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Re:Amazon announces candidate cities for HQ2 by otoburb on Thursday January 18, 2018 @03:29PM (#16181063)
>>My bet is on Toronto because they can pick up all the staff they need worldwide without the problems of trying to get US visas.

But non-Canadian staff still need to obtain Canadian visas. I'm not sure how much easier (or not) that process is compared to the TN or H1B lottery.

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Re:Amazon announces candidate cities for HQ2 by jpatokal on Thursday January 18, 2018 @03:42PM (#16181186)
Way easier. Canada's points system is a shining beacon of transparency in comparison to the US.
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Re:Amazon announces candidate cities for HQ2 by astrodust on Thursday January 18, 2018 @03:39PM (#16181158)
It's pretty easy. If you're technically skilled and can speak English and/or French they pretty much rubber-stamp you.
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