Canada's Tech Firms Capitalize On Immigration Anxiety
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#2Canada's Tech Firms will have to increase compensation if they want to attract talent from the US.
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#3While we could certainly pick up a few people, I can't see how it could possibly be more than a few unless Canada's tech firms start paying more.
Source: developer in Vancouver who could easily get 2x the salary a 4 hour train ride south. I stay in Canada because it's my home.
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#4"Starting Monday, Canada's government says it will streamline the visa process so that international tech workers can get a work permit in just two weeks — compared to a complicated process in the U.S. that can take months."
Excellent, we welcome world-class talent, you'll like it here.
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#5"For years, Canada's tech industry has watched in frustration as Microsoft and Google hired the country's top computer science grads for high-paying jobs in Seattle and Silicon Valley. Now Canada believes it has found a new way to lure American and international tech workers."
Is it... paying more so people don't have to choose between their country and financial security? Let's see.
"Canadian tech companies are eager to capitalize on anxiety among international visitors and would-be immigrants following President Trump's travel ban and other immigration policies."
Nope. Just trying to capitalize on people's fear and anxiety to avoid matching their competitors' pay.
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#6While we could certainly pick up a few people, I can't see how it could possibly be more than a few unless Canada's tech firms start paying more. Source: developer in Vancouver who could easily get 2x the salary a 4 hour train ride south. I stay in Canada because it's my home.
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#7I just can't believe tech companies in Canada don't realize/aren't willing to just pay the price for top engineers. Like, how can they be such cheapskates? One day I'll start a company in Waterloo and address this problem.
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#8Think Canadian salaries don't compete with US companies? Guess what happens when supply increases?
Most other professionals (doctors, lawyers, accountants, etc) throttle supply through things like certification, but for some reason developers can't / don't want to get their act together to do the same.
Even worse, they (we) welcome more supply! The mind boggles. And I say this as a Canadian employer who would certainly welcome more good developers at a lower price...
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#9"Starting Monday, Canada's government says it will streamline the visa process so that international tech workers can get a work permit in just two weeks — compared to a complicated process in the U.S. that can take months."
I'm increasingly troubled by the notion that the only way one can move from one place to another, is by some contrived rule of value-add that person may offer. Aside from this new rule, Canada otherwise is a difficult country to gain entry to. The exclusivity of such movement is worse than outright border lockdown, because it essentially provides a validated classist bias against others.
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#10"Starting Monday, Canada's government says it will streamline the visa process so that international tech workers can get a work permit in just two weeks — compared to a complicated process in the U.S. that can take months." I'm increasingly troubled by the notion that the only way one can move from one place to another, is by some contrived rule of value-add that person may offer. Aside from this new rule, Canada ot…
I guess Canadians are pretty happy with their country. Why should they not be picky about who they let in?