Looking for Canadian Expats in Los Angeles?

Why Canadian expats move abroad (& how they like it)

Every year, we publish one of the biggest global surveys among expats — asking them about various aspects of their life, from work to leisure. Learn what motivated our Canadian members to move abroad, what keeps them there, and what they struggle with or miss about home.

What Canadian expats have to say about living in Los Angeles

We asked tens of thousands of expats about their lives abroad in our Expat Insider surveys. In addition to our standard questions, we invite them to share what they like or dislike about their experiences in their own words. Here, we’ve selected some of the most interesting or representative quotes about expat life in Los Angeles from Canadians, grouped into positive and negative opinions.

Let’s start with the positive ones.

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For me, one of the highlights of living in Los Angeles is the abundance of opportunities for wealth building. The speed at which finance entrepreneurs and all ages of innovators have access to finding funding is quick

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Living in Los Angeles, I really enjoy the usually great weather and the ease of travel.

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What stands out positively about Los Angeles is the international diverse community of people that live here.

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On the downside, here's are some negative experiences from Canadian expats in Los Angeles

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One downside of living in Los Angeles is the high cost of living with little value for money. I have high concerns about safety, there is a significant homeless population, and a social scene that can feel superficial, making it difficult to form genuine friendships.

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Personally, I dislike that Los Angeles is that the medical system and the insurance system is terrible.

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One thing I do not like about Los Angeles is that absolutely horrible lack of education and awareness of the outside world.

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Canadian Expats in Los Angeles Share Their Experiences

InterNations is a place where Canadian expats in Los Angeles exchange experiences and tips to support each other. The "City Of Angels" can be a great place for expats - our community helps you make the most of your experience!

• Browse our Members Network to get to know Los Angeles’s Canadian expats.
• Take part in our Expat Forums to obtain first hand tips from fellow Canadian expats in Los Angeles.
• Use the Expat Guide for Los Angeles to find information on your host city.

Meet Fellow Canadians in Los Angeles at Our Events

Our community in Los Angeles is also very active offline. Our InterNations Ambassadors organize regular events and various expat activities, e.g. a dinner in Los Angeles’s hippest restaurant or an outing with other Canadian expats to explore the pleasantly mild Pacific Northwest. These activities are a casual way to get to know expats from Canada in your local community as well as Canadians in the USA nationwide. Interested? Simply become a member and we’ll be happy to welcome you among our Canadians living in Los Angeles!