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CANADA’S PLAY FOR IMMIGRANT TECH TALENT

Jul 5, 2017

When it comes to high-skilled immigration, the U.S.’s loss could be Canada’s gain. Canada recently launched a Global Skills Strategy visa program to make it easier for its companies to bring in foreign workers with specific technology or business skills. The program allows firms to have a position pre-approved and get visas within two weeks — a stark contrast to the months-long U.S. visa process.

Why it matters: The Trump administration has moved to restrict the number of immigrants coming into the U.S. on work visas, which worries big tech and consulting firms that use the H-1B visa program to fill technical and specialized jobs. Canada’s government is seizing the moment to provide an option for engineers, executives and other tech talent who may no longer qualify for an H-1B visa or who simply don’t feel comfortable staying in the U.S.

Open for business: Navdeep Bains, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, told Axios that Canada wants to be open to ideas, open to trade, and “more importantly, we want to be open to people” in order for companies to grow. Bains stopped short of framing the program as a way to poach talent from Silicon Valley, instead saying that the government is “open to whatever region has talent.”

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