The reasons for departure

"The best country in the world", why would you ever want to leave?

Anyone leaving Canada has their reasons for doing so. To be honest, it's often a number of reasons—not just one. The reasons you give are sometimes not even the most compelling. Maybe you don't even know yourself; it's more of a feeling. Many simply find it difficult to pinpoint exactly why they want to leave Canada after a few years. Aside from homesickness or a longing for the old familiar, what are the most common reasons for leaving?

The most frequently cited reasons why Canada doesn't seem so great after all...

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1 - Housing problems

In a vast country like Canada, it's almost unthinkable that there's such a shortage of owner-occupied homes, but also of rental properties. Even if you do find any, they're unaffordable.
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2 - So little culture

Struggling to earn money, stay warm, and afford a roof over your head. It's no wonder cultural expressions aren't a priority.
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3 - All the poverty

Those without a home, a job, or an income are left to fend for themselves. You can see this on the streets with all those homeless people. It's awful to witness it firsthand.
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4 - The rickety infrastructure

You wouldn't expect that in such a wealthy country, would you? Potholes, intermittent power, old public buildings—and no money to fix it.
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All kinds of reasons

There are people who moved to Canada knowing beforehand that it would only be for a certain number of years. Some of them stayed; others left more or less according to plan.

A frequently heard underlying reason is that people are moving again for a job or business. Sometimes they want to care for a family member. Perhaps it's for the children to be able to attend a different school.


There are plenty of reasons to stay or leave. Generally, when people do leave Canada, several reasons converge.



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And then there's also such a thing as "homesickness." What can that do to you, and how do you cope with it?

Many people are not affected by it at all and may not even understand the problem.

Yet, there are people who can't come to terms with their homesickness. It can even become so severe that homesickness becomes a major issue in their lives.

Homesickness can therefore become a factor in the decision to remigrate. Even if homesickness is a problem for only one person in a group, it can force a decision to move.


In other words, apart from the clear and rather hard facts from the group of reasons for remigration, the issue of homesickness can also play a major role.


From a scientific perspective, homesickness is quite difficult to define. We've written a feature article about it.

Main article: Homesickness in Canada
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