Millennials Flee Vancouver for More Affordable Cities

Re:Millennials Flee Vancouver for More Affordable Cities by kspaans on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @07:19AM (#11296434)

Disclaimer: grew up in Ontario, studied at UWaterloo, then worked at BB, then worked in London, UK for 2 years, and now moving to Silicon Valley on a TN visa.

I wouldn't worry _too_ much about the brain drain. Sure the US is more lucrative for young people, but I would say Canada is more lucrative for families. Consider the public schools in Canada vs in the US, and cost of a UW degree vs a comparable university degree in the US. I don't think that most young Canadians who move to the US will stay there permanently.

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Re:Millennials Flee Vancouver for More Affordable Cities by restalis on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @12:05PM (#11298352)

So the consolation is what? That although people will flee to spend their best years elsewhere and sell their potential there at least they'll come back to Canada so their younglings will benefit as they did from the better formative conditions?

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Re:Millennials Flee Vancouver for More Affordable Cities by guyzero on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @12:44PM (#11298677)

Nope. I left Canada 8 years ago with two school-age kids who are now finishing high school. They'll probably go back to Canada for university, but honestly higher pay solves a lot of problems.

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