Living in Canada has become a luxury. So many immigrants want to move here for whatever reason, but now Canadians of all kinds are looking to move out because they can't afford the essentials, like a roof over your head, and ah, food. Suddenly, it's become all about money and not about quality of life. Very sad, if you ask me.

The people who are fortunate and also worked very hard were those people who bought homes in the heart of the city in early 2000s. My parents purchased a home in a great location for 210k. 20 years later my parents home valued at 1.5million. If you got in when prices were affordable you hit the jackpot.

I'm from the UK, I want to move to Canada and Toronto is my preferred place. Watching this video has not put me off at all. Everything that was mentioned is worse in the UK. When you add in the exchange rate then $10-15 a pint becomes average for where I live, and I don't live in or near a major city. Cost of living here is ridiculous and this video proves it and confirms to me that I can make it in Toronto

If you're established, Toronto still has a lot to offer. If you're young don't even bother, you will never be able to buy a home or build any sort of a normal life.

I was granted a work visa for Canada 🍁. Turned it down staying in the UK because I don't like the look of where Canada is going politically.

I lived in that depressing lonely city. Never again. It’s getting more and more expansive with nothing fundamental or soul enriching ☺️ go where you treated best !

lived there for 22 years, but honestly when it was time to have a family it became too expensive as well as not needed the night life with having kids. Loved my time there, but would never move back now. It's just not the same place it was.

Every place has it's pros and cons, one needs to take it all into account before moving. If possible people should visit a few times in different seasons first.

I know well educated immigrants living in rooms for almost 1800 per month. The landlord stacks 4 to 5 to a floor. There are three floors. There is no possibility of them buying a home let alone renting an apartment. It is a classic "not in my backyard" problem where homeowners view the problem differently. Canada has broken its promise to having a middle class unless you want to live in North Bay and work the corporate ladder at Tim Horton's. There will not be a real estate correction to fix it either.

I spent the majority of my life in Toronto and I had to leave. Began that I couldn't afford it and I wasn't willing to put up with the extra that I needed to stay there. Winter did me in. I moved to Jamaica

I've lived in Scarborough most of my life before moving to North York. Technically Amalgamation means I've lived in Toronto all my life. Toronto is a great city and would recommend moving here. But there's a caveat that you're ok moving to a city which is nothing but a shadow of its former self. Most of what made Toronto exceptional has been gutted for condos or is too expensive for the commoner to afford. So if you're ok with a basic "cosmopolitan" city, Toronto is ok for you. While the list to stay away from Toronto was fair, it missed two important points. A culture of dishonest & greedy real estate agents. Crime.

I know that this video is anti~Toronto…but the comments that it awakened are overwhelmingly positive! Toronto remains the most multicultural city with a culture that embraces diversity. People looking for peace and quiet can live in the country which is a viable alternative. Love, love, love our diversity and cleanliness. Limited green space? We protect our trees.

Wait, I guess I’m the only one that loves Toronto here? I ABSOLUTELY LOVE TORONTO ❤️❤️❤️

I'm from Toronto. Born and raised. It's changed. Would never live there again. And when I return to visit, the vibe just gives me anxiety and frustration.

I’ve lived in Toronto my whole life and I love this city so much but this video is great. Toronto not for everyone. To those who feel like it’s for them we welcome you with open arms! ❤️

great points for newcomers, as a born and raised Torontonian you definitely hit key tips. im a social worker and meet newcomers all the time who have had their dreams crushed because they didnt do the proper research before moving (especially for work credentials), they only heard good things from fortunate friends who've moved here. take care, all the best!

All of Canada is cold. Not just Toronto. I don’t like the harsh headline “don’t move to Toronto”. Give the pros and cons, but don’t tell people what to do. Toronto may not work for you, but it might work for others. Your headline will make people think Toronto is horrible and it’s not! Vancouver is extremely expensive too.

Supply and demand has very little to do with unaffordable housing in Toronto. It's all about the entry of the financial sector (funds, private equity, limited partnerships, foreign investors, etc.) into real estate. Loyalty is to the investors, not the renters and mortgagors. The goal is to build cheap and rent high. Buy a building cheap, surface fix up, double the rent, move on to the next property, further and further out as properties for fixing up in the city dry up.

I love old Toronto, absolutely hate what’s going on there right now. It’s like watching your favourite person mentally breaking down day-by-day,,,so sad 😔

I plan on moving to Toronto by fall. If the people already living in Toronto can do it, then so can I.

We just left Toronto. Stupidly expensive, very Rude ppl. Maybe I just like being around real ppl. The industry I was in has the worst quality standards I have ever seen.

You should have seen Toronto in the 70s 80s, it was very different, cleaner , safer, I remember in the late seventies when there was one shooting it was news for weeks, no one hardly ever got shot, now with the new and improved T O , when someone gets shot you don't blink an eye.

I work in the construction industry in T dot. Specifically the commercial condo industry. I've seen what $600k amounts to, in terms of a home and it's little bigger than a walk-in closet. Not to mention the cheap materials used to make these condos. If you buy one, you'll be lucky to have it for five years before it starts to rot.

I loved living in Toronto. It pains me that I can no longer live there.

Limited green space? actually.. I spend my summers exploring the many parks you can find on Google Maps. There are alot of green areas that allow for family gatherings or walks. And these are found within neighbourhoods far from the busy downtown area of course. But you also have the option to seeing the many parks along the Lake either on the East or West end. 🤔

Toronto is better than Vancouver. Trust me. You should be lucky living in Toronto. Vancouver is very depressing 😑😑😑😑😑😑😑

I have lived in Toronto for 50 yrs and it has changed tremendously. The construction is overwhelming everywhere. Driving is treacherous! It has changed so much and not for the good. The new bike lanes which was a good idea, it has caused City driving extremely dangerous. I witnessed a few bikers almost killed. The City Planning Department is where the big issues are. They honestly don’t know what they are doing, I live in a midtown apartment and at the moment there is construction on every side of the building. They list this building as a premier building… lol!. There is a future 31 floor apartment building that will be shoehorned in on the property in the next year or so. And I mean shoehorned! They are putting a parkette a few feet away from the balconies on the south side of this building and it literally is a few feet away from the largest park in the City. On top of all what the tenants have gone through and still going through they are given above guideline increases. Which means instead of paying 1.2% they get charged 3.5% on top of the 1.2% annually. They have been doing this for 3 years in a row, This is a building that was built in the 60’s. You ask, why not move. Well you can thank our Premier Ford. He took off rental control from any building that is built after 2018. That means landlords can raise the rent to whatever they what. A couple in the news brought their story and their rent was raised by 25% in a year. It literally is a no win situation. They say they are building all these condos or apartments for affordable living. That literally is a joke. Do they think a 1 bedroom with parking close to $3,000 is affordable! They are constantly cutting down huge beautiful trees. The area around my building had 35 cut down, And they keep professing they are all about environment! Seriously!

Toronto is a great city. Everywhere has it's issues so move to where you are comfortable. I Love Toronto! I'm moving back. Wish I never left.

I loved TO but it's changed a lot in the last decade or so. Honestly cities in Canada are basically no go zones for me now, feels like I'm standing on a bridge throwing money into a river.

80s and 90s was the golden era for Toronto. After that it’s been a shit show.

having lived there for 50 + years I can tell you that the best view of the city is in the rear view mirror

I grew up in Toronto and moved to Florence Italy 14 years ago. No regrets. Although there are challenges living in Italy, life is much more rewarding and rich compared to Canada. Travel is easier, weather much more pleasant, food is better, and overall sense of community with your neighbours. Toronto is just flooded with newly arrived immigrants that destabilize neighbourhoods. Finally Toronto is just dull, cold and boring.

Lived in Toronto for a decade before moving to Hamilton. Im glad I discovered that there are other old established cities in Ontario that used to rival Toronto. Toronto is not what it used to be. All the independent stores and businesses that made Toronto unique are disappearing due to corporatism and condo obsession.

When I hear “cost per living” I laugh because most American cities especially New York City you’re looking at $3,000 for a studio. In California landlords have tripled their rent

To tell you the truth. Toronto is not what it used to be decades ago where you can wide open you door at night before going to sleep.

Me and my wife just moved to Toronto from Winnipeg last year 2021, and now thinking of moving again. City life is great but there are lots of disadvantages specially when you are building and establishing a family. Job opportunities are overwhelming, but the prices of real estate here is unaffordable and so expensive. You need to spend 5 to 10 years in work to earn and have a Downpayment. If you have lots of money then I suggest you move here, but if you are just an average earner then you have to think it again. Just my only 2cent opinion. Toronto is a beautiful City, even in GTA has a little advantage in the standard of living, it’s up to your budget $$$ and skills to get a high paying job to buy a property.

wholly molly ...how on earth people can afford the housing costing 1,100,000 on average with average income of C55,000? Math doesn't add up.

A bit of a click bait title, but it's hilarious that a Real Estate agent in Canada is preaching how expensive housing is, when their profession has been contributing to those price increases steadily for decades with the real estate boards’s monopoly and questionable practices. Every time a seller, sells their house in Ontario (or Canada), they must “increase” their price out of the gate by 5% to cover the “standardized” agent fees they have to pay. 2.5% to selling agent and 2.5% to buying agent. It’s apparently “negotiable” but most agents won’t. And we must pay 13% HST tax on those fees as well! The tax is not agent’s fault. This may have been acceptable 20 years ago when homes were selling for 1/4th the price of today but it’s too much for todays avg home selling prices. And if a buyer doesn't have an agent, the selling agent usually tries to keep both commissions! Its one way home shoppers approach buying as the selling agent is more "motivated" to sell when they stand to make more commission. The platform usually sells the homes as well with very little work once listing is secured in sellers markets. Yes, its tough to get customers and build your business as an agent, BUT, that’s the fault of the real estate board and not the home buyer/seller. Introduce an actual admission process to the program, toughen up certification and make caps on annual licenses issued. There are 66,000 licensed agents in the greater Toronto area! The real estate board is a cash grab agency. Period. Then you add the crazy blind bidding process to buying a home in a sellers’ market and prices just go through the roof. It makes zero logic to have two agents mediating a totally blind bidding process. People were overpaying on homes by hundreds of thousands of dollars during pandemic driven seller market peaks, over the next highest bid. Most of the time under advisement of their agent to “secure” the win. There are many other contributing factors; related to government policies around new home builders, immigration via home purchase, foreign ownership not living in Canada, and high land transfer taxes. So it’s not all on them by any means, but they have been and are kindling on the fire for sure. Our governments and banks enable the whole process because of the real estate’s board influence in politics and because our economy is tied so closely to our real estate. And Toronto is not isolated in it’s home prices. It’s unaffordable in all of Southern Ontario right now. And many other provinces in major population hubs. The market has tanked in the past month due to inflation and record setting prime rate increases, but prices are not coming down that much so far and way up vs 2 years ago still. So we will see. The only people that stand to lose and pay for these practices during times like this are homeowners that have to take a loss, as real estate boards and the government, take zero ownership for faulty policies and practices. And this whole thing about Toronto is cold… really? It’s old. We are a 4-season city like more than half of the world. It gets super cold for about 3 to 4 weeks in January and February, yes. But we have very little snow as we are protected by the lake effect, being on the north side of Lake Ontario. Buffalo, New York, which is directly across the lake from us, gets way more snow. Living in the city, snow sucks more than temperature to me due to slippery commute and parking spaces being taken up by snowbanks. But our summers can get really, really hot and humid as well. I rank our heat waves up there with some of the warmest cities around the world. I think the extremes of both of our temperatures suck rather then it just being extremely cold for like a month. Our cooler months are offset by the amount of sunshine. A cold winter day is extremely refreshing when it’s sunny as well and no snow on the ground which is most of the winter in Toronto these days.

I just can’t take anyone who calls it toronTOE serious…sorry

I'm glad you mentioned that Toronto, especially downtown is noisy. I don't know why people that expect piece and quiet move here. Forget it. Not gonna happen. I live downtown and I enjoy it. But don't live here if you can't handle noise. Go live in Ajax or some other spot in Durham region.

This city is blocked in a dead end of a lake far away from natural trade ways of globalization (unlike Montreal, Halifax or Vancouver). No idea why this city manages to thrive apart being fueled by immigration and political spendings. Not a good place to be if you want my opinion.

I love living here, managed to do it on approx 30k a year for a few years, it’s doable you just need to pick what you do. I would recommend people move here and make it work

If you find $2000 one bedroom is expensive, you must never been to big cities in U.S.

I was born and raised in Toronto, now I’m 41….I love it, I don’t really have anything to compare it too but I was lucky to get a home before the market went up so the worst part for me is the winter weather, I wish we had more sunny weather. I’ve visited Miami before and the strip is beautiful but that’s about it, you need a car in Miami for sure. I’ve also visited New York which I also love but there were more than a few times I felt scared walking those streets and the subways. So for that reason I can’t see myself moving anywhere else, there’s cons everywhere you go The very short summers we have here are really great though, lots of festivals and activities going on. And the parties we have here when Italy wins soccer or when Toronto raptors won is something you don’t really experience anywhere else, we definitely know how to celebrate

Most overrated city large city in the world. If you’ve actually traveled in life you will agree with this.

You should move to New York, its more expensive and stinkier. But… its on average 5 degrees warmer there, and there is a lot more crime. Don’t even get me started on the traffic and congestion. Also -20 does not happen often in Toronto. Normal January temps are highs of -1 and lows of -8.

I move to Cancun,MEX after living in Toronto for 15 years, now i'm rich in Mexico with a house infront of Punta Nizuc beach, see you never expensiveronto 😎😎😎

Been here for so long . All The cute little store’s restaurants disappeared . It’s sad ! And a LOT of boring repeative stuff . Obviously it’s cool for a lot of ppl . I still would rather live here than anywhere else .

Move to Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo, Guelph etc. Best area in Canada. Of course Toronto is undesireable. And just an fyi, the average price of a home in Toronto - the actual city - is way more than 1.1 million. It's more like 2.5 million.

I lived in Canada Toronto for three years and let me just say I had fun all three years. It’s a beautiful city and the people are nice to socialise with. It is expensive yes but it’s one of the best cities if not the best city in Canada.

It's been ruined by greedy politicians and their friends. You can tell she is not a native born Torontonian.

5 minutes into this video and I wanna move outta Canada

I miss Toronto I'm from there The last time I went to Toronto 2016 I have too many memories 🥺 I grew up in Canada, and I miss it. I travel and living many countries but I love Toronto. The world is no place like Toronto. Much love and support. !🇨🇦🙏❤

I love how people disagree with her are older adults who bought houses and lived in an era of low cost.

Guys just a humble point of view... Canada as a country is not only Ontario, Quebec or BC.... there are other provinces... more affordable and also with awesome views. Why is so hard to get the people to get rid of that limited mind set?

I agree. I grew up south of Toronto in a mid-size city and always dreamed of moving to Toronto. I lived there in the late 90's, moved away and then back again from 2005 to 2009. In the late 90's I was paying $425 for a bachelor apartment across the road from Trinity Bellwoods park and was thinking of buying a condo on Queen West across from the park. It was a 1 bedroom with 2 storeys for around 135K. That same condo would be over 700K+ now. It's crazy how the prices have gone up. How do people who work low wage jobs such as food servers in places where they don't get high tips, etc. afford to live there? Unless you live right down town between Lansdowne and Sherbourne and Bloor and Adelaide or King street the transit is awful. Cold? It's not that bad. If you live right down town you are kind of shielded from the wind and the crews clean up the snow pretty quickly. I think if you grow up in T.O. and have a family house that is handed down or you bought prior to 2010 then T.O. would be a great place to live. Renters should avoid it like the plague. It's one of the most expensive rental cities in the world now. Toronto is, in my opinion, highly overrated compared to other large cities across the globe. I wouldn't live there now if you paid me.

One major problem is that there’s too many immigrants here.

You forgot to mention that people are incredibly rude and self absorbed here.

I've recently moved to Toronto, it is a great city but it also has a lot of cons, such as homeless people, drug addicts, expensive and difficult to rent apartments . . .

As someone whose lived in 4 countries and travelled extensively, you have no idea how good we have it in Toronto. Sans housing market.

Spot on! I've been living in Toronto for a long time and I've seen the city being devoured by greedy and unscrupulous developers. The city is now congested to the point of no return.

Born and raised in Toronto. Still here. The worst part of Toronto are the snake ass real estate agents.

Close to $100/ticket for a Blue Jays game if you want decent seats, and $300 plus for the nosebleeds each if you want to see the Maple Leafs.

I moved to a small town in Saskatchewan and it costs me more to live here than it did in Toronto. I have to travel long distances for services including medical. Closest Doctor is 58 km away and hospital is 3 hrs. away. No pharmacy close, no mechanic, no restaurant, no bank any more and high property taxes. Whether I live in Toronto or rural Saskatchewan, senior housing is still 30% of your income plus hydro and I'm moving back. You also have to have a car here because there is no public transportation and no taxi's or Uber. Utilities are very expensive here, higher rates than in Toronto and it's all provincial services so you don't have a choice. I'd rather pay more and live where services are available.

Haha each city has many pluses and minuses and one person's subjective opinion should not influence your decision. Ultimately it depends on your alternative living locations and it also really depends on where you are moving from, the US, other parts of Canada or someplace else.

It's our dream to move to Toronto. It seems the perfect fit for us. We love anything international and have been living in London, UK for many years so we know what it means to live in an expensive city. Paying 3500 Canadian Dollars for a 100sqm apartment + utilities is the norm to us. I've had to pay 170 Dollars for my monthly public transport there and I had a car which cost me 120 Dollars a month in insurance, 530 a year for taxes and 120 a year for street parking. People in London also get the winter blues (aka winter depression). Daylight starts at around 8 - 9am and it already gets dark at 4pm so you're always in the dark. Nothing you've said actually put me off. I've not seen / visited Toronto but would like to do so in 2023. I'm about to get my BA in Computer Science from the university of London and the other half has 20+ years experience in Digital Marketing and will be getting an MBA soon. I hope that sets us up for visa entry requirements. We both speak English fluently but not a single word of French. I guess for us it's that we're from Europe and we don't get along with the culture here. I love the English speaking world.

live North of Toronto. 1450$ a month for a 1 bedroom apartment and right now is 1.96 l for gas. .13 % provincial tax on everything except groceries. 1 million dollars for 3 bedroom detached home

She misses that you have to deal with the most embarrassing team in North American sports, the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Not only that there is scammer in the face of real estate agents who doesn't allow you to inspect the home before u wanna buy them. Underpaid, Overworked, Overpriced, Overhyped, unaffordable province. Slowest public transport with no guarantee when you will reach your destination.

Limited green space? From the Don River Valley to the Humber to the Rouge...I don't think you understand the greater city.

I went there last month for my birthday for the first time, and I loved it. Since I have been obsessed with moving to Toronto as I now live in Chicago in the States. Canada overall was beautiful, clean, and the people were friendly. Toronto specifically was all of that and more. It was very disheartened when I came back to Chicago ( a city that is often compared to Toronto), and saw trash all over the place, esp on the sides of the highways. Canadians you have a wonderful country, and whatever you do please keep it as the CLEAN, well run, friendly place that it is.

I wonder why people with disabilities are expected to live on ODSP: $1169 a month??

Crime rate in Toronto is going up so that should be another reason not to move here

I've been in Toronto all my live, it an amazing city but I guess people have their own opinions

Thank you ....we left Canada 22 years ago and I NEVER EVER want to get back there.....

Cultural diversity, with no culture.

I wouldn’t move to Toronto because I’m afraid of the people. Look at the health of the political atmosphere in Canada. Pretty much sustained by the nutbars in Toronto

Toronto is NOT diverse. It's mostly Indian people and I DON'T mean native. It's South Asian... Hindu.. brown. For some reason, Canada has a major hard on for Indian immigrants, they make up somewhere around 40% of all new immigrants. The question everyone should be asking is; WHY??

I have lived here my entire life I'm now 53 years old and have traveled the world Toronto is the only least appealing City anywhere I have lived and or traveled. There's nothing interesting to see in the city we are not Progressive in terms of landmarks ,sites to see, interesting art to view,etc,etc. If you have traveled the world you will fully understand what I'm talking about. I think we are washed up, dated ,and full of vehicular pollution because we have reduced our cities to one lane of traffic in each Direction we have bike lanes that are not used during the winter months, we are a three month summer City. there's no reason to live here any longer I'm looking to leave as soon as possible

I planned to move/land and live in Toronto sometime in 2001, however, my family and I finally landed in Ottawa, Ontario and it was essentially one of my greatest decision for my family and myself. Toronto is a good place to visit or a good place to pursue a career. Cost of living is just astronomical unless you wanted to live outside the GTA area.

Yeaaah... grown up here my whole life and I've gotten kind of desensitized to it all - but the fact of the matter is you WILL NOT find any home - bungalow or not - in Toronto for under 800k. I would say average is around 1.3 mil. It's drab and flat round these parts as well, the place has no real culture, and there really is not a whole lot to see in terms of historical structures or anything.

I don’t think she’s actually ever had much of a life living downtown 😅

Dont move to Ontario period. And the economy isnt great what are you talking about girl🤣🤦🏾‍♂️ Clearly trudeau must be paying you to make such an outlandish absurd statement. "The economy is great" 😂 If you dont have 650k you can't buy a condo anywhere in toronto. And thats setting the bar extremely low.

If your job doesn't pay at least $100K you cant afford to live in Toronto.

This is the end result of politicians who wanted to make Toronto a World Class City. The price people have to pay for a politicians vision.

Toronto was once a very wanted city in North America, today it has become a shit city, an expensive city, and without much opportunity. It became a violent city and full of people trying to deceive each other. It is a city segregated by ghettos, a city divided by race like: black, white, asian, indians, pakistanis, latinos, arabs, jews, everything you can imagine in terms of division you find in this city. And this division also occurs when looking for a job, if you are of a certain ethnicity or religion, your resume will not even be analyzed and so on. And the politicians of this city pretend to work, because they take advantage of the immigrants' ignorance and do nothing to improve the cities, because immigrants in general are not aware of their rights and don't know how to demand a good public service, apart from they earn little and they can barely support themselves. Toronto in the eyes of those who live outside of Canada looks like an attractive city but in fact it has become a real shit for all ethnicities.

Can you guys see how happy she is? and how wide her smile is? plus she has been living in Toronto for 7 years! I am sure she likes the city and this video is jsut to collect viewers :)

Born and raised in the GTA. Lived downtown Toronto for the past 9 years. In the past 5 years it’s gone significantly down hill. Crime, drug addicts and Unaffordability. I told my self recently I’ll stick around for another two years cause my job pays well and is a 5 min walk. After that I’m gone, this city is a miserable hell hole.

LET ME TELL YOU, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT JUST TAKE A HIKE, THE BEST CITY IN THE WORLD TORONTO.

People love to get out in the winter in Toronto. So many things to do. Rent in Toronto is horrible, I will agree with that. Toronto has many support services that are lacking in other places in Canada. Toronto = work work work work work work......

Toronto is a place where your dollar doesn’t go very far, however you can consider it a playground for the rich. The cost of living is high and wages are stagnant. This fuels hostility and crime. Toronto also disguises it’s flaws by promoting gender and racial equality to keep people distracted, meanwhile economic inequality is the true culprit, not just for immigrants but for the people born and raised here. Oh Canada !

Great video! But we all know this video was difficult to make because Toronto is literally one of best cities to live in across the entire globe.

It’s pronounced “Tor-on-oh” by the way

You pretty much hit the nail on the head with all the reasons.

I have been to almost 60 cities and the past 12 month and I came to a conclusion that Toronto is the best city in the world and to be Canadian is the biggest blessing we have! Maybe you should travel a bit and see how other people are living.

Good. Don't move to Toronto. Stay out of my City.

Public Transportation is very accessible in Toronto. We have buses, street cars and subways. You can even call when the next bus will arrive on your stop. It’s expensive to live in Toronto and yes it’s cold in winter, like other places in Canada. I love Toronto! Cheers!

This was actually quite an informative (and I might add, entertaining) video. 👍🏻👏🏻

No matter where you live, it's expensive every where.More people wanting to move to this country will find out for themselves of what it's like.They'll need to watch the news every day.

This video just makes me wanna leave Vancouver for Toronto even more lol