This is part eight of The Logic’s in-depth series exploring how Canada is faring in the global competition for tech talent, as economies reopen and companies and governments jockey for advantage in a remote-work world. Read the rest of the series here.

HALIFAX — In a student apartment tucked away in the south end of Halifax, 31-year-old Ashike Mahmud and his wife, Tahmina Gazi, work for Shopify, the e-commerce platform founded in Ottawa, 1,400 kilometres away from their home office.