What if you didn't want to work for a North American airline?
The only reason i say this is that having lived in Canada pretty much my whole life and being born in the middle east, the pilots i talk to here struggle even at AC or WJ to make a good income, plus the lifestyle here is all tax tax tax. You cant save here.
I was considering the EASA route because i know many airlines that hate FAA/TC flight schools and prefer EASA. Especially now with the Gulf carriers getting heat from NA airlines the hate is gonna increase.
Either way you could always convert the licenses