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Re:Canada had poached 10k tech workers from the U.S. – in ju... by chronic7393 on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @01:43PM (#37150752)
> How many have moved?

Same number when Americans said they’d move to Canada after trump was elected.

Zero

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Re:Canada had poached 10k tech workers from the U.S. – in ju... by f6v on Friday August 18, 2023 @05:27AM (#37173200)
Ok might not be zero, but I suspect getting visa wasn’t what was keeping them in the USA. It was rather trivial to get a Canadian residence permit. Still, they did worse than the US at attracting talent and there’s a reason for that.
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