As the Trump administration moves to limit skilled workers entering the U.S., the Canadian tech sector is positioning itself to benefit from the disruption. The H-1B visa, widely used by U.S. companies to recruit international tech talent, now comes with a $100,000 fee for new applications, forcing firms to either pay steeply for recruits or look elsewhere, potentially north to Canada, according to CBC News. Advertisement

Becky Fu von Trapp, an immigration lawyer and founding partner at Von Trapp Law PLLC in Stowe, Vt., explaining the pressure on workers, told CBC, “They want to stay in America, but the lottery system and visa limits forced them out. Canada has built an entire industry by capturing this talent. And with this $100,000 fee, that trend is about to grow much stronger. This i

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