[mareseatoats]

I've hired Canadians to work oh fully remote engineering teams. We didn't try to get a good deal, just tried to find good talent. We kept them as contractors for legal reasons but treated them like employees. We paid between 120k and 160k USD depending on ability. SF Series B Startup.

[cylinder]

>We kept them as contractors for legal reasons but treated them like employees

That's exactly what you don't want to be doing

[brianwawok]

That's true for US w2 vs 1099. Is that also true for international hires? I think the rules are a bit different? I would ask a lawyer.

[cylinder]

Yes, they could be sued in Canada and then have a big legal headache along with the costs involved. Canada's going to have stricter labor laws too. I'm working on a service that makes hiring distributed teams internationally easier and less risky so have come to understand this a bit.

[brianwawok]

Good to know. I guess this is a good counter point to all of the people that get angry at "Hiring remote - US only". Complying with international laws is complex...

[panbhatt]

Hi, I recently shifted from US to Canada and now wanted to work for a US firm, as bored of low paying salaries here in Canada with low quality work. Can you please connect me to some recruiters. Part=time/full time both will be ok. My email is panbhatt attherateof gmail.com

[allenleee]

Can you leave your email? I would love to apply.

[hourislate]

My God you could have paid them 1/2 of that or hired twice as many. You understand that there is a 30%-35% premium on USD? You also understand it isn't difficult to find good talent since there is a shortage of work and most are under employed.

[zerr]

You should look at it from another side - those who look for (and are able to do) remote work, have more options compared to "local competitive" market.

[panbhatt]

local market sucks here bigtime. Even 100k seems them to like ripping there finances off badly. I can't even understand. Despite of that cost of living is very high. E.x. Chipotle Burrito : US: 6.75$ CAD: 10$ Subway: US: 6.75$ CAD: 10$ >

I am really so pissed off these tech companies, who doesn't pay well but wanted you to take full responsibility as your are a labourer rather then a software eng.

[coralreef]

Not really, Canadians know their market rate. And its not like there isn't competition for remote workers.

[kohanz]

And what about when the dollar was on par not too long ago? Difficult to factor in exchange rate.