People in work permit in US 🇺🇸 wants to move to CA 🇨🇦 because of the delay in GC processing in US🇺🇸
Citizens in CA wants to move to US 🇺🇸 because of the cost of living in CA 🇨🇦 & better pay in US 🇺🇸
I have worked in US and Canada for sometime. So sharing the thoughts from my personal experience. Difference b/w working in US 🇺🇸vs Canada 🇨🇦
IT Opportunities:
🇺🇸 Opportunities are really high in US
🇨🇦 Canada is a comparatively small market compared to US
Package/Salary:
The salary/contract rates are higher in US compared to Canada
Location:
🇺🇸 IT market is wide spread across US. You get better options to choose the location
🇨🇦 The choice of location is limited. The IT is focused on few areas such as Montreal, GTA, Vancouver and few other cities.
Cost of Living:
The cost of living in US is less compared to Canada. In Canada, most of the things are expensive
Housing:
From my experience, Canada’s housing is too expensive🙁. Very tough to afford & high yearly appreciation.
Weather:
🇺🇸 The weather is better in US, especially if you move towards South. So if you don’t like cold weather, you have multiple options in US
🇨🇦 Its cold in most of the places 4-5 months an year. Snow is a part of the life. 🥶
Immigration:
🇺🇸 Immigration is tougher. High level of uncertainty on immigration process. Anytime things will change 🙁
🇨🇦 Immigration friendly country. Easy to immigrate to Canada when compared to US. 😊
Ease of immigration:
🇺🇸 An indian citizen has to wait for a decade at least to get a PR card.
🇨🇦 Express entry in place. Immigrate within 6 months (due to covid, there is a backlog. Before that it was very easy)
Work Culture:
I haven’t seen much difference in work culture. Toronto has similar work culture as NY.
Family visit:
🇺🇸 Parents can visit up to 6 months.
🇨🇦 Parents can visit & stay up to 5 years. Canada promotes bringing parents to stay with you 😊
Medical:
🇺🇸 Insurance is required. High cost of medical expense.
🇨🇦 Out of pocket expense is zero. Insurance covered by Government.
Quality of Medical Care:
I feel quality of medical care is better in 🇺🇸 than 🇨🇦. The medical services is not that great in Canada.
In case of Job loss:
🇺🇸 Your insurance gets cut out. You are not covered under medical.
🇨🇦 You don’t have to worry about the medical insurance by employer. So peace of mind.
Please feel free to share your thoughts in comments.
This post:
* Is purely an informative post from my personal experience.
* Doesn’t represent vision of my employer, customer or clients.
* Will not be comparing any political, religious or controversial topics.
* Focuses only on day to day of an IT professional.