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> Generally speaking all first-world countries have stringent rules. First world might, other countries don't. So it would be easy to get citizenship from one

• arcticbull 5y ago
  > First world might, other countries don't. So it would be easy to get citizenship from one of those and then use it to bypass the cap. In this case I was saying that quotas and caps would still apply but be basted on citizenship instead of place of birth. If everyone started buying Cayman Islands citizenship instead, the quota would fill up fast. > Indian nationals applying for fraudulent visas. Again, that's not self-imposed. > Is it really? How's the VC ecosystem? Unicorns? Not long ago the government bragged to investors that Canadians devs were worth 50K less than their American counterparts. [0] This is a new phenomenon, and it takes time to turn a boat. I think it would be pretty myopic not to see the trend, however. The ecosystem will follow in time. [edit] I think Shopify was the defining moment when things started to turn. If an Ottawa startup can reach a $200B market cap in a few years, that's going to create a lot of wealth, spawn its own startups and an investment ecosystem in its own right.