“There was a 17% drop in international students in the U.S. last year, mostly due to the 28% decline in Indian students and a 24% decline in Chinese students receiving visas.” – Axios
Top Headlines:
TOP CHINESE STUDENTS SHUNNING US, CHOOSING CANADA
BIG US TECH CONFERENCES CHOOSE CANADA OVER US
“Some of the biggest tech conferences, including Collision, Creative Commons and RightsCon, are being held in Canada instead of the U.S. this year, Financial Post reports, as Canada’s tech industry booms amid President Trump’s travel ban and tightening of foreign worker policies.” – Axios
ENGINEERS LEAVING TRUMP’S US FOR CANADA
The long wait for green cards was bad enough. Antagonism toward immigrants is pushing skilled foreigners across the border.
AMAZON TO BRING THOUSANDS OF JOBS TO NEW VANCOUVER OFFICE
Amazon hasn’t made the location of HQ2 public but were in Vancouver this week to announce a 3,000 person office in downtown Vancouver.
About TrueNorth
New immigration rules are causing some of the most dynamic startups in the world to re-think where they house their current and future employees. TrueNorth is responding to this need and has emerged as a leading advocate for US firms who are looking for ways to ensure business continuity in the face of an uncertain immigration environment. TrueNorth has been covered internationally because of the work the organization is doing.
Webinar: Canada’s New Immigration Rules
The TrueNorth Team
TrueNorth was founded by serial technology entrepreneurs from Vancouver and Silicon Valley including Michael Tippett, Scott Rafer, Christian Gammilland Kirsten Spoljaric.
TrueNorth in The News
The Washington Post
How Canada is trying to capitalize on Trump’s immigration executive order
Wall Street Journal
Canada Aims for Tech Talent, Emboldened by Immigration Worries in U.S.
Fortune Magazine
Why Vancouver Is Becoming North America’s Next Big Tech Scene
Time Magazine
Canada Welcomes Tech Companies That Are Spooked by Trump
The Guardian
Canada calling: tech industry lures workers north in wake of Trump
Financial Times
Vancouver seizes chance to lure Silicon Valley tech talent
BNN / Bloomberg
True North: A backup plan for foreign-born techies in the U.S.
WELT
This city benefits most from Trump’s H-1B phobia
News 1130
Michael Tippett on the Vancouver Tech Scene
NPR
Canada’s ‘Welcome’ To Immigrants Has Some Unintended Consequences
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