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I'm thinking of doing my masters in(and eventually moving to)Canada instead of the US. For the country that I'm from, the waiting time to get permanent residen

by otalp 10y ago

I'm thinking of doing my masters in(and eventually moving to)Canada instead of the US. For the country that I'm from, the waiting time to get permanent residency in the US is much more than a decade, and with the political instability that's present now, it doesn't look to like changing soon. I don't think spending the best years of my life on a temporary worker visa- with all the restrictions and uncertainties that come with it, is worthwhile. That comes with a compromise of course. The Canadian tech industry is, as far as I'm aware, miniscule compared to the US; but then the tech industry in the US exceeds virtually every other country in both quantity and quality, so it's not a fair comparison. I wonder if people familiar with the tech scene in Canada can talk about how it compares to say, Europe, or if it really is a big compromise working in Canada instead of the US for a tech job(because of the lower wages and higher taxes).

phil21 10y ago
> I wonder if people familiar with the tech scene in Canada can talk about how it compares to say, Europe, or if it really is a big compromise working in Canada instead of the US for a tech job(because of the lower wages and higher taxes). I can't give you much direct experience, but I will say every "rockstar" level talent I know from Canada either immigrated to the US or is working remotely for a US company. Based on those conversation the top level talent seems to be making 2-3x more in the US on average than in Canada.
- RodericDay 10y ago
  Doctors also make less in Canada. Lawyers also make less. Movie Stars also make less. CEOs too. Everyone at the top makes less money in Canada, but the lower bound is quite higher as well. Education is much, much more affordable (e.g.: 4k/yr for university in Quebec), health care is universal (e.g.: as a clueless student I didn't pay anything when I had peritonitis and had to spend weeks in the hospital), etc. People need to understand this. That extra money you get to pocket when working in the US isn't coming out of nowhere. You're complicit in the horrible state of US welfare, and profiting from it.

by otalp 10y ago

phil21 10y ago

> I wonder if people familiar with the tech scene in Canada can talk about how it compares to say, Europe, or if it really is a big compromise working in Canada instead of the US for a tech job(because of the lower wages and higher taxes). I can't give you much direct experience, but I will say every "rockstar" level talent I know from Canada either immigrated to the US or is working remotely for a US company. Based on those conversation the top level talent seems to be making 2-3x more in the US on average than in Canada.

RodericDay 10y ago
Doctors also make less in Canada. Lawyers also make less. Movie Stars also make less. CEOs too. Everyone at the top makes less money in Canada, but the lower bound is quite higher as well. Education is much, much more affordable (e.g.: 4k/yr for university in Quebec), health care is universal (e.g.: as a clueless student I didn't pay anything when I had peritonitis and had to spend weeks in the hospital), etc. People need to understand this. That extra money you get to pocket when working in the US isn't coming out of nowhere. You're complicit in the horrible state of US welfare, and profiting from it.