The percentage of people who agreed or strongly agreed that they were “seriously thinking of leaving” their province because of housing costs was 44 per cent in both central and suburban Toronto. Canada’s reputation as a welcoming country for newcomers could be at risk with the ongoing housing affordability crisis hitting immigrants hardest of all, a new Angus Reid survey says.found that 28 per cent of Canadians are seriously considering leaving their province because housing costs are too high.
For immigrants who have lived in Canada for 11 or more years, the proportion considering leaving their province is 30 per cent, closer to the overall average.The survey, which canvassed 4,204 Canadians in mid-June, showed levels of discontent that largely align with Canadian cities’ respective housing costs, and also found that a slight majority of respondents are hopeful that the affordability situation will improve in “the next few years.
At a provincial level, Ontario and B.C. had the highest number of respondents thinking of leaving, while Quebec and Saskatchewan had the lowest.