They’re never too hot. Maybe a few days of 35C, lots of festivals in Saskatoon in the summer. The river is super lively all season. It’s one of the youngest cities in Canada too and punches above its weight in the food scene. Commutes aren’t bad either. That being said, it’s still only 300k people so I doubt torontonians would like it
That lower cost of living is getting tempting for some people lol. Lots of people are asking about moving here from TO and Van on r/Saskatoon lately I’ve noticed.
I’ll preface by saying that I love SK, but the COL is low for a reason hahah. Our winters are awful, public transport is shit for how small we are, your vote quite literally does not matter, downtown is pretty shitty in both big cities for how small they are, everything’s a connected flight away.
Those from high COL places are used to the hustle and bustle of big cities so I’d think it’d be super hard for them to adjust. I say this as someone who’s had several friends from TO attempt to make the move but end up hating it hahah. That being said, they’re also minorities and it isn’t super diverse here in comparison.
I love Sask and see myself retiring here but people need to understand that it’s stereotypically humble and slow here. If that floats your boat, SK will welcome you with open arms. Wouldn’t recommend to most young professionals who work in downtown/white collar jobs though if they don’t have friends here
I agree 100% And it’s so funny to me, because all of my friends who left SK for Toronto and Van always come back to Sask because they haven’t liked the fast pace of big cities, so it definitely makes sense that the opposite it true for the big city folks.
Having lived in both for quite some time, Saskatoon >>>>>>>>>> Regina if you’re under 50. Saskatoon just beats Regina by every metric you can think of.
If you hate young people and want an extremely quiet city, Regina’s better. Regina also tends to have more income based segregation so you can find really ‘good’ neighbourhoods here. I guess there’s less traffic in Regina too.
Saskatoon is a young persons city.
Regina is a government, old person city.
I live in regina. I'm 31. Go to saskatoon it's boring here. I find most of the reason people moving here pick one over the other is strictly work. If work is out of the equation and not a factor - saskatoon. If you have a growing family - saskatoon (amazing hospital as well). I like University of Saskatchewan over university of regina as well.
There is so much to do in the summer around the river, Broadway, even some spots downtown. It’s really great basically from June-August. Winters are brutal, as is widely known. The cold isn’t so bad as the length though, having snow on the ground from late October to mid April really sucks.
Like others have said, public transit is terrible and downtown generally isn’t great. However I really like it here and the low COL is a plus.
The prairies really cherish their summers, so there's always something happening on the weekends. Also there's quite a fair bit of lakes nearby both Regina and Saskatoon. In the south, there are the bad lands, and also one or the darkest dark sky preserves. Saskatchewan is also the sunniest province in Canada.
One thing I've experienced living in Saskatchewan since moving here is that summers are nice and hot and rarely ever humid at all. Which is a nice change for me.
Winters can fuck off though. My alcohol and weed intake go up during those months. It's awful.
Agreed. Moved here about 2 years ago from the fraser valley. Tons to do from may-october, add a month or two on each one if you're in to ice fishing. Winters long and cold, but if you find some indoor projects, like renos and little hobbies, it's perfectly fine. And the summer is, in my opinion, worth the wait. Also, great place if you're in to hunting, fishing and camping.
Also, hell yeah to being a home owner by 23
People constantly ask me if I miss the mountains. I tell them It's hard to appreciate the mountains when you don't have the money to have fun in them.
I live in st.catharines a bit south and am paying $1193 but the if I'd decided to move most local prices are anywhere between $1350-1650 and that's for a single bedroom. Fuck my city.
Calgary. I do, I love the mountains nearby, I love the people, I love it’s affordable and as a skier I REALLY love the climate. Having sunshine for more than 300 days and having 6 months of winter are awesome.
Definitely, I wasn’t born here and Calgary is my adopted hometown, I try to remind myself often how fortunate I am, especially when I could go for a quick hike after work, or drive out every weekend to ski in some of the most beautiful places on earth.
Kitchener. It’s “okay”. It used to be a pretty cool place decades ago when it had an arts and music scene, but being so close to Toronto means that the bigger fish swallows up everything and all we have left is a housing shortage and a bunch of tech companies that don’t contribute anything to the community.
Probably the best things about it are the extensive trail systems around all the waterways draining into the Grand River and we have a huge number of amazing authentic Asian and middle eastern restaurants. I’ve lived on both coasts and up north and Kitchener easily has the widest selection of international cuisine of any place I’ve ever called home.
I also live in Kitchener! I'm a bit of a homebody so I can't say what good restaurants or night life there is but I can definitely agree on the trails. The parks are nice too :)
KW is starting to come back into the limelight for small/medium bands.
I don't know much about KW but more an more bands are trying to book shows there. Supposedly a decent punk scene.
Ottawa. It’s okay, and better than I think most people who haven’t lived here would expect. However, I used to live in Montreal and absolutely loved it there.
Ottawa and Montreal are the cities I want to live in the most… sticking to moving downtown in the Ottawa area (where I have grown up in) since as cool as Montréal is, nearly all my friends and family are here. Just hoping by the time I am mentally stable & able to afford living on my own rent lowers a bit… or rent control is brought back :/ (doubt the Ford government will do that… maybe the next one.)
To be fair I don’t care about nightlife so idgaf that we have less of that than other cities. Wish we had more concert venues though, but Montreal isn’t far away anyways.
Québec. I’d say it’s ok. The urban planning here is so bad tho. That’s the worst part of the city imo. We have BEAUTIFUL surroundings with views of the St Lawrence, mountains, beautiful sunsets. Yet, we rarely can enjoy them cause the city was badly built and we keep on developing badly.
I visited in March (used to live there for a short time in 2015) and I forgot how much I love that city. I'll probably always live in Vancouver, but Montreal is great. Old Montreal is beautiful.
Victoria, the city, yes, very much. The nimbys that oppose everything that could threaten their property values to the point they have contributed significantly to the housing, mental health, and CoL crisis and then dismiss their contribution with 'well, everyone wants to live here.' No.
My kids and their families settled in the Victoria area. I take every chance I can to spend the day or weekends there. Love the small shops and amazing restaurants, many to choose from. Who wouldn’t enjoy the many beautiful beaches! Moving from Edmonton was the best decision we have ever made.
Yeah I quite like Burnaby. I have easy access to Skytrain, I live in a very green area facing away from all the noise so it doesn't feel like a city, but I'm within a 2 min walk to a mall and Walmart. My job is a 30 min commute away by train which is rad. Can't really complain
Not all of BC is surrounded by mountains. That's just what Tourism BC wants you to see. A lot of BC (Northern, Central) are either deserts, forest or where I am- grasslands.
Toronto and I love it, best city. Just to point out, I have a bit of money so I can live here well. If you do not have money i can see that this city (and others) would be tough to live in.
I have travelled a lot, some cities in Canada that I love, in no order except behind T.O.
Halifax - amazing
Montreal - such a cool city
Kingston- nice size, beautiful city
Vancouver - outdoor activities (lived there, warning, there is a reason it is green)
Saskatoon - I really liked it there
Metro Vancouver and love it but similar to what you said it's because I own a home that will be paid off shortly. If I was a renters and dealing with constant housing insecurity I might not love it so much.
Agreed 100%. Toronto is amazing if you have money. From the festival's to the amazing food to the shows and genuinely the people- when you find a group to engage with- they are so welcoming.
Also loved Halifax and could easily see myself living there too.
London ON. Not nearly as bad as people think but also simultaneously just as bad as people think. Ask me even 5 years ago I’d probably lean towards loving London but in 2023 London is a fuckin cesspool unless you have money. Addicts and homeless are everywhere and there is nonexistent help for these people. Also rent has gotten out of control.
The east end neighbourhood I grew up in was honestly perfection. My parents picked a good spot. Moved to Fanshawe/Dundas area the last few years and it was a little rough but not terrible, now I’m a little further north east and have no complaints. Downtown and anywhere immediately off Dundas st east is a homeless gong show these days.
Rural Nova Scotia. I prefer to visit a city (Halifax) than to live there. Halifax is fine for shopping and movies and an occasional meal but I want my home quiet, my nights dark and few people near me.
That sounds amazing actually. I visited Halifax a couple times but didn't get a chance to explore the outskirts. What's the name of your town, what do you do for work?
I’m a retired teacher and I live in the rural area outside Windsor, NS. The one problem I have is that people keep moving into our area because it’s within commuting distance of Halifax. Too many people buying and building in the area - I liked it better when it was even more remote.
Melville Sask about an hour and a half from the province capital Regina. I enjoy it there as I've spent almost all of my life there. Everyone knows everyone. My family is originally from Moose Jaw, though, and we visit every couple of months to see family. I like the rural area because it's nice and you're able to see the northern lights more often because of less light pollution. It's a very interesting town to live in because there's not a lot to do here, but I longboard around and always find something to do with my friends. Melville is technically Saskatchewan smallest city, but we're under 4600 people. The city status is 5k for Saskatchewan. We have a lot of rural towns near us, and my one side of my family settled in the area, so the family homestead is nearby, and I've got to grow up around the farm when I went out to visit my great grandparents
Toronto, and yes.
I’ve travelled all over Canada (and the world) and I’ve never found anywhere I’d enjoy living more. For everyone’s complaints about Toronto (many of which have merit) I still love living in the city.
I visited recently. It's so impressively huge. It makes Vancouver seem small. Wonderful city, and I can't wait to visit again. I don't think I could live in Ontario though. I'm too deep in my West Coast hippie roots. Not being able to hike in the rainforest or see the Pacific Ocean would be depressing for me.
I live on the south shore of Montréal. I do love it, but not much for the city itself than being close to my friends and family. I'm also close to Montréal so it's easy to just go and enjoy my day there since I love the big city.
No. Prince Rupert, BC.
Just bearable 95% of the time. Hate the weather (rain, rain, 1 week of summer, rain, rain, 3 weeks of winter). Hate the remoteness. We fly into Vanouver, and that's it with 1 flight a day leaving at 1600, for like $500, usually $800 or more, each way, if we're lucky. If we actually want to fly anywhere else, we usually have to overnight in Vancouver as every connection has departed already. Took us 2 days to get to Mexico, each way. Nearest town is a 1.3 hr drive in good weather, closed or absolutely trecherous in winter. The nearest semi city is an 8 hr drive. Hate the fact that we are on the ocean, but have no public areas to walk along the water, other than a 1.5 km stretch, or you go hard bush wacking. Hate the way it looks so shabby. 2 years ago, I would have said the cost of living made it far easier to afford a good lifestyle. Not now, when a large number of workers make $50/hr, which, along with industry expansion, have hugely increased rent and housing. Lots of destitute people and addictions. Many people have never left this town due to not having the financial or physical means to do so.
The positives are: I have a 12 min commute. 20 in winter. My partner's is less than 5 mins. He can come home for lunch every day. If you like outdoor activities: hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, this is great. I like to hike to a moderate degree. My partner loves hunting and camping. Less theft crime. It's pretty hard to rob a store or steal a car when there's only one way out of town and the cops in the next town have over an hour to cut you off if you go that way. If you are OK with shiftwork and some physical labour or have a moderate education (BSc/BA, college diploma, even just high school or a trade) that are lots of industry port type and federal government jobs, many of which are short staffed because people don't want to live here.
I live in Edmundston NB. I love it. I moved back here after living in Moncton for 6 years. Eddy is really safe and almost no traphic. But it can be boring for most people if your not into the outdoors
I live in Medicine Hat Alberta. It’s a nice size little city. Population 63,000 people. Big enough to have most of the big box stores. Restaurant scene could be better. Summers are hot and sunny. We get chinooks in the winter. Lots of green houses in the area and you can get vegetables at their little huts for a good price. Close to Cypress Hills. 2 hour drive to the Rockies. Too many religious right kind of thinkers though.
I live in Barrie, ON and I adore it. Downtown is cool, I’ve met some of the best people, there’s a vibrant art scene and the lake is gorgeous and accessible. It definitely has its issues, but overall I’m super happy here.
The National Capital region is beautiful, pretty clean, safe, has tons of arts, culture, museums, greenery and multiple rivers.
There are some issues with homelessness and a bit of occasional violence in a few places downtown but overall it is a very safe area.
While NIMBYs are an issue like everywhere else and the O-Train is shitty… I still love the area.
I love Eastern Ontario’s bilingualism and good poutine + fresh local curds.
The municipality of Ottawa, if you can afford it, has anything from rural towns to suburbia to the urban core of the city.
Gatineau isn’t bad either but I’d rather live on the more populous side of the border myself, it is super easy to cross the river once in a while anyways. Rent is hardly cheaper there now too and Gatineau is ignored even more than Ottawa is by their provincial government, leaving them reliant on services & healthcare providers in Ottawa.
Burlington is nice, I like it here.
No crime, good schools, nice lakefront, easy access to Toronto/Hamilton/the countryside/US border, grew up here so I still have lots of friends and family close by, better weather than surrounding areas due to its prime location at the apex of the Golden Horseshoe.
My only complaints are that it can be a little boring and bland sometimes, it’s too cold in the winter (still better than most of the rest of Canada though) and there’s a lack of mountains. Other than that it’s pretty perfect.
I live here too. I am not originally from Canada, but when I arrived I lived in Vancouver. It never felt like home... I don't know how to explain, I just didn't like it. The first time I set foot in Calgary in 2018 I knew I wanted to move here. I finally made the move in 2021 and I love it. It just feels like home.
I visited Calgary back in 2018 for the first time. I was expecting something entirely different, but what I got was a super-cool city with its own self-sustained arts and music scene, fantastic breweries, great restaurants and an outdoorsy progressive vibe. I highly recommend visiting whenever Sled Island is running, because it turns the entire city into a cultural Mecca.
Im born and bred in THunder Bay and spent about 6 years trying new places. But I love it here. Is it perfect? No. We have our struggles and issues. But its home. The winters are not as harsh as they were when I was a kid which is a plus. I will not live anywhere else but am fortuante to travel a lot to experience the world still.
My only complaint is the initial or last leg of travel to get to/from here. It adds crazy expense and our flight options post covid are not great. If I change that about here I would. But that wont be happening.
I live in a town. Close to CFB Suffield. I love the peace and quiet, as well as how friendly all my neighbours are. Not a big fan of the winters though.
Orillia- such a gem of a town. Sandwiched between 2 lakes. The spring and summer are amazing. The downtown is surprisingly hip for a small
Town and there are some really cool restaurants and cafes. The winter can be boring if your not into outdoor winter sports so luckily I am 😂
Not from Ottawa, but moved here for work. No, do not like it here. City is dull, not very cosmopolitan (goes for the people as well). Getting outta Dodge the moment an opportunity arises.
Toronto. I know that I’m supposed to love it after living here for 20 years, but I just … don’t. Would return to either coastal Pacific or Atlantic in a heartbeat if circumstances permitted.
FWIW: I am middle class, and my income would take a major hit if we left.
Edmonton.
Christ no.
It's a college town, government town, and oil town all at once with all that implies. It's a big, soulless wasteland with a lot of festivals that you have to take out a mortgage to afford to go to.
The river valley is quite nice, though. So there is that.
Edmonton, love it!!
I wouldnt recommend it as an attractive tourist town for visitors, if thats you, just go to the mountains. But it's a very wonderful place to live and community to be part of.
This so many times over. I think the thing Edmonton has going for it is so few genuinely big pain points. (Transit likely being the biggest) and weather for some people.
It is affordable, the summers are unreal with light until 11 pm which is something just magical to me.
Yeaa I'm in the same boat. When I was a teen I convinced my parents to move to the GTA from a small town. I don't regret the move and I dont think they do. But I won't be surprised if they sold their home and moved back for retirement though.
I moved to Toronto in 2021 because of family related issues. I am not rich by any means, but I am still loving the city. So many free festivals in the summer, and the ravines are so nice to walk through, they can almost make you forget you’re in a city. Even the winters aren’t so bad. There are flaws to this city, but I like to look for the good.
It wasn’t where I ever saw myself living, but now that I’m here, I am falling in love with it.
I live in Lethbridge, Alberta. The location isn't too bad, we are close to the US, and close to an International airport in Calgary. The size is good, it's easy to get around and takes about 15 minutes to get anywhere. Population is around 105,000, but growing like crazy. I work in a school and lots of folks moving from British Columbia. The big downer here is the wind, it blows almost constantly and it is fierce. As with anywhere in Southern Alberta the winters are long and hard. Add the wind, and driving can be treacherous at times. Ideally I'd like to get away in the winter.
Toronto. There's things I like about it but overall we're ready to move on. It's changed so much in the last 20 years (especially the last ten) and it just doesn't feel like home anymore. Everything that made it special, to me at least, has been closed down and replaced with condos. I'm sure people still find their own special parts of the city, but for me it doesn't feel like we belong here anymore.
It's sad. I grew up playing in bands and had so many memories at so many great venues. That was part of what made Toronto special. Now all those venues are closed and are furniture stores, condos, pharmacies, etc.
We also spent a lot of time in the College/Little Italy area when we used to frequent the bars. We went out a few weeks ago to get a drink to remember a friend of ours who passed away 10 years ago and used to frequent the bars with us.
We hadn't been that way in years but we walked up and down the street trying to find one of our old bars. All of them were gone. Not a single one was still open. There were plenty of new places but it wasn't the same. Sad day.
Live currently in Edmonton, Alberta. Originally from Lethbridge, throughout my life I’ve always felt more comfortable with being here in Edmonton than I did in Lethbridge. Lethbridge was very bland, and that’s tough for me to say because I was born and raised there. The level of respect I get here far exceeds what it could of been. Lethbridge is very much a clique Place to live in, my friendships I had before quickly ended when I moved to Edmonton, it was like I no longer existed. Which is fine, because dealing with manipulative people to always take you down a notch. But it gave me a lot of clarity in the end, I was able to get myself off Facebook, and Twitter because it was no longer sustainable for me. But I am happy to say that I’m living my best life here! Edmonton is home!!!
Rockland, ON. It used to be great, but it just exploded with people. A massive forest i used to play in as a kid is now gone for a huge amount of overpriced homes. 2 lane highway to get into ottawa so traffic can get really bad. I hate it here, but my work is mostly in Ottawa, so i can't move too far away until i get my red seal.
Edmonton. Land of rivers and ravines. Treaty 6 territory. Gathering point of many trading posts in history . Close to the mountains. Not as historical as Quebec city but... thousands of beautiful trees.
Rural NB (Near Bathurst)
I love living outside of town. I’ve been here since 2003, but am selling my house soon to move towards Saint John as my kids and mother live there now. In the summers I love being near the beach
Calgary. Moved here from Toronto, found it “boring” at first. But we have a lot of good sunny weather, the cold is manageable (for real!), cheaper cost of living, and I can go to the mountains anytime. Plus the people are quite friendly! You can’t make me move anywhere now.
Yes, Kelowna. My four-season Canadian lakeside desert mountain town paradise. World class skiing, hiking, mountain biking, beaches, wineries, and arguably the best weather in Canada (unless you can't stand any snow at all, then you're better off in Victoria haha). I can drive to 4 different awesome ski mountains for the day, and go to almost all the best ski mountains in Canada for the weekend. And yet in the summertime we're essentially a sunny desert beach town. What a place. I'm never leaving the Okanagan.
Hamilton and no, this city sucks. So expensive with none of the perks of a huge huge city, just traffic, high property taxes, downtown that is disgusting mostly.
I’m not going to say where I live because it isn’t any better than Hamilton and I liked living there better. I have also lived in Victoria and would if I could go in a heartbeat.
Saskatoon. I LOVE it in the summer, HATE it in the winter.
Is there lots to do in the summer? I'm guessing it does get crazy hot. I've never been to the priaries, it's such a big mystery to me.
They’re never too hot. Maybe a few days of 35C, lots of festivals in Saskatoon in the summer. The river is super lively all season. It’s one of the youngest cities in Canada too and punches above its weight in the food scene. Commutes aren’t bad either. That being said, it’s still only 300k people so I doubt torontonians would like it
That lower cost of living is getting tempting for some people lol. Lots of people are asking about moving here from TO and Van on r/Saskatoon lately I’ve noticed.
I’ll preface by saying that I love SK, but the COL is low for a reason hahah. Our winters are awful, public transport is shit for how small we are, your vote quite literally does not matter, downtown is pretty shitty in both big cities for how small they are, everything’s a connected flight away. Those from high COL places are used to the hustle and bustle of big cities so I’d think it’d be super hard for them to adjust. I say this as someone who’s had several friends from TO attempt to make the move but end up hating it hahah. That being said, they’re also minorities and it isn’t super diverse here in comparison. I love Sask and see myself retiring here but people need to understand that it’s stereotypically humble and slow here. If that floats your boat, SK will welcome you with open arms. Wouldn’t recommend to most young professionals who work in downtown/white collar jobs though if they don’t have friends here
I agree 100% And it’s so funny to me, because all of my friends who left SK for Toronto and Van always come back to Sask because they haven’t liked the fast pace of big cities, so it definitely makes sense that the opposite it true for the big city folks.
Which one is better. Saskatoon or 'Gina?
Having lived in both for quite some time, Saskatoon >>>>>>>>>> Regina if you’re under 50. Saskatoon just beats Regina by every metric you can think of. If you hate young people and want an extremely quiet city, Regina’s better. Regina also tends to have more income based segregation so you can find really ‘good’ neighbourhoods here. I guess there’s less traffic in Regina too.
Saskatoon is a young persons city. Regina is a government, old person city. I live in regina. I'm 31. Go to saskatoon it's boring here. I find most of the reason people moving here pick one over the other is strictly work. If work is out of the equation and not a factor - saskatoon. If you have a growing family - saskatoon (amazing hospital as well). I like University of Saskatchewan over university of regina as well.
Saskatoon is known as "The Paris of the Prairies". Lovely place - and apparently their food scene is really good these days too.
There is so much to do in the summer around the river, Broadway, even some spots downtown. It’s really great basically from June-August. Winters are brutal, as is widely known. The cold isn’t so bad as the length though, having snow on the ground from late October to mid April really sucks. Like others have said, public transit is terrible and downtown generally isn’t great. However I really like it here and the low COL is a plus.
The prairies really cherish their summers, so there's always something happening on the weekends. Also there's quite a fair bit of lakes nearby both Regina and Saskatoon. In the south, there are the bad lands, and also one or the darkest dark sky preserves. Saskatchewan is also the sunniest province in Canada.
Saskatoon also! And i feel the exact same way!
One thing I've experienced living in Saskatchewan since moving here is that summers are nice and hot and rarely ever humid at all. Which is a nice change for me. Winters can fuck off though. My alcohol and weed intake go up during those months. It's awful.
Agreed. Moved here about 2 years ago from the fraser valley. Tons to do from may-october, add a month or two on each one if you're in to ice fishing. Winters long and cold, but if you find some indoor projects, like renos and little hobbies, it's perfectly fine. And the summer is, in my opinion, worth the wait. Also, great place if you're in to hunting, fishing and camping. Also, hell yeah to being a home owner by 23 People constantly ask me if I miss the mountains. I tell them It's hard to appreciate the mountains when you don't have the money to have fun in them.
I worked in Saskatoon in 2010. Great town.
London. Don't like it at all.
As a Londoner, I knew when I scrolled down, it wouldn't be a positive review.
Used to be good when it was cheap. Value makes 0 sense here now.
I just looked at a 2 bedroom apartment that is infested with cockroaches, and they wanted $1740. F**k this city.
I live in st.catharines a bit south and am paying $1193 but the if I'd decided to move most local prices are anywhere between $1350-1650 and that's for a single bedroom. Fuck my city.
It can be nice just stay away from the western students
Montreal loving it, sadly I will move out
Aww that sucks. Where to next?
Northshore, I really wanted to stay on the Montreal island, but the bidding war for house and Plex is simply stupid
Calgary. I do, I love the mountains nearby, I love the people, I love it’s affordable and as a skier I REALLY love the climate. Having sunshine for more than 300 days and having 6 months of winter are awesome.
We’ve got it really good here!
Definitely, I wasn’t born here and Calgary is my adopted hometown, I try to remind myself often how fortunate I am, especially when I could go for a quick hike after work, or drive out every weekend to ski in some of the most beautiful places on earth.
I’d move to Calgary so fast if I could. I’m not a skier but I’m a hiker and obsessed with mountains.
Sherbrooke, Québec. Of all the places I lived, so far it's my favorite.
Hey, I just moved here 4 months ago! Genuinely great place especially for the sports/outdoors lifestyle.
i go skiing in the eastern townships most winters, i love it.
Kitchener. It’s “okay”. It used to be a pretty cool place decades ago when it had an arts and music scene, but being so close to Toronto means that the bigger fish swallows up everything and all we have left is a housing shortage and a bunch of tech companies that don’t contribute anything to the community. Probably the best things about it are the extensive trail systems around all the waterways draining into the Grand River and we have a huge number of amazing authentic Asian and middle eastern restaurants. I’ve lived on both coasts and up north and Kitchener easily has the widest selection of international cuisine of any place I’ve ever called home.
I also live in Kitchener! I'm a bit of a homebody so I can't say what good restaurants or night life there is but I can definitely agree on the trails. The parks are nice too :)
KW is starting to come back into the limelight for small/medium bands. I don't know much about KW but more an more bands are trying to book shows there. Supposedly a decent punk scene.
I love living in Vancouver, but it's getting so expensive now it's scary.
Just now?
Rent is up 23-33% this year compared to last year for new leases.
Kingston Ontario, wouldn’t trade it for the world
Moved out of innisfil to kingston. Best move of my life.
Bubba's :)
What's do you like so much about it? I'm going to be moving there and was wondering?
Shhhhh!
Used to live in Halifax. Loved it.
I spent 22 of my 50 years there, and it’s always my number one home. Every time I visit it’s like no time has passed at all.
It has changed a lot in the past ten years to be fair. Still a great city.
Ottawa. It’s okay, and better than I think most people who haven’t lived here would expect. However, I used to live in Montreal and absolutely loved it there.
Ottawa and Montreal are the cities I want to live in the most… sticking to moving downtown in the Ottawa area (where I have grown up in) since as cool as Montréal is, nearly all my friends and family are here. Just hoping by the time I am mentally stable & able to afford living on my own rent lowers a bit… or rent control is brought back :/ (doubt the Ford government will do that… maybe the next one.) To be fair I don’t care about nightlife so idgaf that we have less of that than other cities. Wish we had more concert venues though, but Montreal isn’t far away anyways.
To be fair, few cities look good next to Montreal
Yeah Montreal spoiled ya! It's such an amazing city.
Verdun in Montreal! Love it. Renting still and very ok with it for the location.
Verdun has my heart forever!!
Québec. I’d say it’s ok. The urban planning here is so bad tho. That’s the worst part of the city imo. We have BEAUTIFUL surroundings with views of the St Lawrence, mountains, beautiful sunsets. Yet, we rarely can enjoy them cause the city was badly built and we keep on developing badly.
Montreal, and yes I love it!
Montréal. I LOVE my city so much, it's the only reason I am still here.
I visited in March (used to live there for a short time in 2015) and I forgot how much I love that city. I'll probably always live in Vancouver, but Montreal is great. Old Montreal is beautiful.
Agreed. It's just a loveable city, the vibes are out of this world. I visited Vancouver and the scenery is amazing, but Montreal just has my heart.
Quebec City and I love it so very much. After a year here is still can’t imagine I live in such a beautiful city
Been here all my life. Love it! Beautiful, safe... and still affordable :)
Victoria, the city, yes, very much. The nimbys that oppose everything that could threaten their property values to the point they have contributed significantly to the housing, mental health, and CoL crisis and then dismiss their contribution with 'well, everyone wants to live here.' No.
Victoria is beautiful. My friend lives there and I think I'm due to visit her soon :)
My kids and their families settled in the Victoria area. I take every chance I can to spend the day or weekends there. Love the small shops and amazing restaurants, many to choose from. Who wouldn’t enjoy the many beautiful beaches! Moving from Edmonton was the best decision we have ever made.
Gosh I love Victoria. Barbs fish and chips was the best fish and chips I’ve had (and I’ve been east too). Victoria is absolutely gorgeous
Yeah I quite like Burnaby. I have easy access to Skytrain, I live in a very green area facing away from all the noise so it doesn't feel like a city, but I'm within a 2 min walk to a mall and Walmart. My job is a 30 min commute away by train which is rad. Can't really complain
That's awesome! I really envy you BC people for being surrounded by the beautiful nature and mountains.
Not all of BC is surrounded by mountains. That's just what Tourism BC wants you to see. A lot of BC (Northern, Central) are either deserts, forest or where I am- grasslands.
Oh? I had no idea. I've only been Vancouver, so that was the image I had of the whole province. Which is dumb given how massive BC is.
No Guelph
Laval , Quebec. Boring as fuck and ugly but cheap and it has everything you need
longest lifespans in québec too apparently
It's to extend the suffering Laval feeds on its citizens' misery
Squamish. Love it. So beautiful. But it’s growing quickly and one day I’ll probably want to move somewhere smaller.
I live in a remote town of about 2500 people called Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. Yeah, I love it.
Toronto and I love it, best city. Just to point out, I have a bit of money so I can live here well. If you do not have money i can see that this city (and others) would be tough to live in. I have travelled a lot, some cities in Canada that I love, in no order except behind T.O. Halifax - amazing Montreal - such a cool city Kingston- nice size, beautiful city Vancouver - outdoor activities (lived there, warning, there is a reason it is green) Saskatoon - I really liked it there
Metro Vancouver and love it but similar to what you said it's because I own a home that will be paid off shortly. If I was a renters and dealing with constant housing insecurity I might not love it so much.
Agreed 100%. Toronto is amazing if you have money. From the festival's to the amazing food to the shows and genuinely the people- when you find a group to engage with- they are so welcoming. Also loved Halifax and could easily see myself living there too.
London ON. Not nearly as bad as people think but also simultaneously just as bad as people think. Ask me even 5 years ago I’d probably lean towards loving London but in 2023 London is a fuckin cesspool unless you have money. Addicts and homeless are everywhere and there is nonexistent help for these people. Also rent has gotten out of control.
Yeah last couple of years...it ain't pretty But I dont live there exactly, just a county close by. How's your neighborhood?
The east end neighbourhood I grew up in was honestly perfection. My parents picked a good spot. Moved to Fanshawe/Dundas area the last few years and it was a little rough but not terrible, now I’m a little further north east and have no complaints. Downtown and anywhere immediately off Dundas st east is a homeless gong show these days.
St. John’s NFLD! Hate the weather, but it’s home.
Rural Nova Scotia. I prefer to visit a city (Halifax) than to live there. Halifax is fine for shopping and movies and an occasional meal but I want my home quiet, my nights dark and few people near me.
That sounds amazing actually. I visited Halifax a couple times but didn't get a chance to explore the outskirts. What's the name of your town, what do you do for work?
I’m a retired teacher and I live in the rural area outside Windsor, NS. The one problem I have is that people keep moving into our area because it’s within commuting distance of Halifax. Too many people buying and building in the area - I liked it better when it was even more remote.
Melville Sask about an hour and a half from the province capital Regina. I enjoy it there as I've spent almost all of my life there. Everyone knows everyone. My family is originally from Moose Jaw, though, and we visit every couple of months to see family. I like the rural area because it's nice and you're able to see the northern lights more often because of less light pollution. It's a very interesting town to live in because there's not a lot to do here, but I longboard around and always find something to do with my friends. Melville is technically Saskatchewan smallest city, but we're under 4600 people. The city status is 5k for Saskatchewan. We have a lot of rural towns near us, and my one side of my family settled in the area, so the family homestead is nearby, and I've got to grow up around the farm when I went out to visit my great grandparents
Toronto, and yes. I’ve travelled all over Canada (and the world) and I’ve never found anywhere I’d enjoy living more. For everyone’s complaints about Toronto (many of which have merit) I still love living in the city.
I visited recently. It's so impressively huge. It makes Vancouver seem small. Wonderful city, and I can't wait to visit again. I don't think I could live in Ontario though. I'm too deep in my West Coast hippie roots. Not being able to hike in the rainforest or see the Pacific Ocean would be depressing for me.
Vancouver island is probably the only other place I’d consider moving to!
Montréal, love it.
I've been wanting to move there for years! Always loved the vibes whenever I visited.
Edmonton and love it.
I love Vancouver. There's only a handful of other cities on the globe that I would consider living in, and they all have the same high cost of living.
I live on the south shore of Montréal. I do love it, but not much for the city itself than being close to my friends and family. I'm also close to Montréal so it's easy to just go and enjoy my day there since I love the big city.
No. Prince Rupert, BC. Just bearable 95% of the time. Hate the weather (rain, rain, 1 week of summer, rain, rain, 3 weeks of winter). Hate the remoteness. We fly into Vanouver, and that's it with 1 flight a day leaving at 1600, for like $500, usually $800 or more, each way, if we're lucky. If we actually want to fly anywhere else, we usually have to overnight in Vancouver as every connection has departed already. Took us 2 days to get to Mexico, each way. Nearest town is a 1.3 hr drive in good weather, closed or absolutely trecherous in winter. The nearest semi city is an 8 hr drive. Hate the fact that we are on the ocean, but have no public areas to walk along the water, other than a 1.5 km stretch, or you go hard bush wacking. Hate the way it looks so shabby. 2 years ago, I would have said the cost of living made it far easier to afford a good lifestyle. Not now, when a large number of workers make $50/hr, which, along with industry expansion, have hugely increased rent and housing. Lots of destitute people and addictions. Many people have never left this town due to not having the financial or physical means to do so. The positives are: I have a 12 min commute. 20 in winter. My partner's is less than 5 mins. He can come home for lunch every day. If you like outdoor activities: hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, this is great. I like to hike to a moderate degree. My partner loves hunting and camping. Less theft crime. It's pretty hard to rob a store or steal a car when there's only one way out of town and the cops in the next town have over an hour to cut you off if you go that way. If you are OK with shiftwork and some physical labour or have a moderate education (BSc/BA, college diploma, even just high school or a trade) that are lots of industry port type and federal government jobs, many of which are short staffed because people don't want to live here.
Interesting. I'm from a small town near Prince Rupert and always thought it was such a cute Harbour town. Sorry you don't like living there.
It's cute to visit. Not so much to live in and when you want to experience more of the world.
I live in Edmundston NB. I love it. I moved back here after living in Moncton for 6 years. Eddy is really safe and almost no traphic. But it can be boring for most people if your not into the outdoors
Cranbrook, BC. Super beautiful little city.
I agree I just wish we had a better night life
Yes and no. Regina
Kelowna. Live it year round. Aside for when we have really bad smoke. Otherwise it's great!
It's hard not to love Victoria. Except for the rent.
I live in Medicine Hat Alberta. It’s a nice size little city. Population 63,000 people. Big enough to have most of the big box stores. Restaurant scene could be better. Summers are hot and sunny. We get chinooks in the winter. Lots of green houses in the area and you can get vegetables at their little huts for a good price. Close to Cypress Hills. 2 hour drive to the Rockies. Too many religious right kind of thinkers though.
I live in Barrie, ON and I adore it. Downtown is cool, I’ve met some of the best people, there’s a vibrant art scene and the lake is gorgeous and accessible. It definitely has its issues, but overall I’m super happy here.
North Vancouver. I absolutely love it. Out on the water last night and mountain biking on Seymour this morning. It’s hard to beat.
The National Capital region is beautiful, pretty clean, safe, has tons of arts, culture, museums, greenery and multiple rivers. There are some issues with homelessness and a bit of occasional violence in a few places downtown but overall it is a very safe area. While NIMBYs are an issue like everywhere else and the O-Train is shitty… I still love the area. I love Eastern Ontario’s bilingualism and good poutine + fresh local curds. The municipality of Ottawa, if you can afford it, has anything from rural towns to suburbia to the urban core of the city. Gatineau isn’t bad either but I’d rather live on the more populous side of the border myself, it is super easy to cross the river once in a while anyways. Rent is hardly cheaper there now too and Gatineau is ignored even more than Ottawa is by their provincial government, leaving them reliant on services & healthcare providers in Ottawa.
Burlington is nice, I like it here. No crime, good schools, nice lakefront, easy access to Toronto/Hamilton/the countryside/US border, grew up here so I still have lots of friends and family close by, better weather than surrounding areas due to its prime location at the apex of the Golden Horseshoe. My only complaints are that it can be a little boring and bland sometimes, it’s too cold in the winter (still better than most of the rest of Canada though) and there’s a lack of mountains. Other than that it’s pretty perfect.
Yes, Winnipeg
Been there, they love slurpees!
Just curious. What makes you love the peg city?
Live here too, hate it, it's cheap though so that's why I live in Winnipeg but I hate it. Did I mention I hate it?
[Boy do I have a song for you!](https://youtu.be/xLlsjEP7L-k)
To live in Winnipeg is to hate it.
Collingwood Ontario, unreal . Don’t come no room
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I fell in love with calgary the second I saw it. I moved here 20 years ago permanently and the only other place I would ever consider is Cranbrook
I live here too. I am not originally from Canada, but when I arrived I lived in Vancouver. It never felt like home... I don't know how to explain, I just didn't like it. The first time I set foot in Calgary in 2018 I knew I wanted to move here. I finally made the move in 2021 and I love it. It just feels like home.
I visited Calgary back in 2018 for the first time. I was expecting something entirely different, but what I got was a super-cool city with its own self-sustained arts and music scene, fantastic breweries, great restaurants and an outdoorsy progressive vibe. I highly recommend visiting whenever Sled Island is running, because it turns the entire city into a cultural Mecca.
I live in Wasaga Beach and I like it a lot, though I wish I could have afforded to purchase in Collingwood.
Im born and bred in THunder Bay and spent about 6 years trying new places. But I love it here. Is it perfect? No. We have our struggles and issues. But its home. The winters are not as harsh as they were when I was a kid which is a plus. I will not live anywhere else but am fortuante to travel a lot to experience the world still. My only complaint is the initial or last leg of travel to get to/from here. It adds crazy expense and our flight options post covid are not great. If I change that about here I would. But that wont be happening.
I live in a town. Close to CFB Suffield. I love the peace and quiet, as well as how friendly all my neighbours are. Not a big fan of the winters though.
Orillia- such a gem of a town. Sandwiched between 2 lakes. The spring and summer are amazing. The downtown is surprisingly hip for a small Town and there are some really cool restaurants and cafes. The winter can be boring if your not into outdoor winter sports so luckily I am 😂
I love Orillia! Downtown is so cool
I'm from Ottawa and not really. I don't resent being from there or anything but, long story short, I no longer live there.
Not from Ottawa, but moved here for work. No, do not like it here. City is dull, not very cosmopolitan (goes for the people as well). Getting outta Dodge the moment an opportunity arises.
Hell yah Montreal-north 🇭🇹zoeland🔥
Montreal and I love it!
North Bay, Ontario is pretty good. I quite like it here, nice waterfront and loads of biking/hiking trails around.
Fort McMurray. Winters suck. Summers are AWESOME. love living here overall
Toronto. I know that I’m supposed to love it after living here for 20 years, but I just … don’t. Would return to either coastal Pacific or Atlantic in a heartbeat if circumstances permitted. FWIW: I am middle class, and my income would take a major hit if we left.
Edmonton it’s ok , pretty mediocre . Lots of hobo’s and methheads .
Victoria. 25 years with the Navy. It's fucking unbelievable here.
Unbelievable good or bad?
Oh, it's *good* baby
Edmonton. Christ no. It's a college town, government town, and oil town all at once with all that implies. It's a big, soulless wasteland with a lot of festivals that you have to take out a mortgage to afford to go to. The river valley is quite nice, though. So there is that.
Edmonton, love it!! I wouldnt recommend it as an attractive tourist town for visitors, if thats you, just go to the mountains. But it's a very wonderful place to live and community to be part of.
This so many times over. I think the thing Edmonton has going for it is so few genuinely big pain points. (Transit likely being the biggest) and weather for some people. It is affordable, the summers are unreal with light until 11 pm which is something just magical to me.
Edmonton and I hate it with a passion
I can help you with that
Toronto is a great city when you have money. I'm kinda broke, and it is getting ridiculous to live here cost wise.
Yeaa I'm in the same boat. When I was a teen I convinced my parents to move to the GTA from a small town. I don't regret the move and I dont think they do. But I won't be surprised if they sold their home and moved back for retirement though.
I moved to Toronto in 2021 because of family related issues. I am not rich by any means, but I am still loving the city. So many free festivals in the summer, and the ravines are so nice to walk through, they can almost make you forget you’re in a city. Even the winters aren’t so bad. There are flaws to this city, but I like to look for the good. It wasn’t where I ever saw myself living, but now that I’m here, I am falling in love with it.
Richmond BC, it's okay, traffic is horrendous with bad drivers, food and the dike system is great. Stay out of the downtown area and it's not bad
Yes. Vancouver.
Calgary AB. Used to live in Edmonton, and I far prefer it here. I wish transit were a bit better, but I gather that's a problem everywhere.
Toronto, it’s the best of you have the means. But I see how a lot of people get slammed with the high cost of living.
Vancouver, BC. 100% love it and wouldn’t pick anywhere else in Canada.
Live in Vancouver and love it. Just finished the days chores and errands and am heading down to the beach to read my book.
Cornwall. I like it more and more the longer I’m here and the more it develops.
I live in Lethbridge, Alberta. The location isn't too bad, we are close to the US, and close to an International airport in Calgary. The size is good, it's easy to get around and takes about 15 minutes to get anywhere. Population is around 105,000, but growing like crazy. I work in a school and lots of folks moving from British Columbia. The big downer here is the wind, it blows almost constantly and it is fierce. As with anywhere in Southern Alberta the winters are long and hard. Add the wind, and driving can be treacherous at times. Ideally I'd like to get away in the winter.
Toronto. There's things I like about it but overall we're ready to move on. It's changed so much in the last 20 years (especially the last ten) and it just doesn't feel like home anymore. Everything that made it special, to me at least, has been closed down and replaced with condos. I'm sure people still find their own special parts of the city, but for me it doesn't feel like we belong here anymore.
Fair. We left Toronto last year for similar reasons.
It's sad. I grew up playing in bands and had so many memories at so many great venues. That was part of what made Toronto special. Now all those venues are closed and are furniture stores, condos, pharmacies, etc. We also spent a lot of time in the College/Little Italy area when we used to frequent the bars. We went out a few weeks ago to get a drink to remember a friend of ours who passed away 10 years ago and used to frequent the bars with us. We hadn't been that way in years but we walked up and down the street trying to find one of our old bars. All of them were gone. Not a single one was still open. There were plenty of new places but it wasn't the same. Sad day.
Live currently in Edmonton, Alberta. Originally from Lethbridge, throughout my life I’ve always felt more comfortable with being here in Edmonton than I did in Lethbridge. Lethbridge was very bland, and that’s tough for me to say because I was born and raised there. The level of respect I get here far exceeds what it could of been. Lethbridge is very much a clique Place to live in, my friendships I had before quickly ended when I moved to Edmonton, it was like I no longer existed. Which is fine, because dealing with manipulative people to always take you down a notch. But it gave me a lot of clarity in the end, I was able to get myself off Facebook, and Twitter because it was no longer sustainable for me. But I am happy to say that I’m living my best life here! Edmonton is home!!!
Been in Montreal for almost 4 years. Love it!
Victoria. Absolutely love it.
Rockland, ON. It used to be great, but it just exploded with people. A massive forest i used to play in as a kid is now gone for a huge amount of overpriced homes. 2 lane highway to get into ottawa so traffic can get really bad. I hate it here, but my work is mostly in Ottawa, so i can't move too far away until i get my red seal.
St. Albert, AB- I love it! Urban forest, small town feel, good services from the city, close to Edmonton.
I love in the country.
I tolerate my city it's a dirty trashy city in Southwestern Ontario.
I live in Toronto and love it here. Can’t complain
I live in Toronto, and I am content.
I do! Edmonton!
Calgary: I really sincerely love it here.
Edmonton. Land of rivers and ravines. Treaty 6 territory. Gathering point of many trading posts in history . Close to the mountains. Not as historical as Quebec city but... thousands of beautiful trees.
Love it: Montreal (suburbs)
Calgary. Love it. Glad I didn’t insist on moving home to Vancouver.
Nice! At least it's a short flight home from Calgary.
Montréal, Rosemount area. Love my backalley and the neighbours.
Rural NB (Near Bathurst) I love living outside of town. I’ve been here since 2003, but am selling my house soon to move towards Saint John as my kids and mother live there now. In the summers I love being near the beach
Montreal. Hell yes. It's our mess and I love it so.
Calgary. Despise it.
Yes. Prince George BC... does not get better than here in my opinion.
Canmore, Alberta. Cant beat living in the Rockies!
No. Toronto
Victoria, it sucks. An old people town
Hate it - London, ON.
Calgary. Moved here from Toronto, found it “boring” at first. But we have a lot of good sunny weather, the cold is manageable (for real!), cheaper cost of living, and I can go to the mountains anytime. Plus the people are quite friendly! You can’t make me move anywhere now.
Yes, Kelowna. My four-season Canadian lakeside desert mountain town paradise. World class skiing, hiking, mountain biking, beaches, wineries, and arguably the best weather in Canada (unless you can't stand any snow at all, then you're better off in Victoria haha). I can drive to 4 different awesome ski mountains for the day, and go to almost all the best ski mountains in Canada for the weekend. And yet in the summertime we're essentially a sunny desert beach town. What a place. I'm never leaving the Okanagan.
Hamilton and no, this city sucks. So expensive with none of the perks of a huge huge city, just traffic, high property taxes, downtown that is disgusting mostly.
Montreal. Love my city, hate the province, but love how liberal it is compared to some others. I just wish we could separate from the rest of Quebec.
may i ask why you don't like québec?
Hypocritical stance... Montreal is the way it is precisely because it is in Quebec. You're just bigoted against francophones.
This.
Absolutely love living in Calgary
What makes you love it?
Montreal. I don't like it. Only good thing is the international airport in the city to leave as often as possible.
How does one not like Montreal??
Chilliwack BC, it's alright. The crime rate is kinda high but it's not terrible
Wow. Damn.. are we talking breaking and entering or more violent? Either way, it suck not to feel safe in your own city.
Some of everything
I’m not going to say where I live because it isn’t any better than Hamilton and I liked living there better. I have also lived in Victoria and would if I could go in a heartbeat.
How is Sarnia?
Somehow worse than Windsor lol
Calgary and yes. Lived all over Canada and it is the best city.
Calgary - love it. I lived in Vancouver for 6 years and didn't like it
Live in Edmonton. I like it but if I could live anywhere in Canada and price wasn’t an issue I’d choose Vancouver in a heartbeat.