[deepGem]

I still don't understand the pay rhetoric in Canada. I live in Bangalore, and I make more or less the same pay as in Toronto for nearly 1/5th the cost of living.

Why are salaries so low in Canada ? Now at least owing to the US immigration fiasco, more labour should move in and salaries should technically rise - but I don't see that happening. Not sure why.

Competitive salaries on par with California or even NYC will have a dramatic impact on the influx of immigrants.

[cmrdporcupine]

Unfortunately top talent that wants a higher salary over all else emigrates to the US. Those of us that remain are in a lower bargaining position. And there's a steady stream of immigrants.

Also the quality of the work here is mostly miserable. There's not a lot of interesting stuff.

Things are better if you can find something outside of Toronto where the cost of living is ridiculous. One advantage of the Google Waterloo office...

[triceratops]

> I live in Bangalore, and I make more or less the same pay as in Toronto for nearly 1/5th the cost of living.

You sound like an outlier mate.