Media industry fears new rules will kill jobs: Changes to federal legislation meant to protect, Canadian employment could backfire and hinder the growth of local companies, critics say
Vancouver has been busy promoting itself as a creative, digital hub. It’s part of a strategic effort to make the city a place where young, smart people want to work.
The arrival this year of Pixar and Digital Domain, the Venice, Calif.-based company behind Academy Award-winning films Titanic and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, was a major coup. Both are rolling out large studios and hiring local staff.
The hope, of course, is that once these heavy-hitters settle in, more of their kind will follow. But just as there is some momentum, there is also a mini-snag on the horizon.
In a little known move by Ottawa, slated for this fall, there is a desire to protect jobs for Canadians, but the plan could backfire and hamstring the growth of hundreds of jobs in B.C.’s economy.
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