2 years in, Trump’s immigration squeeze is feeding Canada’s tech expertise pipeline
16 April 2019 6:11 AM GMT
Canada's tech industry is booming right now. Who do we have to thank? Well, Donald
- Toronto looks like "quite a different place," said Peter Macnee, CEO of Statflo, a customer-outreach platform for wireless and tech retailers.
- Sixty-five percent of international tech employers polled in a recent survey by immigration consulting company Envoy Global said they are sending more employees to Canada and hiring more foreign nationals from north of the border.
- " There are a number of tech firms, either based in California or international tech firms with significant offices in the United States, that have opted to open Canadian offices - the principal reason being that [they] can attract and keep workers in Canada," said Peter Rekai, a Toronto-based immigration lawyer.
- Obtaining visas for foreign professionals has become notably harder under the Trump administration, Burke told Global News.
- Sixty-five per cent of employers surveyed by Envoy Global said they viewed Canada's immigration policy more favourably than the U.S.'s.
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