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Re:Amazon announces candidate cities for HQ2 by keiraarts on Thursday January 18, 2018 @12:49PM (#16179372)
Out of curiosity, would the exchange rate for USD to CAD be a great advantage for Amazon?
Re:Amazon announces candidate cities for HQ2 by Tsarbomb on Thursday January 18, 2018 @12:56PM (#16179462)
It would be an incredible advantage. Salaries are already lower when compared with the other major North American tech centers. Add the exchange rate into the mix and Amazon's money will go a long way.
Re:Amazon announces candidate cities for HQ2 by otoburb on Thursday January 18, 2018 @03:34PM (#16181126)
Not only salaries and the exchange rate, but total compensation (of which healthcare is a big chunk) is lower for Canadian employees because healthcare is funded by the Canadian federal and provincial governments[1].

[1] https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-care-...