Agree with B@r!um. DD who worked for an engineering firm said CS department was laying off. Since EE's are taking CS coursework, the EE's are considered more "valuable", especially if they are US citizens and have not been laid off yet.
Not too long ago in my state, the un/ or under-employment rate among programmers was close to 30%. They lost their jobs to bad economy and outsourcing. I understand that now, H1b visa applications are under a greater US government scrutiny, but that's just part of the outsourcing problem. In other words, there are NO guarantees, even with a CS degree, and no guarantees that if you do land a job, that it will pay terribly well.
The question about Canada is too abstract so let's leave it be. The real question is what the best route might be in terms of getting a degree from an average college in the US. I guess the reason I asked about Canada is because all they require is a russian high school diploma.
