🇨🇦 Moving to Canada for Work

Andrew Stetsenko · The Global Move ·

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Are you working as a remote software engineer and want to move to Canada? The Global Move has partnered with VanHack to help more professionals discover its Canadian Engineering Office Program to do just that.

The program is for software engineers who earn at least US$60,000 per year from a single employer and want to move to Canada while keeping their current job. VanHack helps sponsor visas for you and your family, then contracts you back to your existing employer upon arrival.

More than 100 software engineers have relocated to British Columbia, Alberta, or Ontario through the program. You could be next!

Move to Canada

Hey there 👋

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

Here we go:

To relocate wisely, start by doing some research.

Canada has a large and well-established tech sector, with major technology hubs in Toronto, Vancouver, Montréal, Ottawa, Waterloo, and Calgary. According to Invest in Canada, the country’s technology sector employs around 2.2 million professionals, and all six of these cities rank among North America’s top 20 tech markets.

Artificial intelligence is one of Canada’s standout areas. The country is home to more than 670 AI startups and three major AI research institutes: Mila in Montréal, the Vector Institute in Toronto, and Amii in Edmonton. Other areas of strength include cybersecurity, quantum computing, and ocean technology.

Canada has two official languages: English and French. English is the main working language across much of the country, while French is particularly important in Québec. Many tech roles outside Québec can be pursued with English alone, while French is more commonly required or preferred for roles in Québec.

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:

Other companies worth checking out:

💡 Quick tip: You can use sites like LMIAGrader to check whether your target Canadian employer has a history of hiring international talent through the LMIA process, including the Global Talent Stream.

I also found this 2025 list of 100 companies in Canada that may offer visa sponsorship. The post doesn’t provide evidence or sources for the companies listed, but it can definitely serve as a starting point or discovery resource.

Beyond LinkedIn, here are some local job platforms worth checking out:

  • Job Bank (the Government of Canada’s official job board, with thousands of vacancies across the country; particularly useful for international candidates because you can filter for jobs open to candidates from outside Canada)

  • Eluta (a Canadian job search engine and the official job search engine of the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project)

  • Indeed Canada (the Canadian version of the global job search platform, featuring both direct employer postings and aggregated job listings)

For tech and startup jobs, I also recommend:

  • Wellfound (not limited to Canada, but with plenty of startup job listings from Canada-based companies)

  • BetaKit Jobs (features exclusive jobs and career opportunities from top tech companies across the country)

  • ITjobs.ca (a dedicated Canadian IT job board covering software development, cybersecurity, data, IT infrastructure/support, management, and related roles)

  • Communitech Work in Tech Job Board (a job board focused on opportunities in Canada’s tech sector)

That’s it! If you know of any other helpful Canada-related resources worth adding to this list, please share them in the comments.

Best,

Andrew

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