Inorganization In Canada

The new administration over the United States is affecting a large portion of the world. Technology is commonly found in Silicon Valley however, the immigration status remains in negotiations and Canada is planning on taking advantage of the new administrations inorganization. The article mentions has two founders of a company who are from India and were working with H1-B visas had trouble renewing their visas when they expired. Due to the complications or renewing the work visas, the two founders moved their shop to Canada. This does not mean that Silicon Valley will become a ghost town. Salaries in Canada are lower than what the U.S. pays and some established company’s do not see the point in moving or returning to another country if the benefits are not intriguing. In Canada, it would take up to a year for non-residents to obtain a working visa but the Canadian government has changed the wait time. Working visas can be issued within two weeks according to the …show more content…
In Silicon Valley, advertisement boards are inviting start-ups to move north. Canada is taking advantage of the United States lack of compromise when it comes to immigrants. Can one blame Canada? It is all about the “bottom line”. If Canada can increase the start-up tech companies in their country, the opportunities are positive. In the last year, according to the article, Canada saw a 17% increase in people applying for residency in Canada. A positive sign because Canada is trying to build their own tech valley. Is Canada’s plan a form of copying? Perhaps, but this situation does seem to part of the P.E.S.T.E.L framework, political factors. Politics is affecting Silicon Valley and it is up to the company’s to figure how to keep the