• j2sun@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    As an immigrant myself, yes. It is very attractive just by the fact that Canada’s government isn’t 100% corrupt and it’s honestly very family friendly. Sure, there are problems, but they pale in comparison to a lot of other countries’.

    It took me 5 months to find a good job (that wasn’t service) - so competition is tough and the initial steps are ridiculously expensive, but it’s all good. Infrastructure and systems are suffering right now, but in the next 20 years, I’m confident it will catch up.

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    2 years ago

    Canada is really attractive, but most immigrants think Canada is made up solely of Toronto and Vancouver.

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      2 years ago

      It’s because the jobs are concentrated in those areas. Yes, other provinces have some work but relative to Toronto and Vancouver it’s pretty light. I got lucky and moved to Kitchener last year, but what i really wanna do is live on Vancouver Island. Some day!

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        2 years ago

        what i really wanna do is live on Vancouver Island.

        Moved away for work. The market is okay in ONE region.

        Work with me to transform Ocean Falls into a Remote Work Mecca. Two mixed-use towers and we’re done.

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          2 years ago

          Oh you moved to the boonies boonies haha. Love that the Wikipedia page for Ocean Falls has a photo captioned “An uncharacteristically sunny day in ocean falls”

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            2 years ago

            Noo, Ocean Falls was a ghost town once the sole employer moved out with the pound-foolish reduction of manufacturing in this region. I only learned of it from my wife’s dad’s stories of growing up in this remote community; and then learned it’s a unicorn town with a surprisingly advanced infrastructure and travel potential that gives it massive potential for restoration as a quiet, remote community for select workers and some eco-tourism operations.

            So it’s a common schtick to champion it as a prime candidate for reopening and investment, since it has the infrastructure to support a small but dense population with modern mixed-use buildings and ship-based trade, even though the population has been essentially 3 people for decades and there’s no road in.