There is a way out… It’s called the United States
Long time lurker here, I just wanted to share my story and let you guys know that imo the grass is definitely greener on the other side. It took us 21 months before we became homeowners after moving from ontario.My girlfriend and I are civil engineers and live in Wisconsin, USA. We moved here after I lost my job in ontario in 2019. Wisconsin is a beautiful place but it definitely wouldn’t have been either of ours first choice 😅We kind of moved here on a whim tbh but it’s nice here, the people are nice, the weather and terrain feel like northern ontario. It doesn’t feel too far away from home except the people are alot more conservative and love their guns. I am a visible minority and I really do not feel unsafe ever. I’ve had two interactions with the cops both for speeding and they were both professional.The visa process was extremely easy, I have a TN visa and it allows me to live and work and invest in the US. It took my girlfriend about 3 weeks to find a job with comparable pay and benefits.I had another job on the table but this one in the US would pay me 40% more if you converted in $cad. My cost of living is definitely less then half of what it would be in ontario if we still lived there.We have a 1200 sqft 2 bed 2 bath in an upstairs condo/townhouse style apartment with a garage and naturey views with tons of birds and wildlife that we pay $1079 for. We just closed on a 3bed/2bath for just over 300k.If you’re young, have a degree that’s compatible with nafta, it’s definitely worth considering moving down here (or up here in my case). If you have a decent job, you’re going to have good healthcare coverage, it’s more confusing that in Canada but it’s nots as Draconian as people make it out to be. There are alot more incentives and opportunities in the US then in Canada imo. There’s real industry not just a speculative housing bubble…I’m sorry if it sounds like I am bragging but Canada’s housing is not sustainable and heavily manipulated imo. This can’t last and there’s a whole generation mission out on housing.. politicians don’t want to address it and eventually more and more people are going to do what I did … Leave.TLDR: girlfriend and I moved to the US and within 2 years we became homeowners via /r/canadahousing https://ift.tt/3yJqKJY