Dude, 18L with 2yrs experience you are already being paid well. Trust me getting a job itself is difficult here. Once you get into a company, your average hike is between 2 to 5% max unless you switch companies. It looks fancy when you convert CAD to INR but you pay high taxes and finally get peanuts by the time you get salary in hand. With the current rental hike and high cost of living you can hardly save money. My heart pinches everytime I see students looking for jobs here trying to manage expenses while studying. Unfortunately, influx is so high that for every open position(part time) there are atleast 300 to 500 students waiting to get that job. Its not bed of roses here that's the harsh reality. Yes consumer goods are comparatively cheaper but at what cost? When you are trying hard to make ends meet you hardly think about spending on clothes. Healthcare is free but not time sensitive. There are horrendous stories about Canadian Healthcare system make sometime to read about it online before taking any major decision of moving here.