agreed, but my issue is it’s not that much cheaper than Toronto for the hassle of moving. If I didn’t own a home though, condos are a lot cheaper in Calgary. That would be where I’d start.

For upgrading, that’s a tough one.

The only major city in Canada to elect a brown mayor gets a lot of hate from people thinking it’s not as nice as vancouver. There’s jerks in Calgary like any city, and they might be more vocal than other places (or amplified by the media), but the reality is it’s a place where people mostly just care about the work you do.

The net gain for Nova Scotia this year was less than 2000 people once exiting population was taken into account. Hardly the rush people keep trying to pump. In addition the price of real estate in the Maritimes has already risen in anticipation. Of what, at this point, I don’t know. I suspect the fervour for property down East will continue to fade with the pandemic as numbers have shown over the last few months. When your choice of property is either insanely over-priced dirt in one province or only slightly less stupidly over-priced dirt in another, the smart money closes their wallets until reality re-asserts itself. Either that or looks further afield. You should see what Toronto prices can buy you across the pond.