Hello,
I am 26 years old, I currently live in Poland and I would like to move to Canada with my wife and 2 years old son. All my life I have lived in Poland but recently I felt a great need for change. While my son is 2 years this is a good time to move. I am currently in the process of selling a house and I'm going to move to a different country. I chose Canada because it is far away and would give me the opportunity to learn about other cultures.<p>I am a full-stack PHP developer. I have 4 years of experience at work mainly in small startups.<p>I would like to ask a few things about moving to Canada:<p>- What is the job market for developers in Canada, and will be easy to find a job in not big, friendly company?<p>- The best places to start looking for a job in Canada?<p>- Maybe you have any advice on moving to Canada?<p>I will appreciate your advice.<p>My email: vojant at gmail.com
Best of luck! Canada is an amazing country. You will have a good quality of life and you are doing good for your family. Btw ... I love Poland as a tourist :) Toronto has a sizable polish community as far as I am aware.<p>Canadian companies are a bit strange when it comes to "Canadian experience". I <i>strongly</i> suggest taking a continuing ed course at a local university (especially if that lets you access the career center at the university).<p>As the other poster said, salaries are lower but livable. Recent immigrants in Toronto/Mississauga often rent parts of houses (e.g. a floor or a basement). It lets you save on rent. Some places have weird restrictions with respect to getting a drivers license. You will find out.<p>Canada is a wonderful country overall. Like any place, it has some issues. I wish you and your family the best of luck!
I've been in Toronto all my life and I love it.<p>Job market for developers is good. There are a lot of hot startups in Toronto (500px, Wave, Wattpad), Waterloo (Vidyard, Thalmic), Vancouver (Unbounce), etc.<p>Check this list out of the top 100 Canadian startups by TechVibes <a href="http://www.techvibes.com/blog/the-canadian-startup-index-2013-06-06" rel="nofollow">http://www.techvibes.com/blog/the-canadian-startup-index-201...</a>. Also try all your standard job boards (GitHub, Indeed, Mashable, Craigslist) and Canadian ones like StartupNorth.<p>When you move to your new city, use Meetup.com to find local tech meetups. It's a great place to meet people and find work.<p>I'd be happy to answer more questions via email.
Lots of jobs for PHP devs in Canada. Definitely look in Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary or (if you speak French) Montreal.<p>Ottawa, Calgary, and Montreal have pretty cold winters but the living costs are much higher in Toronto and Vancouver. There's a few other smaller cities in the southern Ontario area (London, Windsor, St Catherines) where there should be some job opportunities as well.
I'm just checking, you have sorted out a work visa yeah or already applied to jobs? As from what I remember you can only get a 6 month visitor visa, which means you have that much time to try and get a job and get a work permit sorted before you'd have to leave the country. It's doable but I would probably do a lot more research on the subject before moving my family over.
Market is good, pay is signicantly less than in the States
Good markets would be Toronto,Calgary
Waterloo, Ottawa<p>Its cold in winter, learn to ski or snowboard, take advantage of the cheaper tuition here even if your done with school