WestCoast,
Your predicament is almost exactly the same as mine - (my hours just under 1100, 800 multi, 320 MPIC)
The feedback I have been getting from the UK regarding what you are proposing is on the whole positive. There are a lot of 250-300hr guys who are just out of flight school looking for work, so your line experience and multi time will help you a lot. As for staying in Canada until 2000hrs+ and your ATPL, thats a tough one. If you can get some turbine time, then it may be worth it. The flipside of the argument is apparently if you come over with too much time (but no jet time) then some companies find it a bit hard to pigeon hole you - you are too experienced to be a RHS driver but not necessarily experienced enough to go Captain on particular type. In fact, I have heard that around 1000-1500hrs TT is a good ball park figure of hours to hop on over to the UK and get going on the conversion.
I wonder where you are in the north? (West Coast?) Are you driving Ho's up there?
Cheers,
F19.