Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-job, no-worries permits

Re:Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-jo... by theflyinghorse on Thursday June 29, 2023 @09:39AM (#36520217)

Because the laptop/cellphone/tv you buy is priced in USD and then converted to CAD. Take a look at Macbook prices in Canada and weep for us. Canada imports most products, and so we pay a hefty price for weaker currency

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Re:Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-jo... by dukeyukey on Friday June 30, 2023 @09:31PM (#36545307)

Importing doesn't inherently make something more expensive, least not between countries with extensive free-trade agreements.

Like, if you compare US vs UK MacBook prices the UK looks way more expensive, but after accounting for VAT they're basically the same.

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Re:Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-jo... by bluefirebrand on Sunday July 02, 2023 @02:34PM (#36564289)

If I go compare prices for luxury electronics like game consoles, phones, computer parts, laptops, and literally anything else, the cost of the item is always much more in Canadian stores than American stores, and it's always more than exchange rate would explain.

And that's before taxes.

And American stores will not ship those sorts of items to Canada.

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Re:Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-jo... by dukeyukey on Monday July 03, 2023 @12:47AM (#36568997)

I can't talk directly about the Canadian market, but I can tell you that in the UK, once taxes are accounted for the prices are near-identical, and we don't even have a US free trade agreement.

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