Canada's Global Skills Strategy Launching June 12, 2017

March 9, 2017- Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development and Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour announced that Canada's Global Skills Strategy is scheduled to launch on June 12th, 2017. The Global Skills Strategy is aimed at helping high-growth Canadian companies attract the specialized global talent they need to innovate and grow by providing faster and more predictable streamlined service for foreign workers.  

While real details of the new Global Skills Strategy are yet to be provided, this is what we know so far:

1. There will be a  "Global Talent List" comprised of  in-demand occupations where there is a gap in the Canadian labour market;