Many Americans are now making the move north to the new "land of opportunity". Record high unemployment rates in the United States has the number of Americans applying for visas soaring. Conversely, Canadians moving south has decreased significantly. It seems that the "brain drain" of the eighties is reversing itself. Ottawa approved approximately 35,000 visas to American citizens for each of the past two years. All must have employment secured in an approved field to fast track through the approval system. For the fourth consecutive month, Canada has added jobs and seen an increase in wages. The unemployment rate has fallen to 7.2% for the month of June. Many IT companies are taking advantage of the express Visas to fill positions in the tech field when unable to fill them at home. Ontario GDP grew in the first quarter of 2012 and also had an increase in consumer spending, residential construction, exports and imports. Canadian expats ,because of job loss and/or the housing recession in the United States, are also moving back. Post Secondary students are also coming to study in Canada. Students take advantage of our lower tuition and high education standards. If your a resident Canadian, stop your whining, we look pretty darn good compared to a lot of other countries.
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