[grannyg00se]

"If a company was founded elsewhere and was that far along, why would the team move it to Canada? "

Good question. But I'd also ask why, as an American, would you love to found a startup in Canada? What advantage over starting it in the US?

[freshhawk]

I assume it would be the obvious one: getting to live in Canada :)

[brightsize]

Correct. I think it's a wonderful country in a great many ways and it would be a pleasure to live there. I was recently in Toronto and was surprised to find that it has a solid startup scene. I'd never heard that about the city, I'd just assumed it was full of back-office banking jobs for techies like me. I met some potential partners there and if/when something clicks, I'll still enjoy zero rights to be colocated with a Toronto-based team. There's the possibility of getting TN status I suppose but that's intended for employees, not founders.

[bbaker]

Lower cost of talent (than large tech ecosystems in US), rebates on R&D talent, delinking of health care and employment, etc.

There are also advantages to living in the US of course, where this Canadian is currently working.

[otoburb]

Probably none. But perhaps as a foreigner finding it difficult to relocate to the US you may find Canada a possible second choice, whereas right now it's just not even a possibility.

>> An initial source of candidates could be frustrated foreigners in the high-tech sector in the United States who have not been able to land resident status there.