I used lo live in Vancouver for more than 4.years.Last september my family and myselef are moved to Ontario in Toronto for many reasons:
1.Vancouver is the most expensive city in Canada.Everything is more expensive than in other parts of Canada:housing,food,gas.....everything!
2.In BC everybody pay 114$ per month for Medical cards (for all family).In all other provinces this is free.In Ontario OHIP card is free,you dont need to pay.
3.In BC there is only one insurence company for car insIurance-ICBC.They are very expensive.They are asking for approximately 400-500$ per month for new drivers-for all immigrants around the world.In Ontario there are thousands of companies for that.You can easy find good deal for yourself-about 100-150$ per month.
4.Half of Vancouver are Chinese people.You have filling that you are in China,not in Canada.
5.Vancouver have rainy wheather more than 9.months in year.This is very frustrating.People are very deppresed and there are so many suicides every year.
6.In Vancouver there are much more Starbucks than Tim Hortons 8)