{"id":35837,"date":"2023-06-27T19:14:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T19:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2023\/06\/27\/canada-looks-to-attract-tech-workers-from-u-s-amidst-layoffs\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T19:14:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T19:14:04","slug":"canada-looks-to-attract-tech-workers-from-u-s-amidst-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2023\/06\/27\/canada-looks-to-attract-tech-workers-from-u-s-amidst-layoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada looks to attract tech workers from U.S. amidst layoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> News <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> Economy <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\"> Looking to entice 10,000 people with expertise in STEM <\/p>\n<div class=\"callout callout--noindent flex-align-center flex-justify-between\" data-callout=\"\"> <span class=\"callout__text\"> Get the latest from Naimul Karim straight to your inbox <\/span> <button class=\"button button--icon button--primary-alt\" data-id-login-redirect=\"\/author\/nkarim\/newsletters\/\" type=\"button\"> <span class=\"button__text\">Sign Up<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"button__icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\" width=\"11\"><polygon points=\"1.1 0 7 6 1.1 12 0 10.9 4.8 6 0 1.1\"\/><\/svg><\/span> <\/button> <\/div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p> <span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Jun 27, 2023<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 2\u00a0hours ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">3 minute read<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<figure class=\"featured-image\" data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture class=\"featured-image__ratio\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Reporters hold up recording devices as Immigration Minister Sean Fraser speaks in the Foyer of the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Friday, June 16, 2023. In an announcement at tech conference Collision in Toronto, Fraser announced the Tech Talent Strategy, which includes a new, dedicated pathway for permanent residents targeting employees and workers in the STEM sectors.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Adrian Wyld\/The Canadian Press<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Ottawa is trying to attract more high-skilled workers by launching a program in mid-July to allow about 10,000 H-1B visa holders in the United States to work in Canada.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_2\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment1332195562353516270683430974390272\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment1332195562353516270683430974390272\">Advertisement 2<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div 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Where we have seen a public narrative around layoffs, we have been having private conversations about opportunities,\u201d Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser said at the Collision conference, a tech event in Toronto on June 27.<\/p>\n<p>Approved applicants will receive an open work permit of up to three years.<\/p>\n<p>The minister also said Canada would launch its \u201cdigital nomad strategy\u201d to allow people who work for a foreign employer to live in Canada for up to six months.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment9761024396838070183168932422090752\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment9761024396838070183168932422090752\">Advertisement 3<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>\u201c(They can) live in this country and should they receive a job offer while they are here, we are going to allow them to continue to stay in Canada,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Canada has recently taken several steps to tackle its labour shortage, from increasing immigration targets to changing the existing system to bring in more newcomers.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">The number of job vacancies in Canada in 2022 averaged 942,000, two-and-a-half times the average of 377,000 in 2016, according to Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">The substantial growth in the number of job vacancies recorded during this period suggests the economy is battling a labour crunch. But Statistics Canada in a report on May 24 said \u201cemployers\u2019 difficulties to fill job vacancies\u00a0requiring high levels of education cannot, in general, be attributed to a national shortage\u201d or local shortage of highly educated job seekers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment3106382056211906032768887619059712\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment3106382056211906032768887619059712\">Advertisement 4<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">The agency said vacancies may arise because of a mismatch between the skills required by employers and the skills possessed by highly educated job seekers. A\u00a0labour crunch, however, has been observed for jobs requiring a high school diploma or less education since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Fraser said the country will launch a new pathway for permanent residency for workers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and make it easier for people to immigrate to Canada under the Start-up Visa program, which allows newcomers to become permanent residents by starting a business that creates jobs for Canadians.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">The announcements are part of Canada\u2019s first-ever \u201cTech Talent Strategy,\u201d the immigration ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_5\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment6873905867730069187010634436313088\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment6873905867730069187010634436313088\">Advertisement 5<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-5\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"5\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-5\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>The information and communications technology sector employed nearly 720,000 workers and accounted for more than 44 per cent of all private research and development spending in Canada in 2021, the ministry said. The sector was also responsible for more than 15 per cent of Canada\u2019s overall gross domestic product growth between 2016 and 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Business Council of Canada, an association of about 150 companies, including Microsoft Canada Inc. and Google Canada, said the federal government\u2019s new announcements were a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel7863974936192100295437574157107200\" class=\"more-topic\" data-aqa=\"embed-more-topic\" data-carousel-component=\"\" data-carousel-icon-button=\"\" data-carousel-type=\"list\"> <button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" data-carousel-prev=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"previous\" type=\"button\"\/> <\/p>\n<ol class=\"more-topic__items list-unstyled\" data-carousel-slide-list=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\">  <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/immigration-0531-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=FGTSm_1sdYiToKVeRFTauQ&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/immigration-0531-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=FGTSm_1sdYiToKVeRFTauQ&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/immigration-0531-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=FGTSm_1sdYiToKVeRFTauQ&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/immigration-0531-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=FGTSm_1sdYiToKVeRFTauQ&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/immigration-0531-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=FGTSm_1sdYiToKVeRFTauQ&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/immigration-0531-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=FGTSm_1sdYiToKVeRFTauQ&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/immigration-0531-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=FGTSm_1sdYiToKVeRFTauQ&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/immigration-0531-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=FGTSm_1sdYiToKVeRFTauQ&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/immigration-0531-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=FGTSm_1sdYiToKVeRFTauQ&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/immigration-0531-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=FGTSm_1sdYiToKVeRFTauQ&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/immigration-0531-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=FGTSm_1sdYiToKVeRFTauQ&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"Attendees at a citizenship ceremony in Ottawa wave Canadian flags. The federal government says it will be targeting carpenters, plumbers, health-care professionals and French speakers from abroad this summer for immigration to Canada. \n\" class=\"lazyload\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/immigration-0531-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=FGTSm_1sdYiToKVeRFTauQ&ssl=1\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/immigration-0531-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=FGTSm_1sdYiToKVeRFTauQ,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/immigration-0531-ph.jpg?h=192&strip=all&quality=80&sig=sXtLzJscDof9z9L7282lfA 2x,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/immigration-0531-ph.jpg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80&sig=dLEC1TI6kzn87a0vlvMC1w 3x\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"> <span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> Canada targets immigrants with specific skills and French speakers <\/span> <\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\">  <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/labour-shortage-vw0526.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=mME5_S2wgAnj5ogFR3P0Uw&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/labour-shortage-vw0526.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=mME5_S2wgAnj5ogFR3P0Uw&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/labour-shortage-vw0526.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=mME5_S2wgAnj5ogFR3P0Uw&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/labour-shortage-vw0526.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=mME5_S2wgAnj5ogFR3P0Uw&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/labour-shortage-vw0526.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=mME5_S2wgAnj5ogFR3P0Uw&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/labour-shortage-vw0526.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=mME5_S2wgAnj5ogFR3P0Uw&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/labour-shortage-vw0526.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=mME5_S2wgAnj5ogFR3P0Uw&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/labour-shortage-vw0526.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=mME5_S2wgAnj5ogFR3P0Uw&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/labour-shortage-vw0526.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=mME5_S2wgAnj5ogFR3P0Uw&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/labour-shortage-vw0526.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=mME5_S2wgAnj5ogFR3P0Uw&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/labour-shortage-vw0526.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=mME5_S2wgAnj5ogFR3P0Uw&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"A Statistics Canada report suggests employers' complaints about a labour crunch cannot, in general, be attributed to a national shortage of highly educated job seekers.\" class=\"lazyload\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/labour-shortage-vw0526.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=mME5_S2wgAnj5ogFR3P0Uw&ssl=1\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/labour-shortage-vw0526.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=mME5_S2wgAnj5ogFR3P0Uw,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/labour-shortage-vw0526.jpg?h=192&strip=all&quality=80&sig=om-vV09uZXeKi9Wx6OCJRg 2x,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/labour-shortage-vw0526.jpg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80&sig=6uOf13UwIwCczWAK19xF2A 3x\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"> <span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> Labour shortages not driven by lack of highly educated job seekers <\/span> <\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\">  <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no0328lululemon.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=21yntIVdF4Ejh-6PTabgQA&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no0328lululemon.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=21yntIVdF4Ejh-6PTabgQA&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no0328lululemon.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=21yntIVdF4Ejh-6PTabgQA&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no0328lululemon.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=21yntIVdF4Ejh-6PTabgQA&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, 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https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no0328lululemon.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=21yntIVdF4Ejh-6PTabgQA&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no0328lululemon.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=21yntIVdF4Ejh-6PTabgQA&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no0328lululemon.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=21yntIVdF4Ejh-6PTabgQA&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"A Lululemon Athletica Inc. sign at a shopping mall in San Diego, Calif.\" class=\"lazyload\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no0328lululemon.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=21yntIVdF4Ejh-6PTabgQA&ssl=1\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no0328lululemon.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=21yntIVdF4Ejh-6PTabgQA,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no0328lululemon.jpg?h=192&strip=all&quality=80&sig=5MFutF86U0s_HdaZFp-I2A 2x,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/no0328lululemon.jpg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80&sig=wR3Ie8etkOci_abkqsZOPw 3x\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"> <span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> Ottawa grants Lululemon waiver from immigration rules on hiring foreign workers <\/span> <\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-next\" data-carousel-next=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"next\" type=\"button\"\/> <\/section>\n<\/section>\n<div 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