Well ironically, even when alberta was in economic boom mode, it was more affordable to buy a house there than it was in vancouver. And it's still more afforda

Well ironically, even when alberta was in economic boom mode, it was more affordable to buy a house there than it was in vancouver. And it's still more affordable. Also montreal. The big RE bubble areas of canada are Toronto and Vancouver. But for software devs, I definitely suggest the USA, either Seattle or even the SF Bay Area / NYC because the pay is so much more.