[deisteve]

Honestly its tough. I apply to American jobs but they minute they find out I am Canadian they will pass on my application even jobs I overqualified for.

Can confirm 100k salary in Vancouver is nothing. Even 200k I wasn't saving money.

What makes me angry is learning 1/4 jobs in Canada is a government job. Taxes, housing, society (I don't even feel like I live in Canada sometimes).

I don't know what other options there are. It's quite bleak and living in Canada takes a toll on your mental health.

I envy you...

[bawolff]

> What makes me angry is learning 1/4 jobs in Canada is a government job.

Not that surprising when you include teachers, doctors, nurses, etc. I imagine the usa would probably be similar to us if they had socialized healthcare.

> Can confirm 100k salary in Vancouver is nothing. Even 200k I wasn't saving money.

That is rediculous. Vancouver is expensive. Its not so expensive that you cannot afford to live there on 200k.

> Taxes

Highest marginal tax rate in california is 49% vs 53% in BC. That is a bit higher, but its not like the difference is that big. Although maybe how it falls out might be worse if you are middle class.

> I apply to American jobs but they minute they find out I am Canadian they will pass on my application even jobs I overqualified for.

I have worked remotely for american companies from canada. Not every company will go for it, but it definitely do-able.

Have you considered we are in a bit of a market downturn right now, and you might still get rejected even if american?

In any case, if you dont like living in canada, why not move? NAFTA makes moving to the usa a hell of a lot easier from canada than it is in most countries.

[deisteve]

to stay in us long tern i need income from us employer to stay and receive benefits for canadians

or the employer is your own startup.

trust me 200k wasnt enough in vancouver downtown (i rent)

[Fire-Dragon-DoL]

At 200k you can buy. 2 bedrooms during covid were going for 700 to 900, you can get in with 150k downpayment roughly, or even lower with cmhc. This does assume you manage your finances properly

[markus_zhang]

Vancouver housing is crazy. I think Montreal is the only one of the three that still have affordable housing, albeit not 100% sure. But you should be fine with a 100K salary at least.

However, QC has its own issues, infrastructure and hospital waiting time are pretty bad.

[deisteve]

i hope the rent in montreal goes down to justify living there. the road is in awful shape which makes driving tough. public infrastructure is barely functional. i dont even know about the healthcare there but i assume its overloaded too.

the weather tax too doesn't make sense. extremely cold and hot weather. at least in BC its functional and get little snow.

i donno where to go tbh, hoping to land a remote gig somehow but job market is super tough.

My dream right now is living in East Asia working remotely earning USD. Canada has remained stagnant while that region surpassed it in many areas.

[markus_zhang]

Yeah it's far from perfect. We don't speak French so that cuts off about half of the retirement jobs. We are considering Ottawa and its surrounding areas. I heard housing is not too crazy but you still get ON pay, as long as you can get a tech job -- and it's close to Kanata which is a mini tech center.

But the best thing is probably a remote job paid in USD. It's possible but relies on a lot of luck and connection. Another thing to consider is working on two remote contractor jobs at the same time -- maximize expense and move to a place that doesn't f**ing rain. MTL has too much rain these two years and I'm afraid it's going to lose its summer charm.