And doing that may put downward pressure on wages for ordinary Canadians. Their citizens vote, too.
I don't think offshoring to India is a real worry. They lack the rule of law and stable business environment of countries like the US and Canada. Nobody with sensitive IP would outsource their core business there. If offshoring worked well, even with H-1Bs being allowed, companies would already prefer keeping Indian employees there with lower salary and COL, but they don't.
I also have a hard time believing fully remote work will ever be more than a niche thing. Shared context and serendipitous discussion of ideas are so important.
How does moving high paying jobs from Canada to Canada while being done by the same people reduce wages in Canada?
If anything it will greatly help the local economy, and increases tax revenue for local, province and federal govts.
>If offshoring worked well, even with H-1Bs being allowed, companies would already prefer keeping Indian employees there with lower salary and COL, but they don't
It can just be expanded to include more jobs if it keeps getting harder and more expensive to hire in the US.
Brain drain from India to US currently hinders it, but if the rules keep getting tougher, retaining talent in India or attracting them to Canada becomes easier.
Remember when lots of people thought high quality cars couldn't be made in Japan or South Korea?
Regarding Canada becoming a hub for offshore workers, back in 2007:
>I also have a hard time believing fully remote work will ever be more than a niche thing. Shared context and serendipitous discussion of ideas are so important.
Isn't GitLab 100% remote?
I think Github has like 60% of people remote as well.
Also, the Linux kernel has been developed with people being fully remote for the most part.
I don't think offshoring to India is a real worry. They lack the rule of law and stable business environment of countries like the US and Canada. Nobody with sensitive IP would outsource their core business there. If offshoring worked well, even with H-1Bs being allowed, companies would already prefer keeping Indian employees there with lower salary and COL, but they don't.
I also have a hard time believing fully remote work will ever be more than a niche thing. Shared context and serendipitous discussion of ideas are so important.