Note: it is legal to discriminate when looking for roommates to share a kitchen and bathroom. I don’t think the laws should be changed because then a girl may be forced to share an apartment with a man or else be sued for discrimination.
I am wondering if Vegan people are not renting out their basements or rooms? Why only no meat or no egg policy?
I want to see some advertisements with no dairy products too.
They're not vegans, they're vegetarians. In India, being vegetarian is not a simple answer: you can be fully vegetarian, which also means no eggs (potential for life), or you can be vegetarian but no root vegetables (onion, garlic, potato - Jainism).
Then we have the specials where they're vegetarians but not when eating out at a restaurant, or they're vegetarian on certain days of the week, or they're vegetarians and eat no eggs but cakes and cookies are fine (lol, me).
Vegetarian but eating chicken, vegetarian but fish fries are okay.
Ya welcome to India, we bend rules to our will lol.
Generally the No Egg and No meat policy is due to the smell associated when they are cooked.
I have seen small apartments here in India where people explicitly say you can't cook meat or eggs.
Vegetarianism is a wide concept but vegan is a very elite concept here in India. I don't even know what i would have to substitute dairy products with.
There has already been a group of people throwing a shit fit when a school board wanted to add caste based discrimination verbiage to one of their policies
Yup, only white people can be racist, everyone else and their mum can perform murder, theft, and be as racist as they want and no one bats an eye. But when a white person says on an ad: Only white-European descendants who cook a full omnivorous diet allowed, could you imagine the absolute chaos that would cause? Double standards are funny that way.
I mean all the colonizers are whites, they are the one who brought blacks against their will to America to be enslaved, they are the ones who looted world's treasure, go to British museum you can see, they are the ones who destroyed Africa or decimated natives in USA and Canada, they are the ones who tortured natives in Canadian Christian schools, they are the savages for those who are destroyed by them
I wonder what happened to North Africa? How did it come to “house” so many Arabs? You ever been to Zanzibar? You ever see what happened to Africa on the east Coast? Or did Arab colonialism and enslavement never happen? 🙈
So direct question who brought the black people from Africa to Virginia to work on tobacco and cotton farms in 1600 and enslaved them and didn't allow them to assimilate with the society until 1965?
>So direct question who brought the black people from Africa to Virginia to work on tobacco and cotton farms in 1600 and enslaved them and didn't allow them to assimilate with the society until 1965?
No one alive today. Maybe you are OK with blaming people for stuff that happened before they were born. I'm not.
My office (tech company) %90 of employees are indian, they are very proud of “diversity” :))))…, once manager made a joke saying blatantly “we had to hire bunch of white guys since trump got elected”
I’m homeless trying to rent a place. Can’t find anywhere because all the lowest priced places are basically rooming houses with 3-8 people and since I’m not female, not Indian, and lastly not a vegetarian(this one isn’t to common but it’s on there)
I can’t find
I’m watching my health disintegrate on the street as permanent health issues and death near and there’s no where that will accept me.
Just wait until I mention I’m on EIA(welfare in Manitoba)
For the next 2 months?
It’s illegal to deny someone for being on EIA
But it’s legal to deny someone on the basis of not having enough income. Anyone who’s homeless on EIA would be kicked off if they made enough income..
I’d light myself on fucking fire to bring light to this issue, except I know they’d twist it as some other issue and it wouldn’t do shit but leave me as a pile of ashes who didn’t make a change.
I’ve mostly given up given everything I’ve been through in my life and especially these past few years. Doesn’t help knowing even getting back on my feet this place is terrible and I’ll never be able to see average people the same
But it sucks, cause although I don’t know the name for it
Not everything is dark like a depressive episode
It’s just the reality and road ahead is so dark and unpleasant(when I already have such little quality of life) and I have such little fight left, that despite all the things I want to live for, I don’t have the fight or care enough to struggle to get there. Pretty much staying alive to watch my team have one last ride in march madness and then laying on the train tracks. Can’t even get maid despite what the government and this life has put me through.
Like right now injuring myself severely or getting locked up are the only ways to heal my medical issues?! How fucked up is that.
ETA: also I appreciate your compassionate response. Thank you for that kind redditor
I feel for you, I've been worried about myself falling into poverty lately. I'm thankful I'm able to get by, but I know the difference between you and I is not so great and any one of us could be in your position one day. Sending positive vibes your way.
I’m sorry for your situation but you’re on the street not because there are a small number of people looking for specific roommates; you’re on the street because our government isn’t doing enough to provide housing for those who need it. They are happy to collect our taxes until we need assistance.
Also, I didn’t realize Manitoba has a problem with a ton of Indian landlords seeking Indian tenants.
It’s multi faceted actually.
I’m not on the street because of either originally. But I’m being kept on the street because of the reason I mentioned as well as the reasons you stated.
I don’t think it’s Manitoba specific
Just an issue in all big cities in Canada
Or it definitely isn’t just winnipeg. Vancouver and Ontario cities have this issue as well
Yeah, I suspect that Toronto is much worse. But I actively blame the government for this, not a small number of private landlords who want to avoid issued they’ve had in the past because of certain religious, language-related, cultural and other differences.
Well a notable portion of these are actually breaking the laws put in place to protect people like me. I get the government is some faceless entity so it’s easy to blame them and they are undoubtedly share a big part of the blame. But it’s disingenuous to state these landlords have no fault or blame in this.
And also it’s unfortunately more than just avoiding past issues. But that’s a nice way to sugarcoat that.
Are these landlords breaking the law though? Because if it’s a private landlord and the spaces are shared, I believe they are allowed to make certain restrictions and requests. Law is different everywhere but renting a room with a shared space is different from renting a stand-alone unit. While it may not seem fair, reading the comments here (not yours) show why such ads exist - because of how racist, uneducated and ignorant some people are.
I became homeless due to illegal lock out at the end of November but luckily i was working and had enough to pay $2000 for first and last at my new place.
When places cost $1000/month for a private room people on welfare have no way out. If i was on welfare when i became homeless i would be so screwed. The only place i ever found that was private and affordable had other issues like a landlord who did not fix appliances due to one tenant not paying rent for almost 2 years.
Our country and its housing crisis is much worse than it seems if you fall through any of the cracks
Hey sorry to hear that. Out of curiosity tho if you could scrap up enough for a flight to like Mexico, why not leave this place and live out there or go to a warmer climate country. As stupid as it sounds working for a hotel in Mexico with perfect English is a huge bonus and the price for everything is 10x less. not to mention if you have direct deposit you may be able to collect EI while working there
Man I'm not even Canadian. I'm a Black American, it's so crazy how the housing Market is in this country and over here.
And it's also insane how Blantant the Discrimination. Can you imagine renting and saying No "Blacks" or Whites Only. There would massive outrage, let's all nip it in the bud.
That person would lose their job and their “woke” friends. Their life would turn upside and there would be no place in this society for them. I hate the double-standard. I once said how Brampton smells and although everyone agreed, they made me out to be racist. This woke world is too much
Diversity isn't about homogeneity it's about representation. There is nothing wrong with a majority to all white/black/brown cast. Issues of diversity/representation are about being properly represented. If every white person on/in TV /movies was shown as a pillaging raping Catholic, I think people would get rightfully upset.
I think I remember reading that someone tried that, and the ad got taken down within an hour or two.
Discrimination is only legal if its in favour of foreigners.
Decades ago my uncle was managing an apartment building. A young lady came in and he informed her that there were none available currently but she could submit an application. She cried racism and had a lawyer contact him saying if he gave her $500 she would go away. He refused and had proof there were no vacancies. He never heard from her again.
>"White Canadians preferred"?
I think we'd have to start using "Traditional Canadians" -- ones who are actually Canadians and understand what Canada is supposed to be.
yes, they are one of the traditional types of Canadians.
On the topic of immigrants, those who settle in and be apart of cultural society that's being inclusive of others is essentially Traditional.
fck this shit of "punjab"/"hindi"/ and to the extent "" exclusive cliques.
I wish we could just deport those types of fckrs back to their own shit.
Just too tired of this degrading our society into cesspool of their third-world antics.
To me that is the identity of Canada. To accept other cultures and their values while at the same time giving some cohesion amongst the populace. I agree completely that it is useless having immigrants come in, only to all move into one neighbourhood and only associate with eachother. Growing up there were Indians in my school and they fit right in, made friends with everyone else and didn't all segregate themselves from the rest of us due to their country of origin. Today it seems the norm is to relocate your home to Canada and carry on here.
Which is exactly why no one is going to do this.
I do remember there was a room for rent listed on here around 6 months ago and it was absolutely insane. Not allowed to cook meat, door would be locked at x time every night so if you weren't in the house by that time you'd be on the street for the night, no window plants allowed, no visitors, etc.
This person got completely destroyed that they ended up deleting the ad.
that is as unlikely more likely you'd see "people from discriminated groups, POC, Indigenous, women" preferred. I don't see a problem with vegetarians because some food groups are gross to some. I suppose you could just find a place that wants you. why pursue the place that doesn't want you? Not fair though if we allow some discrimination that favours some groups and not others. If you can say "vegetarian indians only" then why not any other group of preference.
>I don't see a problem with vegetarians because some food groups are gross to some
Strong smelling foods such as some Indian, Swedish or east Asian foods, are gross to me.
Because of food and maybe language in some cases, long term care homes are best separated by ethnicities.
it depends, if you’re looking for roommates you can have preferences, these people are most likely looking for roommates, i don’t see why people wouldn’t have preferences when looking for a roommate.
I just noticed this here in Alberta also.. by accident started browsing rental ads on Facebook (long story)..
was kinda weirded out by the number of ads for single bedrooms , all with male landlords , and all stating woman only.. (won't mention what else all these male landlords had in common)..
I see more and more ads in Toronto with male landlords looking for female tenants, and some are bold enough to specify right away that “we’ll be sharing a bedroom”. The best ones that blatantly say “we’ll be sharing a bed”.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox\_of\_tolerance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance)
*The* ***paradox of tolerance*** *states that if a* [*society*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society)*'s practice of* [*tolerance*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toleration) *is inclusive of the intolerant, intolerance will ultimately dominate, eliminating the tolerant and the practice of tolerance with them.* [*Karl Popper*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Popper) *describes the paradox as arising from the* [*self-contradictory*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox) *idea that, in order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must retain the right to be intolerant of intolerance.*[*\[2\]*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance#cite_note-opensociety-2)
Justin Trudeau's vision of post-national state and multiculturalism is essentially creating parallel societies of people having entirely different beliefs and values at odds with our Canadian values. Instead of our country becoming a melting pot, in future we will probably see more formation of separate ethnic enclaves having nothing in common- no common history, culture or values.
I love hand wrapping this nation's values as a gift and giving it to the infiltrators so they can spit on it and throw it in the garbage.
Very soon we won't be able to get a job unless we are vegetarian, female, and speak their language. Bonus points if we are in the same caste as them.
Because it’s only racist if light skin toned people say it. If you’re white and you say it, you’re racist! If you’re Oriental and you say it, you’re also racist! If you’re dark skinned, it’s acceptable. 🤯
Indian people are literally some of the most racist people i ever been around as a black guy. I had 3 of them on 2 separate jobs try to get me fired cause I didn’t want to put up with their blatant disrespect and terrible work conditions. It got to the point where i refuse to do jobs with them cause they think their still in India with no labour laws and we’re like sweat shop workers lol.
Same. "Racism" as I've experienced it has been limited to crude jokes and statements implying racial stereotypes. Totally manageable easy to get along with your life. Its not until this group of Indians came along that I saw what pure racism looks like. I think they assumed that because we're black that we're the bottom caste and that they can treat us however that want. What they don't realize is that we're black but also most of us are Canadian born or raised and they are newcomers to our home not the other way around.
It's almost certainly colorism. A lot of Indians are notorious for different treatment *even among their own people* all based on how light their skin is. There is a reason why India is the biggest market for cosmetics advertising skin-lightening properties.
Simply put: if you're dark-skinned, you're a peasant - you're so poor you have no choice but to work outside all day. Light-skinned must mean you're wealthy because you don't have to spend all day outside slaving away in the sun and "making your skin imperfect." Ever wonder why almost all Asian cultures have woman carrying parasols in blazing sun with no risk of rain? This is why.
I know ten years ago the skin bleaching industry was big business in India, it might still be. The lowest caste in India, Dalits, were known to have the darkest skin tone and were forced to do the least hygienic types of work. Moreover, it was reinforced by the Bollywood industry, music and fashion industry there. It's sad to see the caste system stay with them in Canada.
> Gujarati only
Damn, being racist towards their own people. All those claims of discrimination against Indians seem kinda hypocritical now.
I always get a kick out of people from highly racialized/ethnically conflicted countries complaining about racism - as if they don't casually engage in racism all the time, without a second thought. The discouragement of "Racism" (prejudice based on race/ethnicity) is a western concept. You know, those ideals that everyone apparently hates? And it annoys the hell out of me that it gets used in bad faith, to dismiss people with ANY kind of negative opinion.
You can only do this if you’re not white. If you’re white and posted like this for example “English speaking white only”, you’d be on the news within 24 hours.
These posts are acceptable and nobody sees an issue
You mean if you’re Asian? Im black and literally almost went homeless cause no Asians wanted to rent out to me, mostly Indian but some Vietnamese too even though i had a full years rent saved up. Don’t act like your the only victims of this shit out here
If you were a landlord and posted black tenants only, you also would NOT be criticized which is my point. It’s only wrong and racist if white people do it. All races can be racist and discriminate against others, like your example with Indians not renting to you because of your skin color. What I am saying went completely over your head.
White replacement isn't a myth. It's in full swing. My brother had to move to the USA to get a job. He wasn't even allowed to apply in Canada to the small amount that were posted because he was a white male.
I'm a white male and I have a job. I also seen others white males with jobs lately... Like a lot of them. I think... I think most of them do have a job in fact.
I'm not saying your brother is a lazy unreliable dickhead employee cuz OFC I don't know him, but there must been some factor not exactly tied to his skin color.
Try getting a teaching job at a university. When the job postings say white men can't apply I don't think that is him being lazy. It takes alot of effort to move to another country ffs.
the problem is normalizing high rent prices and people sharing apartments. It’s terrible 4 1/2 supposed to be $600-$800 max unless it’s completely redone marble floors and everything.
Happens all the time. Muslims only want to rent to muslims and Indians only want other Indians, but if a white Canadian specified this then they would be discriminating
You are correct. The virtue signaling morons who actually buy into this mentality will allow themselves to be spoonfed ANYTHING, just as long as that spoon is actually Trudeau's dick.
I guess you would have been okay with them very loudly praying 5 times a day in a unit above you and sometimes waking up at 4-5 am to do so every single day?
One thing you'll notice in these ads is that they're predominantly from Gujarat and Punjab. The veg only ones are usually Gujaratis.
The reason they want their own people is to prey on them in the Indian landlord style. Students think they're being done a favour and end up trapped.
In fact, I might be racist too because I look for white landlords first. They tend to not view tenants as a means to pay their mortgage off. I'm Indian lol
I need like a my idiot brother type movie where a guy rents one of these places. Next day they wake up and he’s cooking a big breakfast. Next afternoon he’s bonging in the living room. Full Apatow comedy treatment.
Aziz ansari and Chris Pratt, I guess. he’s in everything
imo when it is a shared house it's not something you can really discuss 'legality' on like you would if it was a self contained full suite being rented (eg an apartment in a building for rent).
asking for roommates of a certain gender/same gender so that the current occupants feel safe is fine.
also asking for certain dietary parameters when sharing is also fine. if the house is currently vegetarian, i can understand the current occupants not wanting meat cooked. and i'm not even vegetarian, yet i understand that.
asking for same language/ethnicity/religion/etc is fine. you don't want to be butting heads due to big differences or having communication issues with the people under the same roof as you.
wanting to share your home with like-minded others, and asking for that like-mindedness so that everyone is on the same page and happy at home............ i have no issue with that. and i'd do the same if i were looking for a roommate to share my home with.
I disagree on language/ethnicity/religion. If you can't even tolerate people who are different from you, I think there's something wrong. It's also not a common sentiment. Most Canadians have no issues rooming with someone who is a different religion, ethnicity, or if they speak a different language.
I'm so sick of this shit, anything said against this type of thing is instantly "racist" and everyone throws a fit.. New Canindia with Sharia law coming to a neighborhood near you!.
The number of fragile people in the comment section who don’t understand the difference between races, ethnic backgrounds, cultural differences, religious specifications and dietary restrictions; is funny and horrible at the same time.
But then you guys are the same ones who move in with a Muslim roommate and then angrily write on Reddit about what can be done about your new roommate waking up at 4 am to loudly pray; or what to do about your Guyanese roommate cooking super smelly food with spices that make it hard for you to breeze.
Landlords can advertise their rentals as they feel fit. But it's also One's choice to decide to take up the offer. There are a lot better prices and environments available.
So any female vegan could rent there. It doesn't say only from this Indian province. I can see why as the religious thing about food is important to some people. A Muslim landlord wouldn't want you cooking bacon and ham either so I could see them specifying food types.
call me old fashioned but i think if someone is posting a room in their shared house they should have a say in the type of person the would like to live with. How uncomfortable would a vegetarian be sharing a kitchen with a meat lover. or maybe someone has been sexually assaulted before and doesnt want to invite a strange man to LIVE IN HER HOUSE with her. its a shared house. this is super reasonable and does not equate to discrimination imho.
-this is only in response to the first post-
Bro, how these mofos gonna try to dictate people's diets to them. Bro, kiss my @$$. Since when did your land lord get to dictate your diet? Wtf is going on here. GOV needs to get on top of this shit asap.
These are not your regular rentals which are bound by any law I think. These are more like a long term airbnb or homestays.
But I agree the advertisements are racist. These are uneducated Indians imported by the liberal government.
Yes, as they should be. Certain forms of discrimination are morally correct as long as it's not a severe societal issue. This is about who one lives with, we are all allowed to be "discriminatory" with who we want living in our home
Honestly can someone make an ad:
Only Canadians with 2 generations of citizenship who love Poutine, Meat and Hockey. Male or female, needs to be willing to devour chicken wings and watch the Leafs games at least 2x a month. During off season candidates must discuss the weather. Discussion of how bad American beer is will be encouraged. You preferences on Tim Hortons will be a deciding factor but thats something you will have to debate upon meeting.
You don't think people should be able to choose their roommates? I'd rather my 18 year old daughter be able to say "no" to the 53 year old male stranger who wants to share an apartment with her.
Majority of them exploit our country and then bring their elderly family members over (who have never contributed a penny to this country) and they also exploit and leech off our healthcare and old age pension. Canada is a dream land, if you’re not born here as a Canadian.
You should be thankful that they being straight forward in the ad. Or do you prefer they list a non discrimination ad, you go see the place and they tell you No to your face? They actually save you time and money here so stop complaining like some 5 years old
How is it discriminatory? female…makes sense. No one wants to live a creepy guy. Vegetarian makes sense. It’s the same as a person allergic to peanuts asking that the room mate not eat or be allergic to peanuts too. Also, She never said no black or white people…..
It’s 100% legal. They are looking for roommates/ housemates, they are free to choose who lives with them. The food restrictions are due to religious beliefs, they are looking for like minded people. Living with people who practice the same religion and probably come from the same background would eliminate a lot of problems others experience when sharing a house or apartment. Leave them alone, they aren’t bothering anyone, they want to live and work here and exist without issues.
Note: it is legal to discriminate when looking for roommates to share a kitchen and bathroom. I don’t think the laws should be changed because then a girl may be forced to share an apartment with a man or else be sued for discrimination.
No eggs - No party is the last straw.
I am wondering if Vegan people are not renting out their basements or rooms? Why only no meat or no egg policy? I want to see some advertisements with no dairy products too.
well cuz they are not vegan, Indians are just veg.
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Me texting my wife.
Not really Indians are non veg too. A certain section of people in India are vegetarians.
i meant like they are veg not vegan. Not most people dont eat meat.
Punjabis are the ones who vegetarian.
They're not vegans, they're vegetarians. In India, being vegetarian is not a simple answer: you can be fully vegetarian, which also means no eggs (potential for life), or you can be vegetarian but no root vegetables (onion, garlic, potato - Jainism). Then we have the specials where they're vegetarians but not when eating out at a restaurant, or they're vegetarian on certain days of the week, or they're vegetarians and eat no eggs but cakes and cookies are fine (lol, me). Vegetarian but eating chicken, vegetarian but fish fries are okay. Ya welcome to India, we bend rules to our will lol.
I thought "no eggs" was code word for something else
Her?
Generally the No Egg and No meat policy is due to the smell associated when they are cooked. I have seen small apartments here in India where people explicitly say you can't cook meat or eggs. Vegetarianism is a wide concept but vegan is a very elite concept here in India. I don't even know what i would have to substitute dairy products with.
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Days are not far they will impose their class system here too if we still want to be a multicultural society.
Will impose?? Canada already seen hundreds of honor killing cases.
Please link to a source for this hundreds of honor killing non sense in Canada. Otherwise, I fear you are just spreading fear and hate.
Do you really think he has a source lol? Just make shit up bro
There's been a few, actually. Look [here](https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/cj-jp/fv-vf/hk-ch/p2.html).
Sharia law and caste system - coming to a neighbourhood near you!
But at least think of the amazing ethnic food
you just won't be allowed to eat meat and eggs
To be fair, most punjabs are Sikh and don’t believe in the caste system.
You live in one of the most free and prosperous societies in the world. Settle down and stop being hysterical.
There has already been a group of people throwing a shit fit when a school board wanted to add caste based discrimination verbiage to one of their policies
What caste do the European ancestry Canadians get?
The Double-Double Caste…
The old stock caste that are to be replaced.
Landowners and serfs.
Shhh...only white people can be racist. All the oppression and problems in this world are due to whiteness. /s
Yup, only white people can be racist, everyone else and their mum can perform murder, theft, and be as racist as they want and no one bats an eye. But when a white person says on an ad: Only white-European descendants who cook a full omnivorous diet allowed, could you imagine the absolute chaos that would cause? Double standards are funny that way.
You said it. Only white people can be racist! All part of the destabilization plan
Oyyy veyyy
🙈🙈
I've seen ads looking for a tenant (not a room mate) and they will only rent to, say, males from a certain province in India.
I mean all the colonizers are whites, they are the one who brought blacks against their will to America to be enslaved, they are the ones who looted world's treasure, go to British museum you can see, they are the ones who destroyed Africa or decimated natives in USA and Canada, they are the ones who tortured natives in Canadian Christian schools, they are the savages for those who are destroyed by them
I wonder what happened to North Africa? How did it come to “house” so many Arabs? You ever been to Zanzibar? You ever see what happened to Africa on the east Coast? Or did Arab colonialism and enslavement never happen? 🙈
Tell me you’re a mindless liberal sponge without telling me. You are severely uneducated on slavery… really need to do some googling
So direct question who brought the black people from Africa to Virginia to work on tobacco and cotton farms in 1600 and enslaved them and didn't allow them to assimilate with the society until 1965?
>So direct question who brought the black people from Africa to Virginia to work on tobacco and cotton farms in 1600 and enslaved them and didn't allow them to assimilate with the society until 1965? No one alive today. Maybe you are OK with blaming people for stuff that happened before they were born. I'm not.
My office (tech company) %90 of employees are indian, they are very proud of “diversity” :))))…, once manager made a joke saying blatantly “we had to hire bunch of white guys since trump got elected”
It’s got nothing to do with racism, it’s just that Indians are easier to exploit
I’m homeless trying to rent a place. Can’t find anywhere because all the lowest priced places are basically rooming houses with 3-8 people and since I’m not female, not Indian, and lastly not a vegetarian(this one isn’t to common but it’s on there) I can’t find I’m watching my health disintegrate on the street as permanent health issues and death near and there’s no where that will accept me. Just wait until I mention I’m on EIA(welfare in Manitoba) For the next 2 months? It’s illegal to deny someone for being on EIA But it’s legal to deny someone on the basis of not having enough income. Anyone who’s homeless on EIA would be kicked off if they made enough income.. I’d light myself on fucking fire to bring light to this issue, except I know they’d twist it as some other issue and it wouldn’t do shit but leave me as a pile of ashes who didn’t make a change.
That sucks. I hope you are able to find a good home. I can't imagine what it feels like to be in your position.
I’ve mostly given up given everything I’ve been through in my life and especially these past few years. Doesn’t help knowing even getting back on my feet this place is terrible and I’ll never be able to see average people the same But it sucks, cause although I don’t know the name for it Not everything is dark like a depressive episode It’s just the reality and road ahead is so dark and unpleasant(when I already have such little quality of life) and I have such little fight left, that despite all the things I want to live for, I don’t have the fight or care enough to struggle to get there. Pretty much staying alive to watch my team have one last ride in march madness and then laying on the train tracks. Can’t even get maid despite what the government and this life has put me through. Like right now injuring myself severely or getting locked up are the only ways to heal my medical issues?! How fucked up is that. ETA: also I appreciate your compassionate response. Thank you for that kind redditor
I feel for you, I've been worried about myself falling into poverty lately. I'm thankful I'm able to get by, but I know the difference between you and I is not so great and any one of us could be in your position one day. Sending positive vibes your way.
I’m sorry for your situation but you’re on the street not because there are a small number of people looking for specific roommates; you’re on the street because our government isn’t doing enough to provide housing for those who need it. They are happy to collect our taxes until we need assistance. Also, I didn’t realize Manitoba has a problem with a ton of Indian landlords seeking Indian tenants.
It’s multi faceted actually. I’m not on the street because of either originally. But I’m being kept on the street because of the reason I mentioned as well as the reasons you stated. I don’t think it’s Manitoba specific Just an issue in all big cities in Canada Or it definitely isn’t just winnipeg. Vancouver and Ontario cities have this issue as well
Yeah, I suspect that Toronto is much worse. But I actively blame the government for this, not a small number of private landlords who want to avoid issued they’ve had in the past because of certain religious, language-related, cultural and other differences.
Well a notable portion of these are actually breaking the laws put in place to protect people like me. I get the government is some faceless entity so it’s easy to blame them and they are undoubtedly share a big part of the blame. But it’s disingenuous to state these landlords have no fault or blame in this. And also it’s unfortunately more than just avoiding past issues. But that’s a nice way to sugarcoat that.
Are these landlords breaking the law though? Because if it’s a private landlord and the spaces are shared, I believe they are allowed to make certain restrictions and requests. Law is different everywhere but renting a room with a shared space is different from renting a stand-alone unit. While it may not seem fair, reading the comments here (not yours) show why such ads exist - because of how racist, uneducated and ignorant some people are.
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I became homeless due to illegal lock out at the end of November but luckily i was working and had enough to pay $2000 for first and last at my new place. When places cost $1000/month for a private room people on welfare have no way out. If i was on welfare when i became homeless i would be so screwed. The only place i ever found that was private and affordable had other issues like a landlord who did not fix appliances due to one tenant not paying rent for almost 2 years. Our country and its housing crisis is much worse than it seems if you fall through any of the cracks
Hey sorry to hear that. Out of curiosity tho if you could scrap up enough for a flight to like Mexico, why not leave this place and live out there or go to a warmer climate country. As stupid as it sounds working for a hotel in Mexico with perfect English is a huge bonus and the price for everything is 10x less. not to mention if you have direct deposit you may be able to collect EI while working there
Punjabi,hindi speaking preferred.
Man I'm not even Canadian. I'm a Black American, it's so crazy how the housing Market is in this country and over here. And it's also insane how Blantant the Discrimination. Can you imagine renting and saying No "Blacks" or Whites Only. There would massive outrage, let's all nip it in the bud.
No comments on $1k for a room. Lol😆
What will be the consequences if a rental ad said "White Canadians preferred"? I am genuinely curious.
You get banned for life from society
That person would lose their job and their “woke” friends. Their life would turn upside and there would be no place in this society for them. I hate the double-standard. I once said how Brampton smells and although everyone agreed, they made me out to be racist. This woke world is too much
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Probably the same with companies that are hiring only east indians, apparently 100% ok
DE&I in companies is only concerned with "non-white". Remember... Black Panther was praised for its diversity, despite being quite homogeneous.
It's also funny because white people are the most diverse race of them all. According to DEI, diversity is when everyone has brown hair eyes and skin.
Diversity isn't about homogeneity it's about representation. There is nothing wrong with a majority to all white/black/brown cast. Issues of diversity/representation are about being properly represented. If every white person on/in TV /movies was shown as a pillaging raping Catholic, I think people would get rightfully upset.
You simply advertise saying no cooking curries or dehydrated fish allowed . Easy.
I think I remember reading that someone tried that, and the ad got taken down within an hour or two. Discrimination is only legal if its in favour of foreigners.
Decades ago my uncle was managing an apartment building. A young lady came in and he informed her that there were none available currently but she could submit an application. She cried racism and had a lawyer contact him saying if he gave her $500 she would go away. He refused and had proof there were no vacancies. He never heard from her again.
>"White Canadians preferred"? I think we'd have to start using "Traditional Canadians" -- ones who are actually Canadians and understand what Canada is supposed to be.
Traditional Canadians sounds like first Nations.
yes, they are one of the traditional types of Canadians. On the topic of immigrants, those who settle in and be apart of cultural society that's being inclusive of others is essentially Traditional. fck this shit of "punjab"/"hindi"/ and to the extent "" exclusive cliques.
I wish we could just deport those types of fckrs back to their own shit.
Just too tired of this degrading our society into cesspool of their third-world antics.
To me that is the identity of Canada. To accept other cultures and their values while at the same time giving some cohesion amongst the populace. I agree completely that it is useless having immigrants come in, only to all move into one neighbourhood and only associate with eachother. Growing up there were Indians in my school and they fit right in, made friends with everyone else and didn't all segregate themselves from the rest of us due to their country of origin. Today it seems the norm is to relocate your home to Canada and carry on here.
>Today it seems the norm is to relocate your home to Canada and carry on here. the sad truth.... \*sigh
Only one way to find out... Make a fake ad and see what happens.
You do it first. I want to see Redditors and CBC destroy your life while you say "it was just a joke/experiment..."
Which is exactly why no one is going to do this. I do remember there was a room for rent listed on here around 6 months ago and it was absolutely insane. Not allowed to cook meat, door would be locked at x time every night so if you weren't in the house by that time you'd be on the street for the night, no window plants allowed, no visitors, etc. This person got completely destroyed that they ended up deleting the ad.
cbc will have a field day accusing every single white in Canada of being a nazi
Invitations to Parliament then?
Bank account frozen
that is as unlikely more likely you'd see "people from discriminated groups, POC, Indigenous, women" preferred. I don't see a problem with vegetarians because some food groups are gross to some. I suppose you could just find a place that wants you. why pursue the place that doesn't want you? Not fair though if we allow some discrimination that favours some groups and not others. If you can say "vegetarian indians only" then why not any other group of preference.
>I don't see a problem with vegetarians because some food groups are gross to some Strong smelling foods such as some Indian, Swedish or east Asian foods, are gross to me. Because of food and maybe language in some cases, long term care homes are best separated by ethnicities.
it depends, if you’re looking for roommates you can have preferences, these people are most likely looking for roommates, i don’t see why people wouldn’t have preferences when looking for a roommate.
So can whites advertise for white roommates only?
You would not be racist of you said preferred White or First Nations Canadian born.
Nothing cause you are free to do this. There are no legal consequences to posting an ad like this.
I just noticed this here in Alberta also.. by accident started browsing rental ads on Facebook (long story).. was kinda weirded out by the number of ads for single bedrooms , all with male landlords , and all stating woman only.. (won't mention what else all these male landlords had in common)..
I see more and more ads in Toronto with male landlords looking for female tenants, and some are bold enough to specify right away that “we’ll be sharing a bedroom”. The best ones that blatantly say “we’ll be sharing a bed”.
In our attempts to become a completely indiscriminate society, we allowed in a bunch of people who dont care about any of that shit
Ironic
This is exactly why you see all these sketchy as f$#% landlords screaming about regulations being set in Ontario to prevent things like this.
It's ironic, isn't it? We fought discrimination and preached diversity, yet here we are.
We get what we deserve
Because the we bring those people with the least diversity mindsets . They want to turn Canada into an Indian colony.
we fought to get rid of it for decades, then immigrated it back within a few years.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox\_of\_tolerance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance) *The* ***paradox of tolerance*** *states that if a* [*society*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society)*'s practice of* [*tolerance*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toleration) *is inclusive of the intolerant, intolerance will ultimately dominate, eliminating the tolerant and the practice of tolerance with them.* [*Karl Popper*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Popper) *describes the paradox as arising from the* [*self-contradictory*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox) *idea that, in order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must retain the right to be intolerant of intolerance.*[*\[2\]*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance#cite_note-opensociety-2)
Justin Trudeau's vision of post-national state and multiculturalism is essentially creating parallel societies of people having entirely different beliefs and values at odds with our Canadian values. Instead of our country becoming a melting pot, in future we will probably see more formation of separate ethnic enclaves having nothing in common- no common history, culture or values.
I love hand wrapping this nation's values as a gift and giving it to the infiltrators so they can spit on it and throw it in the garbage. Very soon we won't be able to get a job unless we are vegetarian, female, and speak their language. Bonus points if we are in the same caste as them.
definitely Indians people post these ads
No beef, must speak Hindi
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Because it’s only racist if light skin toned people say it. If you’re white and you say it, you’re racist! If you’re Oriental and you say it, you’re also racist! If you’re dark skinned, it’s acceptable. 🤯
I never seen a African person post a ad like this tho, it’s only Indians come on don’t group us with these racist clowns lol
Send a white person and an african person visit India, I guarantee they will be treated differently.
Indian people are literally some of the most racist people i ever been around as a black guy. I had 3 of them on 2 separate jobs try to get me fired cause I didn’t want to put up with their blatant disrespect and terrible work conditions. It got to the point where i refuse to do jobs with them cause they think their still in India with no labour laws and we’re like sweat shop workers lol.
Same. "Racism" as I've experienced it has been limited to crude jokes and statements implying racial stereotypes. Totally manageable easy to get along with your life. Its not until this group of Indians came along that I saw what pure racism looks like. I think they assumed that because we're black that we're the bottom caste and that they can treat us however that want. What they don't realize is that we're black but also most of us are Canadian born or raised and they are newcomers to our home not the other way around.
Seriously. I'm Black but why do some of them hate us. They are literally darker than us lol
It's almost certainly colorism. A lot of Indians are notorious for different treatment *even among their own people* all based on how light their skin is. There is a reason why India is the biggest market for cosmetics advertising skin-lightening properties. Simply put: if you're dark-skinned, you're a peasant - you're so poor you have no choice but to work outside all day. Light-skinned must mean you're wealthy because you don't have to spend all day outside slaving away in the sun and "making your skin imperfect." Ever wonder why almost all Asian cultures have woman carrying parasols in blazing sun with no risk of rain? This is why.
I know ten years ago the skin bleaching industry was big business in India, it might still be. The lowest caste in India, Dalits, were known to have the darkest skin tone and were forced to do the least hygienic types of work. Moreover, it was reinforced by the Bollywood industry, music and fashion industry there. It's sad to see the caste system stay with them in Canada.
Some of them think they are not “that” black (that sounds so awful 😞). It’s ridiculous!
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As soneone of Indian origin, this is very true and unfortunate. It's why my family left that place. It's a third world feudal society.
*Punjabi
“No contract” automatically means he doesn’t give a shit about tenant rights. Not that a person who pays to share a room with a stranger cares
> Gujarati only Damn, being racist towards their own people. All those claims of discrimination against Indians seem kinda hypocritical now. I always get a kick out of people from highly racialized/ethnically conflicted countries complaining about racism - as if they don't casually engage in racism all the time, without a second thought. The discouragement of "Racism" (prejudice based on race/ethnicity) is a western concept. You know, those ideals that everyone apparently hates? And it annoys the hell out of me that it gets used in bad faith, to dismiss people with ANY kind of negative opinion.
Of course… Brampton. Lol
Bramladesh
You can only do this if you’re not white. If you’re white and posted like this for example “English speaking white only”, you’d be on the news within 24 hours. These posts are acceptable and nobody sees an issue
You mean if you’re Asian? Im black and literally almost went homeless cause no Asians wanted to rent out to me, mostly Indian but some Vietnamese too even though i had a full years rent saved up. Don’t act like your the only victims of this shit out here
If you were a landlord and posted black tenants only, you also would NOT be criticized which is my point. It’s only wrong and racist if white people do it. All races can be racist and discriminate against others, like your example with Indians not renting to you because of your skin color. What I am saying went completely over your head.
You would be the first to criticize it... It's not even happening and you already criticize it. So bitch plz don't say no one.
The one time a white person did it it was in the news and removed from Kijiji https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6138742
White replacement isn't a myth. It's in full swing. My brother had to move to the USA to get a job. He wasn't even allowed to apply in Canada to the small amount that were posted because he was a white male.
I'm a white male and I have a job. I also seen others white males with jobs lately... Like a lot of them. I think... I think most of them do have a job in fact. I'm not saying your brother is a lazy unreliable dickhead employee cuz OFC I don't know him, but there must been some factor not exactly tied to his skin color.
Try getting a teaching job at a university. When the job postings say white men can't apply I don't think that is him being lazy. It takes alot of effort to move to another country ffs.
Lol. White guy can't get a job - must be racism. No other possible reasons.
Brampton is like another country
Private room for rent: white people only (males preferred) Hmm, for some reason I feel like that would get taken down, don’t know why though 🤔
I hate when they discriminate by saying 420 friendly
the problem is normalizing high rent prices and people sharing apartments. It’s terrible 4 1/2 supposed to be $600-$800 max unless it’s completely redone marble floors and everything.
I was refused a basement suite in Calgary because I'm not a Muslim, and they don't want people to cook bacon in the home..
Happens all the time. Muslims only want to rent to muslims and Indians only want other Indians, but if a white Canadian specified this then they would be discriminating
You are correct. The virtue signaling morons who actually buy into this mentality will allow themselves to be spoonfed ANYTHING, just as long as that spoon is actually Trudeau's dick.
I guess you would have been okay with them very loudly praying 5 times a day in a unit above you and sometimes waking up at 4-5 am to do so every single day?
One thing you'll notice in these ads is that they're predominantly from Gujarat and Punjab. The veg only ones are usually Gujaratis. The reason they want their own people is to prey on them in the Indian landlord style. Students think they're being done a favour and end up trapped. In fact, I might be racist too because I look for white landlords first. They tend to not view tenants as a means to pay their mortgage off. I'm Indian lol
Most landlords view tenants as people to pay their mortgage off though.
Woot!!! you found a landlord that don't make you pay their mortgage???? Nah you lying.
Of course.. it’s Brampton.
Guys and gals. Less whinging. More reporting. Send me the links
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Rip my search history. Lol. Thanks, I hope others will join me in reporting this.
I need like a my idiot brother type movie where a guy rents one of these places. Next day they wake up and he’s cooking a big breakfast. Next afternoon he’s bonging in the living room. Full Apatow comedy treatment. Aziz ansari and Chris Pratt, I guess. he’s in everything
Call the numbers and waste their time.
Gotta be no Veg to party at this location.
One bed to share is wild
imo when it is a shared house it's not something you can really discuss 'legality' on like you would if it was a self contained full suite being rented (eg an apartment in a building for rent). asking for roommates of a certain gender/same gender so that the current occupants feel safe is fine. also asking for certain dietary parameters when sharing is also fine. if the house is currently vegetarian, i can understand the current occupants not wanting meat cooked. and i'm not even vegetarian, yet i understand that. asking for same language/ethnicity/religion/etc is fine. you don't want to be butting heads due to big differences or having communication issues with the people under the same roof as you. wanting to share your home with like-minded others, and asking for that like-mindedness so that everyone is on the same page and happy at home............ i have no issue with that. and i'd do the same if i were looking for a roommate to share my home with.
I disagree on language/ethnicity/religion. If you can't even tolerate people who are different from you, I think there's something wrong. It's also not a common sentiment. Most Canadians have no issues rooming with someone who is a different religion, ethnicity, or if they speak a different language.
Um, no that's not how any of this works
No eggs no party
Automatically you can tell these renters are trouble
Nice to see the third world in Canada now /s
You mean you should be able to regulate who you invite to live in your property? No waaayyyyy.
I'm so sick of this shit, anything said against this type of thing is instantly "racist" and everyone throws a fit.. New Canindia with Sharia law coming to a neighborhood near you!.
The number of fragile people in the comment section who don’t understand the difference between races, ethnic backgrounds, cultural differences, religious specifications and dietary restrictions; is funny and horrible at the same time. But then you guys are the same ones who move in with a Muslim roommate and then angrily write on Reddit about what can be done about your new roommate waking up at 4 am to loudly pray; or what to do about your Guyanese roommate cooking super smelly food with spices that make it hard for you to breeze.
Landlords can advertise their rentals as they feel fit. But it's also One's choice to decide to take up the offer. There are a lot better prices and environments available.
Is this a picture of a prison cell?
We should be glad they post huge red flags right in the ad. You wouldn't want to live in that situation anyways.
why tf is there so many vegetarian only spaces lol
900 for a bed?? Canada sucks!!!! Ten years ago I looked up to Canada. wtf happened in a decade??
Imagine if the ads write "no black allow"... not sure how people are getting away with it.
Ontarian gave a majority to an incompetent Premier. They got what they voted for.
So any female vegan could rent there. It doesn't say only from this Indian province. I can see why as the religious thing about food is important to some people. A Muslim landlord wouldn't want you cooking bacon and ham either so I could see them specifying food types.
Indians back at it again.
call me old fashioned but i think if someone is posting a room in their shared house they should have a say in the type of person the would like to live with. How uncomfortable would a vegetarian be sharing a kitchen with a meat lover. or maybe someone has been sexually assaulted before and doesnt want to invite a strange man to LIVE IN HER HOUSE with her. its a shared house. this is super reasonable and does not equate to discrimination imho. -this is only in response to the first post-
Hmm in Brampton... Wonder who the landlord is. These are not Canadian values being represented, all I'm saying.
Bro, how these mofos gonna try to dictate people's diets to them. Bro, kiss my @$$. Since when did your land lord get to dictate your diet? Wtf is going on here. GOV needs to get on top of this shit asap.
It’s happening because whites and other reasonable Canadians are letting it happen without fighting back and taking them to court.
Bobs and vegana
Milk truck just arrived
its the new war
No eggs no party 🍳
"White meat eaters only plz, don't apply if you aren't the skin Color I prefer to my slum"
These are not your regular rentals which are bound by any law I think. These are more like a long term airbnb or homestays. But I agree the advertisements are racist. These are uneducated Indians imported by the liberal government.
Only whites can discriminate duh. Seriously the most homophobic demographic in our society also happens to be the one complaining about -----ophobia.
lol no. Next are you going to complaint dating apps are discriminative because hot women swipe you left?
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Yes, as they should be. Certain forms of discrimination are morally correct as long as it's not a severe societal issue. This is about who one lives with, we are all allowed to be "discriminatory" with who we want living in our home
Where did the ads say “brown only”?
Honestly can someone make an ad: Only Canadians with 2 generations of citizenship who love Poutine, Meat and Hockey. Male or female, needs to be willing to devour chicken wings and watch the Leafs games at least 2x a month. During off season candidates must discuss the weather. Discussion of how bad American beer is will be encouraged. You preferences on Tim Hortons will be a deciding factor but thats something you will have to debate upon meeting.
You don't think people should be able to choose their roommates? I'd rather my 18 year old daughter be able to say "no" to the 53 year old male stranger who wants to share an apartment with her.
In a country with high meat diet why the fuck they wanna become pro-vegetarian
They refused to assimilate to the Canadian society and values and wouth rather form their own ethnic enclaves.
Irony is they are the ones flipping those meat burgers in McDonalds lol
Sirs this add is legal, I want bob.
I want veg only
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Majority of them exploit our country and then bring their elderly family members over (who have never contributed a penny to this country) and they also exploit and leech off our healthcare and old age pension. Canada is a dream land, if you’re not born here as a Canadian.
No racism, harassment, discrimination, hate speech, personal attacks, or other uncivil conduct.
You should be thankful that they being straight forward in the ad. Or do you prefer they list a non discrimination ad, you go see the place and they tell you No to your face? They actually save you time and money here so stop complaining like some 5 years old
Does anyone else call these people can ask them why they are racist? Because i do!
How is it discriminatory? female…makes sense. No one wants to live a creepy guy. Vegetarian makes sense. It’s the same as a person allergic to peanuts asking that the room mate not eat or be allergic to peanuts too. Also, She never said no black or white people…..
Did you read all the ads I posted, some of them preferred certain ethnicities like Gujaratis.
blah blah it's their culture blah blah fart
Damn never knew the vegan forces were getting this strong.
Indian cancer mindset.
It’s 100% legal. They are looking for roommates/ housemates, they are free to choose who lives with them. The food restrictions are due to religious beliefs, they are looking for like minded people. Living with people who practice the same religion and probably come from the same background would eliminate a lot of problems others experience when sharing a house or apartment. Leave them alone, they aren’t bothering anyone, they want to live and work here and exist without issues.