Global Talent Stream: Bringing to Canada Highly Qualified Foreign Tech Talent

Currently, there are over one million job openings in Canada. These job openings are distributed throughout practically every industry, which is why Canada has established many initiatives to assist firms in acquiring international talent.

The Global Talent Stream (GTS) is one such initiative, which is designed specifically for highly competent international individuals in the technology industry. The GTS is a fast-tracked program that firms may use to bring in international talent and allow them to apply their abilities to assist creative Canadian companies develop.

The part of Canada's larger Global Talent Strategy which is housed within the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), the GTS, expedites the processing of work permit applications and temporary resident visas (if applicable) so that qualified applicants can begin working within two weeks of submission.

Certain candidates can enter Canada without a work permit thanks to two exemptions under the Global Talent Stream.
First, "highly skilled employees in NOC skill type 0 or skill level A occupations" will not need a permit under this scheme if they work in Canada for 15 days in six months or 30 days in a year.
Furthermore, researchers coming to Canada will not need a work permit if they are working for 120 days or more during a 12-month period "on research projects at a publicly-funded degree-granting institution or linked research institution."

There are two separate categories within the Global Talent Stream.
Category A High-growth enterprises sent to the GTS by one of over 40 certified referral partners (in Canada, excluding Quebec) and able to demonstrate the need to acquire "unique specialized personnel from overseas" fall into this category.
Category B Companies in are looking to employ for specific jobs on the Global Talent Occupations List. This list may be updated on a regular basis to reflect changing labour market demands and objectives.

The Immigration and Refugee Commission (IRCC) published the Immigration Levels Plan 2023-2025 on November 1. The 2023-2025 strategy aims to bring in up to 500,000 additional permanent residents each year by the end of 2025. Canada held its most recent all-program Express Entry draw on November 9, 2022.  Since they started on July 6, it was the tenth all-program draw. IRCC invited 4750 Express Entry applicants to apply for permanent residency. The cut-off score for the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) was 494. A pattern of fall in CRS scores continued in today's draw.
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As a result, GTS this initiative benefits the whole Canadian tech environment by ensuring that firms in this field may easily access the talent they require to prosper. Finally, firms seeking talent in both categories will be expected to commit to one action linked to each core benefit—job creation and skill development/training—as well as two complementary benefits.

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