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Tech Migr: Tech and Canada

tech migr: Among the most conspicuous is the current anti-immigrant sentiments in the U.S. and Britain that are redirecting highly skilled tech migr s to Canada who might otherwise have chosen those countries as their adopted homelands, according to Toronto Star. Indeed, Canada has eclipsed Britain as the second-most favoured destination of high-skill migr s. Canada has advantages in the global contest for tech talent, home grown and recruited from abroad. The U.S. remains most-favoured, though proposed new restrictions on visas for non-American tech workers and their families have diminished America's attractiveness. Twenty-first-century economies will stand or fall on their tech prowess. The stakes are high in developing concentrations of tech excellence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.