Ottawa vs Gatineau - Where should you live? [2023]
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- If you're thinking of moving to the Nations Capital Region, or considering buying a new home, you might think that buying in Gatineau is better than buying in Ottawa. Well, in this video, I'm going to break down a few of the major differences between living in Ottawa vs living in Gatineau.
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You lost me when you said: “Ottawa and Gatineau have a robust public transport system” This is so far from reality.
Care to elaborate?
Ottawa has a better transit service but still weak for a National Capital.
Gatineau service is only buses with few routes, scarced shelters, no service after 10pm and very unreliable. I endured for a time but became good at walking long distance.
Thank you for the video, short and informative
I'm so glad you enjoyed it and found it informative. Thanks for watching :)
Had a buddy living in Gatineau, apartment overseen parliament and all those nice views. He was paying a little bit more for the whole place than I was sharing a house at Sandy Hill. Granted, it was a nice house, private bathroom for myself and the landlord was an amazing person.
Definitely some nice views in Gatineau for a fraction of the price. Downtown Ottawa is really, really expensive. Compared to right across the bridge. But as soon as you start to push outside of 15 minutes from downtown, prices come down.
High quality Healthcare. Yeah I don't know about that one 😅
Compared with majority of countries in the world. Be thankful for what you have you don’t have idea what’s a bad healthcare system means
I'm from Gatineau:
- Finding child care might be harder and more expensive than you think. It depends on where you live and how much money you make.
- Many people in Gatineau work in Ottawa because jobs in Gatineau are usually not very good compared to the same in Ottawa. (A teacher who does 96k in Ottawa will do 60k in gatineau for the same position... brutal)
- The local bus service in Gatineau (STO) has become less efficient recently. They have special lanes for fast travel, but the buses in some parts of the city are not good. You might have to wait up to 45 minutes to transfer buses, very frustrating.
- Health care in Gatineau is very bad, one of the worst in Quebec.
- Houses in Gatineau are not as cheap as they used to be a few years ago and property values was blowned out too much, if a market is to be adjusted in a near future, Gatineau will mostly drop the most.
- Schools are not great anymore because they don't have enough resources. In Quebec only, school is starting in 10 days and we are missing 5000 teachers!
- Some of the School Bus drivers are still on strike
BENEFITS:
- Electric scooter are now legal
- No water bills
lol
I agree with you👍
Great video. Im moving to Gatineau from Toronto so i can work in Ottawa. Gonna be entering the construction sector. Ill use using my spare rime to relearn the french language as i was born in Montreal. Very excited and this video gave me more insight on where to buy property.
Are you a member of liuna? I am also looking to move there from toronto. Let me know 🍻
I'm also planning moving Gatineu from Toronto. I can't wait to settle there soon!
Hi Nick,
Thanks a lot for your video. It's so interesting. I have a question: i don't know if i missed the answer on your video, but i'm wondering if i live in ottawa, will i pay less impots than if i live on quebec?
Thanks for your answer.
Gatineau and Ottawa have horrible integration between the public systems. The two cities should stop fighting for funding and work on one system
They have an integrated system with buses running into the city from Gatineau. It also isn’t that simple as public transit is funded by property taxes so who is going to give up to cover those cost?
@@nickpolegatoRE two cities, two provinces seems extremely complicated in the first place, yes of course after discussing the practicalities you are correct but as someone who comes from Bulgaria I find that the transit system is very expensive and at the same time inefficient for the price. For example I get 4.25$ per ride and a lot of the time* the buses are late by a very large amount. There's of course higher labour costs and it's prolly also the urban sprawl that's causing this, not to mention the amalgamation of neighbourhoods. At the same time I can't ignore the fact I can do the same in my home town for much much cheaper (like 1$) and with lower tax (10%). Also it was very complicated for us when we lived in Gatineau because when you have 2 separate systems people don't know which one integrates to what extent with the other. Just makes everything much more complicated. When you also take into account all the costs of running 2 companies it just .. ugh. I hope you understand.
* Mostly an impression that I have compared to my hometown of Burgas and the city of Utrecht, Netherlands.
Until they stop their I'm french I'm English bs... They will not develop so sad considering it's the capital of Canada.
Maybe once Gatineau gets its LRT, it will aid my future hopes of living around the area
Or you could get a vehicle like the other adults
Ottawa LRT is not even working! lol
For bilingual people in Ottawa, does it change salary they get more than unilingue?
I can't speak to that as I am not a recruiter, but in my experience, being bilingual makes it easier to get hired than being unilingual. If you speak English and French, there are more opportunities, especially in the government sector.
@@nickpolegatoRE thanks for your answer i'm bilingual .So this depends on the provincial erea where u are living or it's general fact ?
I really hate living in Gatineau but i have no choice my husband work for the gouvernement of Canada the price of house is worst every years good luck finding a Doctor...daycare too ...a vet for your pet... everything is toff to get taking class for your kid no place left every time ...dentist take one months to have a appointement and eyes doctor too .....its not easy and i hate it and i just lost my family Doctor and i have chronic pain .....
I dislike both Ottawa & Gatineau
lmao as a person from Ottawa, you're right. Ottawa is a garbage dump. And you shouldn't move to Québec unless you speak French.
if i bought house in Gatineau and live there, Can i do work in Ottawa and can my kid get school admission in ottawa ? can we get medical healthcare in ottawa ?
Great Question! No. You only get services in the province you are residing in. You can work in Ottawa if you live in Gatineau, but you pay Quebec taxes and only have access to Quebec schools and healthcare.
@@nickpolegatoREot entirely correct. You can get medical care in ottawa but you must pay upfront and will be reinbursed for the quebec equivalent rate after filling out the quebec health system forms.
Edit to add example:
If a dr appointment is 80$ in ottawa but 50$ in quebec, you will only be reinbursed 50$.
I live in Gatineau and we lost our Ottawa Doctor because clinics started to get rid of Quebec clients, I can only speak for myself and my experience, but assume not or less. Speciality such as Surgery for heart, ect are fine if you get refered by your doctor
Never heard of UGO.
Transportation is awful. LRT is always broken since it opened years ago. The healthcare system is broken and terrible since COVID. Not enough houses to buy so the price is too high. Sorry man, you are not updated. Ottawa, Gatineau is not a good place to live anymore. I would like to see comment if I am negative or if I say the truth.
The LRT is a fragment of the transport system but yes, it has fallen off as the city gets poorer and poorer.
All the other points you make are going on across the country. It is not unique to Ottawa or Gatineau.
To say I am not updated is arrogant at best.
Ottawa still has a strong job market where you can earn top dollar. Homes are cheaper relative to household income than any other major city in Canada. Ontario healthcare system still ranks first or second in the country. And provincial taxes remain one of the lowest in the country.
Where do you suggest people should go for equivalent job security and pay? Toronto? Vancouver?
Hello thancks for video. I want to know if i can live in Gatineau and put my kids in an Ottawa shcool? I realy wand my girls become bilingual
We speak French
Hey! No you can not. The school zones are designated based on where you live. If you want your kids to go to school in Ontario, you’d have to live in Ontario. With that said, there are great French immersion schools in Ottawa. That’s how I learned French :)
@@nickpolegatoRE yes and the zoning is very confusing, we've asked to change our kid school a few times in past 5 years because we are living close to TWO zones. The school communication and organisation are not the greatest
Healthcare in Ottawa & Gatineau SUCK