[tostitos1979]

I'm similar to you (studied in the Toronto area, ex-SV, currently NYC) and planning to move back soon. I'm curious if you are looking for a job or do your own startup when you come back to Canada?

I've been trying to figure out the angel investment scene in Toronto/Waterloo and it is a bit disappointing. In terms of tech heavy jobs, the best I've seen are Amazon's Toronto office and Google's Waterloo office.

In terms of meetups, there do seem to be a lot of these springing up in the area close to universities. Content-wise, I doubt you will get SV quality. I can say that confidently because even the NYC area meetups don't compare to the SV meetups.

From my research, salaries are a let down in the Toronto/Waterloo area. While getting 120-150K in SV/NYC is a given for intermediate software professionals, it seems the payscales are more like 60-80K.

Best of luck to you (and to me! )