Canadian Government Launches
On June 12 of this year, the Government of Canada announced the
commencement of the Global Skills Strategy. The program was
originally announced back in November, 2016.
The Global Skills Strategy Programme is designed to assist
employers to attract foreign workers with top-talent and innovative
skills in an effort to help Canadian companies thrive, grow and
ultimately, create more jobs. "When companies in Canada can
thrive and grow, they create more jobs."
The intent of the Global Skills Strategy is to provide employers
with a faster and more predictable process for attracting
top-talent and new skills to Canada.
Under the Strategy, in most circumstances and for managerial and
professional occupations, lengthy visa processing delays no longer
await highly-skilled workers coming to Canada. Canada's
ambitious two-week turnaround for processing work visas and permits
brings a greater level of certainty to both workers and
employers.
