8 Things You need to Know before Moving to Vancouver Island

Can't find anything under $2K/mo in Victoria. Even 1br.

I was thinking of the island but i dont have a vehicle

Haha my favourite part is the "Nanaimo" 😂

hello,i need a guide

The editing is so good thanks for the tips I’m moving alone to BC from Ontario and I still have to decide where I’ll be able to rent

Having spent 19 years on Vancouver Island I must point out the the temperatures suggested are a little inaccurate. The last couple of years had a heat dome with temps in excess of 40 degrees and then an atmospheric river in the autumn. Then there's the wildfire smoke that can turn the sky orange for days at a time. It is a truly wonderful place to live but there are downsides as well.

It's a beautiful place to live....however, the demand being created for this small region that is land locked by ocean and mountains, has priced many locals who grew up here out. We have a shortage of housing, a lot of outside "investors" buying up property with cash and no conditions with no intention of living here FT. I have lived here for nearly 20 years, make a 6 figure income and still has to consider outside of the city for affordability. Personally, if you move here and contribute to the local economy and support local business and want to bring your family here, we welcome you. If you are an outside real estate investment corporation buying up properties with "no conditions" on real estate listings and pushing out families who actually want to stay here long term - shame on you. Go elsewhere!!

I'm thinking about moving to Victoria by this summer. Thanks for the tips.

OK, first thing you need to know, we have a homeless problem, they are nice people cept if you piss a street person off, it's a sad state of affairs, but look at LA.

Technically Victoria is American, but thanks to some pig war the border got moved, yeah go figure, I am AmeriCAN? Hey wow just noticed this (American/Canadian).BTW: My rent for a batchelor is $720 per month, it's a slum but I don't pay rent for it (disability).

Wow $1850 hummm

The more research I do the more I realize only way is to leave this freezing hell called country ! I live in Vancouver and no matter how great they say it is compare to the rest, it’s just miserable!!!!

UVic is usually called “You Vick.” Nobody sounds out the letters like an acronym.

Victoria is a lovely city. The waterfront and the views of the Olympic mountains are just stunning. We visited from Oregon back in 2018, and even though it is in another country, it felt just like home. I was struck by how the architecture, natural environment, culture, etc. are so similar to Portland. Great restaurants, too. For having a population of only 100K, it seems like a much bigger and more cosmopolitan city.

Local residents are saying not to move in Victoria because of crime, drugs and expensive living costs but it's exactly the same in any big city.
In Montreal, you have to pay 1bed flat between 1500 to 2200/month for renting. Add also the increase of transport fees, gas, food and insurances, and criminality. There is not enough doctors for everybody here as well. Houses prices start around 700.000/800.000 outside downtown (downtown prices are more around 1 million/ 1.5 millions min.). By the way, Quebec province has one of the highest rate for income taxes. In BC, with a 65.000$ gross salary, you can save 3000$ a year comparing to Quebec.

23 inches average annual rainfall, about 9 months of the year steady .

Excited to see this! My partner and I are eyeing express entry and aiming for Victoria.

What about water? In Ontario we have water. In the US just south of you water is becoming a big issue? Great video btw.

Thanks for this :)

You know you're American when you keep laughing at comments saying how dangerous it is Victoria.

I wonder why there aren't any videos for Calgary, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg, they're not desirable cities to move to?

It would be interesting to hear someone with a Native Canadian accent doing a descriptive video of Ireland !

Great

This seems to be a very interesting place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!

The physical environment of Greater Victoria is beautiful, but jobs, social life, upward mobility is not that great. It is like working for fast food wages while having to pay living expenses like you are a high ranking corporate executive. If you are just visiting or moving here to live, with about $10000000+ with you, then these do not apply. If you are just average Joe Blow, you will feel the financial burn and pain.

We're full.

Don't move there unless you have $2-million cash, and have passive income on top of that. Vacancy rates are near zero, housing is ridiculously priced, and jobs are not plentiful.

If you need sun shine in winter not so much. We are the kings if gloom. Downtown Victoria is a micro climate and does get considerably more hours of sunshine.

As a person who lives here: best of luck finding an affordable housing situation unless you make 80k+/yr, enjoy violet crime in the downtown core, utter lack of available Healthcare, rampant and open drug use and homelessness, and the general dead-eyed faces of miserable people with multiple jobs due to the high cost of living. Don't move here.

Victoria is labeled super expensive and super boring. It rains alot, it is grey alot, people are clique. It is beautiful, where its not over over deveoped and under infrastructure

My place of born is stupidity expensive. Work two jobs. Lol and enjoy city council bike lanes and drug addiction

Expensive as fuck

Nanaimo is more expensive than Campbell River by about $200K

Don’t consider it here. Expensive as shit

First thing you should know is BRING LOOOTS OF CASH ! and we honestly have enough ppl here ! Lol

Dont advertize this there is a houseing crisis and you pay out the ass for everything

We don't want any more people here. Theres too many already. Locals don't even go downtown anymore. There is too much crime, stabbings, hit across the head with a baseball bat. We have tons of homeless and drug addicts because we have nice weather. don't come

Are you Irish?

Why are you making this video when you don’t know basic facts like how to pronounce any of the place names or the population of the city you are talking about?

The university is called “U “VIC”….not U-V-I-C

One good wave and it’s all gone

first thing to consider, it's full of pompous buricrates all year and politicians most of the year.

Victoria's woke culture has turned into a shithole. not as bad as Vancouver mind you but still a shithole. it's very sad to see.

There are jobs but no doctors or housing

Vancouver island is over populated already and there is no medical doctors available in Victoria

Tis a beautiful island but we are getting full. You did not mention the bottleneck drive from Victoria up island. Great vid, well done. We love visitors, but best you don’t move here 🤣☺️😉