By Augustine Akhilomen

Nigerians on social media have reacted to report that Canada is experiencing a boom in homelessness, with tens of thousands of individuals priced out of the rental and real estate markets and forced to live on the streets of the wealthy country.

According to a new survey published in September, one in two homeless people in Quebec can be located in rural areas of the eastern province rather than primarily in Montreal, as was previously the case.

Quebec, Canada’s second-most populous province, is suffering a severe housing scarcity as a result of reasons ranging from the pandemic to record immigration, which is driving population numbers higher and fueling demand.


The number of homeless people in Quebec climbed by 44 percent between 2018 and 2022, reaching 10,000 last year. Indigenous people, who make up 5% of the Canadian population, are overrepresented in the streets, particularly Inuit, according to Lussier.


Recall that the number of Nigerians moving to Canada has surged to the highest in nine years for the first quarter of this year.

Data from the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) show that the country recorded 5, 755 Permanent Residents (PRs) from Nigeria in Q1 2023, an increase of 32.5 percent from 4,345 in the same period of 2022.


However, Nigerians on social media have divided views on the development.

alowonle_baba2’s MY PEOPLE NO LET ANYBODY MISLEAD YOU IF YOU GET YOUR WAY ABEG MOVE ‍♀️ ‍♂️ NA THEIR CITIZENS DEY STREETS NIJA WE DEY ALWAYS FIND OUR WAY NA ME TALK AM

cpt.dio’s The same Canada where everyone is doing fasting and prayer to go ?

avalanche_health’s Immigrants inflow is too much more than they can handle

oluwachelsea’s If it were to be Nigeria .You will see comments like the government is b@d na government say make you na lazy or can’t be innovative and convert it to wealth.I think say them talk say Canada government dey dash people money and free house in Canada

distinguished_esther’s In Nigeria, once you own a property, it’s yours for the rest of your generation . Our government no good, but God, thank you.

kahuna130’s Na Nigerians full there all in the name of school them occupy all the place

folem.believe’s We buy our own house in Africa and it’s ours for life

jydebecks’s Keep going to Canada…. You will remember Nigeria when you pay your dues

cross.banks’s I remain here ooo

idick007’s Japa Agent won’t tell us this one in their Ads oh

engrjudeogbes’s How is that your business? Focus on your county Nigeria.

omaralikaj’s Everyone there is complaining about Canada. You might come across some examples on YouTube.

makky_boogie’sPlease oo let me enter first oo

devbell_properties_autos_logis’s Lol

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