Is Canada poaching H-1B talent after Trump’s $100,000 visa fee hike? Read Ottawa’s new budget

After President Donald Trump raised the cost of H-1B visas to $100,000, the movement of international researchers has become more difficult — and Canada appears poised to capitalize on the shift.

The Canadian government unveiled in its first budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney special initiatives to attract more than 1,000 top international researchers and H-1B visa holders while cutting the number of foreign students admitted annually, Bloomberg reported.