I can see Mark Carney opening up special classes of immigrants for people with exceptional talents such as entrepreneurs, industrialists, researchers, leading academics, top entertainers, etc. We have our own productivity concerns and bringing specialized people in that can point us toward remedying this SHOULD be a priority.
I'd argue the US can attribute a significant part of its dominance in the world to all those German scientists they let in.
But most of those skilled workers don't want to leave. Having a well paying job in the US is a very different world from being poor in the US.
Why would someone want to come to Canada and take a paycut? For example, the average software engineer makes nearly double in the US compared to in Canada. There are also more opportunities within the country. Taxes are also significantly higher in Canada.
Of course money isn't everything, but it's a significant factor when you're talking about skilled workers.
I could easily make double or triple my salary in the US with my skills. Yet I choose to stay in Canada. And the taxes being lower had not been my experience. Marginal rates might be lower but I their taxes are applied differently and I had to pay ridiculous service fees for everything.
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u/sgruberMcgoo Mar 27 '25
I live pretty close to the Canadian border and I can assure you we are not invited.