Doyle McManus: Canada is recruiting immigrants from Silicon Valley to boost its economy. It might work
Canada has launched an ambitious program to recruit highly skilled immigrants from all over the world — including from the United States, where our sclerotic immigration system makes it difficult for foreign tech workers to obtain work visas.
Last month, Canada offered a three-year work permit to anyone holding a U.S. H-1B visa, the most common entry permit for immigrants working in the tech sector. The program, aimed partly at workers laid off in Silicon Valley's recent downturn, drew 10,000 applicants in its first 48 hours — "a
