Firms must ‘move quickly’ as feds’ Tech Talent Strategy gains ‘momentum,’ lawyer says

By Amanda Jerome ( July 21, 2023, 1:56 PM EDT) -- The recently launched Tech Talent Strategy has been drawing attention after the stream dedicated to 10,000 H-1B visa holders from the U.S. was maxed out 24 hours after it opened. Brigitte LeBlanc-Lapointe, a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, noted that while artificial intelligence (AI) is the “new frontier,” there are a lot of other areas growing in the tech space that lawyers should keep in mind as Canada reaches out for top tech talent....