Canada sees drop in citizen applications from permanent residents | BBC News

Canada has been a magnet for immigrants for decades, but recently the number of permanent residents applying for citizenship has been dropping.

Thousands emigrate from India to Canada every year, with the Punjab community making up one of the country’s biggest diasporas, but some are now choosing to return to their home country.

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[AlwayzFresh]

I plan on leaving Canada next year so I can survive on my pension. 20 year military vet that has no choice but to take my pension and go elsewhere. Canada is literally becoming unlivable. Adding millions of people per year and no housing is destroying the entire nation.

[rayzala]

I met a immigrant worker the other day. Educated, well spoken, but she was working security. She told me at one point 'I came here to get ahead, now I struggle to live a basic life.'. People used to come here to opportunity. Now they come to struggle less than they did in their own country.

[smithlenn]

It is a government inspired crisis this time. The Treasury have to sell Bonds to cover the trade imbalance and the government spending imbalance. In order to sell them they have to raise interest rates and the old long-term, low risk, low interest, AAA investments (including Treasury Bonds), held by the banks (often due to government regulatory policy), become next to worthless. The next milestone is the 15th when the government issue a new batch of Bonds. I have approximately 350k stagnant in my portfolio that needs growth. What is the best way to take advantage of this downturn?

[jptrainor]

No surprise.Canadian universities and colleges have, for years, unethically binged on a huge volume of foreign students who pay exorbitant foreign student fees in the hopes of gaining fast tracked immigration. They did this under the blind guise of pro diversity, pro immigration, politics. Canadians who suggested there was a problem were branded as intolerant and silenced. Meanwhile foreign students were being exploited as low cost minimum wage labour by business, packed into overpriced rental housing by exploitative landlords, and milked for huge tuition fees by educational institutions who engaged in unethical recruiting practices.

[elcristoph]

The drop is mostly from Students,

biggest problem is housing, its VERY expensive in places like Toronto and Vancouver.

Canada simply hasn't build enough properties, despite years of encouraging migrants to come and live here.

[fujibosco]

I was born here, and I am actively trying to run away.

[Bijeshchandran]

After visiting india last december I'm seriously thinking of moving back. The differences that lured you to move to the west is getting slimmer and slimmer every day. You see India changing, roads infrastructure, internet . If you can get a good enough job back in India is it worth moving abroad?
The work life balance you gain by working in the west is actually a trap. You have to do a lot of chores by yourselves whereas in India you can hire someone easily to do it for you.

[jessice]

It’s same here in Australia, cost of living is so high

[playerish]

I was from Singapore, came to Canada only to come back to Singapore. This is the social issue the country is facing, demand of housing has grown rapidly fast while there is not enough house being built.

[johnm.]

The answer is pretty simple . They’re beginning to see the harsh reality living in Canada . Been here for a while after studies yet no job . Really sucks !

[a.a.a.r]

I remember back in 2015 when I got my PR under Canadian PhD stream. There was a motivation to bring in and keep well-educated people and post graduates from Canadian Universities. Guess what? This program is cancelled!

[singhjitendra]

I recently visited India from abroad and I was astonished to see the progress it has made.. I’m talking about rural Rajasthan, if you’re making 60-70k a year you’re sorted! You’re local, sense of belonging, house ownership etc

[AcuraAddicted]

$2700 average rent in Toronto. Grocery prices have over doubled since 2021. Taxes are rising. Interest rates are out of control in relation to home prices. $50K annual salary today is basically a $25K annual salary in 2021.

[wrightvcx]

20 car thefts averaged every day in 2023 in one single town of Brampton. Who would want to live there? And if you try to attack or catch thieves you are put in jail.

[morat]

With many prestigious universities in India, it’s not hard to figure out that an Indian going abroad under the guise of studies never intended to return back to his/her homeland.

[Ayzlxn]

I lived in Canada for 13 years, left in 2020 for England. Really sucks because I loved Canada so much but the prices are INSANE. Would love to move back but at this rate idk if that’s happening anymore

[rockmanxdi]

I left Canada 3 years after I got the citizenship, because the cost of living was unbearable. I was living in 1 bedroom condo in Vancouver (Canada), with no cars or investment. In 2020 I found an entry lvl job at Amazon Seattle (US). My pay doubled, tax reduced by 50%. Sold my Canada condo, and bought a single family home and a car in Seattle. Never wanted to come back.

PS: I lived in Toronto for 5 years, and Vancouver for 5 years.

[robharrisU]

Same in UK housing is a problem not keeping up with internal home buyers or new arrivals.

[riosaputra]

It is not only in Canada, Australia has the same problem. In recent years, the government has allowed too many immigrants to enter the country without considering the consequences. The number of new immigrants is higher than new houses, which creates a housing and rent price issue.

[masaharumorimoto]

It's rough over here, groceries alone are double what they were 5 years ago, but the rich people in power just refuse to see the reality, they disperse 1 time payments of 200 bucks and say they helped.