As Donald Trump hikes the fee for a popular skilled worker visa programme in the US, lawyers and business experts are urging Canada to seize the moment and open its doors.
But some caution that those looking north as an alternative may find that Canada’s immigration system has its own challenges.
The call to attract and retain talented workers left behind by the Trump administration’s changes to H-1B visa is one that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney appears to be paying attention to.
The solution to the nationwide shortage is and has always been to build more houses at affordable prices, and frankly at this point this should be treated as the national security matter it is; it’s simply not sustainable for NIMBYs to continue to put their property values over the Canadian* people’s right to a roof over their heads.
*It’s particularly bad in Canada, but this applies to all developed countries with housing shortages.
The solution is to de-commoditize the housing market. Block all foreign and corporate ownership of single family homes. Throw out all the speculators.
In addition to new construction, “council housing” like England did before thatcher to force competition in the rental market would do wonders on the non-ownership side of housing