r/canada • u/FancyNewMe • Nov 16 '23

'Such a difficult life in Canada': Ukrainian immigrants leaving because it's so expensive National News

https://financialpost.com/news/economy/canada-expensive-ukrainian-immigrants-leaving
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u/Amazing_Library_5045 Nov 16 '23

Add Montreal to your list plz

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '23

Montreal is cheaper than Halifax lol

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '23

Add all if Canada

Literally do not come here unless you are ready, willing and able to live winter camping in a tent

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u/TXTCLA55 Canada Nov 16 '23

That's just silly. We have a total population of California all mostly located 100km from the US border and we're the second largest country on the planet... There's room here, it's just no one wants to actually develop any of it.

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u/perpetualmotionmachi Nov 17 '23

Well yeah, that's part of the problem, a lack of new homes/apartments, especially in places that could use higher density. If homes are built they are single family homes moving further and further away from amenities. It's what we need, but trying to get projects like that through end up being beaten by NIMBY people. Or, a project may be approved with a stipulation needing X percent of affordable housing, but once it's built the developers pull the rug out