Comments on: Canadians Fleeing Ontario Is Accelerating, Alberta Becomes Top Destination

By: Vishal

Vishal — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:02:37 +0000

I’m from Ontario and have family in NS. It’s really not very different. That includes the lack of doctors. BC is probably the only place where things are decent, but even now it’s beginning to erode since housing costs are so out of whack.

By: Credit Guy

Credit Guy — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 16:58:23 +0000

In reply to Busrider. We also know from the data last quarter (I think I read it on here) that the people moving out to Nova Scotia are also young people, not retirees.

By: Busrider

Busrider — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 05:06:54 +0000

In reply to Ron Bruce. Retirees, stereotypically, would be driving the moves to BC or Nova Scotia, but not Alberta. Alberta is attracting working families. And that should scare other provinces because that's what contributes to truly long-lasting economic growth. As for your appeals for the youth to re-consider Southern Ontario, I can say from experience that the size of the population is not an indicator of the volume of the available jobs. A young graduate at the start of their careers is likely to face less competition for the same notional job in Alberta. Fighting uphill to land a job within reach of the GTA means they're going to have less bargaining power when it comes to wages, and meanwhile higher housing costs. TLDR even for technical jobs the purchasing power of jobs in Ontario is totally shot, and these stats bear that out.

By: Immigrant

Immigrant — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 01:27:14 +0000

In reply to Ron Bruce. Unless you have a secure job, don't even think about Alberta. I had two secure jobs (one FT and one Pt) , lived in Alberta happily for 10 years then when I got married, my wife moved to Alberta and could not find a decent job, well moved to BC and she found the job easily. I don't know...Alberta is great but the job market is too cyclical. Also, crime shot up in the last 5 years due to oil downturn.

By: dave frazer

dave frazer — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 23:32:42 +0000

If you like moskitos, and black flies . Nova Scotia is the place to go, even by the ocean., Went there from B.C in 2018 stayed 3 years and returned to B.C.
B.C is fine, as long as you avoid the big cities.
Nova Scotia Property is cheap, doctors non existant, dentists few, even medical clinics outside of Halifax are very rare., 15 % HST on everything,, Hydro price extremely high, Taxes and fees on used vehicles very high. A lot properties have of shallow wells , people run out of water in summer.

I do not reccomend Nova Scotia at all.

By: Ron Bruce

Ron Bruce — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:54:34 +0000

Why move if you can’t find a comparable or better-paying job? Demographics need to be added to this story. Are we dealing with individuals with careers or retirees?
Moving across the country isn’t free. And if you have engineering or technical College qualifications, keep in mind Southern Quebec and Ontario, the industrial heartland of Canada, contain Canada’s two largest cities, Montreal and Toronto. In this small region, 50 per cent of Canadians live, and 70 per cent of Canada’s manufactured goods are produced. Either side of Hwy 401 from Montreal to Windsor is the bulk of the industry competing on the global stage.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:38:11 +0000

In reply to Bernard. Would be great to express these figures as a % of population or as a % of employed workers. A slight change in the wind and ~11,000 (of 14 to 15 million in Ontario) head to Alberta where all of a sudden oil rig working is back en vogue (this following the 2020 slaughter of the oil field).

By: Ed Kolop

Ed Kolop — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:21:07 +0000

Been considering leaving Ontario but I felt like I waited too long. Probably about a year ago I thought I should sell and bank some of the money, but now prices in other provinces are catching up. It’s a really dumb situation.

By: Simon Chan

Simon Chan — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:15:56 +0000

In reply to Bernard.

“if you’re going to pay, it might as well be in a place that’s pretty.”

Also BC corporate taxes are lower than most of the country, so why the heck not. Ultimately more money for my company to be out here than it was to move to Nova Scotia.

By: Bernard

Bernard — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:14:20 +0000

with baited breath until immigrants realize they’re being pulled into a Ponzi scheme and Ontario realizes it drove its job creators to BC.