pretty sure the only number that is different from pre-pandemic statistics is $200, used to be $1000. People in Canada have really low net cashflows and believe in real estate as the only form of saving/investment. It is common for people to spend more than 50% of income on mortgages, even after government introduced benchmarking.
https://www.ipsos.com/en-ca/over-half-53-canadian-households...
(Earliest one I found so far, its 2016) https://www.ipsos.com/en-ca/news-polls/half-48-canadians-are...
https://www.ipsos.com/en-ca/news-polls/Canadians-and-Bankrup...
https://www.ipsos.com/en-ca/news-polls/MNP-Debt-Index-Wave-8
https://www.ipsos.com/en-ca/news-polls/MNP-Debt-Index-Wave-7...
Do you by any chance happen to live in Vancouver or the GTA?
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/where-in-canada-are-house-pr...
Speaking for all Canadians, as though a massive country of 30M people is a monolith, is ridiculous. Every time I see a comment like the OPs above, it's inevitable that a) they're from Toronto or Vancouver, and b) they think their experiences represent those of the entire country.
Obviously everyone has their preferences for where they want to live. But there's no part of the country I "dislike"--let alone "passionately" so--and I'd hope and expect the rest of my fellow Canadians to be similarly generous and open-minded about the rest of their country and their countrymen.
It's a shame you can't seem to find that in yourself, as every part of the country has something unique to offer, whether that's a small town in Saskatchewan or a massive suburb in Ontario.