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Nature 405, 604 (8 June 2000) | doi:10.1038/35015234

Open Innovation Challenges

Immigrants help offset Canada's brain-drain crisis

David Spurgeon

For years Canada has complained of a 'brain drain' of its best and brightest, lured by higher salaries and better career prospects in the United States. But, according to the country's Liberal government, the latest statistics indicate that it might be experiencing more 'gain' than 'drain'.