#10. Can Canada afford to keep losing builders?
At some point, we need to actively do something about it.
Hello,
And how’s your summer going? Summer doesn’t really start for me till the grandparents arrive. Till then, I am the Uber driver who never gets paid.
In today’s newsletter: Katherine Li of Pulse FX talks about the mental gymnastics of immigrant entrepreneurship.
Also: Kelly Boyi talks about leaving Canada for the allure of building in Silicon Valley.
Plus: Veronica Sepehr has all the dibs on the new LMIA wage thresholds.
By: Dozie Anyaegbunam
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The mental gymnastics that come with being an immigrant entrepreneur
Before I went all in with The Newcomers, I had asked
, who runs an immigration consultancy business for some advice on the doubt I was having. Matthew’s response? It never goes away.And that’s a big theme of my conversation with Katherine Li, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at PulseFX. As Katherine goes on to say midway through the episode, “You really have to get out of your own way.”
But it’s easier said than done. I feel like I have used the “easier said than done” cliche one too many times off recent.
Well…
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The United States just took another Canadian
And that’s probably one of many. Or one of the many who agreed to tell their story or reasons why. I don’t blame anyone. Life is one big experiment. So why not?
Especially if you're an ambitious individual watching the best minds from UofT and Waterloo migrate south. And when you hear that you could get better pay while working with folks building potential rocket ships.
I like that Kelly didn't mince words about our flaws as a country.
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The LMIA wage thresholds changed again
Yup, it’s changed again. The amazing
shares:What’s high-wage vs. low-wage LMIA?
Why it matters
What the new wage thresholds are
What happens if your wage offer falls below the threshold
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What am I excited about?
I was on Gabe Marusca’s Authority Plug podcast. I talk about labels, why I think the immigrant story is the human story, why giving yourself grace is the hardest part of being an immigrant, and more.
I was also on Kristina McPherson’s As Told By Canadian Immigrants podcast. On her show, Kristina and I talk about post-immigration stress, how I got a job in four weeks, losing my mom, and deciding to leave Nigeria.
Ilove Canadá 🇨🇦