U.S. immigration policy has been a boon for the tech industry in Canada

Post by nine_zeros » Tue, Feb 04, 2020, 1:13 PM UTC

tathougies wrote: post #64

nine_zeros wrote: post #25

US was playing the last few decades with an easy cheat code of sucking in smart immigrants while the rest of the developed world was twiddling thumbs. Now that the US has shot itself on its foot and others are waking up, the playing field appears to be getting more balanced once again.

The US is still the most prefered destination country: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/11/these-are-the-countri... . It overshadows the next four popular destinations combined.

Post by thbr99 » Tue, Feb 04, 2020, 1:16 PM UTC

tathougies wrote: post #59

bobfrost wrote: post #27

I'm at somewhat of a cross-roads related to this matter. Note that this mostly applies to immigrants from India or China. I'm from India. This applies irrespective of education level (I did my Bachelors in the US, just FYI) Currently I'm in the US on a student visa (currently during a period of that visa that permits me to work) that expires in a couple years. I cannot renew it. If I want to continue working in the U…

> Guess how much time it takes to get a greed card? Atleast 100 years. I'm not joking. Unless there's a policy change, there's no possibility. So my entire family migrated from India (not H1B though, so no idea what that process is like), and some are still migrating, and this is just ridiculous. Green cards and citizenship are issued quite regularly. I'm not going to say its fast, but it's not literally 100 years (c…

Post by gumby » Tue, Feb 04, 2020, 1:18 PM UTC

lotsofpulp wrote: post #147

gumby wrote: post #58

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This is how the film industry moved to California from New York. Back then it was far enough away not to worry about Edison patent lawsuits. By the time the rail improved and the patents expired, Hollywood (they tried Fremond and Tanforan first) was entrenched. There's really nothing like working in the Valley but not everyone likes it and if there's a solid alternative I suspect that Vancouver and Toronto will conti…

> This is how the film industry moved to California from New York. I would think the great weather for filming and access to many kinds of terrain would is benefit New York can’t offer.

Post by thbr99 » Tue, Feb 04, 2020, 1:21 PM UTC

hylaride wrote: post #186

xena wrote: post #160

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As an anglophone who moved to Montreal last year, I'm kinda mixed on it. In my experience, French is both required for accurately ordering food (unless you're lucky and the person taking your order knows English) and for understanding what the métro audio bulk items say (I wish they would put those messages on Twitter too). People will generally be supportive to you trying to learn French, but in order to get permane…

That’s very odd. My interactions in Montreal with stores and restaurants always begin with a “bonjour-hi” and most places have an English menu. In my hundreds of interactions, I’ve only had to use my rusty French two or three times. The rest of Quebec is another story, though.

Post by Maximus9000 » Tue, Feb 04, 2020, 1:22 PM UTC

jammygit wrote: post #87

Phanyxx wrote: post #24

Vancouverite here. When major tech companies started setting up satellite offices here, I assumed it'd be a temporary situation, and that we'd be at the mercy of any change in the U.S. immigration process. The longer there's an immigration bottleneck though, the more entrenched these companies become here. There are more senior roles opening up here all the time, and salaries are increasing in this competitive market…

The really important thing would be if more Canadian founders were able to create massive companies successfully. The jobs are certainly welcome but I want to hear about more successful companies owned by Canadians