Why Canada is not for Indian parents ?

So hey guys, welcome back to our vlog.
We hope you all are doing very well.

As you can see, mommy has come to Canada for about one and a half to two months due to some personal reasons. She also came to Canada in 2023 — that time she stayed for three months and my daddy also came along.

This time, since mom is here again, we’ve been trying to convince her to come to Canada permanently, to move here and start living here. But it’s been almost one and a half months of convincing, and she’s still not convinced.

Today, we’re going to share with you why parents are unable to live in Canada or why they leave Canada after staying for some time — because the overall situation becomes very difficult for them here.

Right?

Very much.

So tell me, step by step, in a structured way — what are the reasons you don’t want to stay here?

Reason 1: Dependency

The first reason is that we have to depend on you for everything.

For what?

For everything — household things, everything.

That’s true.
If something finishes in the kitchen, or something is needed, we have to ask you to bring it or take us along.

In India, it’s not like this. If something finishes, we just pick up our purse and go to the market ourselves. Here, we even have to depend on you to go to the Gurudwara. Since we came here, how many times have we gone?

Only once.

Exactly — only once.
In India, we go daily.

We go daily.

On top of that, you people stay busy. Parents wait for you to come back from work. And then it feels bad to ask you again to go out and buy something like lentils or rice.

Even if you call ahead and ask what’s needed, still — if parents want to go anywhere, buy medicine, or just go out — everything depends on you.

That’s true.

That dependency is very heavy.

In India, we do aerobics and yoga daily. We have a fixed routine. We change clothes and leave within 15 minutes. We are independent there.

Here, dependency increases.

Not a little — a lot.

Too much dependency isn’t good.

Reason 2: Social Circle & Emotional Connection

Second point — my circle is already built there.
Our life started in India. We are around 55 years old. Obviously, we feel better there.

You came here when you were 25 and started your life here — so you like it here.

But realistically speaking, connections take decades to build. Those emotional bonds — neighbors, friends, people you’ve grown up with — that attachment cannot be recreated here.

Friends will exist here, but they won’t be those friends. Childhood friends are childhood friends. We have friends of 20–30 years.

Those connections won’t form again.

They won’t.

Probably never.

That feeling cannot be replaced here.

While mom talks to dad, we’ll explain our side.

We like Canada because the Canadian government takes good care of residents. There are benefits for international students, work permit holders, PR holders, and citizens — Ontario Trillium Benefit, Canada Workers Benefit, GST/HST credits, etc.

If taxes are filed properly, you can easily get $2000–$2500 in refunds and credits. International students can claim tuition credits. Work-from-home employees can save taxes too.

You can contact Toronto Tax Boutique —  we’ve been filing taxes with them for six years. They handle everything: bookkeeping, accounts, tax filing. They’re experts, very experienced, and currently offering an early bird 10% discount.

Reason 3: Too Much Silence

Here, it’s too quiet.
If we stay silent for five seconds, you hear nothing.

In India, even in winter, children play in the streets. We actually like some noise. This pin-drop silence feels uncomfortable.

In India, vegetable vendors, street hawkers, utensil sellers — all kinds of sounds come. It’s a habit.

Here, it’s so silent that we don’t even feel like standing near the window.

Reason 4: Extreme Cold

Summers are fine. But even in summer, evenings are cold — jackets are still needed.

In Ontario, once groceries arrived in the morning. He asked me to just pick up milk from the door. We opened the door without changing clothes.

Oh my God — the cold was unbearable.

Even with layering, jackets, gloves — parents still feel cold.

Because of cold, parents stay trapped indoors for months. Snow makes walking impossible. We’re used to it, but parents aren’t.

They ask — why suffer so much?

Reason 5: No Affordable House Help

House help exists, but it’s very expensive. Everyone has to be paid minimum wage. Regular help isn’t affordable for middle-class families.

In India, house help is normal. Here, cleaning services exist, but they’re costly.

Reason 6: Festivals Don’t Feel the Same

Parents miss festivals — Lohri, Diwali, Holi.

Lohri can’t even be celebrated properly here because of extreme cold and snow. In India, the entire street gathers, bonfires, dhol, dancing — it’s a feeling.

Here, rooftops don’t even exist.

Yes, backyards in summer are nice — barbecues feel good — but it doesn’t match India.

Two months is okay. Permanent? No.

Positive Point: Less Pollution

One good thing is there’s no pollution. Life expectancy feels longer. Digestion improves. Water is better.

That part is good.

In the end, mom says:
One month in summer is perfect.
Ten days to recover from jet lag.
Twenty days to enjoy.
Then bye.

That’s the scene.

Vegetables are expensive, coriander costs dollars instead of being free like in India.