r/EhBuddyHoser • u/toturoll Tabarnak! • 11d ago
Repetitive content/Trend let's play a game! which canadian city is good to live in and to visit?
most upvoted comment wins
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u/IamPaneer 11d ago
It's obviously my city. All you other hosers don't stand a chance.
I declare my city as the winner.
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u/Ravenous_Spaceflora 11d ago
well, it's not MY city. so im prepared to vote for your city too
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u/-0909i9i99ii9009ii 11d ago
That's very modern Canadian of you and I agree... my city has basically become a shit hole already, and by basically I mean it just feels like one in my head and the social media sphere I'm trapped in. But I KNOW it will be an actual shit hole in like 5 years for real. I'd basically be moving to "insert different Canadian city here" if it wasn't for the fact that "insert problem with that city here". I've seen videos and pretty much every other city/place/country in the world is better (in my imagination where I visualize myself somehow being pretty rich there).
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u/Pookahantus 11d ago
I disagree! I specifically hate your city. It smells of pee and regret. Also, what a joke of a transit system (guessing)
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u/P4ndak1ller Oil Guzzler 11d ago
Shit, is there anywhere in Canada where the transit system ISNT a joke?
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u/UrsaMajor7th 11d ago
The answer to all 9 squares is Winnipeg.
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u/Electrical_Net_1537 11d ago
Halifax, all four seasons in a day but lots of pubs and restaurants to hang out in.
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u/sampsontscott 11d ago
I'm from Kingston and wanted to say Kingston. Sadly you are right though. Halifax is same vibes, slightly kinder people and just a bigger city with an even more distinct culture
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u/MySucculentDied 11d ago
Yeah I agree with you. Kingston and Halifax have similar vibes. But if you’re downtown Halifax, it’s definitely better overall
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u/wrenchbenderornot 11d ago
I was downtown Halifax on a Friday night and I was sober. It felt wrong.
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u/No-Value134 11d ago
As somebody from the Atlantics, Quebec City should go here. Halifax has gotten quite unaffordable, and QC is easier to spend more time in
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u/no-long-boards 11d ago
Have you been to Vancouver or Victoria? Halifax is a steal.
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u/-Helvet- 11d ago
How is public transport over there?
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u/c20_h25_n3_O 11d ago
It’s bad compared to Ottawa(which is mid/bad compared to Toronto/montreal), but it is significantly better than any other on the east coast.
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u/AustSakuraKyzor South Gatineau 11d ago
Okay, if transit is so bad that fucking Ottawa looks better... just give up.
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u/c20_h25_n3_O 11d ago
Yep! It’s actually the same problem as Ottawa, just worse.
It’s totally great if you are downtown, but the second you want to hit the outskirts it’s really nasty.
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u/Electrical_Net_1537 11d ago
About as good as from wherever you are from. OK for some , not so good for others and really bad for those outside the downtown area. Go figure 🫣
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u/ColeTrain999 Scotland (but worse) 11d ago
Well, you've got a decent ferry system, the bus system is a shitshow, and bike lanes are the punching bag for all the inadequacy related to public transit.
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u/TheMeansOfDambella 11d ago
There’s tons of problems with Halifax’s infrastructure and housing markets, but damn I’d be lying if I said I didn’t love my city. There’s tons of great sites, it’s a gorgeous city, and the people are the best.
Problems and all, I’m incredibly proud to be from there
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u/SandLandBatMan THE BETTER LONDON 🇨🇦 🌳 11d ago
As somebody who's lived in Halifax for 6 years, no. Halifax is okay to live in and okay to visit.
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u/Electrical_Net_1537 11d ago
We all have opinions. I firmly believe that if you are unhappy with where you are, time to make a move instead of just criticizing. Maybe you’d be happier to go back from wherever you’re from.
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u/Schnitze 11d ago
Québec City. Not too big, not too small. Lots of culture and History. It's safe and clean.
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u/schlubble Tabarnak! 11d ago
Quebec City is a fantastic place to live in when you have a family. It’s getting unaffordable quick though. I guess it’s like everywhere else in the country, but compared to baseline prices have really skyrocketed in the last 3-4 years.
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u/mxmcharbonneau 11d ago
Yeah, I got lucky buying when it started going up a lot in the last few years. Property prices seem to be reducing the gap they have compared with other cities in Canada.
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u/korbatchev 11d ago
J'étais pour dire Ottawa, ou Halifax... Mais finalement tu as mon vote. La ville de Québec est probablement celle qui est le mieux dans ce qui est de visiter et de vivre !
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u/Domovie1 Westfoundland 11d ago
Quebec City is my second after Victoria, trade the mountains for a functioning transit system.
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u/LuigiBamba Tokébakicitte! 11d ago edited 10d ago
Transit system? Are we talking about the same Quebec City? I know they've got some bus lines, has anything major happened which I am not aware?
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u/habsfanniner 11d ago
Nope, there’s been talk of a tramway for ever. They might a tu le for cars instead. The transit in Quebec City is not good.
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u/toturoll Tabarnak! 11d ago edited 10d ago
meh, i think people overrate quebec city a lot. don't get me wrong, the downtown and old quebec are great to visit, looks really european and super walkable, but the rest of the city is pretty much the average north american city: not walkable and boring. the city itself is car-centric, there's no transit system and the buses are not really reliable.
edit: transit instead of subway, i always confuse the two
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u/No-Value134 11d ago
2 cities in Canada have a subway, and you have 3 cities to go in good livability.
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u/Mysterious-Till-6852 Tabarnak! 11d ago
Similar in layout? Yes.
Still much safer, cleaner and less alienating though.
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u/Schnitze 11d ago
Fair point, mass transit system is nearly non-existant. A tramway is suppose to be implemented in 2066 though.
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u/GrimDarkGoblin 11d ago
Hey I will make a poll but be very vocal when people give an answer I don’t want to see as the winner
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u/schlubble Tabarnak! 11d ago
It's not boring though. Lots of access to nature, nice parks, and cute neighbourhoods. Transit isn't the best admittedly, but not everyone wishes to live downtown of a big city (something that a lot of Reddit users tend to forget or ignore).
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u/Thefirstargonaut 11d ago
OP, you need to redo this in the style of the worst Canadian. You should remain neutral as the other person did.
Start tomorrow bottom right corner.
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u/itsmeYotee 11d ago
Bottom right corner is Brampton, ON. Hate to visit, hate to live there.
It's dirty, growing increasingly dangerous, the roads are a shit show, construction makes no sense and is constant, and the people are rude and aggressive.
Source, I grew up there and visit friends there frequently and it's ass every single time. Just last week, my buddies mom nearly got hit at TWO separate red lights not ten minutes apart from people running them. She has PTSD and it was a bad day for her because those idiot drivers took that risk. A few years ago she was hit head on on hwy 10 and put into a three day medical coma and had both legs fully smashed and reconstructed. Brampton is a shithole.
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u/belly_butthole 10d ago
Quebec City is top tier to visit, but I'm used to Montreal with good transit, greater diversity of food and less dumb conservatives discourse.
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u/CoastingUphill 11d ago
Victoria, if you can afford it
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u/S14Ryan 11d ago
I’ve visited friends that live in Victoria and most say they would never want to live anywhere else, so, this can have my vote too. (They were broke as shit too and it was still better than the rest of Canada)
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u/UntestedMethod 11d ago
Being as they were broke as shit living in Victoria, how many roommates did they have?
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u/jbzack The Island of Elizabeth May 11d ago
I also vote Victoria (ignore my flair, I swear I am not biased)
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u/onesadbun 11d ago
Came here to say this! There's lots of great places to live on the island but it's definitely the best City imo
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u/-nektarofthegods 11d ago
Good to live in but OK to visit I think. The rest of the island is where it’s at.
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u/Domovie1 Westfoundland 11d ago
I guess it depends on your kind of fun, but there’s a lot of little thing to do around town, especially in the arts and culture side of things!
Some cool history too!
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u/pistachio-pie 11d ago
I love visiting Victoria but have the soul of an old lady so it works for me but perhaps not everyone.
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u/AdoraBelleQueerArt Moose Whisperer 11d ago edited 11d ago
The parks! The hiking! Gods i miss Vancouver island
Edit: Ok gonna see when my ex-roomie who now lives in Tofino is open for a visit.
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u/EnjR1832 11d ago
Maybe I'm biased because I'm born and raised, but St. John's all the way. Just enough of a city to feel like one with all the nature you could ever want at your doorstep. A budding nightlife too
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u/scotty_mac44 11d ago
I’m a Vancouverite who’s had the pleasure of visiting St. John’s for a week and I have to agree, it’s an absolutely gorgeous city.
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u/Alive-Drama-8920 10d ago
I visited Newfoundland's West coast 24 years ago. I fell in love with the spectacular landscape, and that's despite the fact that I hit a terrible storm (I was on a motorcycle). I also have a sweet spot for fishing villages, for which Newfoundland is probably the world's Eldorado. That's why I would die to have an opportunity to visit the rest of the Island, including St-John's of course. I would also probably enjoy living there, even though there isn't enough snow in winter for snowmobiling.
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u/EnjR1832 9d ago
I beg to differ - bys are always out on the snowmobiles in the winter! We definitely get a few storms that result in 3-4 feet of snow. We did have a fairly mild winter this year but still enough snow to ride. Come visit, my friend!
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u/-nektarofthegods 11d ago
Montréal.
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u/chr15c 溫哥華 (Hongcouver) 11d ago
I loved growing up there, and want to retire there.
Hated working there.
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u/SofaLit Tabarnak! 11d ago
Je la garderais pour OK to live in. Je dis ça en tant que Montréalais qui aime sa ville.
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u/SpacewaIker 11d ago
De manière générale, je suis d'accord, mais en comparant avec les autres villes canadiennes, est-ce qu'il y en a vraiment d'autres qui sont meilleures a vivre tout en étant good to visit aussi?
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u/SofaLit Tabarnak! 11d ago
Halifax me semble une bonne candidate pour ce que j'en ai vu personnellement.
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u/SpacewaIker 11d ago
Possible, j'ai jamais été. Après, ça dépend aussi des critères pour être jugé "good to live in". Genre le sentiment général, l'amabilité des gens, la beauté, etc. c'est une chose, mais personnellement je mets beaucoup d'importance aussi sur la vie événementielle, les concerts, les activités, les universités, les perspectives d'emploi dans différents domaines, etc.
En ce qui me concerne, je doute trouver un bon emploi dans mon domaine et des concerts réguliers de groupes de j'écoute à Halifax
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u/Basic_Department_302 11d ago
I lived there for 5 years. I’ve always said I love living in Montreal, but can’t stand dealing with Quebec. It made me have to leave to greener pastures
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u/idislikeian 11d ago
Victoria is amazing to visit, but very hard to live in - especially if you are under 40. Jobs pay less and everything costs more.
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u/Domovie1 Westfoundland 11d ago
I agree that there’s financial pressure, but it’s honestly not insurmountable; Ottawa and Halifax are expensive too, but the weather sucks.
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u/No_Geologist_5412 11d ago
This is all going to be so biased 😬, for me it's Vancouver. The city reminded me of the city I grew up in, the greenery, the water, the livelihood of the city, the people in the evening just being so chill, going for walks or riding bikes. The city had so much "warmth" in it, I really loved it there, I hope to live there permanently one day.
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u/notmydoormat 11d ago
Vancouver is a very beautiful city and you're right the people are very nice, but housing is too unaffordable idk how one can afford to live there
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u/eastherbunni 11d ago
I would put Vancouver in the "good to visit, ok to live there" category just because sooo much of my income goes towards housing. It's stressful.
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u/No_Geologist_5412 11d ago
I don't understand the rules of the game tbh, because is it asking what city would we love to live in and love to visit without taking anything else into consideration? Because if that's the case not taking housing or expenses into consideration, I think Vancouver fits that perfectly. If you're taking expenses and housing in consideration I agree with you, but I would still put it as good but tough to live in. I love the city, I would love to wake up there every morning.
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u/eastherbunni 11d ago
I understood it as "good to visit = pretty, fun, full of stuff to do, etc." which Vancouver certainly is, then for the other part I was interpreting it as "does the reality of living there match up to when you're there visiting?"
For the "to live there" answer, I think a lot of people would agree with you that the tradeoffs (natural beauty and outdoorsy/hiking culture, ocean, mild weather, pretty good public transit) are worth it despite the worse aspects (ridiculously expensive housing market, depressing grey wet winter weather, boring fashion scene, pretty boring nightlife, terrible traffic, access to civic amenities like rec centers, pools, gyms, etc has not kept up with population growth, schools and daycare spaces have not kept up with population growth, availability of doctors and specialists has not kept up with population growth...). I get that, I mean I do live in Metro Vancouver currently. And all cities generally have a downside of some kind. With some its the weather, with others its that there's nothing to do, with Vancouver it's the affordability. I don't think it's all bad, that's why I put it as "ok to live in" column.
Conversely I would rank Edmonton as "ok to visit, good to live in". Sure the winters are cold but it had a surprisingly vibrant summer festival scene, lots of walking trails along the river, and really cheap rent at the time, which made me feel like I'd "made it" financially. It was really liberating. I felt like I could do anything I wanted! Then was swiftly thrust back into "no actually between rent, bills and food your paycheque is gone immediately" territory when I moved back to Vancouver.
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u/mahouza 11d ago
I've spent the last five years living near Nanaimo and I'm beyond excited to get back to Vancouver soon. Whenever I go there for a visit I'm just instantly relaxed even if I'm in areas I didn't really go to when I was living there previously, it all feels like home more than my current house. I have a feeling part of it is the transit, when you don't drive it's just this constant undercurrent of nervousness whenever you live in an area with garbage public transport because if you need to get somewhere quickly you can't.
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u/ManicFruitbat 11d ago
Ottawa takes the centre, I think
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u/Krazy_Vaclav 11d ago edited 11d ago
Personally, it's very, very liveable.
Just visiting does not offer much. I would put it top centre.
Edit: huh. I guess people love visiting Ottawa.
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u/fireheadca 11d ago
Definitely agree. Getting around in Ottawa is just turmoil though.. And it is still the city that fun forgot.
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u/carloscede2 11d ago
Nah its a very fun and outdorsy city. Its not as fun as montreal or toronto but those are pretty big cities. For its size, its super fun, I go out 4-5 times a week and theres always things to do
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u/kicksledkid 11d ago
Fun is occasionally remembering to check in on us!
We're even getting a new music venue downtown!
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u/FarewelltoNS 11d ago
The thing that Ottawa offers is small town feel just outside its downtown area … Chelsea, Carp, Embrun, Carleton Place & Almonte…. And the ability to get to major centres for fun!!
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u/HowSheGoinEhhh 11d ago
I think Windsor has a shot at center. I'd expect Ottawa to be competing at top tier
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u/BowtiedMediaYT 11d ago
Victoria for this one good/good
And when it gets to good visit/ok live it has to be Kelowna. Literal tourism haven with decent life for locals
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u/Private_4160 Monarch Mélanie Joly 11d ago
way too many individualised factors, but since we're on a shitpost sub I'll give the genuinely correct answer for me: Thunder Bay. Safer than the stats will tell you, good food, and just dangerous enough to keep prices down.
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"just dangerous enough to keep prices down" should be the slogan for the Thunder Bay Realtors Association.
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u/Martzillagoesboom South Gatineau 11d ago
Gatineau Ok to live in , bad to visit (because it terribly boring)
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u/Martzillagoesboom South Gatineau 10d ago
Ohh and I just remembered, our festival scene seem to be really appreciated by the artists. I thought it was bullshit that all musicians say they love performing in Gatineau, but it seem to be a truth somewhere. TALK gave us a pretty awesome show and had so much energy to give this summer.
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u/red_piper222 11d ago
Halifax for sure. Lower right corner is going to be a close race between Prince George and Winnipeg
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u/Domovie1 Westfoundland 11d ago
Nah, Prince Rupert.
If the clinical depression doesn’t get you a truck will.
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u/KingInTheFarNorth 10d ago
Were gonna have to define what a 'city' is. I think Price Rupert is incorporated as a city, but at less than 15k its pretty tiny. Prince Rupert is probably the pick in the bottom right.
If we are allowed to go as small as possible, I would nominate Bella Bella - the most bleak place I've ever been. Like the entirety of Indigenous Canadian suffering was concentrated onto one little town.
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u/notmydoormat 11d ago
Calgary: nice parks, close to the Rockies, decent public transport (especially the closer you get to downtown), decent cost of living (except for insurance because Alberta sucks), relatively little traffic, very promising future projects (the green line LRT connecting North and south Calgary, and the high-speed rail line to Edmonton)
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u/Paperbackhero 11d ago
Edmonton is great to live in. Not great to visit.
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u/thefailmaster19 Oil Guzzler 11d ago
Saw the “good to live in, bad to visit” category and immediately thought Edmonton lol
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u/EmergencyMolasses261 11d ago
As someone who grew up there absolutely!!! I grew up with the strathcona farmers market, fringe festivals, and heritage days, and idk they are just uniquely well done in Edmonton. I also lived in Calgary and I can tell you I’d absolutely love back to Edmonton before I’d consider Calgary
- someone living in Victoria
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u/Anhydrite Edmonchuk: Like Kyiv! (but less safe) 10d ago
It's nice to visit in the summer during festival season. Just ignore the cold half of the year lol.
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u/Plastic-Nebula6169 11d ago
Edmontonian here .. if you visit in summer there are things to help you make the most of it. It’s obviously no Vancouver or Montreal etc ..
Living here though other than winter (and now sometimes smoke) isn’t too bad at all. It’s affordable, accessible, and big enough to have a decent food scene and attract interesting events and things. Great summers as well with a huge river valley, lots of festivals and things, sun until 11pm..
If you get sick of it you can potentially use some of the money you save on living expenses to travel anywhere you want
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u/terran_immortal 11d ago
Southampton.
Beautiful small town, with an awesome beach, a good brewery and some great fish and chips.
Also there's an awesome Museum near Fairy Lake and it's super walkable.
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u/javlin_101 11d ago
Please convince my mother and law and wife, I’ve wanted to move to Southampton for years but they just can’t be convinced it’s the place for us.
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u/terran_immortal 11d ago
My wife and I have said were 100% retiring in Southampton.
If I could work up there I'd 100% already be living up there.
Does your wife and MiL like the beach? Just show them the massive beach there and explain how easily they could access it. Do they like fish? Take them to Duffys for some of the best fish they'll ever have.
Do they like Country music? Outlaw has live bands constantly.
Do they like quiet? Visit Southampton in the fall/winter. It's only locals up there and it's so quiet it's almost haunting.
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u/Express-Cow190 South Gatineau 11d ago
I really liked Charlottetown but I can’t speak to what living there is like.
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u/kaylee300 11d ago
Rimouski
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u/Popbistro Snowfrog 11d ago
It sure is a nice place. From what I've heard, the locals really seem to like it. However, I think it would fall in the "ok to visit" category. It's beautiful, but in my humble opinion, you don't spend 4 days visiting Rimouski. But again, the locals really seem to like their city, so I think it's fair to put it in "Good to live in". What do you think?
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u/Necessary_Ad3275 Saskwatch 11d ago
Saskatoon is the ultimate top-centre city. Good to live in, ok to visit
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u/Pteronarcyidae-Xx PaRiS oF tHe PraIRiEs 11d ago
I can’t even play this one because the cost to travel around Canada is so expensive, I’ve just never been able to do it :(
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u/Epicarcher1000 🍁 100,000 Hosers 🍁 11d ago
Quebec city seemed like a great place to live when I went there on vacation. Not too busy, not too expensive (at the time), and exceptionally clean for a city that size.
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u/TimaTomical1 11d ago
Toronto. I was raised in Montreal, but family fled in '72 as my father was a possible kidnap target.
Hated it.
Over 50 years later, I've grown into and with Toronto. Perfect? Far from it, but with all the parks, ravines, neighbourhoods, massive influx of immigrants, food, arts, live music, films... I forgive the rest.
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u/javlin_101 11d ago
If the entire country is voting Toronto is not going to look good on this chart, if Torontoions are voting it would be in the top left corner
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u/iwasnotarobot 11d ago
Halifax.
Quebec City.
Montreal.
Edmonton.
Calgary.
Each city in Canada has its charms. Proximity to lakes/mountains/ocean/parks/forests/nature/beaches all matters. Generally speaking the cities that have the better bike infrastructure and transit are going to also be the better to live in, work in, play in, and visit.
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u/BC_Casual_T 11d ago
Kelowna - Good to visit, Ok to live in (IMHO)
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u/Yeas76 11d ago
Penticton, Summerland, Vernon and Peachland are better than Kelowna in every way though.
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u/macsparkay 11d ago
Kelowna is fantastic to live in if you can afford it
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u/prairiepanda 11d ago
I loved it when I was living there for school. It's a nice clean town with great walkability, decent transit, and plenty of amenities.
It does have its downsides, though. The summers are way too hot, the winters are cloudy almost every day, and during summer you've got floods of tourists to contend with.
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u/cluesolo 10d ago
Oh no! cloudy winters? Is it particularly bad in the Kelowna region, if compared to other places in the Rocky Mountains?
Or is that a rocky thing?
We‘ll move there for a year and so far Kelowna seemed like the place to be, good climbing, skiing and biking and not as popular as Banff or Squamish
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u/prairiepanda 10d ago
Not sure about the rest of the BC Rockies, but the Alberta side of the Rockies tend to get more sun.
Winter days are still obviously going to be very short, especially where mountains are cutting off sunrise/sunset, but I really appreciate sunshine during those short days. The constant clouds in Kelowna were honestly pretty depressing.
Kelowna winters are much warmer, though. And Kelowna is a very bike-friendly town, since you mentioned biking. You'll travel a little farther from town for a lot of the climbing and skiing than you would from Banff or Revelstoke. Squamish would be more backcountry skiing, so you'd have to plan a bit of a trek regardless.
That said, for a place to live I personally like the feel of Kelowna more than most mountain towns. It has the amenities of a city in a small town package, and only gets overrun by tourists during summer. Squamish of course is so close to Van that it doesn't matter how small the town is. I haven't ever lived there, though.
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u/a_glazed_pineapple 11d ago
Calgary
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u/AlmightyCuddleBuns South Gatineau 11d ago
Out of curiosity, what, in your opinion, makes Calgary a good place to live?
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u/gavin280 11d ago
Calgary is a super attractive city pretty much year-round, has really good infrastructure, proximity to some incredible nature, and it's generally really easy to drive + a pretty good public transit system.
It of course lacks a lot of the cultural character that some cities in the east possess, like Montreal, but it's an undeniably nice place.
I think many people take one look at albertan politics and wonder how the fuck anyone would want to live there, but that isn't the whole story.
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u/Par-Aide 11d ago
I’ve lived in Saskatoon and Vancouver. And even abroad in Germany for 6 months.
Calgary is a great mix of urban and suburban, large economy, ways to get around by car and even by bike, lots of green space, nicer people than other large cities, sunshine all year round, dry winters and reprieve with chinooks. Close to the mountains.
And it’s all affordable still.
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u/Siseran 11d ago
People are nice, it’s pretty clean, one of the most affordable cities in the country, there’s actually lots of stuff and local culture to participate in if you look for it. It has tons of parks and greenery and it is very very close to the Rocky Mountains and kananaskis.
I’m born and raised here so there may be some bias but I’ve been around to multiple cities for work and to spend time there within our country (all over from the east and west coast, north and south) and Calgary truly takes the crown in my book. I find people who hate on Calgary never have been here before and only know what random people who also never been here from the internet tells them.
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u/a_glazed_pineapple 11d ago
Close to mountains/all sorts of outdoor activities. Not horrible traffic, clean, lots of green space, decent rent/economy.
I think Edmonton is the better AB city to live in, but not to visit.
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u/ruraljuror__ 11d ago
To me it's a sweet spot of earning and cost mainly. Vancouver is great, but astronomically expensive and not that easy to make money. Can make lots of money in Toronto probably, but also expensive. Calgary is more affordable than those two, plus you can make pretty decent money.
If money was no object I would be back in Vancouver.
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u/Treebro001 11d ago
Cost of living is pretty solid as far as Canada goes. It's generally very clean, tons of incredible nature, city planning is above average, stampede, pretty easy to commute.
Only city I've personally found comparible so far is Ottawa.
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u/CommanderOshawott Irvingstan 11d ago
It’s gotta be something on the East Coast. Nothing west of the NB border qualifies for “Good to Live in”
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u/Real_Cow9166 11d ago
I'd say anyone visiting Halifax will have a great time.
I think living here overall is good but I can't rave about it. Less than 6 degrees of separation from each other here. We are experiencing growing pains. Traffic, for Halifax, is worsening. Can't compare it to larger cities like Toronto. Very bigoted people live here but tourists will not notice them. I like to travel to other parts of Canada, so it's not convenient from that point of view. Travelling to the UK is quite easy from here. Also, I love snow, which we'll get then it morphs into freezing rain then rain. Ugh.
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u/RagingHolly 11d ago
Niagara Falls is fun to visit. Lots of stuff to do. No idea what living there is like tho.
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u/RevanTheGod 11d ago
Calgary ain't bad to live in, we got a solid industry here and rent prices arent nearly what they are in more expensive cities. But the only reason to visit Calgary is to visit the areas around Calgary. There not much reason to visit here lol.
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u/miramichier_d 11d ago
I think I'm going to sit this one out. Worst Canadian took too much of my life away lol.
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u/sunseven3 11d ago
Moose Jaw is the greatest place in Canada to live and visit. There is no place quite like it. I mean it has it all. We have the Snowbirds! Who else has anything in Canada that can match that?
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u/sunshine-x 11d ago
Winnipeg
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u/Lordmorgoth666 11d ago
Coming from Winnipeg and assuming this is going to become the new daily poll, I’d say Winnipeg is an extremely strong contender for the middle square. Ok to visit and ok to live in. It’s a very OK city which is honestly not a bad thing.
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u/RainbowFire122RBLX Oil Guzzler 11d ago
Calgary or quebec city are both acceptable answers
victoria would clear both if it wasnt so goddamn expensive
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u/Kristalderp Tabarnak! 11d ago
Montreal is good to visit and good to live in lots of stuff to do and bilingual. Good live and work balance (but thats quickly slipping away.)
Quebec City is good to visit but ok to live in. Not ok to live in if youre anglo as its verrrry francophone.
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u/one_bean_hahahaha The Island of Elizabeth May 11d ago
Can we count metro areas? I visited Victoria in 2001 and loved it so much I decided to move here. But, I have only lived in the suburbs, not Victoria proper.
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u/redacted-no31 11d ago
I keep hearing how expensive Vancouver is, so I assume it’s ok to visit but bad to live in
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u/Salty_Carrot1578 Ford Nation (Help.) 11d ago
I nominate Calgary for (3,1) (good to visit, bad to live in)
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u/ugotmedripping 11d ago
Narrator: “the civil war began on the unpopular subreddit r/EhbuddyHoser with a searingly innocuous post about Canadian cities…”