Immigrants to Canada are increasingly leaving this country for opportunities elsewhere, according to a study(opens in a new tab) conducted by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship and the Conference Board of Canada.
In fact, the number of immigrants who left Canada rose by 31 per cent above the national average(opens in a new tab) in 2017 and 2019.
According to the study, factors that influence onward migration include economic integration, a sense of belonging, racism, homeownership, or a lack thereof, and economic opportunities in other countries, the report revealed.
Canada has become a car culture nation, I’m living abroad right now so that I can be a pedestrian without fearing for my life.
We’re the second largest nation in the world by landmass, but with a population that’s only the size of California.
How do you not have a “car culture” in a nation like that? People need to get around, and transit can really only accommodate those in cities
About half the country lives in the Windsor to Quebec city corridor, a region with population density of Spain.
Most of the northern wilderness is unoccupied. It makes no sense to say we can’t have good passenger rail just because Victoria Island exists.