Living/Working in Canada?

texanskan · Oct 6, 2014

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I've been to Vancouver and Toronto and can attest that Canadians cities are far superior to than most of their US counterparts. Saying Canada, as a whole, having a higher quality of life than the US is misleading. But Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal are definitely some of the best cities in the world in a league of their own. Here are my points below from a guy who's been to all of these cities more than once. So I have pretty balanced perspective.

- Americans like to think NYC is the center of the world. Well, it's not. Toronto has more diversity (50% of its population is actually born abroad), much cleaner, and more ethnic diversity in their cuisine than NYC. For example, Chinese and Indian food in Toronto beats NYC any day. NYC may have a slight edge in Italian cuisine simply due to its immigration history with Italy.

- Canadians in general are friendlier and less racist than Americans. Why? Because Canada has always been an immigrant driven country and they never had to deal with slavery. They have a better world-view than most Americans (loves to stay neutral) and more socialist (universal health care).

- Vancouver, until a few years ago, was ranked almost annually as the most livable city in the world. Most rankings for the most livable cities in the world would have three Canadian cities (Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary) in the top ten. Montreal and Quebec would probably make the top 25 list. No US city has ever cracked the top ten most livable cities in the world. I think crime and guns have a lot to do with US cities being shut out of the top ten list.

- The economy of Canada is not as diverse as that of the US but it's still pretty strong. Toronto has a robust economy since it's the financial center of the country. Lots of IT, consulting and banking jobs. Vancouver is more geared towards the service industry as the weather and scenery are a lot nicer than its east coast counterpart.

Ultimately it's up to you and where you can find good employment.
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Vancouver is my favorite North American city it's ballin

Amel · Oct 6, 2014

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Hey guys,

So I'm about to finish my Masters degree and have been looking at potential cities to try and get a job and begin my professional life.
I've been looking at different cities sur as New York, San Francisco, LA/California and Denver in the United States.

But recently I've been thinking about Canada, most specifically Toronto.

Has anyone have any living experience in any of these cities? And Canada?

Thanks!

Edit: Background info, I am living in Brussels, Belgium at the moment.
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Dude, just go to Canada, IMO no comparison, just a better place and more euro like, so you'll be at home

benchmoochie · Oct 6, 2014

BasketballReasons said: ↑

Why do you prefer Vancouver & Montreal over Toronto?
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Vancouver- I enjoyed the Asian food.. a lot of the chefs there were from Hong Kong. I also enjoyed the Chinatown there, and the shopping. It was a more relaxed city also.

Montreal- is similar to a European city. More diverse people who live there. Interesting looking women to say the least ha ha.

Toronto was just a scaled down Chicago to me..metropolitan area with ok nightlight..public transportation.

benchmoochie · Oct 6, 2014

The thing to take into account are the taxes in Canada..theres a steep VAT tax (which is like a sales tax). Also the property taxes are quite high also. I recall I was looking to buy some condo in Vancouver 10 years ago as investment and decided against it because of the property taxes.

Canadiandude · Oct 7, 2014

BasketballReasons said: ↑

Key words: begin my professional life.
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= Toronto. You can always visit BC and/or Quebec.

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