In a recent article for the Globe and Mail, Christopher Worswick (Carleton University) questions whether the actual movement of US scholars to Canada matches the scale of the discussion of national brain gain. While stories of US faculty moving north “are no doubt well received by Canadians,” Worswick says, the reality of the financial circumstances of most institutions, issues with the provincial health-care systems, and the lower available salaries is not conducive to a brain gain. The author outlines the policy and funding changes that would need to happen to strengthen the health-care and postsecondary systems across Canada and enable institutions to generate the level of revenue necessary to make competitive salary offers to international candidates.
