Canadian IB Exits

Does anyone have a sense for the types of exits I-bankers can expect at the associate level in Canada? How much of a pay cut would I have to take?

I'm potentially transferring to Canada for family-related reasons, but I've been out of the loop in regard to to the Canadian job market for many years now. I don't intend to stay in I-banking for very long, and I know I can't expect the same amount of $$$ out of the exit ops in Canada as I would in the States, but if anyone has a sense for what's typical, that would be super helpful.

If it helps, I'm at one of TD/RBC/BMO.

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buyside exits are dominated by pension funds and mm pe firms - Onex is the only MF in canada (though there are prominent pe firms e.g CAI, brookfield, ONCAP, etc)

w.r.t pay, larger pension funds (cppib / ontario teachers) pay slightly less than banking for base salaries and 50-70% for bonus for entry level positions.

for pe firms (not onex), all-in haircut ranges from 15-40%.

onex is the only one (afaik) to pay above banking and recruit the same way as US megafunds

 

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