This is bizarrely self-contradictory. Pay differences are high because in fact there's a glut of talent.
I've worked for many companies over the years that chose to colocate here because of the relative ease of finding talent.
And there's plenty of good talent that doesn't leave. Because we don't want to. Home is home.
There's also lots of us who work remote for US or EU companies these days.
(Blackberry movie also is garbage)
The lack of immigration problems is one reason why the talent is less expensive. The other reason is probably because people in Canada get compensated in other ways. Many of my American friends who left Canada for employment eventually return when their kids reach school age because they can't stomach the harsh reality of the US education system. Or something happens to their health.
It's easy to knock Canada for its personal income tax rate, but compared to European alternatives, it's still quite low, despite offering a whole lot of baseline public goods.
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And a lot don’t leave if their spouse can’t work in the US (or has no interest in being sah). I know lots with partners who would never give up their Canadian gov pension track. That and other family obligations make it harder to move.
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