Canadians with US IB / PE Offers Revoked - TN Visas

Have heard multiple reports of Evercore, Greenhill, and other spots (for IB as well as on-cycle PE placements) considering revoking offers / potentially trying to move Canadians to non-US offices.Hard to separate what's confirmed from pure speculation - what have people heard?

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Yeah but you can’t apply for Green Card while being on TN visa. TN visa underlying intention is you won’t stay permanently in US. If you apply for green card while being on TN, they won’t renew your TN ever again. 

 

 Speculation, but I think they recieved threat/inquiry from government agencies on TN visa

 

Essentially the gov inquired as to the abnormal amount of economists and job functions that didn’t particularly align with criteria. They know what’s going on and gave a subtle, figure it the fuck out, or we’re gonna figure it out for you. It’s the reason for the pulling of offers.

WOMP WOMP
 

Can confirm that EVR (U.S. offices) has rescinded Summer 2026 offers for Canadians and cancelled Canadian recruiting for Summer 2027 into U.S. offices.

Given how strong the Western -> EVR pipeline has historically been, it’s hard to imagine other U.S. firms not rescinding across the board as well.

Unclear at this point whether affected candidates will be offered placement in other offices, especially given limited seat availability across other teams.

This will likely heavily increase competition for recruiting in Calgary and Toronto.

 
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Just spoke to several buddies of mine who recruited in US. Today’s frenzy is all Evercore. But this is likely just the beginning and other firms may do the same. Evercore had some of the largest and most notable Canadian pipelines: notably Ivey but even schools like McGill (Houston office).

 

heard from queens kids that GS is also following suit and informing students to prep for worst case i.e. no more gs offers

 

One of the people who got rescinded. 
Looks like EBs got targeted first - it makes sense, they are the low-hanging and obvious fruit, disproportionate amount of CADs on TN vs the small number of employees that they have.

BBs - either did not get hit because lower proportion (GS has 200k employees vs EVR @ 2200) or they are going to get hit next after a deeper dive. Either way, I don't think this bodes well - it just doesnt make sense for any BB to take a risk on a CAD candidate when there the administration is clearly targeting this industry and going after big/respected names in the industry, and no one knows what the madman is going to do next.

I think broader implications - anyone at a satellite office of a US firm in CAD, just keep your eyes out - this might be the start of something bigger. Obv speculating, but I wouldn't put anything out of reach atp.

Either way, stay safe, gents - keep your head up high. If you were able to land a spot in these top firms, you can do a whole lot in life. Now back to the grind. 

 

Assuming this has to do with USCIS classification of “economist” for TN visas changing in July-2025 to not include bankers/PE folks…it is just now impacting SA27 students as the policy impact is now current

Any color here would be appreciated. Am at one of the banks that hires a few # of hard working Canadians and am curious what things look like going forward (esp those who hv signed PE gigs)

 

this is like blatantly false unless i’m really out of the loop but as someone who knows a good chunk of the moelis incomings,  have not heard a single thing about offers being rescinded. interviews may be true idk but then again that may not be due to visa issues could just be the kids getting cut 

 

roastedplantains:

Has anyone heard if there’s been effects for Canadians who had offers to PE or HF shops?? Are they next?


Heard someone had their HIG on cycle offer for 2027 rescinded

 

roastedplantains:

Has anyone heard if there’s been effects for Canadians who had offers to PE or HF shops?? Are they next?


If this is the case then we all have much bigger issues at hand. This would imply every Canadian working in finance on a TN is at risk of losing their job.

 

Congrats on all of you geniuses who supported putting a clown in charge of the most powerful country in the world because he said funny shit and stuck it to the PoC.

Now you are acting surprised that the clown has turned the country into a circus and is burning it down while he is at it.

 

As much as I want to agree with you, did you really expect this charade of hundreds of A&A being hired as “Economists” to continue forever?

Everyone knew the music had to stop at some point… shame it had to happen this year.

 

role109:

Congrats on all of you geniuses who supported putting a clown in charge of the most powerful country in the world because he said funny shit and stuck it to the PoC.

Now you are acting surprised that the clown has turned the country into a circus and is burning it down while he is at it.


This is targeted at all the Canadians who voted for Trump?

 

supported, not voted. believe it or not the internet is a powerful thing. joking around when he says insane shit or saying "wish we had him on this side of the border" when he spews hateful rhetoric all played into his ascent and popularity.

Now we are all paying the price for it

 

 if anything this is a win for the trump voters what are you talking about

 
Controversial

Your last prime minister froze bank accounts of the trucker protesters, a move China didn't even do to the Hong Kong protests. It's suspect seeing Canadians criticize other countries politics since you'd be arrested in your own country for hate speech for criticizing your own.

We're not your friend or your enemy. We're your boss. Now go send us some poutine and maple syrup and calm down.

 

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Your last prime minister froze bank accounts of the trucker protesters, a move China didn't even do to the Hong Kong protests. It's suspect seeing Canadians criticize other countries politics since you'd be arrested in your own country for hate speech for criticizing your own.

We're not your friend or your enemy. We're your boss. Now go send us some poutine and maple syrup and calm down.

Very forward-leaning of you to describe yourself as a 'boss' when you share the same level of responsibility as a 40-year old military vet's first white-collar job in banking.  Try and focus on maintaining the diligence tracker / VDR and not pissing off senior analysts.

Signed,

Canadian on Wall street

 

Likewise heard this was false - still have not heard of a confirmed case of any offers being rescinded atp. There’s lot of fear mongering going on right now, so I will remain very skeptical.

 

heard kid from my school got offer rescinded. not close with him. If anyone who received an offer from Greenhill could comment, that would be great 

 

the deal flow is going to consist of 3 M&M deals and 2 polar bear breeder mergers

source: im a canadian

 

Lots of inaccurate and overdramatize information in this thread so here is what I know personally from incoming Canadians at Evr: 

  1. No offers have been rescinded formally, but they have made people aware of the uncertainty of returning full time. All summer 2026 analysts will still join the bank.
  2. Overall there is a ton of uncertainty, and considering the long-term relationship that evr has with Ivey and also their preference for Ivey students it’s likely that they would work around it (moving kids to Canadian offices/UK)
  3. Haven’t seen anything from other banks like Moelis/PJT/Greenhill etc to confirm, but i doubt companies that do highly selective sponsoring (ex. GS) would change anything, goes the same for the buyside since there are not many Canadians in those SA classes
  4. Remember that this industry is heavily opportunistic. If 1 person gets laid off for reasons beyond their control, another person from another company will want them at their firm. Dimon got fired, CFO of RBC, the MDs of Lehman, and they ended up on their feet shortly after and are likely better off now. 
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Typical Canadian hardo reponse at 4. I don't know why you guys think your value is so much high lol. I had a displeasure of working with you guys while interning at a peer boutique and it was beyond my mind how highly of you guys think of yourselves. Other intern and I literally heard one of you saying "I was the only analyst staffed on a deal when I was just 20" for god's sake. Dude we are just excel monkeys that no one would give a damn fuck and can be replaced by almost anyone in the world. 

 
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Current Canadian at Evercore. Here is what is fact and what is largely speculation:

Here is what is fact: 

  1. No Evercore offer has been rescinded (at least as of writing this). A bunch of comments here are stating offers have been rescinded, but that’s not accurate.
  2. Incoming + current A1 Canadians have been told they’ll have a path to pursue H-1B in the next lottery cycle, and if not selected, office moves to Canada/UK are being explored. If relocation isn’t viable, people will have time to recruit externally while still employed, and (per what’s been communicated) no bonus clawbacks.
  3. Evercore is not recruiting from Canada going forward. That doesn’t mean a dual citizen/GC holder at a Canadian school is automatically blocked, but Western / Queens pipelines will be disbanded.
  4. The only official “why” that’s been communicated re: TN no longer being an option is basically “the current administration”. That’s the extent of what people have been told.

What is unclear:

  1. There have been anecdotes of border friction that triggered internal review and a more conservative stance. For now, this is an Evercore-specific issue... not every bank is losing their Canadians tomorrow.
  2. Summer visas are typically J-1, which should be a different issue than TN. The bigger question is what happens for full-time offers. That piece is unclear and people pretending it’s settled are guessing.

As someone who is not as affected by this change, here is my practical advice:

  1. Do what's best for you. Do not expect Evercore to hold a place for you despite their communications. If you see an opportunity to lateral to a firm that is more supportive of TN sponsorship, take it.
  2. In true Canadian fashion, consider "diploma-milling" your way to OPT. This buys you some time to figure out options, while still being able to work in the US. I anecdotally know a number of folks who have done short-term masters programs to extend their stay and ability to work in the country.
  3. Be open to Canada / UK. Not ideal, but likely the best bet for job security at this stage

I am writing this because Evercore HR is (respectfully) not great at communicating changes to incoming employees, and that leads to rumors very fast. Hope this is helpful, and Godspeed!

 

Evercore has rescinded internship offers. Several people from Western have told me their offers were pulled, and they are now actively recruiting for 2026. However, it is already quite late, so some may add a fifth year and recruit for 2027 in Toronto. RIP to anyone recruiting in Toronto, competition is about to be insane.

 

Once again, spreading misinformation. For NY M&A, no Summer Internship or Full-Time offer has been pulled. If you really have heard otherwise, feel free to tell summers to message full-time analysts at Evercore from Western. 

 

"Start telling the incoming interns...don't tell the full times yet, they'll freak out; just feed them some BS for now"

 

Freshman here at a Canadian target - my main question is: The US pipelines may be done, but is a viable pivot applying to other countries offices (e.g EVR London office)?  

 

How about for Ardea? They have a very large Canadian presence. Do you think they won’t be targeted since they are smaller in size and private?

 

For those considering applying to London programs - This is not a joke. Someone in my AC for a summer at a BB had 2 MF PE summers and 2 EB off cycles. End result? I was told to come back next year with more experience, since they already had enough UK kids.

 

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For those considering applying to London programs - This is not a joke. Someone in my AC for a summer at a BB had 2 MF PE summers and 2 EB off cycles. End result? I was told to come back next year with more experience, since they already had enough UK kids.

cry me a river - it's called competition 

 

As someone who's recruited both places. Yes the OP comment is not an exaggeration. Recruiting in London is 10000000000x harder than NYC and it's not even a comparison. Some firms even have modelling tests (including even LBO) as part of the interview process for SA too

 

For anyone with a European citizenship (long shot I know but french Canadians exist) that's concerned about their work status, I will unironically legally marry you (man or woman) so you can work in the US. Italian citizenship preferred, but open to any in the Schengen.

This offer isn't a joke - leave a comment and I'll DM you lmao

 
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Can anyone speak to what this looks like for Canadians looking to work banking in the states for the foreseeable future? Presumably if evr was given the figure it out call, it’s not something they could just revert when the administration changes because it is technically a valid enforcement of the TN? I’m just wondering 

 

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