Changes to Canada’s Global Talent Stream
Background ~ The Liberal government’s Global Skills Strategy was launched in June 2017. The program was designed to help Canadian employers access highly qualified global talent quickly and efficiently. The Global Talent Stream or “GTS’, provides that Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) will forego recruitment requirements and expedite processing of a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) if the position is a “Category B” Occupation. While GTS also allows f