There is truth in both sides of the argument here... I understand from the experiences many people have shared here that there is some struggle involved in settling in Canada, at least in the initial part but once you have good job, life can be very comfortable.
I worked in Canada during 2008 on work permit and I was there with my husband. we did not think of moving to canada then. I will share a personal experience after coming back to India that motivated us for the move.
A few months after we came back to India, me and my husband met with an road traffic accident. We were waiting at a Red traffic light and were hit by a municipal corporation transport bus from behind. I was unconscious and was moved to a nearby hospital and fortunately by husband escaped with only minor injuries. The real drama started after that.
The bus driver went to the police and came back with a constable to the hospital. The constable was actively convincing my husband not to file a police complaint saying things like you are working people, how will you find the time to visit the court whenever required? When my husband persisted he started giving veiled threats like the police will have to make certain that my husband was not drunk while driving and lots of other things.
After that the police took my husband to the police station for getting our damaged vehicle and they made him sit there for about 3 hours in spite of his protests that there is no one to care for my wife who is lying in the hospital.
It was only after my husband gave up and said that he will not file any complaint and my cousin used some political influence that we got out vehicle back.
Meanwhile it was the same story at hospital, according to the law if a RTA patient needs to be in the hospital for at least 24 hrs then the hospital has to register a police complaint. So to save the hospital from that trouble the medical staff did not tell us that I had suffered a fracture in the jaw bone they just administered some pain killers and released me in the evening. It was only after my parents arrived from a different city and my dad who is a doctor himself studied the CT scan report that we came to know abt it and then went for the treatment accordingly.
The whole experience on the whole was horrifying.. Now you guys tell me even if I am earning say 10-15 lacs here what is the use if there is no value of my life.
Also this was not the only incident that was the factor but yes it was the last straw.
I am not saying that things are the same everywhere in India, some people may also have very good experiences as well but in my personal opinion is that unless you have some nuisance value (by means of political, muscle or money power) you are not worth much in India.
Sapana