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ARTICLE · 26 JULY 2017

New Temporary Foreign Worker Pilot Program – Global Talent Stream

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
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The Temporary Foreign Worker Program has now launched a new pilot program called the Global Talent Stream (GTS) which will run for an initial period of two years and will significantly reduce processing...

CanadaEmployment and HR
Rita Tripathy
Rita Tripathy
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The Temporary Foreign Worker Program has now launched a new pilot program called the Global Talent Stream (GTS) which will run for an initial period of two years and will significantly reduce processing times for certain Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIA) and the issuance of Work Permits. In addition, the GTS will offer flexible recruitment requirements. With some of the current concerns with US immigration, Canada may be able to attract talent that would normally be destined to the US. As explained by The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship:

Employers that are making plans for job-creating investments in Canada will often need an experienced leader, dynamic researcher or an innovator with unique skills not readily available in Canada to make that investment happen. The Global Skills Strategy aims to give those employers confidence that when they need to hire from abroad, they'll have faster, more reliable

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