Hi everyone. My name is Jade Calver. I own and operate Calver & Associates Canadian
Immigration Services. We're a full-service immigration firm located in the heart of
Oshawa, Ontario. Today I'm going to be talking about the global talent stream
and exactly what it entails. So the global talent stream is a program designed by
Immigration Canada. So it's a federal program and what it does is it allows two
types of employers to participate in the program. So under the stream, so you can
apply under either category A or B when applying as an employer who's trying to
hire a foreign worker to work in Canada. So the category A employers of the
stream are really those who are designated entities by the government
that are working in innovation. So in Ontario we have Mars Discovery District,
there are certain other tech, tech firms, lots of municipalities that are deemed
as innovative in terms of business and so if that company is designated through
the government as being qualified as a paid of entity they're actually
qualified to hire foreign workers under category A of the global talent stream.
The caveat is that they have to pay at least $80,000 in salary and if you
qualify under one of with a job offer under one of these entities you can
actually apply directly for an lmia under the global talent stream. The
second category which I find to be much more used and popular is category B of the
stream. It's actually based on the occupation that the company is hiring
the foreign worker under. The companies unlike category A, they don't have to be
pre-approved through the government it's just you have to be hiring a foreign
worker in one of the tech occupations. So those include just reading them off
computer and information systems managers, web designers developers is a
very popular, one software engineers and designers as you can see those who are
working in the tech space. The employer has to offer them the median prevailing
wage for that occupation wherever the foreign worker will be
working. So if they're offering a position in one of those positions
they're able to submit an LMIA to the global talent stream under one of those
categories. What are the benefits? Lots of people say why should I use the global
talent stream over just the regular lmia process so it's much faster. The global
talent stream is - once we submit an LMIA application, it's processed
within 10 working business days which is amazing for LMIA applications.
It's quick and likewise with the work-permit applications so not only
will ESDC process your LMIA application within 10 business days, the
actual work permit application will be processed within a couple of weeks if
you're applying from outside of Canada. Another advantage is that there aren't
any minimum recruitment requirements so the company doesn't have to actually
show that they tried to find Canadians for the position which is a really
nice benefit because that can be a little bit challenging sometimes when it
comes to an LMIA application and further to that so it allows companies to
attract top talent. A lot of our tech companies in Canada just can't find the
talent here in Canada. So if you're an employer wanting to hire someone under
the global talent stream, it allows you to fairly easily hire that foreign tech
superstar that you want to work at your company
and lastly so if the person is coming for very short term we can actually get
them in without a work permit but usually we recommend the LMIA and work permit scenario.
Lastly, it's not necessarily advertised but this lmia does give people 50 points under the
Express entry system so it does count as a job offer for permanent residency. So
that could be really helpful to those wanting to stay permanently in Canada. So
that's everything today as far as the global stream application is
concerned. If you have any questions regarding applying to the global talent
stream either as an employer or as a worker, you can contact us. We're online
calverimmigrationservices.com