Geeks moving to the Netherlands
bismuth: Check out unduchtables (http://www.undutchables.nl/) they have jobs for people like you, and they can probably help you with a lot of the other stuff.
compared to Canada you'll find that housing is quite a bit smaller than you're used to. Especially if you want to live in or near the centre of any larger city. However, I would encourage you to compromise on space when searching for housing, rather than searching a large house in an unfortunate location. The city centres are a so much nicer place to live than the outskirts (in my opinion any way). Finally, cars are very expensive here, and trafic (especially rushhour trafic) is terrible. Being able to use public transport or a bicycle to get to work is a big (BIG!) plus, so try to look out for that when looking for work and a place to live.