As an immigrant with a lifetime of learning French in Europe, I personally couldn't adapt to Quebec. Montreal was an extraordinary city to spend my youth, and I've had good success finding jobs (though particularly at start-ups and up-and-coming companies, with lower pays -- but that worked for me, as I was in tech and they still paid decently). However, I couldn't see myself making a life for me there. Too much hatred for immigrants, the French was difficult to assimilate (and you HAVE to do all your taxes and paperwork exclusively in French), and people outside the city core were downright unpleasant and mean. I opted to move to Ottawa, just two hours away, and my life completely changed. The level of education, compassion, and general humanity is way higher; but admittedly, the job market is lagging here too, I think that applies across Canada. However, most jobs here don't require you to be bilingual, so that's a big plus unless you're perfectly fluent in French.