If you mean southern Ontario like London or a small town down there, yeah 70k isn't bad. But in the GTA? With the current housing bubble? I kind of agree that this is a bit low. Especially if you want someone with experience.

My last GTA position paid $120k CAD, and I'm only seven years out of University.

That said, it's not fair to compare the two- virtual team could mean living in Orillia or Tilsonburg, where cost of living is lower.

Doesn’t Canada in general have much lower salaries than the states? 70-80k CAD doesn’t look weird even in high cost Vancouver.

Maybe it doesn’t look weird but it certainly seems weird that talented engineers living in high CoL area are willing to work for a pittance. Yes I’m familiar with the awesomeness of Canada and Trudeau but at the end of the day I do want to have enough disposable income to enjoy the amenities of modern city life.

Oh I agree. As much as I love Vancouver, I could never see myself living there given the salaries. Well, I won't never say never, but it would have to be a pretty great job.

My first job out of university was for $70k in Waterloo, working at BlackBerry, back in 2012. I recently received an offer for $115k at a startup in Toronto (office in Libery Village).