Canada Is Luring Tech Talent Away From U.S. With Fast-Track Visa
- Government program has attracted 24,000 workers in 2 years
- Many are non-U.S. citizens unhappy with Trump’s visa rules
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A Canadian program designed to speed up the hiring of foreign talent is attracting thousands of tech workers and other skilled employees, many of whom are unhappy with restrictive U.S. immigration policies.
The Global Skills Strategy, which came into effect two years ago, has attracted about 24,000 people over the past two years, according to government figures Wednesday. The program provides temporary work permits in as little as two weeks for top international talent in categories such as software engineering. It also offers permit exemptions altogether for managers and researchers over shorter-term periods.