I want Silicon Valley's tech employees too, for $5 an hour. Pretty sure everyone does. Not sure if that means a damn thing, though.<p>Are Canadian companies raising salaries to comparable levels, or at least something competitive?<p>If not, I'd say that's a pretty good sign about how much they actually want Silicon Valley's engineers.
Every time I hear about the Canadian tech screen I hear about how salaries are low there. It's a shame. Also, having been to both cities, it seems like someone leaving SV could go to Seattle before they go up to Vancouver. And I've heard Toronto is basically a newer New York, with increasing costs of living. Montréal would be pretty nice, but English language laws...
Oh great. If you think Silicon Valley real estate prices and rents are ridiculous, they're nothing compared to the prices in Vancouver BC. And Toronto prices are pretty ridiculous too. And from everything I've read, the salaries offered in the software field in Canada are generally lousy.