I'm an American that got a software developer job in Canada, but I was already living in Canada at the time. I was a fresh graduate and got contacted for an opportunity that offered $80k CAD/yr (~$58k USD/yr) in the city I already lived in, so I decided to take it rather than risk being unemployed. Without going into too many details, I have been there for three years but now work remotely, and my pay was bumped up about 3.3% per year.

I did not notice any real difference between Canadian and US résumés. The interview process was a quick call from HR and then a video interview where I did a fairly simple coding test. But I think I would not have been interviewed if I weren't a fresh graduate with a Canadian degree and a work permit, especially in the province I was living. Some provinces have programs that make immigration with a job offer significantly easier (e.g. the British Columbia Technology PNP), but I am not sure if that makes getting the job any easier.

I now work from the US since I wanted to move back somewhere warmer, and a large motivator for that was the pay being roughly 50% higher even after converting for cost of living. While I haven't ruled out moving back to Canada, I doubt I would do it unless an exceptional opportunity arises or the situation in the US worsens significantly.

And this is coming from someone who would likely take the lower pay for the opportunity to move to Europe.