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List:       sas-l
Subject:    Re: SAS jobs in canada
From:       webonomic <webonomic () GMAIL ! COM>
Date:       2008-04-30 22:58:54
Message-ID: 1c5c0fe2-80e8-46bb-a555-54703dc8f5b3 () t12g2000prg ! googlegroups ! com
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I wrote a little blog post on some SAS job resources:

http://jaredprins.squarespace.com/blog/2008/4/22/sas-job-resources.html

Jared




On Apr 29, 6:42 pm, Minion <acfar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 29, 6:32 pm, gunner3...@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> > Hi All,
> 
> > Just trying to find some info from the SAS folks in Canada....
> 
> > I am from London, and looking to move to Canada...
> 
> > I've done a little research and it looks like the big SAS population
> > is in Toronto..
> 
> > I was just trying to workout what kind of salaries you get there...
> > just to give you an idea.. in London for someone like me (about 3
> > years experience covering pharma, finance, and marketing areas..) i
> > think the contract rates are about £30-35/hour and perm about £30-35K/
> > year..
> 
> > I guess Vancouver is ideal.. but toronto is also ok... eitherway i'll
> > be seeing the beach more often right :-)
> 
> > I found a few other threads relating to the subject.. but would
> > appreciate some insight on salary ranges.. here we got sites \
> > likehttp://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/andhttp://www.jobstats.co.uk/.. any similar for \
> > canada?
> 
> > thanks in advance for your comments..
> > p.s. if you had lived in london city.. how would you compare toronto
> > or vancouver city's.. i hear the life quality is so much better....
> 
> As a London exile and now proud Canadian, I can only encourage your
> decision. You should find the rates marginally less than for London
> but your cost of living could be halved.
> 
> Run some searches onhttp://www.workopolis.com/orhttp://monster.ca/
> to get a sense of what is available. Assuming you have been through
> the English education system, then your communication skills will give
> you some advantages in the business areas where SAS tends to be used.
> 
> Here in Toronto, the job market is strong but, lately, there has been
> some downward pressure on rates although this is balanced by a cooling
> off of housing costs.
> 
> Vancouver has some phenomenal natural advantages (ocean weather,
> mountain scenery) but the SAS market is alot smaller. Also, I believe
> the rates are lower but housing costs are almost higher than TO.
> 
> Debating the relative merits of cities and regions is something of a
> national pastime. Read the comments following this article and you get
> the idea:http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080429/best_pla...
> 
> Get the ball rolling!


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