In the United States $ 100,000 H -1B Visa Fees AI to look at Canada for a cheap way to hire AI talent -will encourage more Canadians to stay home?
With the executive order of President Donald Trump, many US technology companies use the visa system for recruiting skilled immigrant workers, Canadian officials are taking the opportunity to pitch their country as a more welcome and affordable alternative.
In British Colombia, where both Microsoft and Amazon have already had a huge presence, the job and economic growth minister Robi Kahlon jumped into the fight with A LinkedIn post mentioning H -1B ChangeEmphasizing the promise of the province to science and innovation.
“We invite technology talents, innovators and scientists to be part of the new economy’s economy’s economy making in BC!” He writes, adding a maple leaf emoji to emphasize.
Talking Council of New York On Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested that these changes were seen working for low Canadian US technology companies. Canadian universities have graduated in AI and quantum computing that many talented students have graduated, but he mentions that most work in Silicon Valley and Seattle.
“I understand you are changing your visa policy,” Carney told the US audience with a smile. “So we’re going to hang out with some of them.”
The idea is not just about keeping Canadian graduates at home. As the new $ 100,000 H -1B fee increases the cost of recruiting foreign workers in the United States, technology companies can instead be cheaper to bring foreign talent to Canadian hubs like Vancover or Toronto.
Check the reality on Visa effects
However, when Canadian leaders are watching an opening, immigration experts warned that the effect could be narrow than the first time. In A warning for employersLawyer Megan And Diaon Butler The Davis Right Trramine LLP in the Seattle region states that $ 100,000 fees are only applicable to the new H -1B application, and the cost will be on the employers -not workers.
At the same time, Canadians want to work in the United States, H -1B is not the only option. They could apply A USMCA Professional (TN Visa), Which gives many benefits to H -1B. It does not provide any way for a permanent residence.
For non-Canadian and non-US citizens who have been working for an American company in Canada for a year or more, there is an option At L -1 Or L -2 A. Visa allows employees to “transfer internal” between the two countries on certain terms.
Intercourse
Although the new H -1B costs can increase competition between Canada and the United States for technology talent, Washington State and British Colombia are still on the way to closely cooperate in long -term regional views: The the the the to the the the to the the the the the the the to the the the the Cascadia Innovation CorridorThe
Initiatives, which include Oregon, is also supported Microsoft’s President Brad Smith And led by Washington state governor Chris Gregor. Both Smith and Gregor will talk to this organization Annual Conference in Seattle next monthThe
The group is promising an update on its view of a high-speed rail link through the region. The Casadia High-Speed Rail initiative received $ 54.5 million for the Federal and State Funds in late 2021 for the future rail service plan by connecting Seattle to Portland and Vancouver.
It is unclear what the Trump administration’s budget priority can have on future funds for high-speed rail links. However, there is obvious interest in both sides of the border in the improvement of transportation between the two countries – even if the new visa fee can travel in short -term less technical workers.