[swinnipeg]

Salaries are a different story in Canada compared to the USA.

They are far less in Canada, a $200K CAD ($150K USD) tech job is rare, actually, $150K CAD ($112K USD) are also uncommon.

Best job opportunities are in high COL locations (Vancouver, Toronto), followed by Montreal. But unlike the USA the compensation (for MOST employees) in those markets is only moderately higher than lower COL locations. (Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg...etc).

[baseballMan]

On top of the lower base salaries, the compensation you receive in the form of stocks is also a good bit lower.

[CountSessine]

Exactly - don’t expect hundreds of thousands of dollars of option grants. The equities markets are really very different here and without good exits, there won’t be good options and equities grants.

[brailsafe]

Name checks out. I'm from Winnipeg as well and moved to Van 5 years ago. Salaries, diversification of market, proximity to other cities, and proximity to the kinds of nature I like, and better climate are the obvious benefits. Have you stayed? I find that I actually ssave money by living in Van than Winnipeg, with a higher potential salary and better options.