It's way too early for me to say, but once I get PPR, I hope to hit the job hunt hard from here, and if I don't find anything within a few months, I'll just move to Canada permanently regardless. Once you have your PR, I think it's realistic at least to begin your job hunt from abroad. You just have to make sure that in the job boards, you use a Canadian zip code for your residence, and don't put your physical address on your resume at all. You can get a Canadian phone number through the free TextNow app that will ring your real phone and let you text with a data connection. The first interviews are phone interviews. You often will have to make yourself available for in-person interviews eventually, and if you're getting a lot of second or 3rd round in-person interviews, that might be the time to make the landing.