Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

[deleted] t1_jb1hmg2 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in [OC] Canada’s top 10 Sources of Immigration by Country of Citizenship in 2022 by datasciencerookie

[deleted]

23

datasciencerookie OP t1_jb1jkyy wrote

Canadian immigration is more lenient than US immigration thats why they immigrate to Canada first

3

BadBunnyYonaguni t1_jb1wcfd wrote

I disagree as an immigrant who has lived in both the USA and Canada. Canadian immigration is mind-meltingly idiotic, and far more difficult to manage than the yank immigration process.

6

datasciencerookie OP t1_jb1x1q9 wrote

Ive lived in both and im not a citizen of either country… Canadian immigration is wayy easier than US immigration.. Canadian immigration if you have enough education and work experience you can get enough points to immigrate… the US is almost impossible unless you are extraordinary enough to get H1B sponsorship or have US citizen family members that can sponsor your green card… the reason I moved from the US to Canada was because I couldn’t stay in the US and i know many people who work in tech (mostly from India) who did the same..

7

mmarollo t1_jb2sd8u wrote

If you’re from India you’ll have a much harder time in the US than most people because Indians saturate their quotas very quickly every year.

8

broyoyoyoyo t1_jb362sd wrote

I suppose the perspective matters. For an educated person (in an in demand field), immigrating to Canada is pretty easy, as you say, but immigrating to the US is difficult. But for an uneducated person, immigrating to Canada is basically impossible, but immigrating to the US is possible through family sponsorship.

7

squarerootofapplepie t1_jb1v8gi wrote

I wonder how the emigration to the US rate compares between native born Canadians and immigrants to Canada.

3

mmarollo t1_jb2swgu wrote

The flow of immigrants from the US to Canada is about 1/10th of vice versa, per capita. In order words, roughly the same numerical amount of people migrate in both directions, but the US is 10X as large. Having lived in both countries, there isn’t much in Canada to attract an American other than a spouse. There’s nothing wrong with Canada, it’s just that everything in Canada is available in the US as well. “Free” health care? Yeah no. The waiting lists here in Canada would shock and appall most Americans. I got far better care in the US than here in Canada, but I sure wouldn’t want to get caught without insurance in the US (most people have excellent insurance).

2