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CBP - ESDC - Global Talent Stream Referral Request Form

Employer Referral Request Form

The Cape Breton Partnership is a referral partner to both Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) on the Global Skills Strategy and the Global Talent Stream. These programs are for employers who want to attract top talent to work for their company with a fast and predictable process.
The Global Talent Stream (GTS) offers timely, responsive and predictable client-focused service to help you access highly-skilled global talent to expand your workforce here in Canada and to be competitive on a global scale. This initiative was launched on June 12, 2017, and falls under the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program at Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). 

To be eligible for a referral through the Cape Breton Partnership, you must be an innovative company operating in Canada looking to hire for a position that requires unique and specialized talent to help the firm scale-up and grow.

The identified occupation must NOT fall under the Global Talent Occupations List for Category B, for which you do NOT need a referral.

What makes the GTS unique?
  • Client-focused service: ESDC will provide expedited, high-touch service to employers during the processing of their GTS applications.
  • No minimum recruitment requirements: Unlike other TFW Program streams, employers using the GTS are not required to advertise positions on Canada’s Job Bank.
  • 10 business day processing of GTS applications: ESDC has committed to assessing GTS applications within 10 business days, 80% of the time (targeting the same service standard for applications submitted by Quebec employers). 
    • This service standard will start on the business day after the GTS application has been received by Service Canada. However, Category A applications will not be processed until ESDC has received and accepted the applicable referral from a Designated Partner.

Labour Market Benefit Plans (LMBP): All GTS employers must demonstrate their commitments to creating lasting benefits for the Canadian labour market via their LMBPs. While the requirements differ slightly for Category A and B, every LMBP will include at least 1 mandatory benefit and 2 complementary benefits.
  • Category A mandatory benefit: Employers are expected to show an increase in jobs for Canadian workers in their companies.
  • Category B mandatory benefit: Employers are expected to contribute to decreasing the labour shortage in these in-demand occupations through increased investments in skills and training.
  • Examples of complementary benefits: Increases in workplace diversity, knowledge transfer, enhanced company performance, best company practices, etc.
1.Organization Contact Information
2.Secondary Contact 
3.About the Organization
4.Please explain how your organization is innovative, willing and capable of growing or scaling-up. 

Example of innovative: 
  • Commercialization of Intellectual Property (patents, trademarks, etc.);
  • Research & Development (R&D) capacity;
  • Innovative business models, including innovative marketing strategies.

Example of willing and capable of growing or scaling-up 
  • Annual revenues of $3 million or more, or average annualised growth greater than 10% per annum (in revenue or in number of employees), over a 3-year period;
  • Established market fit (e.g. has product or service tested on the market);
  • A plan to sell internationally or international sales.
  • Achievable business plan with human resources strategy;
  • Competitive technical/business intelligence capacity;
  • Achievable Financial Plan with investors or funding (Boot-Strapped or Venture Capital);
5.You may upload a PDF explanation and/or supporting documentation here
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6.Have you been referred to the Global Talent Stream before, either through the Cape Breton Partnership or another Designated Referral Partner?
As an employer, you must be seeking to fill a unique and specialized position meeting the below criteria: 
  • A highly paid position with a minimum  annual salary of $80,000 or the prevailing wage for that occupation if the prevailing wage is higher than $80,000; AND
  • Advanced knowledge of the industry; AND
  • Advanced degree in area of interest to the employer; AND/OR Minimum of five years in the field of specialized experience.
7.About the Position
8.Please provide a brief description of the position.
9.You may upload a full position description here
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10.Have you identified a qualified foreign worker for the position?
11.Please specify how the candidate meets the position’s requirements
  • Advanced Knowledge of the Industry 
  • Advanced Degree AND/OR Minimum of 5 Years of Specialized Experience 
12.You may upload additional documentation on the identified foreign worker here.
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Labour Market Benefit Plans (LMBP): All GT Stream employers must demonstrate their commitments to creating lasting benefits for the Canadian labour market via their LMBPs. While the requirements differ slightly for Category A and B, every LMBP will include at least 1 mandatory benefit and 2 complementary benefits.
  • Category A mandatory benefit: Employers are expected to show an increase in jobs for Canadian workers in their companies.
  • Examples of complementary benefits: Increases in workplace diversity, knowledge transfer, enhanced company performance, best company practices, etc.
13.Please briefly explain how you intend to demonstrate your commitment to a Category A Labour Market Benefits Plan (LMBP) to ESDC. 
14.Thank you. If you have any comments or concerns, please do not hesitate to leave them below. Someone from our team will get back to you as soon as possible.