Re: Where Canadians go
 

I too found something similar today, and by my maths during the time period 2000-2004 on average 79,100 Canadians were leaving for the States Australia and Britain and only 12,300 Brits,Aussies and U.S were entering :confused:

Looks to me that if they don't sort something out soon their lovely country will be empty:rofl:

Have to say I think the numbers were based on Permanent residents, not on us who just want a work permit but still, makes you wonder why it does take so long to get out there and how long they can sustain the loss.

Think about the wild life they'll have a field day.....one empty country...one happy brown bear sat in an abandoned cottage smoking a pipe infront of the fire... wheres Darwin???:rofl:

Re: Where Canadians go
 

All that's changing is the colour of the Canadian population. There are still lots of immigrants but mainly from Asia.

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I found it on something Andrew Miller posted at http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=370894 then click on the story US still 1st choice for Canadian emigrants, Sorry for hijacking your story, Mr Miller.

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This refers to a survey taken between 2000 and 2004

http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/080313/d080313c.htm

Times have changed:

238,000 coming into Canada
41,000 leaving Canada
July 2006 - June 2007

http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo33a.htm

Re: Where Canadians go
 

WOW didn't need my glasses for that one:rofl::rofl:

Re: Where Canadians go
 

It found that, each year between 2000 and 2004, an average of about 68,900 Canadians moved south of the border. By contrast, an average of about 6,100 Americans obtained permanent resident status in Canada each year during the same period.

Pretty sloppy reporting and statistics IMO.

My guess, of the 68,900 Canadians moving south each year, 68,000 left in November for Florida or Arizona, and came back the next March, either alive or in a box.

This is contrasted to the 6,100 Americans gaining permanent residency in Canada, which is a different thing entirely.

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I think your guess would be wrong. There are a lot more snowbirds than that and I'm guessing they aren't counted as leaving, given that they have things like homes and bank accounts here.

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I agree - In an ironic twist could these be expats who have gained Canadian citizenship and then decided after X amount of years to go home?

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It was only a guess, and obviously it is wrong. It still sounds like an awful lot. I wonder how they count them if they return to Canada after a few years in the US.

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To die? The bulk of Brit expats in Canada have been here for decades and are now getting pretty old.

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Could be. I know of one couple who have been here for over 25 years and want to retire at home.

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Makes sense. I would quite fancy free personal care in Scotland if I was old and needed it.

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Do we know if the figures quoted are people for Canadians emigrating or just applying for visas in other countries and declaring themselves non-resident for a few years on a WHV? Can't figure it out from the language.

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It seems to be common practice for people to want to go home when they get old. I used to live in Bedford (spits) and many of the older Italians there were going home to retire. Who can blame them, scabby, rainy, Bedford or sunshine and Italy?