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Originally Posted by someone123
This is how it works in the United States. Cities like Nashville or Austin are the boomtowns, not New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles.
There will always be some amenities and jobs that the smaller cities lack but I don't believe these are important to the bulk of new immigrants to Canada. The median newcomer to Canada will not be a regular at the opera or in expensive restaurants or get a job as the CEO of a bank.
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Bit of a generalization don't you think? Boomtown is a subjective term playing on percentages. When your economy is so big, a blip there is larger than a boom in a smaller city. People are still pouring into those bigger cities, they just can't hit a growth rate of 14% because they would burst at the seams. NYC, LA and Chicago drive the national economies not just local state demand like the Austin or Nashville and have greater importance when people are looking for a place to live and work in.
I know a broad range of new Canadians and they eat at the same expensive restaurants I do. I've heard multiple times from multiple people that they wished there was more to do here. They expect transit options and venues to be available to them like stadiums, arenas and performing stages, so I can't say I agree with your statement, we just think that way because it makes it easier to say no to making investments in those areas.