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Re:Ask HN: What is the salary like for programmers in Canada... by irishcule on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @10:10PM (#17965078)
> Spoiler alert: the best setup is to hole up in a nice town in Canada working remotely for a client in the US.

Do you have experience with this? :)

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Re:Ask HN: What is the salary like for programmers in Canada... by sraquo on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @10:21PM (#17965114)
Yes, I worked remotely for both US and Canadian clients. Dealing with Quebec clients is a pain (need to file their sales tax, _in french_), otherwise it's been a smooth sailing. Just remember that you're a contractor, not an employee.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the salary like for programmers in Canada... by sridca on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @09:26AM (#17968412)
I'm from Quebec as well. Do you work directly for a client, or through a consultancy?
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Re:Ask HN: What is the salary like for programmers in Canada... by sraquo on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @01:04PM (#17970821)
Directly. One of my friends is holed up in Yukon working via a website similar to upwork. Seems to work for him although these kind of sites generally get bad rep on HN.
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