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How Canada poached 10,000 tech workers from the U.S. — in just 48 hours (www.thestar.com)
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How Canada poached 10,000 tech workers from the U.S. — in just 48 hours::Canadian tech employers want the immigration ministry to extend the program launched last month — and it’s just common sense it should, David Olive writes.

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[–] ikidd 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Canadian tech employers want the immigration ministry to extend the program launched last month

That should tell you all you need right there; it's not about increasing tech in Canada, it's about lowering wages for IT people that are already in the market.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

It's a good thing for US tech workers because it seems to be mostly H1B's. Will be Interesting if the US changes their policies.