utcomes.Why are Canadians moving away? What is motivating them to pack up and leave their homeland behind? Simple econometric work indicates that the flow out of Canada is related to the higher tax rate, the difference in professional incomes, gap in unemployment rates between the two countries, growth opportunities, greater exposure to leading-edge technology, and a warmer climate are all factors that influence their decisions. However, a serious study requires historically consistent national data on differences in earnings, taxes and employment opportunities between the two countries, these are the main factors often identified as being responsible for the brain drain. Another factor that makes it easier for Canadians to migrate to the States is the great familiarity with the Unites States and its job opportunities thus making the states known territory for the Canadians. That is also why Canadians who move to the United States outperforming similarly trained US-born workers.Amongst those who migrate to the U.S, the highly skilled have a higher proportion than the less educated ones, because they are more mobile, have higher qualifications, international experience and more connections. Also, the people that fall in the higher income bracket are the ones that pay most taxes so for them moving somewhere with less taxes will be of no problem what so ever. Richard Taylor, who moved to the United States in 1952, and who won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1990 said, its not greed that drives people away. Its lack of opportunity. He is referring to the fact that Canadians, especially new graduates move to the States not because of higher salaries and lower taxes but because of Opportunity. Nortels vice president told a US audience, just because we were born there [Canada], doesnt mean we will remain there. Canada shouldnt feel they own us. This statement is a threat to the Canadian Economy, since Nortel is the number one company i...
