Canada is offering open work permits to U.S.-based immigrants on H-1B visas in an effort to attract highly-educated international students and professionals who are frustrated by the U.S. immigration process. The annual American H-1B lottery is becoming increasingly competitive, with only around 10% of applications granted a visa this year. This new Canadian recruitment strategy targets tech workers who may have been affected by layoffs and are currently out of work in the U.S., placing them at risk of losing their immigration status. Canada will allow H-1B visa holders to move in without a job and look for one once they arrive. While this is an appealing last resort for struggling tech workers, the salaries they can receive in Canada pale in comparison to the U.S., per the Wall Street Journal, which is why many making the move see it as temporary.