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> "work, study and live where they want on either side of the Atlantic" Will the Canadian job market improve or suffer here? Does anyone know of any research t

> "work, study and live where they want on either side of the Atlantic" Will the Canadian job market improve or suffer here? Does anyone know of any research that will determine if this would be beneficial for Canadians? Naively, I think it'll be harder to compete with Europeans for jobs.

nolok 15d ago
It will definitely depend by work market, eg it's well known in France video game worker move to Quebec already.
beached_whale 15d ago
Canada has needed more workers but is suffering from a lack of affordable($675000 average when the average family makes <$110000) housing like many places with other costs rising too. The number of housing starts has never recovered from the huge downturn around 2010.
- firmretention 15d ago
  We don't need more workers. This is a corporate lie to suppress wages. It's clear some of you haven't spoken to a new grad looking for a job in ages.
  - beached_whale 15d ago
    I dont mean minimum wage. I mean skilled trades and highly educated. Who is going to build the homes we are build 1/2 to 2/4 what we did prior to 2010. Who is going to work the R&D roles when the Canadians are all working Wage suppression can be dealt with by making the wages for visa workers higher than some formula that takes local and national averages into account
    - firmretention 14d ago
      There's no labor shortage there either. Go look at the Canada trades/jobs subreddits. Go look at the experiences of new grads who can't find an entry level job that pays a decent wage. Go look at how many kids want to enter the trades but can't get anyone to take them on as an apprentice. Software developers, engineers, etc. Even people with experience are out of work for months. Skilled laborers are sitting around with nothing to do because nobody is building houses. Why do you think any Canadian grad who is able moves to the States? If we truly had such a dire labor shortage, surely they'd be able to work here and be paid well for it?
MarcusE1W 15d ago
You might be right, but I honestly think that this is a situation where competition helps both sides to pull themselves up.

nolok 15d ago

It will definitely depend by work market, eg it's well known in France video game worker move to Quebec already.

beached_whale 15d ago

Canada has needed more workers but is suffering from a lack of affordable($675000 average when the average family makes <$110000) housing like many places with other costs rising too. The number of housing starts has never recovered from the huge downturn around 2010.

firmretention 15d ago
We don't need more workers. This is a corporate lie to suppress wages. It's clear some of you haven't spoken to a new grad looking for a job in ages.
- beached_whale 15d ago
  I dont mean minimum wage. I mean skilled trades and highly educated. Who is going to build the homes we are build 1/2 to 2/4 what we did prior to 2010. Who is going to work the R&D roles when the Canadians are all working Wage suppression can be dealt with by making the wages for visa workers higher than some formula that takes local and national averages into account
  - firmretention 14d ago
    There's no labor shortage there either. Go look at the Canada trades/jobs subreddits. Go look at the experiences of new grads who can't find an entry level job that pays a decent wage. Go look at how many kids want to enter the trades but can't get anyone to take them on as an apprentice. Software developers, engineers, etc. Even people with experience are out of work for months. Skilled laborers are sitting around with nothing to do because nobody is building houses. Why do you think any Canadian grad who is able moves to the States? If we truly had such a dire labor shortage, surely they'd be able to work here and be paid well for it?

MarcusE1W 15d ago

You might be right, but I honestly think that this is a situation where competition helps both sides to pull themselves up.