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The Global Skills Strategy offers fast two-week processing for highly skilled workers and certain in-demand tech occupations. It pairs an LMIA-exempt stream for high-skill roles with the Global Talent Stream for employer-driven hiring. It is designed to help Canadian companies bring in specialized talent quickly.
Highly skilled professionals and in-demand specialists (often in tech) hired under accelerated processing.
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
Not directly, but the high-skilled Canadian work experience you gain can make you a strong candidate for permanent residence through programs like Express Entry.
You generally qualify if you apply online from outside Canada and your job is backed by a Global Talent Stream LMIA (Category A or B) or falls under specified high-skilled LMIA-exempt situations.
Yes, in most cases. The two-week service standard applies to complete online applications submitted from outside Canada, including biometrics.
Yes. These are employer-specific work permits, so you can work only for the employer and position named on the permit.
Category A is for employers referred by a designated partner hiring unique, specialized talent; Category B is for in-demand occupations on the global talent occupations list and needs no referral.
The Global Skills Strategy (Global Talent Stream) is a fast-track program for highly skilled workers and in-demand tech specialists, offering two-week processing for work permits, and is designed for those with high-skill roles or jobs that qualify under the Global Talent Stream.
Yes. If you qualify for two-week processing, your spouse or common-law partner and dependent children can also get two-week processing as long as everyone applies online at the same time.
To apply through the Global Skills Strategy (Global Talent Stream), several key requirements must be met.
