Behavox, a London-headquartered regulatory technology firm, is set to open an office in Canada next month amid concerns that the UK government’s “racist” immigration policies will hinder its ability to hire tech talent in the City after Brexit.

Erkin Adylov, the firm’s founder and chief executive officer, said the move had been motivated by his opposition to the “isolationist tone” that had been adopted by the UK government since the country voted to exit the European Union.