTQS and a POC. Simple.

@@Hilavaflow paralegal

@S210 X2 I mean I wouldnt have to compete period if our government didn't open the floodgates. There is such a thing as too many immigrants. Maybe when you get to the second grade you will learn more about this.

Elsewhere is just as bad too . There's not many option in the world.

I did the same. Moved to America two years ago and it feels so nice to be making a competitive wage and not having to stress about affording a house. I'm forever thankful to the United States for their hospitality and keeping the American dream alive.

@@mattt1994 I'm jealous lol which state did you move to?

How easy is it to move to the US from Canada? Does having Canadian PR help people transition easily to the US?

@@butterfingers112able I moved to NY

@@emphasisengineering I’m not sure. I’m a Canadian citizen and it was pretty straightforward to get a TN.

That doesn't quite wash. There is a labor shortage in EVERY developed country including the USA. I would speculate that there's an underlying demographic principle at work.

@@scholarlyanalyst7700 This problem isn't something that just came up. It was decades in the making. It is only now that it has hit a critical point that the gov't is forced to address by taking these measures.

Just for an example. Before the pandemic, I paid $0.69 for a lettuce. 3 years after the Covid pandemic, I am now paying $3.99 for an even smaller lettuce. How are you going to solve the inflation problem by paying the workers even more money?

@@fdr2275 The corporate world has become to greedy and they need the middle class to continue to work for them. Everytime the (any) government tries to mandate better pay for citizens the corporate world throws a tantrum and create excuses to increase the costs of essential goods and services.

canada will become another third world sht hole

How much is average salary of rn in Canada?

so true

My friend Conor worked many years in a highly specialized area of senior care, now he is happily retired in his mid 50s. He lives the good life in Victoria which is very expensive for most but a drop in the bucket for him. All you whiners could take a lesson from his success

​​@@vernscrote2237you just shot your own argument out of the water. Highly Specialized Senior Care. Now if everyone did that. It wouldnt be so specialized would it and typically what happens when the supply is higher than the demand? It becomes cheap. Very few people can enter that job market otherwise that job market gets saturated and everybody in it is back to where they probably started. Over worked and under paid.

Again...that makes you angry?

@@scholarlyanalyst7700 I'm not angry. I'm not even from Canada! I ask North Americans why in my Asian country (and other Asian countries) we are afraid of giving citizenship to Indian and Chinese people (even though none of them come to my country), but Canada and US let Indians and Chinese flood North America in millions? In my country every person who is wanted by police or whom because of criminal background has problem living in his country, escapes to Canada! Many of them do criminal acts and escape the justice and live a good gang life in Canada! Most famous of them is Mahmoud Reza Khavari. Canada immigration system is a losing game for two sides.

The housing crisis is all self made because of the zoning laws the city has. If the city allowed for more mid rise buildings and allowed for condos to be built in areas outside of its selected zones then the housing crisis would be non existent. Rent would be cheaper, owning would be cheaper, etc. look at Tokyo, the city has more people than all of Canada and housing is more affordable there. Mainly because Tokyo doesn’t demand for single family housing. The stereotypical white picket fenced single family home isn’t efficient or sustainable.

Once again the scapegoat that immigrants cause the housing crisis. As long as Canada (and NorthAmerica) keep pushing for car dependent, mono family housing suburbia instead of multi family housing with good public transport; we’ll keep having unaffordable housing, regardless if we have immigrants or not

that s why you can see 15 to 20 indians living in a house made for 5 or 6 people in toronto

like there will be more people coming in and more people getting out because of it

Haha sure because immigrants are buying up all the houses when they arrive with no money. The housing crisis is because the by laws are from the 1950s. Toronto is all sprawled very little density.

we are all here to support Toronto

Exactly always the same excuse of shortage of people like if in canada itself they don't have enough people lol. Canada has 40 million in population isn't there enough people?

And every small city like mine in Northern Ontario. My comments are above but our way of life, health care, rental properties- everything is being destroyed but ppl who don’t seem to like us very much. The men are rude and the women are worse. I don’t understand what they’ve been told but we’re a polite society and we also wash and wear deodorant.

"post-nationalism"

Why do you think they are immigrating elsewhere? If you were in their situation you would be immigrating elsewhere as well, you just mentioned the reason why, corruption.

"Not corrupt countries". Man, all latin america has that 🤣

"You get what you voted for"

In Canada we need workers, however for every ONE immigrant worker you also get 8 family members abusing the system.

"If you can't pay $3000 a month for a den in Brampton, that's your own fault."

Canada isn't supporting them, they're supporting Canada.

The Canadian born population itself is actually shrinking, with 9 million baby boomers on the verge of retiring. Here in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba the vast majority of the Canadian born population is indigenous, like myself. Meaning we get federal funding to start businesses to then employee newcomers so we can profit off them. We also have so many programs in place for free education, free childcare, and housing grants for indigenous people. This means that all these newcomers are paying taxes to support us and our lavish lives. So basically we’re creating the same kind of system that the UAE and Saudi Arabia uses to support their small native populations.

@@bloodfiredrake7259 ..With all the problems that seams to follow. You sound like a person that has a direct benifit because of it...well good for you.

fourth generation Canadians living on the street due to holes in the mental health care system and veterans who are not being taken care of, but bring in refugees and pay for them to live in apartments and let them go on welfare? WOW. This country is a nightmare and the politicians are a bunch of wallpaper paste-eating morons. I am embarrassed to be from Canada. I live in the US now and people make fun of me for being Canadian.

Haha, its very funny that you still think this is about helping immigrants. Immigration is Canada's biggest growth driver at this point.

No English is perfect ….. those who think it’s perfect tend to have the worst English ….. that is why they said that using some reverse psychology on you to point out your English is bad

My cousin tried getting a basic job while in high school, like working at a local pizza place - couldn't find one because the immigrants on student visa's are all working off the books for below minimum wage.

Strong communication skills is often written into the job descriptions here in NYC

@@Zero11_ss that’s why Americans have been mad for the past 20 years

But half of the population speaks French?

Weather is cold Country is awesome Suit yourself

@Katye Dyakova to Greenland

@@Genso326 dont come to australia. sydney is 60% immigrant and same is Melbourne.

Please we don’t want you in Canada

good idea, a new unregulated city where theres a hope to finally start something

Good idea 👌

Because Canadian are having less kids which isn’t good for the economy.

@@emptyhad2571 Canadians are having less children because the cost of living is too high and wages have stagnated due to oversupply of labour. Immigrants don't improve the economy, they just make life more miserable for those already here.

@@emptyhad2571 Other than Africa the rest of the world is having less kids...take a look at Japan, China, South Korea, even India ...all these nations are trending down in birth rates..which is a good thing for the world.

@@jamesnoonan6539 To afford the condo, you'll likely find more nurses in a single condo unit than the entire hospital staff...

Any attempt to change the retirement age is futile, Harper tried and lost the election. Trudeau just borrows money.

No one could plan for what has happened with pension plans. The idea for these things came out decades ago when people weren’t living as long, prices were lower, etc. now people live longer, have more diseases and doctors have the abilities to keep them alive and collecting money!! Who could have foreseen and planned for that ?

I wonder how many people go back to there home country and collect cpp. I'll be lucky if it's still around when i retire.

are you kidding me. Thats not a fken excuse to sham people over their pensions. Because they live longer? How many pensions did they save with all the Covid 19 deaths? @@junsu21

We aren't importing voters. One has to be a Canadian citizen to vote in election and citizenship takes a number of years to obtain.

Welcome to our world. We get Mexicans and South American refugees all the time. And they come in illegally.

​@@deekang6244 yeah but ilegal people in USA get deported here no one gets all

​@@deekang6244 If they're seeking asylum, how are they here illegally? Did you process their deportation papers?

If they wanna go to Canada then why not? Canada is not burdened with millions of refugees/economic migrants from South America only just bcoz it has US as it's only neighbour that act as buffer zone. Why don't Canada take some of it's share & not act as highly entitled brat.

@@dritemolawzbks8574 By jumping the boarder to answer your question that’s how they come in illegal not all come in illegally btw in case you were confused

Great, eh?

If we dont give you some attention sometimes then you act out until you get it, XD

Canada is irrelevant, They are slowly collapsing themselves. So much for that "Free healthcare" 🥴

@@midwesternexplorer9339 😂😂😂

A rare report that isn’t about hockey

The JT Govt is making a big historical mistake.

Stop letting rats flood your country boom solved

Yes Mike I completely agree with you. While immigration in itself can be good there needs to be some regulatory cap and assessment before opening the floodgates. There really is no point to the govt bringing in more people when our working locals are heading to food banks. Like other countries they should also be focused on bringing in the TYPES of workers we lack not just this open door policy of come one come all. Our resources simply cannot support this.

Wow, people who see what I see. People don't come here for low paying jobs, so these recent immigrants will settle in major urban areas where the cost of living is already extremely high to get their chance at opportunity, and push the cost of housing and basic necessities even higher. The pace of new housing builds cannot keep up with this new influx. I really wonder what assumptions the current government has of where recent immigrants will actually settle in Canada, after coming in?

That exactly describes the situation here in New Zealand too. And the proposed solution is the same.

Looking to migrate to Canada to complete my Schooling do you have an advice for me on steps to take.

@@henrychukwura8858 1. Work hard 2. Network with people that you meet in school 3. Get into the best school that will accept you. 4. Always keep your long term goals in mind (especially when you are having a difficult time).

@@jjmarz1001 Thank you sir, I'll continue to do my best.👌💯

Which country did you come from, if I may ask?

@@gummypuss69 My family came from Uruguay at the time of military rule when people began disappearing (like in Argentina and Chile) if they spoke against the government. Some of these people were friends of my parents, so they decided to leave. Today Uruguay is doing very well with a democratic government and the highest standard of living in all of South America. I spent this past winter there (which is their summer). Very beautiful. Then again, I am able to travel a lot because of the life I lived in Canada.

Interesting. So I guess they will settle down in Germany. Which kind of sucks for the countries they are leaving behind. Instead of progressing with the smarter folks, they are being left with a bunch of idiots 😂😢

Why do you fear for her well being as a nurse?

It's not necessarily that the job is unattractive, but our nursing school are not set up to train enough nurses and doctors. It's incredibly competitive for them to get required residencies as part of their qualification process. There needs to be more coordination across various levels and areas of government to legitimately tackle the labour shortage. However, it is a lot easier to say that massive amounts of immigration will be the solution. Unfortunately, many qualified immigrants who come to Canada often discover it's not so easy, because professions like medicine are heavily regulated by provincial professional organisations who require those working in the field to meet their standards, which still unfathomably requires a local degree. While I'm personally pro-immigration, I feel that the Canadian government is currently attempting to mask low levels of growth in the economy by inviting more immigrants into the country than it can really promise reasonable opportunities, never mind basic necessities like housing, to. It does feel somewhat like a cynical money grab.

life is hard

Actual cost of living jumped about 250% in the last two years while salaries dropped by 15%....Welcome to Canada!

Because 10 of them live in a 2 bdrm apartment! Meanwhile in our town of 70K rent has gone from $1200 for a 2 bdrm, to $1700 last Nov to $2300. Every time you go through the drive thru there’s a new face; I don’t know where the white students work but something funny is going on. You’re not supposed to express your opinion but even the most polite ppl are furious and fed up.

@Average Canadian 😂

I'd agree, but I think we still need a ton of lower wage workers, particularly for the construction sector

Normally, large influxes of immigrants unfortunately leads to xenophobic backlash but I haven't heard of that happening in Canada. I wonder if its because I hear part of Canadian identity is a desire to appear more progressive than the US. Either way, it's good that things seem to be remaining peaceful

@@canaanval Where are they going to live with their lower wages? The construction sector should be paying Canadians more then maybe you wouldn’t need these TFWs.

@@PhilHug1 The USA philosophy of the melting pot is awesome…being American first. The USA is a superior country they just have a health care problem. Although in our country our healthcare is dying out. Socialism doesn’t work. Hopefully Pierre Poilievre will win the next election, Justin is an overspending anti Western PM…he’s gotta go.

@@andrewjohn2124 agreed

It would not be any better with Conservatives. Pierre Polievre is just another DeSantis wannabe.

yes indeed and it's no accident. Order out of kaos

Just recently a number of provincial govts were cutting nurses numbers and salaries....Force all the politicians to serve six months on a hospital floor....

where you from?

They build a lot of homes...just no one can afford them....

Because Americans don't care about Canada. Same way we don't Australian or New Zealand TV in America either. UK is more significant.

Good family type folks, we need much more of them.

@@BS-ns6cb 🤢🤮

I am ok with the different ethnicities of people, but I am not ok with the high cost of living in urban centres, the fact that most immigrants settle in or near to such places to have their chance at opportunity, and that the supply of housing is not increasing with the new immigration quotas. Since the increase in interest rates, the pace of new construction has slowed down.

​​@@R0ll3Napper maybe have the intelligence and wisdom to finally realize that the corporate leaders are the ones detoriating the country. Small minds always blame immigration. It's not that difficult to realize this aspect.

its mostly indians, not middle easterners

Worse for some people. But if you are a landlord or a property owner, it's a big win!

The rich get richer and the poor stay poor. It is what it is!

Investing is a stepping stone to success.. You'd be absolutely right if you're expecting the government to provide a huge waste of time.

Exactly, talking about that, there's a lot of stuffs to invest in .. There's gold, stocks and the rest of them and then there's also Cryptocurrency. Investing in stocks in a much brighter idea , don't you think so?

2023 online stock is just difficult and unbelievable. People are ignorant of the profitability in Cryptocurrency and that had been their major issues limiting their Investment. I'd rather invest my money on cryptocurrency rather than going into stocks.

What could be the most secure and efficient way to invest in cryptocurrencies? I've done some research but am still unsure; advise please!

The idea and trick is to buy low and sell high. Buying low, however, is only half the battle; you must also know when to sell. Else you might still end up losing.

Why bring in Americans when others do a better job for cheaper?

30% of them are obese and need years in a Phatfarm before they can pass thru a normal doorway...

???????

We love Nova Scotia and spend lots of time at our home in Chester because it is just so civilized and their aren't any immigrants for several miles!!

Good riddance colonialist devil

​​@@lyniereese1150 your just an awful person aren't you. Be happy and positive don't judge on skin colour. It's one of the worst characteristics an individual can have.

The government hates its own people

Wouldn’t you rather sustain the growth rate so once you get in the market you reap the rewards of the same growth rate ? Or would you rather have lesser demand and rent now and the house you will purchase in the future to depreciate due to reducing demand ? ….. over 99% of land in Canada is yet to be used for development and habitat …….. higher rent means higher wages, higher demand and growth rate if and when you become a homeowner even for a crap property

Imagine bringing 1.5 million cheats and crooks into the country in the next two years!!!

@@chbr5623 like they did from united Kingdom centuries ago

Unfortunately a lot new immigrants are coming in with low skills. Current system will do more harm than good. I think a “job based” immigration program is the solution. What I mean is they should look at the areas where there is shortage of labor. Then bring in immigrants with skills and experience. Crime is going up in many areas. Politicians don’t live in these areas to see the consequences of their decisions.

Absolutely! I have nothing against increasing the numbers of immigrants to Canada from any place in the world, but people immigrate to Canada to find high paying jobs. Labour shortages are a problem in low paying jobs. Most immigrants will try to move to where there is more opportunity, as in large cities, and the increased demand for housing will make the affordability crisis worse. I think the current government's campaign make no sense at all.

@@Hilavaflow And this is the same questionable rationale that has been used in Canada and in several European countries for at least 20 years now. The way that our government- or state-run pension and retirement benefits have been structured, specifically the "pay-as-you-go" concept, is essentially just a massive Ponzi scheme that relies on younger workers to fund the retirements of older citizens. The alternative is (and was) for individuals to assume responsibility for their own retirement financing through savings, investment, and financial planning. Alternatively, the government could have set up retirement accounts that people could contribute to during their working years and could draw from during their retirement. If they save more, they can draw more, and they would not have to be dependent on their children or on younger generations.

@@EnnVee959 I agree. Clearly, governments have not thought this through, and the business community only cares about their short-term needs. "Where, oh where, will we find our hospitality workers, drivers, and labourers? Oh, I know! Let's pressure the government to allow in more immigrants! They'll be happy to be here and work without complaint! They won't try to organize themselves like our own people will, and we can bully them, exploit them, and short-change them as much as the law will allow! Heck, they're newcomers, so they probably won't even know the law, so as long as nobody reports us, we can do what we like!" It's just so short-sighted and cynical.

@@irkhanbasc Yes exactly. I feel like behind the scenes some people had a conversation exactly like this. Although I don't have proof, it is as though some real estate investors (many of which are current political representatives at all levels of government) are happy to cause an increase in the cost of shelter, whether rent or ownership, through increasing the population density in major urban areas. Again, some newcomers to Canada might be willing to temporarily do low paying jobs at first, but eventually they will not want to. What happens when they become resentful of their low paying jobs? Anyhow, good to luck to us all.

@@EnnVee959 Also, you mentioned that many immigrants come to Canada seeking high-paying jobs, often professional positions. My own father came to Canada to advance his engineering career. But many people come to Canada as refugees or through family sponsorship, so they are not necessarily skilled. Maybe some of those people will gladly take the more menial jobs, and maybe that’s what many in government and business are thinking, but then you still have the other issues. I think that either our leaders don’t care or that they think we’ll figure things out when the time comes. Act first then think later. Sometimes that works in the short term, but that’s never a good long-term strategy.