Family who immigrated to Canada says they couldnt stay amid high cost of living [Video]

A Ukrainian woman who immigrated to Nova Scotia says she could not keep up with the high cost of living.

Tetiana Melnyk moved to the province in March 2023 and took on three jobs so should she could begin to build a life for her two children.

After working for five months, she was able to bring them to Canada.

“I had maybe $3,000 a month,” she recalls. “I worked without days off from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.”

Melnyk says she worked so much there was little time to spend with her kids — and they missed her.

“After three months I understood it was not good for me and my children, and I needed to go home,” she says.

She returned home to Georgia, a country which sits at the intersection of Europe and Asia.

Melnyk says she’s now able to make ends meet with just one job, and she also has family nearby for support.

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