The payscale for computer professionals in Canada is 1/4 to 1/2 the salaries in the US. But the dollar is now par which helped a bit. There is little venture

The payscale for computer professionals in Canada is 1/4 to 1/2 the salaries in the US. But the dollar is now par which helped a bit. There is little venture capital available to computer/software startups. The few incubators in Canada have ridiculously terrible terms -- eg. 20% equity for a seed investment. Most Canadian startups look to the US for investment, or move to SV if possible. The TSX and TSX Venture stock markets are entirely geared toward energy & alternative energy companies. If you intend to go public you'd probably have to move and re-incorporate in the US. The Canadian government is generally not very supportive of (non-energy) technology companies. Most small business incentives are only for large-ish companies that want tax breaks for investing in solar & wind energy.