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My girlfriend and I (Both software devs) would gladly move to Canada with the help of a company employing us. Almost immediately. We have little to no attachment to our current city of Portland.

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You may want to come check out Toronto before moving here. A great event to see what the City's tech scene is like is HackerNest. It's once a month. You could probably also line up some interviews for your trip.

Research TN-1 visas. No labour market assessment required. Need to have a degree or other significant experience though.

What is considered significant experience?

Re-reading it, it looks like it's "Individuals may be eligible for one of the TN visa categories that only require a 2 year post-secondary diploma and 3 years of experience".

There's lots of minefields. I've never done it, just familiar with it.

TN-1 is because of NAFTA. (Source: http://www.canadiansinusa.com/Working-in-the-US/tn-visa.html).

Trump is well-known for being extremely against NAFTA.

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