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Brain Drain: Many Canadian Science, Tech Grads Heading to .S. for Work
Canada is losing a significant number of STEM graduates to the U.S.
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Canada's loss of technology and innovation talent to the U.S. has surpassed levels previously identified as harmful to economic expansion, according to a study by researchers at Brock University and the University of Toronto in Canada.
The team, which examined 3,162 graduates of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs at three Canadian universities and their post-graduate employment, determined talent migration to be most significant in software engineering, computer engineering, computer science, engineering science, and systems design engineering.
The researchers identified three reasons most of those STEM graduates elected to work in the U.S.: higher salaries, solid reputation of the hiring firm, or the perception they would have a more varied scope of work.
The study also found many of the STEM graduates who opted to stay in Canada took jobs with U.S.-based companies.
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