[FalconSensei]

I'm not saying that's all the reason. But the thing - and another commenter mentioned - is that you kinda HAVE to live in one of those few cities if you want to work in a top company, or don't hate your live because of the winter.

Whereas in the US you have way more options.

We are building in Canada, but because of local regulations and just the fact that everybody wants to live in those few 3 or 4 major cities, it's way more difficult. Prices in other cities are WAY more reasonable.

[dangerwill]

Japan has 3x the population of Canada (125 million vs 38 million). The corridor from Toronto to Quebec is about (eyeballing this) 50% of Japan's land area, with the greater metro areas of Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Calgary probably adding up to another 15-25% of Japan's land area. If you had Japanese style land use you could fit 2-3x more people in the existing large metro areas of Canada

[tivert]

> If you had Japanese style land use you could fit 2-3x more people in the existing large metro areas of Canada

If you built high-rise dorms or tiny apartments, you could probably fit even more.

https://www.designboom.com/design/brownstone-shared-housing-...

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/03/business/tiny-apartments-...