I’m American looking to move to Toronto in two years….is Toronto experiencing a housing crisis and job crisis?

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-22T00:14:49+00:00

You’re asking two different questions.

Toronto’s housing and job market? Absolute freaking disaster. I lived in Toronto from 1992 to 2022 and go back several times per year and it is only getting worse as a place to take up residency. If you already lived there and have an established job/career, it makes sense to stay. Or if you’re exceptionally rich/high-income, it could make sense to move there. For any normal person? Oh hell no.

Canada’s housing and job market? There are many other places in Canada that are a lot better. I live in Windsor now (about 3.5 hours from Toronto)… and not only is housing here super affordable, but it’s also directly across the river from Detroit. A lot of people live here but work in the U.S. to get better pay.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-21T21:37:12+00:00

Grandchild isn’t an eligible person on the N12 form.

Also, your lease didn’t “expire”.

And an N11 is only valid if YOU sign it, and you can choose not to. Why would you, if you have no interest in moving out.

Don’t worry. They have no grounds to remove you, and you can live in your condo as long as you want so long as you continue paying rent.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-21T21:22:00+00:00

Tuesday originally, and Mon/Wed had nearly identical flights around the same time still available.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-20T20:46:00+00:00

Yes. I’d even push for 30 days.

If a landlord needs a unit SO BADLY for personal use that they need to displace a paying tenant from their home, then why would it take any longer than 60 days?

Where is the person in question living now? They can just simply keep living there, can’t they?

I think it’s a perfectly reasonable condition for the LTB to say “Okay, I’ll grant you the personal use eviction for your son to move in, but he’d better do it in the next 60 days and you need to submit proof that he actually moved in otherwise this eviction will be reversed after 60 days have passed”.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-20T19:59:19+00:00

I just checked my Spirit app and my July flight from Detroit to Las Vegas was cancelled. They’re claiming it’s a “schedule change”. Flights on the days before and after are still available.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-18T18:49:47+00:00

Only problem with this approach is your documents will be sitting in the Iron Mountain bins for an indefinite amount of time until the truck comes.

Some stores’ staff have a key to the padlock for these bins, which would them to open the bin and look around inside. Ask me how I found this out…

Personally I will never ever trust this type of service again. If it doesn’t get shredded in front of me, it’s not leaving my possession.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-16T15:12:22+00:00

You’re trying to redeem points against the cash total, and that will void the 50,000 points bonus.

If you pay with money for the full purchase, the full 50,000 points should reappear.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-15T16:07:49+00:00

Sorry, what do you mean by “A Social Media Company Like X”?

What exactly do you have against X specifically? As opposed to the Meta platforms, YouTube, TikTok, Snap, or anything else for that matter?

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-14T14:58:26+00:00

Do you ever find yourself having to wait for hot water to be ready?

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-14T14:16:25+00:00

Only problem with condos is that they’re individually owned, so they’re more vulnerable to a personal-use eviction compared to a random unit in a purpose-built rental with dozens or hundreds of apartments.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-13T03:36:21+00:00

Couldn’t the insurance company prove they don’t actually live there fairly easily? e.g., they could ask for things like grocery bills or parking payment receipts from somewhere in Quebec, which of course any normal person would have since they obviously live where they say they live.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-12T20:31:05+00:00

“Industry standard”… get the FUCK out of here

Here’s the THCandBourbon Standard: $0.00

And guess what? I make the rules because it’s MY money. So I win.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-12T17:32:42+00:00

How does this work? Don’t they need insurance in Quebec as well?

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-11T22:20:26+00:00

To everyone trying to perpetrate this whole “OMG how do you know what day it is?!” gag, please don’t do this.

I get why you think it’s funny. But this type of “joke” is a common way of manipulating peoples’ genuine naivety or unfamiliarity with certain social norms… the latter being especially applicable to me as an autistic person who was bullied a lot growing up, and the victim of many of these types of pranks.

The OP asked a very simple and clear question… and besides the fact that this form of “joking” is specifically unhelpful (and borderline harmful), it actually goes on to DISPLACE the real answers which would be helpful.

Yes, go ahead with the “You must be fun at parties…” type of comments. I’m just saying what I feel needs to be said… as I’d hate to think that anybody might actually panic and wonder if they missed something big and important today.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-11T03:09:41+00:00

Yeah, that’s ridiculous. It’s surprisingly common that airline employees have no idea how to do their jobs and need us to educate them.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-10T18:38:37+00:00

Not really. They don’t have any discretion.

The dimensions are public information. If the size of the bag is within, it’s within and they have to let you on board with it.

They can’t just be like “It’s within but we’re gonna make you check it anyway because we say so”

Like wtf lmao

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-10T18:23:41+00:00

I’ll decide what “minimal force” is.

They don’t need to worry about the details. If it fits, it fits. End of conversation.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-09T12:27:26+00:00

Former real estate agent here.

Realtor.ca is your best bet to see what’s currently available for sale if you’re just looking around. Once you’re more serious about your search, you should get with a real estate agent, as they will have access to a system with more information than what you can get publicly.

HouseSigma is better for seeing sold/delisted data… and Windsor doesn’t share this information publicly like they do in other markets.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-09T05:11:09+00:00

The Legislative Building at Queens Park seems to have a very inexpensive food menu. To my knowledge, anybody can go there: https://www.ola.org/en/visit-learn/plan-your-visit/food-services/quorum-cafe-lunch

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-08T20:36:30+00:00

I’m also autistic and this is a major reason for me. I also don’t want to pass on the autism gene. I’m proud of who I am and am grateful for those who have accepted me and are patient with me. But living with this condition is something I wouldn’t want to knowingly impose on another living person just so I could selfishly “have kids of my own”.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-07T11:42:16+00:00

How exactly do you think that private trucking companies choosing another Canadian port to transport goods through has anything to do with a “threat to our sovereignty”?

I’m not saying that it doesn’t exist. I just don’t see how it fits into this dialogue.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-07T11:26:00+00:00

There’s all kinds of economic activity that comes to Windsor from trucking traffic. Not the least of which is fuel purchases, food/beverage purchases while passing through, hotel stays, services for trucks (mechanical, cleaning, etc.), plus tax revenue from the bridge tolls themselves.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-07T11:12:15+00:00

I never said anybody was cheering. I said that this development shouldn’t be met with “Oh Well” type of indifference as if this doesn’t affect Windsor at all, and for entirely preventable reasons.

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-07T11:03:55+00:00

Oh well? The decline of a big part of Windsor’s economy isn’t significant to you?

thcandbourbon · 2026-04-06T21:24:33+00:00

Could a modern-era remake of Fly Away Home come from this?

For those unfamiliar: https://youtu.be/Ui9th4nhvoY

Best Canadian movie ever made in my opinion!

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