It isn't lower population. Canadian culture has a bad case of tall poppy syndrome. I'm Canadian and the jobs in the US simply pay 50% more (before taking into a

It isn't lower population. Canadian culture has a bad case of tall poppy syndrome. I'm Canadian and the jobs in the US simply pay 50% more (before taking into account things like the exchange rate or taxes) than jobs in Canada do. Employers don't want to hire Silicon Valley level talent. If they did, they would pay to match. Canada's economy and policies actively encourage brain drain.