Sup folks.
I feel like I had enough of living in Europe so time for me to get the fuck out of here.
I found out I'm eligible for Canadian express entry. I've never thought about living in Canada before really but I figure why not.
With oil down in the dumps at $30 and some experts even speculating ridiculous prices like $10 in a couple years, I don't think it'll be easy to find a job in oil and gas. Thankfully I still have all the tech experience and tech isn't dying anytime soon. Things I'm curious about are;
- Is IT in high demand there? Apparently not enough people move to Canada to work in IT so Google search proved unfruitful. If I lose my job here, I'll find another in a month tops and probably with a 5-10% salary increase as well. Is it anything like that?
- Which province should I move to in order to maximize my career prospects in IT?
- How's the average ratio of senior developer/software architect salaries to median income in these cities? According to my research, purchasing power adjusted GDP in Sweden and Canada is similar but Canada has higher income inequality which for STEM field workers is a good thing.
- How's the banging prospects?
- Anything else I should know about living in Canada? (not visiting, living)
I've been to Canada before but not for a long time so my experience was quite touristy. I ran a search on the forum but most if not all I could find was about life in the oil sands. Since I'll be living in a city working a day job rather than working 2-3 week shifts on a remote site and getting my ass off to somewhere in South America, it doesn't really apply in my case. I'd very much appreciate some hard red pill knowledge dropped, especially from Canadian residents who moved there from another country.
Cheers
I feel like I had enough of living in Europe so time for me to get the fuck out of here.
I found out I'm eligible for Canadian express entry. I've never thought about living in Canada before really but I figure why not.
With oil down in the dumps at $30 and some experts even speculating ridiculous prices like $10 in a couple years, I don't think it'll be easy to find a job in oil and gas. Thankfully I still have all the tech experience and tech isn't dying anytime soon. Things I'm curious about are;
- Is IT in high demand there? Apparently not enough people move to Canada to work in IT so Google search proved unfruitful. If I lose my job here, I'll find another in a month tops and probably with a 5-10% salary increase as well. Is it anything like that?
- Which province should I move to in order to maximize my career prospects in IT?
- How's the average ratio of senior developer/software architect salaries to median income in these cities? According to my research, purchasing power adjusted GDP in Sweden and Canada is similar but Canada has higher income inequality which for STEM field workers is a good thing.
- How's the banging prospects?
- Anything else I should know about living in Canada? (not visiting, living)
I've been to Canada before but not for a long time so my experience was quite touristy. I ran a search on the forum but most if not all I could find was about life in the oil sands. Since I'll be living in a city working a day job rather than working 2-3 week shifts on a remote site and getting my ass off to somewhere in South America, it doesn't really apply in my case. I'd very much appreciate some hard red pill knowledge dropped, especially from Canadian residents who moved there from another country.
Cheers
“Our great danger is not that we aim too high and fail, but that we aim too low and succeed.” ― Rollo Tomassi