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Canada's Tech Firms Capitalize On Immigration Anxiety In The Age Of Trump

"We feel that Canada has a window of opportunity here to be able to attract the best and the brightest," says one Canadian tech leader.
Source: Roberto Machado Noa

For years, Canada's tech industry has watched in frustration as Microsoft and Google hired the country's top computer science grads for high-paying jobs in Seattle and Silicon Valley. Now Canada believes it's found a new way to lure American and international tech workers.

Canadian tech companies are eager to capitalize on anxiety among international visitors and would-be immigrants following President Trump's travel ban

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