Canada has very liberal immigration policies for tech workers compared to the US, so the same folks that arrive on H1B to the US go to Canada instead from their

Canada has very liberal immigration policies for tech workers compared to the US, so the same folks that arrive on H1B to the US go to Canada instead from their home countries and are hired there by US companies. No super long green card queue, and citizenship only takes 3 years after getting a green card instead of 5. Microsoft started a large Vancouver office right across the border. For team cohesion in large teams they're more likely to hire additional folks there rather than in the US. The time zones are the same as the US. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-04-20/h-1b-workers-are-leaving-trump-s-america-for-the-canadian-dream https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-04-20/h-1b-work... https://www.businessinsider.com/h-1b-visa-rejects-moving-to-canada-2019-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/h-1b-visa-rejects-moving-to-... That'd be turbocharged if there's actual H1B restrictions or bans. Canada even started a program recently that directly targets H1B workers being pushed out of the US and it was oversubscribed very soon. https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2023/07/02/canadas-immigration-rules-boost-companies-and-h-1b-visa-holders/?sh=24aa2af47dd7 https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2023/07/02/canad...