StartupSource
has covered the Government of Canada's Global Skills Strategy in this space. The
Global Skills Strategy is an initiative designed to help
high-growth Canadian companies attract specialized global talent by
providing a faster and more predictable streamlined service.
The Government has now announced in a press release that the Global
Skills Strategy will launch on June 12, 2017.
Under the initiative, a Global Talent List of eligible
high-demand occupations is being developed in consultation with
labour market experts and key stakeholders. Eligible workers in
these categories, and the startups and growth companies that tend
to employ them, will benefit from a two-week standard for
processing work permit applications, a dedicated client team for
companies looking to invest in Canadian job creation, and the
removal of the work permit requirement for short-term,
highly-skilled work (i.e. 30 days or less in a 30-day period).
