Some Canadian tech experts say it’s still early to ascertain how their recruiting efforts will be affected by Trump’s decision.
President Donald Trump’s most recent action to limit work visas to the U.S. could create even more momentum for highly skilled foreign workers to decamp to Canadian tech firms instead.
Tobi Lutke, CEO of Ottawa-based e-commerce company Shopify, was quick to fire off a tweet that invited prospective H-1B visa candidates to consider moving to Canada. The company even launched a website, h1bengineer.com, that redirects to Shopify’s careers page.
Some Canadian tech experts say it’s still early to ascertain how their recruiting efforts will be affected by Trump’s decision Monday to extend an order freezing green cards, a move that prohibits most categories of foreign workers through the end of 2020. But the expectation is that Canada will reap the benefits from the White House’s immigration policies.
“Just because America has decided to close its doors to international talent, doesn’t mean North America has decided to close its doors,” Mark Cohon, chair of the board of directors for Toronto Global, said in a statement. “Canada has not. Toronto has not.”
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