Are Canadian IB Analysts cooked? Am I cooked?

I am a Canadian IB analyst in a Power/utilities/infra/energy related group (not at RBC). I'm about a year into the job and am wondering if I'm cooked as someone who wants to work in the U.S. one day. 

  1. Do I have to lateral to another (U.S.) bank to get serious looks in the U.S.? Specifically thinking infra funds
  2. Would it be smarter to just go to one of the Canadian pension funds on their infra team and then somehow lateral to a real GP fund in the states? Or is this delusional?
  3. Should I do an MBA, or would this just delay the inevitable (working in Canada)?

    Please help me WSO I am afraid that I am doomed to a Canadian career 

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