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The 50 best places to retire: Canada ranks 22

According to a report from a European travel website, Canada has been named as one of the 50 places in the world to retire.

This list was recently compiled by Enjoy Travel, a UK-based car rental comparison website that takes into account a variety of preferences for retirees, including those trying to retire. Soon.

To determine the rankings, Enjoy Travel analyzed factors such as cost of living, quality of life, ease of obtaining a visa or residence permit, entertainment costs, and rent. Good weather, healthcare, hospitality and language barriers for English speakers were also part of the analysis.

Canada ranks 22nd in the world, thanks to what Enjoy Travel calls easy access to visas and residence permits and a high quality of life.

Recently released census data shows that immigrants make up nearly a quarter of all people living in Canada in 2021 and are projected to make up a third of the population over the next 20 years.

The immigration rate is the largest ever in Canada and the highest among the G7 countries.

But Canada doesn’t make the top 10, or even the top 20, based on one factor: the cost of living.

Specifically, the report warns about costs related to rent and dining at restaurants, saying prices for both are higher than in many of the other top 50.

According to the most recent National Rent Report from Rentals.ca, rental prices in Canada increased 15.4% year-on-year in September, reaching an average of $2,043 across all rentals. kinds of house. According to the report, this is the highest average annual rent increase since April 2019.

Countries that outperform Canada in the ranking include Slovenia, which took first place thanks to its low cost of living, high quality of life, visa and residence permit barriers. low, mild temperatures and because English is widely spoken.

Portugal comes in second for affordability, an “extremely high” quality of life and access to a wide range of visas and residence permits. The report also praised the “sunny climate, great restaurants and laid-back culture.”

After Portugal, Estonia ranked third. Low cost of living, high quality of life, easy access to visas and residence permits and widely spoken English are considered the biggest factors for Estonia, as is cleanliness and safety. whole.

Notably absent from this list is Canada’s southern neighbor. The US doesn’t make the top 50, but is said to have a higher cost of living, which includes rent, entertainment and other expenses.

The people behind the list say counties need to offer “a combination of things”, for example if a country ranks high for quality of life but a retiree’s chances of getting a visa are close to zero. otherwise it won’t happen. included.

Enjoy Travel doesn’t say if it’s something that excludes the US


Reporting for this story was paid for through the Meta-funded Afghan Journalists Project in Residence.



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