The new employment program includes provisions for spouses and dependents to apply for residence, work and study permits.
Canada’s new program for poaching skilled technology workers from Silicon Valley hit its maximum 10,000 applications the day after it launched, according to the Canadian government.to foreign citizens living and working in the U.S. under the H-1B visa, which is intended for jobs requiring specialized skills and isCanada’s consul general in San Francisco, Rana Sarkar, told this news organization last month that he believed the majority of work permits would go to H-1B holders from Silicon Valley.
The apparent success of the Canadian program reflects weakness in U.S. immigration policy for retaining tech talent, said Sean Randolph, senior director at the Bay Area Council Economic Institute. “If other countries like Canada take advantage of our failures, we can’t complain,” Randolph said. Canada, heavily dependent on oil and gas production, is pouring billions of dollars into clean energy to address climate change and diversify its economy, as it also seeks to expand its tech industry. Its population recently surpassed 40 million — roughly the same as California’s — a milestone driven by immigration.
The new employment program, officially known as the “H1-B specialty occupation visa holder work permit,” includes provisions for spouses and dependents to apply for residence, work and study permits. Approved H-1B applicants will receive permission to work for up to three years for almost any employer nearly anywhere in Canada.Participants in the program may be able to obtain permanent residence within the three years and citizenship within a few years after that, Sarkar said.
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