The dream of making it big in Canada is turning into a battle for survival for many immigrants due to the high cost of living and rental shortages, as rising emigration numbers hints to newcomers being forced to turn their back on a country that they chose to make their adopted home. Trudeau has made immigration his main weapon to blunt Canada's big challenge of an aging and slowing population, and it has also helped fuel economic growth. In the first six months of 2023 some 42,000 individuals departed Canada, adding to 93,818 people who left in 2022 and 85,927 exits in 2021, official data show.
day driving around vegas. this house in this particular area just doesn t exist in pasadena. if it did, which it doesn t, it would be $4-5 million. reporter: no state income tax, job creation and the ability to save money with cash left over are all factors enticing people to leave the california hills for the nevada desert. you ve got to be thinking about quality of life, about taxes, about cost of living, right? those are really important factors to a lot of households that are considering where it is they would like to go and get a job or where it is they would like to retire. reporter: like nevada, statistics show arizona and idaho are also seeing a heavy influx of new residents from california. and in sin city your new neighbors are likely from the golden state. 50% of the population migration is coming from california. reporter: ben brown, fox
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