We have more rapid immigration than the US, and it is govt capped. Anything a factor of 9 or 10 simply matches the population scale of the two countries. In any event, Russia is a joke compared to either country in terms of quality of life.
I have zero connection with Russia , have been there once for a week in 94, but I spent full 15 years in Canada. So your deep expertise in Russia quality of life from CBC news is insightful
Well, we have been Russia about the same amount of time. Its very easy to see quality of life in Russia, there are endless walking tours and interviews. It's the usual, cities mostly look OK, rich areas look rich, suburbs and countryside are terrible. What would surprise many Amercians is how places like Terhan, look quite alright, metro and everything.
I like to follow statistics instead of hearsay. Currently, there are about +800,000 Canadians living in the United States for various reasons. Most Canadians living in the United States is due to professional skills (jobs), higher pay associated with their professional skills, education degrees associated with academics, and tax pressures. In FY 2020, Canadian citizens accounted for about 1 percent of the 427,000 H-1B temporary work visa petitions approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Yes, Canadians moving to the United States since the Pandemic have been at record numbers in comparison to the past. Yet, Canadian athletes have been offered sports scholarships to play in the United States at record numbers across all sports. In addition, there are record number of immigration to the United States by Canadians employed in the United States as contract employees of Canadian companies (e.g. Oil & Gas, Green Energy, Healthcare, financial markets). Yet, record number of these contract workers return back to Canada at the conclusion of their contract...at an unprecedented record pace. The United States and Canada immigration authorities are expecting another record due to Trump's proposed tariffs on Canadian corporations doing business in the United States and the rising currency costs of the Canadian dollar (it's worth less in the United States @ 0.7058). On the flip side for the latter...the U.S. dollar has grown stronger in Canada...currently @ 1.4171 and the U.S. dollar is still king as the dominant currency choice for international transactions unless it gets derailed by Trump's tariffs. Canadians that do return back the Canada and United States citizens who immigrate to Canada is mainly due to the better quality of life in Canada, lower crime rate/better gun control, better healthcare in Canada, better family/child care benefits, cheaper education costs grade 1 - 12, and more Canadians maintain a 2nd home in Canada at record numbers in comparison to the past. I'm a U.S. citizen (French and Canadian citizen) raised in the United States. My spouse has the same multi-citizenship and we decided many years ago to start our family in Canada...better quality of life. We only selected Canada over France because we both are Veterans of the U.S. military and I have family residing in the U.S. whereas my spouse has family residing in Canada...regardless of the fact that France has the most robust social welfare system, excellent public transport, and a rich cultural life of the three countries we're a citizen. I'm French American whereas my spouse is French Canadian. We both have close ties to the U.S. military and it's much easier to maintain our military connections while being expats living in Canada as a primary residence versus living in France as a primary residence. On the flip side, more French Canadians migrated back to the province of Quebec. More did so during Biden's administration than Trump's 1st term administration...mainly do to healthcare reasons in the Pandemic before the borders closed during the Pandemic. Overall, more Canadians migrated back to Canada during Biden's administration due to concerns about the quality of life in Personally, as an expat living in Quebec, Canada...a stronger U.S. dollar in Canada gives my family excellent financial reasons to move our U.S. dollars to Canada for spending in Canada. It's also the primary reason why I've always traded the U.S. markets and not the Canadian markets...U.S. dollar is king. Just as importantly, the cost of living is much cheaper when paying for for food, transportation, and clothing. In addition, in time of global crisis like a Pandemic...Canada's government protects the health and finances of their citizens much better than the United States (e.g. Covid Pandemic)...quality of life. Another interesting statistic...in the third quarter of 2024, international migration accounted for 92.0% of all Canada's growth in comparison to Canada's 8.0% of all growth coming from natural increase (births minus deaths). In contrast, the United States...international migration accounted for 84% of all United States growth in comparison to the U.S. 0.12% growth coming from natural increase (births minus deaths). Simply, more Canadian citizens are being born in Canada than the birth of American citizens in the United States. Canada can easily afford to allow more of its citizens to immigrate to the United States than the United States can. My spouse wanted our children born in Canada or France and not in the United States. In fact, my spouse was pregnant with my oldest when she had been promoted to Major in the U.S. Army. She intentionally went back to Canada to give birth to our first born while she was still a U.S. military soldier. Further, more U.S. military soldiers with dual citizenship (Canada and United States) doing the same at record numbers accordingly to statistics from the U.S. Embassy when births abroad are reported to the U.S. State Department (CRBA), U.S. Department of Social Security, and Department of Defense...the latter if one or both parents have high security clearances. Overall, a ton of paper work documentation for children of U.S. citizens born abroad in another country...more so for U.S. military families. wrbtrader
you just look through rose tinted glasses We left mostly because of the climate as tired from winters but RE situation is absolutely atrocious. Houses which cost 250k in 2000 and families on 50k combined income could afford now 2-2.5m.
Are Canadian-Americans called Cancans? The name "Canada" comes from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word "kanata," which means "village" or "settlement." When French explorer Jacques Cartier was exploring the region in the 1530s, he heard local indigenous peoples use the term to describe the area around what is now Quebec City. Misinterpreting "kanata" as the name of the land rather than a general term for a settlement, Cartier began using it to refer to a larger area. Over time, this name was applied to a vast territory and eventually became the name of the modern nation of Canada. Happens, there are likely places named "Your finger" from explorers pointing at maps.
I've never met anyone nor heard of anyone being able to buy a house for 2-2.5m dollars on 50k combined income in the United States, Canada or France...at best maybe a $250k mortgage in today's housing markets. wrbtrader