Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke on plans to introduce proposals aimed at attracting skilled foreign workers who are struggling with the steep $100,000 H-1B visa application fee in the United States.

Carney noted that many of these talented workers are eager to move to Canada in search of better opportunities, and the country aims to capitalise on this shift.

While addressing the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, he said that Canada has strong homegrown research and AI talent. He further said that “unfortunately, most of them go to the U.S.”.

He said, “I understand you're changing your visa policy. Maybe we can hang on to one or two of them.”

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