Keith Warner, the developer’s president, said federal immigration officials at the border denied his application for an intra-company transfer work permit
“There seems to be a huge disconnect between what Calgary and Alberta say they want and what the federal government’s immigration department is willing to support," Mr. Warner said in an interview."It seems incomprehensible when I’m looking to move millions of dollars into the economy here.”On his most recent trip to Calgary to open the studio’s office, Mr.
New World Interactive is a relatively small game studio that created a franchise called Insurgency that has sold several million copies. The developer decided to open a Canadian office to house some of its international employees, under the impression it would be easier to bring people to Canada than the United States. After looking at Toronto and Vancouver, Mr.
“There’s a real degree of frustration," he said. “As a city and province, we are trying to innovate and diversify our economy. We understand that to further diversify our economy, we need to use one of our strengths, which is our great standard of living at low cost by world standards. Our ability to walk that talk and be nimble is being challenged by federal rules. Our mission as local politicians is to raise awareness about that.
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