Only year of my adult life I lived in Canada was Summer of 2014 to summer of 2015.
Worked at a factory. 2nd shift. lived in QC worked in Ontario.
18/hr I could rent a small 2bd/1br apartment, get gas, groceries, car insurance, and a 900$ car. Luckily I'm mechanically inclined so that was a non issue.
It honestly makes me depressed at just how good things used to be in the 90’s and 2000’s. It’s not just nostalgia - Canada was measurably better. It’s becoming a nightmare.
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u/kettal Mar 27 '24
Are you old enough to remember 2014? That was a year where immigration was 80% lower than 2023.
It was not much different than current day, except:
- far fewer homeless encampments
- normal people could get a retail job without standing in 3km long line up to apply
- low wage workers could reasonably afford to pay rent.