DON'T Move to CALGARY... UNLESS You Can Handle These 7 FACTS!

Alberta’s economy is highly volatile, swings up n down like crazy. Still torontorians are moving in droves not realizing that cheap rent or mortgage is not worth it when you have no job or business

Just last month, a stranger came up to spit on my face when I was standing on the City Hall C-train station platform. He was caught by the police, and I got a bad flu on the next day.

I don't like that many residents who keep all different types big garbage bin in front of their house !

Thank you for your honest unbiased perspective. You are 💯 bang on

Thank you so much you give me some highlights I thinking on making a move next year but in general Calgary is it a safe place to live?

Sorry, your list is not complete.

Hello, we are Ukrainians who want to come to Calgary. Try to live here. I think we should like it

Main issue is car dependence and urban sprawl

Thanks Dean, that's helpful indeed.

Friends moved from the UK to Calgary, both developed really bad headaches that even medications would make better

My family moved here from Ontario seven years ago. We were trying to escape the insane housing issues and re start somewhere smaller. Well, now housing is the same, in some cases cheaper in Ontario. Things have become very hard. The price of groceries on top of the housing/rental market exploding has now caused our family to look outside of Canada.

I've noticed north Calgary has worse weather than south Calgary. Kinda weird. Maybe it's just me. It is a big city.

Calgary is an amazing city , but sadly many of its problems can be traced to the lack of affordable housing and when it is built it is snapped up by greedy landlords that jack rents through the roof to make a fast buck. I often speak to homeless people down town and I would say to any greedy landlord you try living in this city on $500 a month maximum. There is a massive problem about to hit this city as more and more people reach retirement, government pensions are garbage and are in no way livable. there needs to be way more control of the purchasing of rental units and rent amounts. Our entire society has become very greedy and it will be the cities downfall.

I think the main problem of Canada in general is the "progressist" culture (or religion to be more precise). Where this culture touchs, destroy everything.
High immigration, high taxes, drugs, violence, corruption and so on

I'm in Quebec, almost done with University and really thinking about coming to live in Calgary sooner than later. What I haven't found much informations about is about appartement. Are they hard to find? Because if I make a move ealier in my career well I can't afford a house right away. But I came 1 month in Calgary and just fell in love with the city!

we been living in montreal quebec all our life we thinking of moving to calgary
Thanks for the info

It’s cold. It’s dry. It’s windy. It’s sterile. It’s brown.

That’s so nice and helpful of you, i especially like that you advise how to get a family doctor if moving to Calgary. Great video!! Thank you :)

Stay out, we're full!

Biggest new problem with Calgary is the foreign speculators are starting to buy up new apartments like they did in Vancouver and Toronto. They smell a bargain and out bid and over pay as well. This is one reason rents and stuff are sky rocketing here. If Calgary City Council was smart, they would create a bylaw or something. In fact Canada needs to end this practice and not allow properties to be bought and left empty. I have heard there are a huge number of vacant apartments in Van and Tor that are empty.

Calgary City Operations. They DO NOT TAMP HOLES HERE. So when they dig a hole in the road. They fill it up with dirt but dont pack it down (tamp), in a few weeks or months, there is a dip and often it becomes even worse. Other cities do this, Calgary does not. Why? Civic operations doesnt have any idea what they are doing.

I'm still trying to get used to Calgary and it's been 20 years. Hate the politics and if you are not welcome if you don't think like them. Can't wait to retire and leave!!

Calgary's winters are beautiful compared to where I live in Saskatoon. We can get -43°C for 2 months straight. The. The -20° is a nice break

As somebody that Runs one of the busiest bars in the NE part of the city I can attest that the cities night life is almost non-existent. But this is all a direct result of Naheed Nenshi's policies. He did everything possible to drive out the cities night culture. I've been in the Bar industry for 28 years. it's never been this bad.

As a born and bred Calgarian, my advice is not to rely on public transit. It was decent enough for most of my life, but now it's just not a way to get around. Service at peak times for a bus is 30 minutes - for an established community. I have alwaqys loved my city but at fifty-two years old, I have to say, it''s become a gong show to get around in. It has become a place where you either better have a car or be willing to stand outside in the heat/deep freeze for an hour or more and Calgary Transit does nothing to improve. Live within walking distance of wherever you want to go if you don't choose to have a car.

Great video. Thanks. But the background music is both loud, repetetive, and annoying. Just saying...

If you’re not white expect lots of racism. It’s a cowboy city full of RACIST HONKY TONK HILLBILLY HICKS

I love the way the information is presented in this video, thank you for sharing pros and cons!. Those facts would make my list of things I don't like about living in Calgary as well. However, the things I love about living in Calgary outweigh the things I don't like. The things I really love about living in Calgary include: being just a short drive away from the mountains for both hiking and snowboarding season, Calgary's cultural diversity, and our ability to drive end to end of the city in a reasonable amount of time considering our population. The autumn smells and crisps mornings that warm up in the afternoon, and spring rain are also some of my favorites, too!

Hi,can my daughter of 13 year who knows how to make hair,do that in Calgary Alberta Canada when ever she has free time to make money?

I can tell that Calgary is a chill city, I can feel the calmness in your voice. loved the presentation and will definitely reachout to you.

Such a amazing video which is objective described about true issues in Calgary.❤

I've lived in Calgary for 55 years and wouldn't live anywhere else, winters are milder then eastern canada, i haven't experienced bad drivers and the hail happens rarely

This video has info thats not quite covered by some other videos. Good stuff!👍🏽

im living in canada 🇨🇦 calgary last 19 yers calgary is the best city to live with our beautiful family befor i used to live Yellowknife -40 or somtime -50 to cold❄️😰

How can you stomach the winter cold there ? No thank you

Maybe the endless , soulless cookie cutter sprawl that goes on and on

Alberta such a boring place with high number of dummies

Calgary is a shit hole and the worst city in Canada to live.

I’m born and raised in Calgary and have suffered migraines since I was 14, luckily my doctor referred me to a neurologist and they have been under control since then. They do have airplanes that circle the city releasing something before a hailstorm to help cause less damage, hail usually happening in June/July. Also the rental market is getting very bad here, our rent increasing by $300 this year’s lease. $3000 a month rent for a 4 bedroom bungalow.

You did not mention the shitty woke socialist city mayor and council!

Dean, I love the way you present both the pros as well as the cons of living in Calgary. I have been thinking about investing in Calgary. My cash flows are not ready yet but things will improve. For sure I would give you a call when I am ready. I really like your down to earth honest approach. It's comforting.

Ive been living here for the last 17 years, i can say it's pretty much a Red Neck city almost like Helena Montana. I've had a white person literally come up to me and ask, 'why do you have an accent?' in 2021. If you work any job here you may face discrimination that you haven't experienced before.

Yeah 👍 move to Calgary if you want to be Dead from 🥶🥶🥶👈😛

I can throw up 🤮🤮🤮

Excellent information Sir

Some of the worst drivers in Calgary compared to other city’s ! No one is polite they will not let you in .

I have lived in many cities and towns across Canada. Including Calgary where I just left after 15 years of living there. Calgary has one of the best weather patterns in Canada. You have a very small amount of snow compared to other parts of Canada. I agree with the hail storms. Calgary is the worst I have been in Canada. The only place I have had to get my car repaired because of the hail. The crime should be handled the same way they did it in the past. They brought in a new police Chief who cleaned it up. There were a lot of gang murders happening at that time. I moved there in 2007. You may also be surprised you have one of the best healthcare systems in Canada compared to the rest of the country. A lot of other areas of the country are worst not only waiting times. Because in many cases some individuals have trouble getting doctors. Your doctors are definitely up there in providing better doctor care. I know this because I spent more time in the Calgary hospital than any other I lived in Canada. I have fallen off walls, severed fingers, had cancer, and had a heart attack. Then a lot of therapy to recover. Schooling systems are about the same because of immigration and other areas in Canada.

There’s having the highest rate of syphilis in Canada for adults and newborn babies! You don’t mention that! How about Alberta also having two of the most dangerous cities in Canada (second only the Kelowna). But yeah, great place! 😂

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? TO PUT RULES THIS IS STILL A FREE COUNTRY AND PEOPLE CAN CHOOSE WHERE TO LIVE🥱😂🤣. CANADIAN AUTHORITARIAN REGIME👎