Canada Trying to Lure Silicon Valley Based-Expats Home

There are as many as 350,000 Canadians living and working in Silicon Valley.

And Canadian tech firms would like to change that.

Technology startups located in Canada are offering top jobs, big pay, and the "chance to stamp their mark on a nascent industry" to Canadian nationals willing to take their tech talent home to Canadian startups, according to Reuters.

There's a blossoming tech hub near the cities of Waterloo and Kitchener in Ontario, where some former BlackBerry workers are at startups, the wire service reproted.

While the pay is lower in Canada, so is the asking price for an apartment -- and the commute is easier, too.

So far, Hootsuite, Wattpad and Shopify are the most-successful Canadian tech startups, according to Reuters.

But in addition to the easier living conditions, the Canadian government is also offering grants and tax credits.