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Does Canada even have an issue with immigration? I mean they already give visas on a point system, so most of the people who could qualify for this visa would probably qualify under their normal immigration system too.

What we really, really need though is a US startup visa (or even better) a point-based immigration system.

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Definitely. Why do you think we wouldn't have a problem with it? Probably more so than the US as we provide more social assistance programs.

Here's an article about this published today: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1319286--immigrat...

Yes. Although Canada has transparent metrics for who gets admitted, there is a huge skilled immigration backlog. This backlog is from four to eight years, depending on the source. The immigration reform is intended to flush this backlog and speed up the process for future applicants.

Actually, the old skilled worker backlog (FSW?) has been reduced by about 50% in the past year or so.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2012/...

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