Ask HN: Working in Canada?

Hi,

I am in the process of shutting down my failed startup in India and am thinking of applying for developer jobs (preferably in Rails) in Canada. I do not have a Visa and was wondering if Canadian startups/ product development companies are open to sponsoring visas for the right candidate. I have a fair bit of development experience and come from a really good college here.

I read through the immigration websites and did not find anything that stood out to be such a massive hurdle. Now, given the realities of the US H1B visa lottery, doing something similar in the US is practically impossible right now.

So people who have gone through this, can you give me some idea of how feasible this is? Should I bother applying at all or is it too impractical for a company to go through the visa hassle? Anything else that I should know/ consider before I start applying for jobs in Canada?

Thanks a ton for your time.