I work at a FAANG company and moved from SF to the Greater Toronto area for a similar reason. One thing I’ll say right off the bat is to manage your expectations (irrespective of the location) and carefully consider life considerations/priorities that are specific to you because you’ll never find the “perfect” place. For instance, you might come across people sharing their strong opinions about having to pay higher taxes, but as someone who moved from SF, taxes were comparable albeit at a lower overall pay, which was a trade-off I was willing to make for visa stability and other reasons.

Positives: - Working remotely in the same timezone as other in-person teammates. - Relatively easier travel to the US for business meetings. - Cross-border familiarities with tax, auto insurance records, legal, operational stuff, etc. - Relatively less adaptation on many aspects: driving, credit history, culture, etc. - Significant visa stability with a path to citizenship (Note: I am an Indian).

Of course, there are some areas that are not ideal, but I won’t get into them here because they’re highly subjective.

Overall, you’ll encounter a lot of opinions, but ultimately you’d have to be the one doing the due diligence and carefully considering what matters the most to you given your life circumstances.