[jdjdjjsjs]

We had 5 developers move to Canada.

They are being paid far above market value because they wouldn't agree to drop down to Canadian salaries.

Further, new hiring has shifted to Canada (we didn't hire devs in Canada at all) and there is a new office now because 5 devs is quite a few, as opposed to the single remote Canadian we used to have.

I suspect salaries are only gonna rise. At least the devs who moved from within our company are being paid well above local market value.

[md8]

I have come across companies that stopped hiring in the US and moving jobs to Canada.

Even a Silicon Valley company with good funding recently that I applied to, with a job posting in San Francisco, eventually hired in Canada.

[ireadfaces]

That's true for FAANG companies as well. They have slowed down hiring in US since it has become really hard to bring that talent in the country. Instead they are slowly moving their work to other countries and doubling down on hiring there. Source - I and many people I know have been approached for jobs in Countries other than my country of residence.

[thbr99]

The fact that you hold a permanent residency in Canada will help in demanding more salary in Canada because you are not at the mercy of your employer for your status unlike in the US where you are chained to your H1B sponsor.