Continuing our series of country guides, we’ve put together a list of helpful links for those of you considering a move to Canada 🇨🇦.

Here we go:

✅ DESTINATION RESEARCH

🪪 Visas: https://relocate.me/visas/canada + this official tool to help you find out what you’ll need to visit Canada

Popular searches:

• Express Entry / Federal Skilled Worker Program (one of the main pathways for skilled workers seeking permanent residence in Canada)

• Provincial Nominee Programs (immigration programs operated by Canadian provinces and territories)

• Working in Canada Temporarily (everything about work permits)

• What is an LMIA?

🧾 Taxes: https://relocate.me/taxes/guide/canada

💵 Take-home pay calculator: https://relocate.me/taxes/calculator/canada or https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/tool/tax-calculator

🛒 Cost of living: https://relocate.me/cost-of-living/canada + Numbeo + ask on Reddit (example thread)

🏥 Healthcare & insurance options:

• General overview: https://relocate.me/healthcare/canada

• First-hand insights: Ask locals and expats on Reddit. Example threads:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskCanada/comments/1rhhjj7/hows_your_perception_about_canadian_healthcare

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskIndia/comments/1viux0t/has_anybody_lived_in_canada_hows_canadian_health

https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/1mogqpd/is_canadian_healthcare_really_that_bad

📊 Average salary data: https://relocate.me/salaries/canada-average-salary

💻💰 Developer salaries in Canada: Levels.fyi / Job Bank (Canada’s national employment service) / Indeed + Reddit and Quora for first-hand insights (example thread)

❓ Ask questions about living and relocating to Canada:

• reddit.com/r/AskACanadian (a good place to ask Canadians about everyday life, culture, and living in Canada)
• reddit.com/r/ImmigrationCanada (focused on Canadian immigration, visas, work permits, and permanent residence)
• reddit.com/r/cscareerquestionsCAD (a subreddit for those with questions about working in the tech industry or in a CS/dev/programmer related job specifically in Canada)
• reddit.com/r/canadaexpressentry (info and support regarding immigration to Canada via the Express Entry system)
• reddit.com/r/PersonalFinanceCanada (for all money-related questions, like cost of living, salaries, taxes, etc.)
• reddit.com/r/askTO (a subreddit to submit questions to Torontonians and about Toronto)
• reddit.com/r/askvan and reddit.com/r/vancouver (two large communities for questions and discussions about living in Vancouver)

🔖 Other useful resources:

• Moving to Vancouver: A Practical Relocation Guide
• Official Canadian government resources for newcomers

✅ JOB SEARCH: COMPANIES OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL HIRES

Here are a few Canada-based companies I managed to find that, based on publicly available info (primarily current job descriptions), appear to be open to sponsoring work permits for international hires:

• Hiive
• Nimble, a Swoop company
• Neo Financial
• OpusClip
• Wayve
• Planned

To explore the full list (and get notified whenever we publish new guides), follow us on Substack 👇

https://relocateme.substack.com/p/moving-to-canada-for-work