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Just a personal example, a friend of mine was looking for a web dev position in Montreal for months until he found some low paying crappy job, he then decided t
by myth_drannon 12y ago
Just a personal example, a friend of mine was looking for a web dev position in Montreal for months until he found some low paying crappy job, he then decided to move to Vancouver and found a job within 3 weeks!
Vancouver job market is burning hot and startups are having difficulties hiring, I read some even consider setting up offices in Montreal.
- pyre 12y agoIn response to a question about why the Montreal Python user group was so popular, I was told (by a member) that it's because there are fewer large companies for developers, so they need to network to find jobs at smaller firms.
- jleyank 12y agoIt is important to point out that Montreal is in Quebec, which controls immigration into the province (while Canada actually issues the paperwork). Thus the process getting into, say, Vancouver or Toronto is somewhat different than getting Montreal - French is far more important, as is being young, or having children. Some countries, such as the US and some South American ones, have reciprocity arrangement where you can enter with a CV and a job offer. Others, such as European ones, can take 4+ months and require a bit of "paperwork gymnastics" to pull it off. And there are quotas and categories which have appeared and disappeared over the recent past. As far as I can tell, it's way easier than dealing with the US although one must be "careful and correct" when doing the paperwork.
- cangencer 12y agoRegarding the Canadian visa situation, how easy is it for a non-resident senior Java dev to find a job in Vancouver and get sponsorship for a visa? Here in UK most companies will not even consider applicants who are not residents.