How about Canada?
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- canuck0
Anyone on the east coast know what the job market is in regards to design? I would imagine not that great.
- i_monk0
Montreal is great if you don't have to work and can live off your inheritance or the street cred of your indie band...
- lajj0
- benfal990
Weed not legal but highly tolerate - in mtl.
- imnotadesigner0
I live and work in Toronto... it gets boring, real fast.
- Fanco0
there is work in the Maritimes. but... not much. a few studios.
these are the only two that i know of in Halifax (i love this city. highest bar per capita in canada and huge student population - read university hotties)
http://www.impactcommunications.…
http://www.breakhouse.ca/breakho…As for Montreal. it's great. loving it. though the weather has been a bitch lately. way to much humidity.
- Breakhouse has some nice stuffD_Dot
- it's been very hot around here.
Also, I went to Halifax before and it was cool. Not really for me though, but I have to explore.Jaline - explore it some more before saying anything further.Jaline
- St. John's has the most bars per capita.sleepyfatso
- Halifax is a good looking city. Fresh air.benfal99
- Jaline0
I suggest Vancouver, Toronto, or Montréal first. But those will probably be difficult to move to right away, depending on immigration.
I live in Ottawa, which is perfect for raising a family. In fact, most of these places are good. Overall, if you look around for something, there will be something for you to do. Ottawa seems boring to many people, and most of the jobs here are for the government (so French is a big asset), but I'm not the type of person to go out every night anyway, and I already work in the government.
If you:
- are into night life
- enjoy more people or don't mind crowded areas
- wish to see live acts all the time
- want more culture
- more design-related opportunities, etc....go to one of the three cities I suggested first.
(again, if you look around, you can find something in most cities....Ottawa is only 4 hours away from Toronto, and 2 hours away from Montréal). Québec has some beautiful buildings, and I'm sure there are other places that are nice to visit (like the Prairies or the Maritimes, but not sure you want to move there first).
- +1 on vancouver
;o)VectorMasked - "...and I already work in the government"
Sounds like you'll be a hoot in 10 years. :oPVectorMasked - I don't plan on working here forever. Good money for a student :)Jaline
- +1 on vancouver
- VectorMasked0
Vancity PWNS!!!!!!!!!!!
- Glitterati_Duane0
Canuck-
Job market for designers is tuff on the East. There are a lot of design schools and not enough jobs. A lot of designers end up leaving. Pay is ridiculously low in most cases too. I had someone offer me $16,000 a year to do print design, website updating and marketing. People here are nice though and yeah... Houses are cheap enough that you don't need to make a lot to get one.
- ThePublics0
Vancouver wages suck and its way too expensive. I've lived here for 8 years. Lovely city, but not if you want to make the big bucks.
- olli1010
More Montreal goodness:
- ETM0
Calgary - housing prices are high and construction everywhere... but that means growth and jobs. But for a million people, night life is still not what it should be.
As for winters in Canada. It's not much different from the northern states that border the particular region. If you could live there, you can live here. Vancouver is mild and has almost no winter (think Seattle) Calgary can be cold but we get warm chinook winds that melt everything every other week. Toronto winters are similar to Michigan (think Detroit). Montreal has the coldest winters. They have the "indoor city" which is a lot of above and below ground structures directly connected so you can stay inside during the winter. But probably not much worse than the bad winters New York has been getting.
- T-Dawg0
If you like good bagels, come to Montreal, but if you plan on working in Québec, most places will look for at least a basic knowledge of French.
- horton0
it's ok
- pistollero0
since I LOOOVE Vancouver, I have to ask;
Does anyone knows the going rates for Sr Web AD there, freelance and fulltime? Also, who is it with vacation, sickdays, medicare etc?