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0 pointsfredophile6y ago0 comments

TN visas have reciprocity. Americans in those fields can also go and work freely in Canada. However, when you factor in the difference in compensation it makes sense that more Canadians move to the US than vice versa. Big tech companies opening offices in Canada may shift that balance. I know I'd rather live and work in Vancouver than San Francisco if I was being paid the same amount for both.

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jariel6y ago· 1 in thread

Yes, definitely there is legal reciprocity, but in reality, the talent flows in one direction.

True reciprocity would be more or less an equal exchange of talent. I think this might be beneficial.

There might be some opportunities for the Canadian government to effectively market itself in the USA.

fredophileOP6y ago

One of the reasons for the imbalance is that the Canadian dollar has traditionally been weak compared to USD. Since a large portion of the Canadian economy is based on exporting natural resources this is an overall good thing for Canada to have. Balancing all of the competing interests in a national economy is hard.

From talking with people I know who are still in Canada it sounds like the FAANG companies expanding there presence is starting to fix the wage disparity for tech workers. Without the wage gap there is less incentive to leave. I'd rather just let this continue than rely on some knee jerk government intervention that is likely to have unintended side effects.

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