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Re:Startup Visa coming to Canada April 1st by jarek on Thursday January 24, 2013 @04:03PM (#5112199)
Not to downplay the pain you got put through, but an important lesson for those who haven't tried it is that immigration is difficult in general.

> there are only two seasons, winter and construction

Come to Vancouver instead - here it's summer and rain, where summer is July through September.

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Re:Startup Visa coming to Canada April 1st by jacquesm on Thursday January 24, 2013 @04:09PM (#5112234)
Vancouver is my favourite city in Canada (and runner up for running a business). Say hi to the steam clock from me :)

http://pics.ww.com/v/jacques/trips/us2/dscf0563.jpg.html

(not the best picture, taken on a road trip around the rocky mountains in winter, yes, I'm crazy).

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Re:Startup Visa coming to Canada April 1st by Cyranix on Thursday January 24, 2013 @06:09PM (#5112863)
US citizen living in Victoria here -- the west coast of Canada is pretty fantastic in many ways, but the availability of quality tech jobs takes a sharp nosedive once you leave Toronto, as far as I've been able to tell. It could be interesting if Startup Visa immigrants chose to move this direction (not only for "quality of life" reasons but also to be geographically closer to Seattle/Portland/SanFran), but I wouldn't surprised in the least if they flock to Toronto because everyone wants to belong to the larger tech scene to attract talent and connections.
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