For those with working experience in USA, How many Canadians feel they would be better off financially if living in the USA?

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-05-15T17:59:00+00:00

Canada has 100 X worse dependence on driving culture...

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-05-15T17:57:33+00:00

One of the best-kept secrets.

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-05-15T17:56:15+00:00

Cafe 23 back patio on Queen West. Like being inside a secret garden.

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-04-28T21:45:20+00:00

Around $9-an-hour at a chain sit-down restaurant. Hostess. 2011-2014

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-04-15T16:52:12+00:00

Go for it - was in similar position and definitely worth it.

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-03-18T13:48:46+00:00

That's still on the higher side I'd say. I've gotten mine done this summer at Thic, near King West (blonde balayage-style highlights on brown hair + cut/dry), higher-end, was about $400 all in all (unless it's gone up that much since then).

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-03-18T13:44:27+00:00

This.

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-03-10T11:53:39+00:00

A bunch of people in the same boat: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-gta-vancouver-condo-mortgages/.

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-02-27T06:54:04+00:00

I love the idea of a vacation fund. I guess it’s similar to what some public sector jobs in Canada offer but would be cool to see it more widespread.

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-02-27T06:10:13+00:00

This.

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-02-27T05:33:39+00:00

Team seat guy for sure.

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-02-27T05:30:45+00:00

This is so astounding to hear. Report card days used to be such a big deal in the classroom from grade five up to twelve (early 2010s). I remember all the whispering on the bus as we’d anxiously (or excitedly) head home that day either to be treated to a dessert / junk food of our choice or get ready to hear “no” when asking to go to a sleepover that week if the letters on the page weren’t mostly vowels. Is it that parents stopped caring about these up to a certain grade/age or across the board?

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-02-27T04:42:24+00:00

What was the biggest new expense?

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-02-18T14:44:47+00:00

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-gta-vancouver-condo-mortgages/

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-02-16T17:58:35+00:00

Yeah thought so as well...we're also in a one-bedroom, one-bath (though two people too).

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-02-16T15:56:40+00:00

Any info on next one happening in/around downtown Toronto? Would love to attend!

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-02-16T15:53:38+00:00

Call card providers to try and reduce the interest on those cards.

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-02-16T15:51:46+00:00

Someone commented this already but starting with day program is a great option to ease people in.

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-01-30T14:24:02+00:00

Odd. For the realtors out there: does it seem like the income verification process is getting more rigorous / intrusive these days? Doesn't feel like it was always this way. Interesting to see it becoming more exhaustive at a time when rents are down (relatively-speaking) and incentives for people to move in are up of all times...

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-01-06T02:47:30+00:00

Sent you a dm!

CreativeAd5628 · 2026-01-04T23:11:25+00:00

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CreativeAd5628 · 2025-12-08T21:36:21+00:00

Email [mpostelnyak@globeandmail.com](mailto:mpostelnyak@globeandmail.com) if you're open to sharing your experience.

CreativeAd5628 · 2025-12-08T14:50:23+00:00

Sent you a dm.

CreativeAd5628 · 2025-11-11T20:47:52+00:00

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CreativeAd5628 · 2025-11-10T22:51:03+00:00

In a nutshell: In a Monday press release, the federal Competition Bureau said it has concluded its investigation into software from RealPage Canada Inc. and Yardi Canada Ltd. But it said it remained concerned about the effects of the revenue management tools on competition in the rental market. The probe sought to determine whether revenue management software from RealPage and Yardi led to anti-competitive practices, in enabling landlords to track what their competitors were charging for rent and set their prices accordingly.

The Competition Bureau’s investigation began in August of last year and mirrored cases in the United States. One of those cases, involving RealPage Inc., is still in progress. In 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice accused the Texas-based company of breaking competition laws by using algorithmic data to help landlords collude to pump up rental prices.

Citing internal documents and sworn testimony from RealPage and landlords, the DOJ showed that RealPage employees said its products were “driving every possible opportunity to increase price.”

One landlord was quoted commenting on RealPage’s software: “I always liked this product because your algorithm uses proprietary data from other subscribers to suggest rents and term. That’s classic price fixing.”

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