Toronto and Vancouver are definitely more business oriented than Montreal for sure, in that order - Toronto > Vancouver > Montreal.
Vancouver is pretty nice, there's quite a bit to do. If you don't like wet weather than you may want to avoid Vancouver. Rains quite a bit here (think Seattle). One thing Vancouver has that (I think) is better than Montreal or Toronto is that it never gets extremely hot or extremely cold here. In the summer you're lucky if it hits 30C and in the winter we usually hover around -5C to 10C - unless you get a cold snap like we had a few weeks ago when it was around -15C.
Avoid anywhere between Vancouver and Toronto. The prairies suck - avoid at all costs.
Not sure about immigration but from the amount of immigrants in Canada I assume it can't be that hard. Starting a business is extremely simple - I helped a friend go through all the steps and it literally took a day to get the paperwork sorted (not even) and submit it for a sole proprietorship.
I'd lean towards Toronto a bit if you're looking for other startups and entrepreneurs. They're here in Vancouver, but nowhere near as many as the east coast.
(side note: if any vancouver HN peeps are having a meetup or want to plan one, let me know)
Toronto and Vancouver are definitely more business oriented than Montreal for sure, in that order - Toronto > Vancouver > Montreal.
Vancouver is pretty nice, there's quite a bit to do. If you don't like wet weather than you may want to avoid Vancouver. Rains quite a bit here (think Seattle). One thing Vancouver has that (I think) is better than Montreal or Toronto is that it never gets extremely hot or extremely cold here. In the summer you're lucky if it hits 30C and in the winter we usually hover around -5C to 10C - unless you get a cold snap like we had a few weeks ago when it was around -15C.
Avoid anywhere between Vancouver and Toronto. The prairies suck - avoid at all costs.
Not sure about immigration but from the amount of immigrants in Canada I assume it can't be that hard. Starting a business is extremely simple - I helped a friend go through all the steps and it literally took a day to get the paperwork sorted (not even) and submit it for a sole proprietorship.
I'd lean towards Toronto a bit if you're looking for other startups and entrepreneurs. They're here in Vancouver, but nowhere near as many as the east coast.
(side note: if any vancouver HN peeps are having a meetup or want to plan one, let me know)