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Thanks for the answer. I will be moving with my partner. If I accept the offer I got, I'd be on a work visa, so I don't plan to buy a car and live near a subwa

Thanks for the answer. I will be moving with my partner. If I accept the offer I got, I'd be on a work visa, so I don't plan to buy a car and live near a subway line until I get permanent residency. The company is in the business of IT consulting and said the bonus can be 2 months, but this didn't get paid out last year due COVID. I'm a German citizen living in Sydney on a work visa. You are right the weather is good, worker rights are better too(4 weeks annual leave guaranteed etc.), but to me Australia feels a bit monotone and isolated. I have lived in Sydney and Melbourne, but both places are getting really expensive and salaries just don't catch up. Canada sounds more fun! I can drive to the US if I want to and flights to Europe don't take so long. I also miss having real seasons.

brutus1213 5y ago
You will defn certainly seasons, and yes, driving to the US is pretty easy. The culture is definitely not monotone (Toronto is basically a mini version of NYC .. a real melting pot). If you stay in the downtown core and don't drive, your COL may be quite reasonable. So the offered salary might be okay. Just make sure they either pay you for overtime or don't make you do too much if you are an exempt worker (have heard some bad stories about IT consultancies). Here is an interesting video made by a British expat (a doctor who left to return to the UK; he was positive on Toronto and you might find it useful): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uML3Lmy19Po https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uML3Lmy19Po Good luck whatever you decide!
- shell0x 5y ago
  Thanks for the tips. Are you based in Toronto as well? I figured I apply for the Canadian PR as soon as possible and after that I'm more flexible with location and may just do some remote work for an US company too. The work visa is the easiest way to get to Canada in the middle of a pandemic :)

brutus1213 5y ago

You will defn certainly seasons, and yes, driving to the US is pretty easy. The culture is definitely not monotone (Toronto is basically a mini version of NYC .. a real melting pot). If you stay in the downtown core and don't drive, your COL may be quite reasonable. So the offered salary might be okay. Just make sure they either pay you for overtime or don't make you do too much if you are an exempt worker (have heard some bad stories about IT consultancies). Here is an interesting video made by a British expat (a doctor who left to return to the UK; he was positive on Toronto and you might find it useful): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uML3Lmy19Po https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uML3Lmy19Po Good luck whatever you decide!

shell0x 5y ago
Thanks for the tips. Are you based in Toronto as well? I figured I apply for the Canadian PR as soon as possible and after that I'm more flexible with location and may just do some remote work for an US company too. The work visa is the easiest way to get to Canada in the middle of a pandemic :)