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Canada encouraged emigration to the point of completely fucking over Vancouver and Toronto housing markets.

Money laundering is the problem, not Hong Kong emigrants. Mainland China does not allow dual citizenship, this is why many Chinese living in Canada do not apply for Canadian citizenship, but instead stay as permanent resident or visa student to launder money.

https://business.financialpost.com/real-estate/billions-in-d...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pro-china-de...

Can confirm this from my friends in Vancouver and growing up there. Most Hong Kong people assimilate quite well, it’s new wave from mainland China that doesn’t. You can feel it in the atmosphere. Driving Ferrari’s everywhere and showing off. It’s not a good look for anyone.

The tax from luxury cars they bought is the best thing they could do for Canada.

Canadian govt (or BC) are not smart cats. Unfortunately.

I'd personally make tons of policies to extract as much money possible from these type of immigrants tbh.

luxury vehicle tax, empty property tax, the governments are starting to catch on

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