Full disclosure: I am an upper year UWaterloo Student so my opinion is likely biased.
If you are looking to work in tech in Canada, Kitchener/Waterloo is the place to be in my opinion. It has:
1. A fast growing Startup community that has a lot of support from both the city and various tech organizations in the region.
2. An excellent pool of talent with UWaterloo(excellent Engineering/CS programs with a focus on entrepreneurship), Laurier(Well respected business program), and Conestoga College (Well respected Graphic Design Program)
3. Getting more recognition for the companies it has been producing in recent years with a couple high profile companies taking off (Thalmic Labs, BufferBox, Kik) and PG saying the region has produced some great companies (http://www.techvibes.com/blog/paul-graham-y-combinator-water...).
The cost of living in the city seems on par with a lot of the medium sized cities in Canada and as a student I know you can definitely live off of a pretty small budget. I think the benefits of working in region make it the place to be and can definitely be done for pretty cheap.
If you are looking to work in tech in Canada, Kitchener/Waterloo is the place to be in my opinion. It has:
1. A fast growing Startup community that has a lot of support from both the city and various tech organizations in the region.
2. An excellent pool of talent with UWaterloo(excellent Engineering/CS programs with a focus on entrepreneurship), Laurier(Well respected business program), and Conestoga College (Well respected Graphic Design Program)
3. Getting more recognition for the companies it has been producing in recent years with a couple high profile companies taking off (Thalmic Labs, BufferBox, Kik) and PG saying the region has produced some great companies (http://www.techvibes.com/blog/paul-graham-y-combinator-water...).
The cost of living in the city seems on par with a lot of the medium sized cities in Canada and as a student I know you can definitely live off of a pretty small budget. I think the benefits of working in region make it the place to be and can definitely be done for pretty cheap.