Canada saw an intake of over 30,000 foreign tech workers within the last year, according to a new report from the Technology Councils of North America and Canada's Tech Network.
There is no reason why the two cannot co-exist, as the applicant could intend to reside in whichever country granted him residency first. If that country was Canada, he would reside in Quebec, the court added.
Canada plans to attract global tech talent through its Tech Talent Strategy, which includes measures such as a new innovation stream under the International Mobility Program (IMP), work permits for H1-B visa holders, digital nomads, and improving programs like the Start-up Visa and the Global Skills Strategy.
There are approximately 400,000 H-1B visa holders in the US, which is why the government is setting a cap on the new stream of people who could hold those visas at 10,000.
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