7 reasons why immigrants leave Canada
People usually move to Canada for a better life. But often immigrants realize they did not get their hopes up, they do not like Canada, and they felt better off at home.
According to recent surveys, about 30% of newcomers are highly likely to leave Canada within the first two years of immigration. Why does it happen when Canada is a developed country with high living standards and excellent opportunities? Of course, everyone has their own motivations, but I'll give you the top 7 reasons why immigrants leave. I think it will help you be more realistic about what awaits you in Canada and maybe you’ll even change your mind about immigrating here.
The main mistake immigrants make is inflated expectations. People watch videos on YouTube, listen to friends or someone else, and think that in Canada they’ll get mountains of gold, salaries 10 times higher than at home, houses with swimming pools, huge benefits, and so on. I try to be honest about Canada.
Reasons to dislike Canada
I’ve been living in Canada since 2016, and I’ve never regretted my decision to immigrate. Before I lived my whole life in Ukraine and a year and a half in Poland. Since I’m not going to return, there is a great deal of truth in Canada’s advantages. You can also see our interviews with immigrants who after immigration started traveling, made their wages back home in two days, bought houses, cars, run businesses, and all that stuff within a few years.
But there’s another side. When you immigrate to a new country, you have to cope with a lot of difficulties, solve a lot of problems, adapt, make friends, understand how things work here, and so on. Immigrants who are not ready for this quickly lose their will to live in Canada, and decide to return home. Or they decide to stay, but only because they have spent a lot of effort, time, and money, and they regret it was pointless. There are entire communities and YouTube channels where people swear at Canada, say how bad it is, and advise everyone not to come here.
Of course, there are many reasons why people leave Canada, but I believe most of them have to do with inflated expectations rather than a bad life in Canada.
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