Global Talent Stream Is Successful Right Time To Make It Permanent

05 May 2018

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Some Facts

Karl Simpson, founder of Wave - a Financial Technology Company and Member of the Council of Canadian Innovators, has employed top skilled workers by using the Global Skills Strategy program. He wants the pilot Canada work permit program to be made permanent. He also feels that Canadian Technology Companies must make a long-term plan. The present GTS pilot will expire in June 2019.

Further before introducing the Global Skills Strategy, the government consulted several Canadian technology CEOs regarding making this program a success. It addresses the talent shortage and has worked successfully. He urged the government to cooperate in the next phase of the strategy, and work with innovators. This pilot must become a permanent program in the future.

Simpson says that after hiring three foreign workers by using the GTS, he was successful in hiring 100 Canadians to manage other positions. This is a proof that the overseas workers help in creating jobs for the local people. Furthermore they do not take jobs away from Canadians.

Features of categories

This Stream has a standard processing time of 10 working days. Moreover, it gives a quick responsive and focused service to all employers. They get a referral or can hire for a position that is included in the List of Global Talent Occupations.

The GTS Category A helps the employers by naming the persons, who are referred by a designated organization,

Its Category B helps the employers, who seek hiring skilled workers from the fresh List of Global Talent Occupations,

Employers need to first identify which Category A (referral) or Category B (Occupations List), they belong to before creating the Labor Markets Benefits Plan.

The plan needs to show how such hiring will create a long-term and positive impact on the labor market.

Details regarding hiring in the Global Talent Stream,

The details of hiring in the GTS:

Key Elements of the Global Talent Stream

Two-week standard time to process work permit applications as well as visa applications for top skilled talents,

There is a dedicated service for companies, who can opt for major job-creating investments in the country,

Companies which apply for workers through the GTS can access the new streamlined application process which provides:

A service with the focus on Client to guide worthy employers by using the application process and developing Labour Market Benefits Plan, with a standard of 10 business days only,

The workers also can opt for processing the work-permit applications in 10 business days

Global Talent Stream: Requirements

Category A: List of ESDC Designated Partners effective from date Sep12, 2017
Under Category A, all employers must be referred by any of these:
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
BC Tech Association
Business Development Bank of Canada
Communitech Corporation
Council of Canadian Innovators
Federal Economic Development Agency for South Ontario
Trade Commissioner Service Global Affairs Canada
ICT Manitoba,
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada – Accelerated Growth Service
MaRS Discovery District
National Research Council, Industrial Research Assistance Program
Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration,
Ontario Ministry of Economic Growth and Development
VENN Innovation

Quebec Designated Partners

Investissement Quebec
Montréal International
Quebec International

Requirements

Under Category A, overseas workers need to possess an exclusive and special talent to qualify for the work-permit:
They must have progressive knowledge of the industry
They must serve in a highly paid position and earn the salary close to $80,000
An Advance degree in a special area of interest to the employers
Additionally, they must have at least five years experience in that specific field

In the Category B of GTS Global Talent Occupations List the employers need to hire High skilled overseas workers to fill up positions in jobs on the following list:

National Occupations Classification (NOC) code	Occupation	Minimum wage requirement (annual salary)	Minimum wage requirement (hourly rate)
213	Computer and information systems managers	prevailing wage	prevailing wage
2147	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)	prevailing wage	prevailing wage
2171	Information systems analysts and consultants	prevailing wage	prevailing wage
2172	Database analysts and data administrators	prevailing wage	prevailing wage
2173	Software engineers and designers	prevailing wage	prevailing wage
2174	Computer programmers and interactive media developers	prevailing wage	prevailing wage
2175	Web designers and developers	prevailing wage	prevailing wage
2241*	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians	$81,000 or higher prevailing wage	$38.94 or higher prevailing wage
2283	Information systems testing technicians	$78,000 or higher prevailing wage	$37.50 or higher prevailing wage
Sub-set of 5131	Position requires a minimum of five years of experience in the visual effects, video game or animation industries in one or a combination of the following roles: producer, technical director, creative director, artistic director or project manager, with experience in at least one or more of the following skills relevant to the visual effects, video game or animation industries: surfacing and look development; character or simulation rigging; matte painting; or technical pipeline development and application for visual effects, video games, or animation production.	$75,000 or higher prevailing wage	$36.06 or higher prevailing wage
Sub-set of 5241	Digital Media and Design Position requires a minimum of five years of experience in at least one of the following digital media design skills: 3D modelling, virtual reality, augmented reality, digital media animation, levels editing for digital media design, software editing for digital media design, pipeline software development or applications relevant for digital media design.	$80,000 or higher prevailing wage	$38.46 or higher prevailing wage

Note; Quebec has its own minimum wage base for Quebec based applications.

Processing Fee

Non-refundable $1,000 payable by the employer

Labour Market Benefits Plan

The Labour Market Benefits Plan is a major requirement of GTS,

It is designed with ESDC, and must clearly reveal that taking the services of an overseas worker will benefit the company. The factors are in creating jobs or transferring skills to local persons. The ESDC will keep a track of the progress of the company’s.

Additionally, the LMBP has two sets of benefits - mandatory and complementary

In Category A, the mandatory benefit is creation of enough jobs, in a directly/indirect manner, for local persons and permanent residents.

In Category B, the mandatory benefit is an increase in skill set and training for local persons and permanent residents.

The LMBP must also offer two complementary benefits, like Job creation, Sound Investment in training and skills, Transfer of knowledge, Better company performance and

Implementation of ideal practices/policies for the benefit of the workforce

Global Talent Stream: General Requirements

The Business must be Legitimate

All Employers must also offer a proof that their business activity needs a temporary worker. The business should offer goods or service concerning the Job offers in canada

The documents Allowed are a business license, incorporation forms, relevant tax documents and attested documents.

Recruitment

All Employers must actively seek hiring the local persons and permanent residents before searching overseas for any workers.

Wages payable

Wages must be equivalent to the existing amount that is paid to local persons and permanent residents for a similar position.

Job Duties and Working Conditions

Workers who are hired under this program must perform only those tasks for which they are hired. Overseas workers must be covered under the similar laws used for local persons and permanent residents. There must be no Exploitation of such worker. The laws of Province/territorial cover Hours of work, overtime, all types of Compensation, Working conditions, employment Termination and finally the Workplace Safety. Moreover, they need to be covered workplace safety insurance as required legally.

Language Restriction

Furthermore, if any other language apart from English or French is essential, it must be justified.

Directives to Unions

In all the union positions the overseas worker also must get the same treatment like a local person and a permanent resident. This is concerning all issues like wages, terms and conditions.

Employer Compliance

Employers necessarily have to comply with the general requirements of the TFWP.

Employers in Quebec

From Sep 11, 2017, all Quebec employers can also take advantage of the GTS.

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