{"id":703383,"date":"2026-08-05T01:59:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T05:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldtadise.com\/?p=703383"},"modified":"2026-08-05T01:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T05:59:46","slug":"nobody-leaves-canada-because-they-stopped-loving-it-they-leave-because-loving-it-stopped-being-affordable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldtadise.com\/?p=703383","title":{"rendered":"Nobody leaves Canada because they stopped loving it, they leave because loving it stopped being affordable"},"content":{"rendered":"

Something has been shifting quietly across the country, and it shows up in the small moments more than the big headlines. A neighbour selling up and moving to Calgary. A cousin who took a job offer in Australia instead of waiting around for something local. A friend who used to talk about buying a place in Toronto no longer brings it up.<\/h4>\n

Statistics Canada confirmed that 120,640 people emigrated in 2025, the highest total since the agency started tracking this back in 1952. That beats even the famous brain drain of the 1960s, when Canadian talent headed south for better paycheques. Early 2026 numbers are already tracking worse, with a record 30,092 people leaving in the first quarter alone.<\/p>\n

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