Yeah same for my home town in NB. I literally just flew back from my yearly visit and me and the wife would love to get a home there but with slim pickings for jobs and the post covid housing market its made it impossible. And we are a six figure earners in Alberta.
Thats our thoughts exactly. You basically need to have some kinds niche corporate job (highly competitive & they are all taken) or drive a semi truck or own some buissness that is already solidified.
I can't speak for NB but I live in PEI, wife works for the province and Im a red seal tradesman, both easily attainable and secure jobs. Our household income is around $180k gross which is pretty good for the maritimes.
That's great for you.... ive also got my ticket, and a 3rd class power engineer. Both avenues of work i can purse would require me to take a 22 dollar per hr pay cut, and thats if i could even find a job. Nobody hiring in NB. If the recession this country is experiencing gets any worse the maritimes are gonna feel it the most.
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u/DougMacRay617 6d ago
Yeah same for my home town in NB. I literally just flew back from my yearly visit and me and the wife would love to get a home there but with slim pickings for jobs and the post covid housing market its made it impossible. And we are a six figure earners in Alberta.