Since this is a rather long post and I know that most people are very busy and may not have the time to read it all, I am posting a "in a nutshell" summary (a few sentences) for each section hereunder with the same copied atop each respective section. Thus, one can read the general gist of these 20 reasons within just a few minutes. In each section further below, I offer a "details, analysis & evidence" part which outlines the nitty gritty of each for further scrutiny and contemplation.

Feel free to add your own reasons for leaving (or wanting to leave Canada) in the Comments section of this post below.

In a nutshell (a quick summary of the 20 reasons)

# 1. – Taxation Hell

While Canada doesn't necessarily have the highest taxation rates in the world or OECD countries, its citizens bear a significant tax burden which include many indirect taxes and even taxes over taxes. I've identified nearly 20 different types of taxes Canadians need to pay. On average, Canadians forego nearly half of their yearly earnings just to pay these taxes.

# 2 – Rampant Inflation & Increases in the Cost of Living

Since the COVID-19 Pandemic, costs of goods and services – particularly food, have risen dramatically straining family budgets and increasing worries about making ends meet. Over a 25% of Canadians now rely on food banks for sustenance and nourishment. This is largely due to inflation which is brought about by dramatic increases in our nation's money supply coupled with reckless government spending.

# 3 – Unaffordable Housing

There are many factors which have contributed to the current state of unaffordable housing in Canada. These include increases in construction costs and surging immigration but to name a few. As the property market has been severely inflated over the past few decades, so have property taxes. Over the course of a twenty year period, home owners can easily pay $100,000 in property taxes. The trend is clear. Fewer and fewer Canadians can now afford to buy a home, leaving them with the lesser option which is to rent a flat whereby those funds are gone forever.

# 4 – Crumbling Infrastructure

Many factors have contributed to Canada's failing and crumbling infrastructure. Roads, railways, utilities, and energy systems have all been negatively impacted by government incompetence, mismanagement, over-regulation, and the pursuit of nonsensical net-zero energy policies. A recent report from the Canadian Infrastructure Council revealed that over $126 billion in public infrastructure is in "poor or very poor condition." And the structural reasons for these failures are not being addressed, leaving the country's infrastructure on par with that of third-world nations.

# 5 – Exodus/Emigration, Brain Drain, Lack of Innovation

Emigration out of Canada is up sharply in the last few years. The reasons are numerous including high cost living, unaffordable housing, and lack of career opportunities for talented individuals. In 2025 alone, Canada saw an outflow of over 120,000 citizens and permanent residents. The lack of innovation and poor business environment are also contributing to the exodus.

# 6 – Broken Government with Traitorous, Sellout Politicians

Like with many other Western governments, Canada suffers from what we call regulatory capture. This basically involves our politicians being compromised to serve outside interests rather than those of their constituencies. Moreover, they serve these outside interests through a panoply of deceptive means and tactics such as infusing rights-stripping clauses into bills which they often don't even write themselves. Furthermore, the salaries and yearly raises they enjoy, along with hefty pensions (for life) raises additional concerns as to what exact benefits they are providing to everyday Canadians in performing their duties.