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I moved away from Victoria to the US 5 years ago and don't regret it at all. Even as someone with only about 10 years of experience I felt like I was nearing the ceiling of earning ability in Victoria. Paired with the ridiculous cost of living for a small city it didn't make sense to continue living in Victoria.

The "tech hub" is kind of laughable with most of it being small startups and only a handful of established companies that may offer more career growth.

I wouldn't recommend Victoria.

[notenoughbeans]

Victoria is one of those scenes that is very bimodal. You have almost two entirely different communities that don't often interact. If you can make the jump out of the larger group of companies that are playing at lower stakes you can do pretty well.

That being said, the opportunities are limited, and I'm not surprised that you found more success elsewhere.