It depends what you want in life ? In the USA the pay seems a bit higher and you may be home more often but you have virtually no job security, the health care system is a disgrace, the taxes you pay are astronomical and you get basically nothing in return. I live and work in the USA but have more friends who are British ex pats driving in Canada who seem far better of than me, I find life in the USA a struggle and although my pay is mostly far higher than my Canadian counterpart they seem to far better off financially.