Should We Move To Canada?🇨🇦

Today we're exploring Canada's largest city, Toronto! It's our second time in Canada together and our first time in Toronto.

But what's more, this is the first video in our series on trying to find a home!😱 We're so excited to share this new journey with you guys!! Outside of hopefully being entertaining, we hope it will be a nice educational ride too!

We’re Oskar🧔🏻 and Dan👱🏻‍♂️, and we believe that anyone regardless of who they are deserves to live their dreams! For the past nine years, we’ve continued pushing boundaries by traveling and living all across the world, including places like Uganda, Brunei, and Saudi Arabia. In 2022, we reached a huge milestone by visiting 100 countries and now we are on the lookout for a place to call HOME🏡 We love sharing our journey through life with you guys and hope we can make the world a little more open, compassionate, and peaceful along the way❤️

Thank you for being a part of the journey!

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Canada was country 30🌍 (first visited in 2017)

Thank you for watching!🙏😍

0:00 Why Toronto?
0:29 View from the Toronto Islands
1:27 We’re looking for a home
2:15 First impressions: weather
3:34 How to judge a future home?
4:16 Trying Tim Horton’s for the first time
5:44 Toronto quick facts
6:50 First impressions: food scene
7:45 Dan is anxious…
8:14 Kensington Market (more food)
9:35 University of Toronto
10:30 Yalla habibi falcon
11:10 Conference time
12:18 Toronto on a rainy day
13:59 Fire alarm…
16:17 Final thoughts

[OskarandDan]

Hey guys!! Toronto is the first place we're checking out on our new quest to find a home🙌🏼 After traveling full-time for 7 years and visiting over 100 countries, we want to find the perfect place to call home. On this journey, we'll consider other places that we've actually visited many times before and love. Toronto we just decided to check out since we were going there anyway - and we loved it! Where should we check out next?👀

[GN-cflg]

I didn't get the sense you found the Toronto that you would experience if you live here. Walking around downtown is nice but most Torontonians live in distinct neighbourhoods that give them the lifestyle they want: The Gay Village, The Beaches, Forest Hill, Kensington Market, Chinatown, Little Italy, High Park, etc. Each acts as a community with a particular feel, people and lifestyle. Then the bigger city provides the amazing selections of restaurants, theatre, art galleries, museums, sporting events, nightlife, parks, libraries, etc. Plus the city has festivals and is very vibrant. Health care is excellent and provided through taxes. Generally a safe city, clean, inclusive, and well connected to the rest of the world.

[anesthesia]

I lived in Toronto for 15 years and I never had any problems accessing medical care. I'm sure there are problems but I still consider Canadians lucky to have this kind of medical care.

[giannishen]

It’s great to see videos of you traveling and working in Toronto!
Regarding the fire alarm, you gave the most correct demonstration!
The world's largest Starbucks will open in Taipei next year, and you can travel to Taiwan by then!
The more I look at you two, the lovelier you are. Thank you so much for sharing! 👍😍🙏

[Hey_look_at_that]

Yay Toronto is underrated, it's a great city. I'm glad you enjoyed your time 😊

[robthetraveler]

3:07 Before you discount Toronto for being too cold, just wait 20-30 years and climate change will make it a whole lot warmer. Don't go where the climate IS, go where it's going.

[Simon-evsf]

If you live downtown in Toronto, you can escape windy -20c days by just using the PATH system. I’ve had a hotel connected to the PATH and went out for dinner in a short-sleeved shirt during a blizzard.

Besides, those record cold days never feel as bad as they look on paper. I found the 32c summer days more unbearable.

[DavidJedeikin]

I’m originally from Canada and lived in Toronto (and was there on a visit just a bit after you guys!); it’s a pretty great city that has really exploded in recent years. Canada is often called the Sweden of North America (weather and all), which may make it a great future home base for you (or not, depending 😊). Either way… enjoy!

[bishalvlogsusa]

GREAT Video, Toronto is great place to live and there are so many places to explore by near by places. Keep posting and enjoy your stay !

[theitgal]

7:20 my heart 🥰 Sending you all the positive vibes I possess to find an ideal place to call home soon, guys!

[Ninby]

As a Toronto resident, I can confirm that nobody here cares about the fire alarm 😭. I’ve had the fire alarm go off a few times in the middle of the night and only like 25% of the building evacuated.

[DanTheCaptain]

Toronto is great. A lot of people like to complain but I am born and raised here and it’s honestly one of the best cities in North America. A pretty good transportation system by North America standards, lots of great places to eat, party, hang out. Lots of green space.

Health care is amazing. First and for most, it’s free. Yes, there is a shortage of family doctors and finding one and getting an appointment is insane. BUT, I have never actually had a problem with the healthcare itself. In regard to surgeries, I believe most routine procedures are covered by the government but more complex ones may require health insurance.

In terms of climate, it may be cold but trust me it’s not as bad as other cities. Toronto is say has the 2nd best climate in Canada after Vancouver. Summer can get pretty hot. We just saw 2 straight weeks of 30°!

My one big complaint would be the housing. We’re going through a bit of a liveability crisis. Prices have sky rocketed and there’s not enough affordable housing. This only compounded by the government having no immigration control leaving the city and by and large the country feeling pretty overwhelmed. So just keep that in mind.

[recurse]

If you're considering Canada you should give Vancouver a look, too. It doesn't quite meet your sunshine criterion, but the climate is very mild for Canada and if you can afford it, it's magical, especially for the nature.

[IzzyOnTheMove]

Btw, there are tons of great coffee shops in Canada. Tim Hortons is a chain, and as a Canadian I consider it crap. You need to try a Blenz :)

[IzzyOnTheMove]

Vancouver is the perfect choice. I can't afford to live there full time yet but I spend 4 to 7 months a year there according to my budget (and I have TONS of Vancouver vlogs if you wanna check it out!😊)

[randisney]

Canadians love to gripe about our healthcare but at the same time, poll after poll shows that 80%+ of Canadians see our healthcare system as a source of national pride and would not want to change it. Is there room for improvement? For sure; show me a system where there isn't. I have to say, it's a very unfamiliar concept to me that you see the lack of private healthcare as a negative. In Canada, the concept of getting better/faster care if you're rich enough is repellant and goes directly against the values the vast majority of Canadians hold. But let's be honest, I don't think you were seriously considering Toronto as a potential new home. You just happened to be there for a conference and didn't even stay on an extra day or two to have a proper look around.

[kindnessmatters]

Nature boys, you should have a look at Vancouver/BC. Outdoors galour!

[karenpower]

The skyline at night is amazing. You really need to spend more time in Toronto to immerse yourself in the food scene. It's awesome! In the summer you would get to experience the festivals of all kinds.

[petern]

I think your only option in Canada would be Vancouver or maybe one of the islands that you can easily get to Vancouver. It was great to meet you both at the Travel Summit and I hope to see you at the next one 🇨🇦

[hamiddawgg]

good on you guys for saying Toronto right, you're pretty much locals already