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by quake 2205 days ago
Apart from the fact that Canada has closed its border with the US because of COVID, of course.

Pay on average is lower, but comes with a higher degree of social security and stability. Of course, Canada is not without its own racist past or present, but it's not quite as "on display" as the US. Our previous prime minister tried to have a "barbaric cultural practices" hotline which was essentially a dogwhistle to more Islamophobic elements of the Conservative party base.

That being said, I'm thankful that our police aren't tear gassing protesters in Ottawa so that Trudeau can have a photoshoot.

The tech industry in general isn't as large as the US, but does carry a lot of talent. Places to note are Kitchener-Waterloo, Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal and...maybe Calgary? I'm not so sure about the data science field myself, but I do know that most large tech firms around here do carry an analytics team.

Edit to add: like others have noted, COL is high in Toronto and Vancouver. That being said, I absolutely loved living in Vancouver and would move back there from Waterloo in a heartbeat. If you're able to land a job and afford living there (or more likely in another Lower Mainland city), I would recommend it.

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> Apart from the fact that Canada has closed its border with the US because of COVID, of course.

I believe it's still open for work, it is in the other direction.

I think you'll find it is closed, unless you have an urgent need to cross (e.g., sick parent). If you do cross, you will have to self quarantine for 2 weeks (which kind of defeats the purpose of trying to help your sick relative). Last we heard, it will be June 21 before we can visit our parents in Vancouver.