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.
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.
I wouldn’t just assume that. There are a lot of university grads that go to the US. It’s a lot easier to immigrate when you don’t have to worry about kids or family.
Aaand the healthcare brings us all back. Okay, the plural of anecdotes isn’t data, but among my circle of re-pats, we all came back because the undercurrent of worry moving from a country of simply (not easily; just simply) accessible healthcare to one with so many extra steps (even with an excellent plan) and the chance of going bankrupt through decisions made for an unconscious person, it wasn’t balanced out by the raw paycheque upgrade.
F that. Life’s too short to hoard against the day when you get in a car accident and go to the wrong hospital.
I work for a US company, make a salary that puts me in the top 1% of salaries in Canada , and live in an eastern Ontario town of 200 people. I would never move to the US.
Ever.