Canada could be on the verge of having more highly skilled workers come here after U.S. President Donald Trump added a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications.

This most recent move is aimed at making it harder for businesses to bring in top-skilled candidates from outside the U.S. by increasing the fee on new H-1B visa applications to US$100,000.

Previously, the fee ranged from $2,000 to $5,000 for companies looking to bring highly skilled foreign workers, often in the technology sector, to that country.

Industry and legal experts say some of Canada’s immigration and visa systems could be made easier for the mostly highly skilled workers, including in the tech sector, to move to Canada and boost the economy — or they may go elsewhere.

If businesses or individuals aren’t willing to

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