Russell Smith, chief technology officer of San Francisco app-testing platform Rainforest, feels the value of the US green card is diminishing.<\/p>\n
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Global Talent Stream: 2 Week Canada Visa Application Processing<\/a> Smith said: \u201cI think the Valley will still be the king, the place to have a company and raise money. Is it the place everybody at the company will work? No.\u201d<\/p>\n As companies look elsewhere to station their staff, Canada is sitting pretty with a more open attitude to immigration and an immigration system to back it up.<\/p>\n With the new Global Talent Stream<\/a> of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program<\/a> to open in June, visas for certain high-skilled workers will be processed in two weeks. The Canada immigration<\/a> flexibility the stream could offer technology companies is unprecedented.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Trump is taking the US in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n First, he tried to ban immigration from Muslim-majority countries with an executive order currently held up in the US courts. Then he announced plans to restrict the H-1B visa, claiming it was taking jobs away from Americans.<\/p>\n Regardless of the real impact of Trump\u2019s policies, he is sending a clear message to immigrants: You are not welcome in the US.<\/p>\n Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian says the moves by Trump, whether effective or not, \u2018send a very strong signal\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cThey send a signal of uncertainty to people in this country who are starting companies here, who are worried about whether or not this is the place they want to put down roots, and that\u2019s incredibly unsettling, because these are the job creators,\u201d he told the Globe and Mail.<\/p>\n And Ohanian is acutely aware which country is best positioned to benefit: Canada.<\/p>\n \u201cCanada is very well positioned, geographically, politically and economically,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are already major tech centres in Canada, and obviously major start-up communities in Canada and great tech companies too that are going to benefit from this.\u201d<\/p>\n The transition may already be happening. Technology companies are reporting increased interest from foreign talent, both from within the US and other countries.<\/p>\n Hard data from Canadian universities shows dramatically increased international student admissions from candidates in both the US and other countries for the 2017-2018 academic year.<\/p>\n According to some, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has cleverly positioned himself as the anti-Trump, without explicitly saying so.<\/p>\n While the two may be on a collision course when it comes to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), they have so-far managed to get along without any public conflict.<\/p>\n As the face of Canada, Trudeau projects a welcoming and accepting image to potential new immigrants. Trump, as the face of the US, projects exactly the opposite.<\/p>\n Interested employers:\u00a0<\/b>Kindly\u00a0contact us<\/a>\u00a0here to receive further information.<\/p>\n Interested candidates:<\/b>\u00a0Find out whether you qualify to Canada by completing our\u00a0free on-line evaluation<\/a>. We will provide you with our evaluation within 1-2 business days.<\/p>\n
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As an immigrant himself \u2013 he moved to the US from Britain to set up the company \u2013 he feels Silicon Valley companies will increasingly look to station people outside the country.<\/p>\n
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