Re:Ask HN: Is Canada a good place to move to?
by jeremyvernon on Monday March 14, 2011 @08:07PM
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Culturally, there's little to find too jarring about Canada if you're coming from the US, we watch the same TV shows and movies - you just might see more stuff like hockey and French TV; though Canadians spend a great deal of time cultivating an identity as non-Americans...
As far as tech, it's roughly comparable to the US, just on a different scale (we've got 1/11th the people!) - most of the buzz is centred on a few cities (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver) but there are good start-ups pretty much everywhere.
Canada is vast, rugged (mostly frozen) landscape and the people reflect it - we're helpful and friendly but enjoy nature and adventure too.
The two big complaints I've had from Americans moving here are: a) our telecom service (cell, TV, etc.) is stupidly expensive b) our liquor-laws are draconian (arguably this is uniquely Ontarian)
Whether Canada is a good place for your start-up depends a great deal on the nature of your business - if you're looking at industry (especially primary industry) there's no better place on Earth to set-up shop.
I'm a Canadian, but was partially educated and have worked a great deal in the US (the coasts, mostly) and have lived in five Canadian cities and visited every province and territory - I grew up in rural BC.
As far as tech, it's roughly comparable to the US, just on a different scale (we've got 1/11th the people!) - most of the buzz is centred on a few cities (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver) but there are good start-ups pretty much everywhere.
Canada is vast, rugged (mostly frozen) landscape and the people reflect it - we're helpful and friendly but enjoy nature and adventure too.
The two big complaints I've had from Americans moving here are: a) our telecom service (cell, TV, etc.) is stupidly expensive b) our liquor-laws are draconian (arguably this is uniquely Ontarian)
Whether Canada is a good place for your start-up depends a great deal on the nature of your business - if you're looking at industry (especially primary industry) there's no better place on Earth to set-up shop.
I'm a Canadian, but was partially educated and have worked a great deal in the US (the coasts, mostly) and have lived in five Canadian cities and visited every province and territory - I grew up in rural BC.