Leaving Canada: Why More and More Canadians Are Moving Abroad

Leaving Canada: Why More and More Canadians Are Moving Abroad
People look on as a plane takes off at Montréal-Trudeau International Airport in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes
Adam Brown
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An increasing number of Canadians can’t afford a house or find a decent-paying job. Some can’t find a date or are fed up with the bitter politics, while others are in search of adventure, are sick of the cold winters, or simply miss home. The solution they seek? Leave Canada.

The rising cost of living, record-high immigration, a stagnating economy, and political tensions are prompting rising numbers of Canadians—both native and naturalized—to leave the country.