Getting commitment

How do you find out a guy is ready for commitment? I'm not dating him and he's not the type to lead someone on.. He also has NEVER dated anyone before. But I also like him a lot and we get along well. He lives on the other side of the country so seeing each other without someone moving would be difficult and way too expensive. He's planning to move here and is looking for work but Canada is in such a recession its hard to come by. Culturally he is the one who is supposed to voice that he is commited. But I am thinking maybe I should go against his culture and just ask him if his plan when he gets here is for us to date? We are just friends that talk a lot right now. I know this sounds very junior high. I promise I am just an inexperienced adult 🙄 I want to know if I should wait around for him..