I can definitely answer that question based on my personal experience as well, because I did my Ph.D. or grad school in Australia. The system there is very clear. You have a table for your salary of whatever education you have, and your salary is always matched to the current inflation level every year.
I wanted to get a lot of experience, and that's why I moved to different countries. I wanted to come to Canada to improve my research skill set.
When post-docs outside of Canada look to Canada for their post-doctoral career, I feel at the moment there is a bit of sad news for them. When they see such a low pay scale for fellowships provided by the universities or by the federal funding agencies, it really disappoints them, because either they think that—