Moving to Calgary in 2024?! Everything You Must Know BEFORE Deciding.
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- 100 people a day move to Calgary, some will regret it. Is it right for your family? This video will HELP answer that question. 👍 + SUBSCRIBE +🔔 to stay informed on everything Calgary!
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As a born and raised Calgarian, I felt proud of being a Canadian and a Calgarian. This video was great . I find that if you practice patience, you can learn to deal with the growing pains of the people moving here. When I was born, Calgary had 310,000 people.
This might be the best comment I've ever received. Thank you so much for sharing, and I'm glad we did you proud!
Unfortunately we are getting alot of illegals here who have criminal records via USA and abroad. I aided with CPS In our neighborhood as we had 2 professional criminal gangs shack up here in the past 2 years, not Canadian citizens! And now with the housing shortage we have 9-12 people living in 900-1500 sq ft homes. Read the story about the house explosion recently. Increase in violence at Ctrain stations, increased homelessness is a concern and the handgun traffic from the US is increasing. Even our park has homeless tents now.
I've been here for decades. The past 5 years our neighborhoods have seriously suffered. Our mayor has gotta go! And so with Trudeau.
@@iseiyoulaitreyou belong in tRumpite America
@@iseiyoulaitreMy family is from Calgary, I have been there in 2005 and remember it as a safe, clean and friendly city.
Did it really become so bad?
Best wishes from Germany 🌸
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Brad - all the time and effort to create this video are worth every minute. This is truly something to proud of. Calgary is a great city and if I was still in Canada that's where I'd be living. All the best!
Thank you so much! I wanted to create a tribute to the city that I loved, something that did it justice!
Born and raised in Calgary. Absolutely enjoyed this video and it is very accurate 👌
My dream from childhood has always been to travel the world at the age of 25 due to a retina problem I lost most of my eye sight but still I wanna pursue my dreams
Watching these videos really motivates me to run after my dreams 🎭
I wanna be an inspiration for others through my channel 💙
Great content! Thank you for shining light on a lot of points that are not mainstream. The energy you put in the video is very convincing that moving there would be ideal for everyone :D
I moved to Calgary in May 2006 from NL(my wife - now ex and I bought our townhouse for $269,000. The value fell as low as the $180,000's , now in May 2024, I'm almost up what we bought it for in 2008. As a land surveyor for 18 years now - the ups and downs have been insane! But I'm truly proud to be (a born Newfoundlander - first 28 years and since 2006 - a proud resident of the beautiful world class city of Calgary! I love being a proud Canadian citizen and will be for life ❤️
you literally just sold me Calgary, I'm planning on moving to Canada soon, and I'm researching places that combine kind of everything you said in the video, thanks a lot man
:) Happy to help!
@@wolfc8755this is not true at all.
I graduated from Central Memorial high school in 2018 and I can speak to Calgary public schools being awesome. My designated schools all ran Spanish/English bilingual programs, the teachers were great, and honestly the arts and theatre programs gave me the unique experience of not just hating school every morning
Amazing video and absolutely on point! I moved out to Calgary last month from Ontario and I'm already certain I'm never moving back :D! You're definitely right when saying it's not for everyone but the fast-paced lifestyle of Toronto was not for me. I am originally from Grenada, a very small Island in the Caribbean and Calgary is the perfect balance of a big city with a small-town vibe. I can't wait to explore more! Also...almost every part of the city is within a 20-30min drive and the Rockies in your backyard is just breathtaking!!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! Welcome to Calgary, and I hope you continue to love it!
Great video very helpful. Thanks
Thank you for this great video. Best of luck!
This video is so detailed , informative and well done!!!! Love it. Big up from 🇯🇲!!
Thank you!!!
It’s great video, thanks for your job!
What an amazing video 👏👏 I mean, it’s a work of art, really good! Very well explained and detailed, great b roll, and your energy is great! Thank you!
This video deserves more views. The quality of the content is top tier
Appreciate that!
Dear Brad, this video is by far the best one!
Man, this is spectacular! That was a fun watch!
Thank you my man!
This video took us forever to study for and shoot. Did we do Calgary justice?! What did we miss?
@@mbeckford this is amazing feedback! Thank you! Great points and we plan to dive deeper into those topics if the video is received well
it is awesome
The Alberta tax advantage is real. It's definitely worth calling out.
I think this is a good look at the city. There are some amazing vibrant communities that offer unique experiences. As well, the rental market is extremely challenging for those who can’t afford to buy. That is becoming a barrier to entry and people coming here should be aware of that.
@@annemariepedersen5616 this is true. Rentals are in high demand - and its challenging to find something right now due to the large influx of people.
What a video!!! Props to all the team involved and thank youuuu!!!
Thanks so much! :) It was a lot of work - but we're proud of it.
Love your video. So much enthusiasm and so motivating ❤
awesome vid brad! appreciate the effort in highlighting all the amazing things about our city :D
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!
I appreciate your very detail video… your energy was very welcoming… makes me wanna move to Calgary from Vancouver and your video just might be the selling point❤️❤️❤️
Very kind of you to say that thank you!
AWESOME video with lots of great information! And look at that landscape
Glad you enjoyed it friend!
Nice to meet you at REVB and I have to say this is one of the best videos I've seen. The amount of detail and b-roll is fantastic.
Great balanced video dude! Really enjoyed it!
Thanks so much! Glad you dig it!
As a new immigrant landing in calgary later in the year this video helps me alot especially a modern coty but a small town neighbourhood concept. Great job
Brad dedicates his channel to home tours and then just drops a moving to video out of NOWHERE that has me considering packing my bags and calling Calgary home. Bravo sir. Beautifully planned and orchestrated video 👏🏼
Thank you for checking it out! It felt good to put something together to showcase this great city!
Great..! such a beutful details McCallum...Thank you champ.
Thank you thank you!
The greatest show on earth 😂. I don't think so but I visited Calgary and thoroughly enjoyed it. Nice people too
I am coming next year, thank you so much for your super informative video
Appreciate you checking it out!
Great video Brad! I lived in Calgary for 10 years before retuning back to my home province. This video has me wanting to move back.
Thank you for checking it out!!!
Awesome video man! Engaging and informative 💥
Thank you!
As a born and raised Calgarian, this video is spot on. You could definitely make it an hour longer and I'd still be glued to the screen with the great footage and drone shots! Calgary is definitely a great city to thrive in.
Amazing! We were worried people wouldn’t watch any longer so we kept it as tight as possible.
The 15 mins flew by. Great content. Nailed it!
🫵 thx buddy!!!
Wow great video! I live in Toronto. I never really thought or entertained the idea of visiting or moving to Calgary. The video is beautifully shot with all the gorgeous views. The content & delivery is smooth. The video gives great exposure to Calgary & peeked my interest to visit. I enjoyed how multifaceted the video is making points about economics, social, entertainment, culture, tourisim housing & more. Well done!
Hi I’m planning to make a language stay in Canada to learn English but I don’t know which city choose between Toronto and Calgary. I want to be in a big city like Toronto but I’m scared of Toronto because of the multicultural culture. You who leave there can you tell me about the peoples because I want to be in a city with a certain local population to have a better chance to learn English correctly. Thank you very much for your reply😄😄😄
@arnaud7311 people in Ontario are much more friendly than Calgary. Alberta is a purely conservative province also
This one was an eye opener for me being an international professional I always thought Canada had two cities i.e, Toronto and Vancouver however Calgary is next to this big cities. I will surely consider this city for my future prospectus. Also will consider McCallum Group in case if I buy any new propery.
Keep Up the good work Brad!
Cheers!
thank you so much!
Great work Brad, sending this around to convince my friends to join me here!
Let’s bring them home!
Great video Brad!
I want to move to Calgary! this video made me excited! thank you
Very informative
Great ,interested ,knowledge ....all in one....
Thank you Brad great presentation 👏👏🤝🤝👍👍❤️.
Glad you liked it!
Wow! What a killer video, Brad. Absolutely loved it.
Thanks my friend! Always good to hear from my favorite Vancouver CZcamsr!
Excellent video Brad. All a very true lived experience being here for 20 years myself. We are never leaving 😊
Thank you! It's not perfect, but we love it too. :)
Great video. Thanks!
You're welcome!
Great video. I’ll give you a shout when I am ready to buy a house here in Calgary.
Wow!! Thank you for the video Brad. As a new calgarian I was finding myself getting frustrated for trying to convince my friends and family how awesome Calgary is... 👍
Pls share it! It’s a great city!
And you are making our local calgarian proud, you are truly one incredible entrepreneur and inspiring figure!
Thank you for sharing we live in Montreal for the past 10 years and are planning to move to Calgary very soon
We'd love to assist you in finding a place when the time comes!
Damn your videos are amazing.Your videography man is topnotchhhhhhh
Heyyy thank you!!! Our teams ONLY goal is to make content that stands out!
Awesome video, I'm a Londoner living in London, ON, but I will really consider moving to Calgary after I saw this video.
Thx for checking it out!
cool videooo !!! high quality in all aspects!!! congrats mr mcCallum!!! 🎥👏👏👏
Thank you ! Appreciate you checking it out!
Well made video. Great job!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video and well put together as a person who has lived in Calgary it has good diversity and yes cheaper housing keep up the great content!
Brad, you have done a great job. Following you from Brampton
Appreciate it!
Great video Brad. Calgary is a very intriguing city for me as the business sector seems to be doing much better there than Toronto where I live. Working as a real estate agent in Toronto is impossible with over 30,000 agents in the city. The market seems to be a little better in Calgary whereas in Toronto, it has been going downhill for over past few years. I can totally see myself moving to Calgary in a year or 2 and continue my career as a Real Estate Agent.
The rentals for the two bedroom condo in Calgary costs around 2000-4000, which it was 1200- 1800 two years ago. Now it is not affordable anymore. The average house price is around 600 k. If you work in the oil & gas industry, your salaries are above 100 k , you can afford 600 k above houses. If you work in the other industries, you do not earn 100 k. When the oil price drops, you lost the jobs in that industry. the homeless and crime rates hike in downtown area.
100%. Rents are insane
He doesn’t like this comment I wonder why😮
It's the same in Victoria. Complete bs
It's getting crazy in every city now. Big or small. Corporate and government greed mostly. Sorry for being a bummer. Good luck to all!
Awsome video! been thinking about moving to Calgary from Toronto.Maybe its time I make that move at least real estate is still a bit more effordable then T.O and Vancouver. Best video about calgary . Thx Brad
Thanks for checking it out and considering Calgary!
I miss Calgary, might do a short visit back soon.
You made an amazing video about Calgary.
Thannk you, I'm really proud of our team!
Hey Brad. Great video. You definitely have peaked my interest, but reading the comments has given me second thoughts. Any videos on the rental market?
Wow man , the video was just 🔥
Heyyyyy thx
Nice video. great job in finding info and shooting pictures.
Very nice video Brad. I really need your help because my familly and I wanna really move there. 🥰
@@manitraraharisolofo1871 we would love to assist! Please feel free to look at our contact info in the description to chat further!
@@BradMcCallum I took it Brad. Many many thanks. 🙏
Great video work, plot and the city we all love
Much appreciated
@@BradMcCallum in case you need a guy with audio , photo and a little of video backgrounds lmk
Tried to move this summer, but the rental market is unbelievable. Couldn't even get a viewing without it being cancelled the same day.
Absolutely true!
Yeah and they all need 8 references and a credit check and first and last month's rent plus dd and no pet all for 1 bed 1 bath basement for the low price of 2200 with 50% utilities oh and it's probably an illegal suite
Lol this clown realtor likes every other comment and makes a comment except when someone speaks the truth like you. Shows you what this guy's motive is. Get as many people here regardless of the rental and job situation so he can see his investments continue to appreciate on the backs of conning other people
Fast becoming as expensive as Toronto and Vancouver
@brad you have fully persuaded me! totally sold now
I appreciate the honesty in highlighting all the amazing things about Calgary, but recognizing the downsides as well. Even though it's not a "world city" by most standards, it is is an incredible place.
No place is perfect for sure - and all the growth creates challenges for Calgary too. But its a great city!
@@Gloryboyquan no. Canada doesn't have any restaurants or warehouses. It's strictly against our culture.
@@Gloryboyquan lots of work yes!
@BradMcCallum u meaning in calagary r Toronto please explain please
I will like to know your standard of a world City. Having lived in Gothenburg, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Manchester and London UK, I find Calgary amazing and top notch especially for family oriented people.
Top notch presentation skills, editing and delivery
Thank you very much!
Fantastic and very informative video. Growing up an hour north of Toronto, a lot of things have had me questioning if I want to stick around here. I am a wedding photographer with a wife and two young kids, and after building my business over the past 10+ years, we cannot afford to purchase a home here without spending absolutely everything that we have. Thus, the reason I have been looking around a little bit to see if we can grow our roots elsewhere. I will definitely be bringing your video to my wife's attention over our dinner tonight :)
Amazing! My wife was a wedding photographer for 6 years in the late 2000's, and I actually was her second shooter. It led me to my passion for videography! :)
Awesome video!
Nice video with great vibes.
Wow fantastic thank you !!! 🎉 im sold !!!!
😃
What a video! AMAZINGLY DONE, personally, professionally and creatively! That's what GOOD Content is. ✔️
Agreed
Great video! 👍
im proud to be a Calgarian this video is crazy good thanks to make a video about my City!
Ikr I am from calgary to
A round of applause for the McCallum Group 👏👏
Thank you! This was an epic undertaking for us - and we're proud of how we repp'd our city!
@@BradMcCallum I’ve been working on doing something similar for my city
This just amped up the 🔥
Well done Brad. Wonderful video. ❤
Thx my friends!
thank you for your meaningful and exciting video. it's giving me more reasons to choice Calgary as my next destination; thank from cameroon. I will read other comment to know more about Calgary
Of all the “Moving to ______” videos I’ve seen, this is by far the best one.
The people, the people, the people! I moved there from Toronto but to move back due to family reasons. Calgary made me feel at home without any hesitation. I always tell people that it's where I want to retire and counting down the months when I return to Calgary to resume life there and eventually retire. :) This video was awesome Brad. Well done!
I am a born Calgarian thinking of moving back. I have lived a third of my life in Ontario and China. This was a great video and very accurate. In fact, I will look up some of your other videos and see if I can't figure out a new home. I have already invested in the building Gallery project downtown (ear shot of the Calgary tower) and other projects.
Thanks so much!
Same...I have lived in Toronto for the past 20 ish yrs... debating to go back
Amazing content.
Glad you think so!
Wow! What a great video. Makes me want to move there.
Hey my man, you’re always welcome!
Hi Brad.. I was so much confused to choose my future home. You have given answer to all my questions and doubts. As a new immigrant, I have decided to Make my new Home Calgary. Thanks for covering this beautiful and informative video.
Thanks so much for watching, and I'm thrilled to hear you'll be calling Calgary home!
Wrong choice. Impossible finding a job or doctor despite this guy lying about it.
@@WizardHarry69 Calgary's unemployment rate is 5.9% - which is the same as Vancouvers. Toronto is WORSE at 6.5%. More good news - when you get a job in Calgary, the average income is higher than anywhere else in Canada. If you had a hard time finding a job/doctor here, I'm sorry, but the reality is its hard everywhere, but a bit easier here.
I have just relocated to Calgary from Australia. so far in my 24 hours i am absolutely in love with it!
Time to find the perfect career and i am truly blessed.
Very good video and you have great talent i can see you truly love your work.
Keep up these videos more people need to know about this hidden gem!
Love it!
A lot of my family is from Australia and are struggling. I was telling them about Calgary and how I planned to move there and how housing is so much lower and wages a bit higher. The main concern from them was the weather but I feel like humans are pretty good at adapting to weather. They are struggling with housing just like we are in Vancouver.
Wait until winter.... so cold there
First winter was great! We had a Polar Vortex hit and we got to -40 that was an awesome experience! FYI your mobile phone stops working at these temperatures but its not long these kind of cold snaps are in and out in a week. otherwise the average of -10 to +5 during day is average. Once you experience the cold snaps 0 degrees and above is sweater only needed weather you acclimatise real quick.@@AngolanAmerican
Very nice video, you convinced me xD. I am from Argentina and I am currently learning software developer. Once I feel ready, I hope I am able to work in Calgary and to move there. I wish I buy my own house as well there. Many thanks.
Go for it!
Family and I moved from Toronto 3 years ago, best thing we ever did! I hated the weather in Toronto (among many other things) The weather in Calgary is amazing, we love it. Great video and info
That's awesome! For some people the weather is awesome! I'll admit it - I wish we had palm trees and beaches, but realistically, it's really great!
Is the weather not worse in Calgary?
@@nicolerose7639 Weather is a personnel preference. Calgary is pretty Dry in the summer and winter, Toronto is Wet in the summer and winter. The humidity is what I dislike
Bravo to you...i hear ya about the weather among other things!!
2 are same shit
You really convinced me!
We are now considering to move here from Toronto.
I had lived in Calgary from 2007 through 2012. When the oil & gas boom had stopped and the oil projects closed down, I lost my job at and decided to leave the city for a job in another province. If I hadn't lost my job at that time, I would have never left Calgary which is until these days my favorite city in Canada. Finding a rental home has always been and is a major challenge there. Also, finding a job in Calgary without a car is not an option.
I love Calgary, but this is a very rosy picture…. It’s all these things you mention if compared to Vancouver, Montreal or Toronto…. But for most people, the surge of people moving there and increase in investing parties from outside AB have really increased cost of living, unemployment is one of the highest in the country, and many of the small city benefits are not really existent any longer.
Since we released the video five months ago some things have definitely changed - but unfortunately it’s not got a lot better elsewhere either, so although the advantage isn’t as strong, in many ways it’s still got an edge over those major markets, but you’re right - it’s not the same as it was.
Ok, after watching half video I found that you are promoting yourself. Best luck.
Brilliant. You must have thought i lived in a world without money where I could just spend weeks of time and thousands of dollars creating a video for the sole purpose of your entertainment. Or maybe you’re unsure how CZcams actually works - you’d rather watch a CZcams advertiser than a creator for 15 seconds…. Give me back the half you watched and you can keep your luck. 😀
Great presentation 👏 ❤
Appreciate you watching!
Love this increadible city, n your useful video
I'm hoping to move my family to Calgary next year, but the prices of many houses have gone up a lot. It makes my burden even heavier.
I don't even dare to watch the introductory video of the Chinese Calgary house. Because for the same house, the Chinese offer is even a staggering 30% higher than the Taiwanese!😮💨
Best representation of Calgary’s pro and cons. I will add that the salaries in Calgary and the provincial income tax is lower in AB. 😊❤
Who filmed this video ? Thats incredible work for the size of you channels
Great video on Calgary..I first heard about Calgary as a kid because Bret “the hitman” Hart was from there.
Hometown Hero!
Dam you put so much energy in it respect yes I'm thinking moving next year I'll be hoping you could help me find a new home so can settle with my family tks
Haha thanks! We would love to help! Just email us at office@mccallumgroup.ca when the time is right!
Wow !! Happy to be a Calgarian.😊❤
Us too! Thanks for watching!