Hours in Canadian IB & Canadian Career Progression
Hi, I'm a U.S. rising senior (Currently 17) and wondering about Canadian IB options. I've got decent options in America (undergrad: UNC/Duke/Brown are all decently likely) & can definitely make it into Queens/Ivey. A good bit of my family/close family friends do or did banking/PE related stuff, so its always been an industry that I've found interesting. I've got family in Canada & have recently begun to think about IB in Canada. Ik that in the U.S. you generally go Analyst 2 yrs->PE 2 yrs ->MBA -> PE/Corp Dev/Whatever you want, but I'm not sure what the "track" is in Canada. Anyways, I wanted to ask about the lifestyle/culture of being an IB analyst at the big canadian banks (Are hours better than U.S./Is culture toxic) as well as the traditional career progression path (Does it involve the Canadian pension funds - if it does, does anyone know the hours there?).