Whats Canada like?

Question

Montreal and Toronto in particular. I would like to visit and maybe possible move there. How's the economy, weather, and anything else you can tell me. Thank you very much. One more thing whats the religion in Canada.

Answer 1

cold! ha i shouldnt be talking its cold where i live too (wisconsin)

Answer 2

Five myths about Canada you need to know about!

1. Free health care.

Canada's health care is not free. It is funded by a heavy tax

regime that takes hard earned money from even the working poor. If

you make $C20,000 a year. You will be taxed. Make more? Like $C75,000

and up? Oh, you can bet you will get hit with taxes. In some

provinces like Alberta, you also get the additional privilege of

paying health care "premiums" on top of your taxes.

The big hospital unions like the Registered Nurses and various

so-called "para-professionals" have taken over the health care

system and destroyed it. This is what happens when you create a

a monopoly, and worse, a government owned monopoly.

2. High standard of living

Huh? Since when? This country has one of North America's biggest

drug ghettos. It's called Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Canadians

have a lower per capita GDP than Americans. They also make less

money than Americans, and ironically many other countries: Ireland,

Germany, Switzerland to name just a few.

3. Peaceful

Nope! There are just as many acts of violent crime, drug gangs,

domestic murders in Canada as in the U.S. It's just never adjusted

for per capita, ie. the actual population of the two countries

and the size of the cities in each country. Canada has serial

killers, drug shootings, pollution, gang violence. How come we don't

hear much about this in the world's media, the way the U.S.'s

problems are constantly brought up?

4. Strong economy

No! Canadians just piggyback off the U.S. economy and they still

can't manage to get their unemployment rate down to anywhere near

to the U.S. rate, which was hovering in the low 5's most recently.

Canada's rate has varied over the last decade or more from 11% to

a low of about 7%. The country just sells off its raw natural

resources rather than having a productive economy through

strong innovation or research. Yet the Canucks complain about

selling those resources to the U.S. Huh?

5. Canadians are polite self effacing and humble

Whoa! Canadians are anything but polite and "European" as they

like to tell the world. Most Canadians I've met are ignorant,

boorish, self absorbed anti-American bigots. Go to a Canadian

workplace: see how they treat you, especially if you are a brown

or black person.

Go to a restaurant or a store. The tone is very cold and "British"

in nature. Look at how they drive. I have driven in Britain, the

U.S. (San Diego, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Seattle area).

Nowhere have I seen such stupid backward drivers as I have seen

in B.C. and Alberta.

Basically Canada needs to have its huge pompous self absorbed ego

deflated. Canadians are hypocrites and they love to be delusional,

and self absorbed about how great they are. The U.S. incidentally is the

country where a lot of Canadians, (about 250,000 at last count), go

to live well, retire and of course, for employment. Hypocritical or

what?

Answer 3

Montreal and Toronto are both very multicultural cities.  They're pretty big, also.  I've only been to Montreal once, so I can't give you too much information there.  But Toronto can be a bit rough.  Both cities have similar climate - cold in the winter warm in the summer.  Personally, if you want to visit and live in Canada, I would suggest visiting B.C. - The Rockies are just beautiful.  Also, the rolling hills a couple hours north of Montreal are really pretty.  I have yet to see Quebec city, but the old part of the city is supposed to be gorgeous (I've seen pictures).  If your set on Toronto, check out the surrounding cities - as far north as Barrie, including Brampton, Mississauga, Etobicoke.  It really depends on what you want to do in up here in Canada, and what you want to see.

Answer 4

This website is about Southern Ontario, so should have information you need.

http://www.discover-southern-ontario.com

The dominant religion is Christianity with its many denominations (Catholic, Protestant, Baptist, Amish, Mennonite, Seventh Day Adventist etc.), but there are also many Mosques, Temples, Synagogues for our residents who are Islamic, Sikh, Jewish or any other faith.

Canada enjoys a great freedom of Religion and anyone is free to practise their religion here.

Welcome!

Answer 5

Canada is a highly developed country with excellent working conditions, an outstanding education system,a very high standard of living and health care system ranked one of the best in the world.

Answer 6

Montreal and Toronto are both awesome cities, with great culture, lots to do, and many opportunities for someone who wants to make a career move or just have a change.  Toronto may be booming a little more in terms of the economy, but both are very good.  The weather is similar in both - they can be quite hot in the summer, and both can have snowy, messy winters.  This winter in particular dumped a lot of snow on both cities, probably more on Montreal.  Actually winters may be a little harsher in Montreal than in Toronto.  

In Quebec many people are Catholic, with Cahtolicism being the dominant religion, but Montreal itself is very multicultural so you will find most major world religions represented.  In Toronto also you will find people of all religions.  There is no one religion that could be said to be the religion of Canada.  It varies greatly, depending on the origin of the people who settled different areas.

Answer 7

The economy is very good, it's like the U.S, but better. Don't listen to the people who say we live in igloos, because we don't. Most of Canada has cold winters, and hot summers. The dominant religion in Canada is Protestant or Christian. Canada is a great place, and my favourite out of all of the places I have lived, so you should really come!!!!!!!!!!!!!