Unless you want to own real estate near urban centres, a software engineer salary in Canada puts you squarely in the middle class. You didn't mention where you

Unless you want to own real estate near urban centres, a software engineer salary in Canada puts you squarely in the middle class. You didn't mention where you currently live, but I assume most people don't like very cold winters. If so, only consider tech hubs on the West Coast (i.e. Vancouver or Victoria).