Canada Hopes Trump’s $100,000 Visa Fee Redirects Talent North
A worker inspects Bitcoin mining machines at a computation center in Joliette, Quebec.
Photographer: Christinne Muschi/BloombergFor years, Canada’s highly-skilled industries such as technology and health care have suffered a brain drain to the US. Some executives believe President Donald Trump’s move to make H-1B visas more expensive will change the dynamic.
Trump signed an executive order Friday imposing $100,000 fees on new H-1Bs, creating confusion and frustration for companies that rely on the program to bring in global talent in computer programming, engineering and other roles.