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Re:Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-jo... by dangerwill on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @05:22PM (#36512780)
Japan has 3x the population of Canada (125 million vs 38 million). The corridor from Toronto to Quebec is about (eyeballing this) 50% of Japan's land area, with the greater metro areas of Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Calgary probably adding up to another 15-25% of Japan's land area. If you had Japanese style land use you could fit 2-3x more people in the existing large metro areas of Canada
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Re:Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-jo... by tivert on Friday June 30, 2023 @10:24AM (#36535483)
> If you had Japanese style land use you could fit 2-3x more people in the existing large metro areas of Canada

If you built high-rise dorms or tiny apartments, you could probably fit even more.

https://www.designboom.com/design/brownstone-shared-housing-...

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/03/business/tiny-apartments-...

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