CBP - IRCC - Global Skills Strategy 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 Skills Strategy (GSS) helps attract highly qualified talent from around the world to support the growth of companies in Canada. The GSS allows for priority processing of applications, work permit exemptions, and grants companies access to IRCC’s Dedicated Service Channel (DSC) for companies making a significant investment or top academics.

Companies referred to IRCC’s DSC for GSS will be linked with dedicated “account manager” who can: provide information on immigration program options and explanation of processes; link investing companies to relevant operational staff in Canada or abroad; act as a point of contact to ensure smooth processing and communication.

The GSS can also provide prioritized application times for workers (2-week standard). Workers must be applying from outside Canada to be eligible for the Global Skills Strategy.

For workers exempt from an LMIA, they need to be at NOC Skill Level 0 or A and employers must submit an offer of employment through IRCC’s Employer Portal.

For workers who require an LMIA, employers must have a positive LMIA through the Global Talent Stream.

What makes the GSS unique?

Client-focused service: IRCC have departmental staff ready to guide employers making significant investments through the immigration process.
Priority processing of applications: Work permits for high-skilled workers will be processed with a two-week service standard.
Short-term work permit exemptions: Skilled workers and top research talent able to come work in Canada for short periods (15 to 120 days) with less red tape.

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* 1. Organization Contact Information

Name

Title

Organization

Phone Number

Address

City

Province

Postal Code

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* 2. Secondary Contact

Name

Title

Organization

Phone

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* 3. About the Organization

Organization Name

NAICS Sector / Industry (if known)

Business CRA number

Employee Size

Number of years operating in Canada

Website

Is the business currently operating, or expanding, to Cape Breton?

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* 4. Size of Organization

Less than 50 employees

50-249 employees

250-999 employees

1000+ employees

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* 5. Please explain how your organization meets the definition of significant investment (A significant investment is a new endeavour in an existing firm’s operations, or the entrance of a firm that is beginning operations in Canada that will result in a substantial improvement to the Canadian, provincial/territorial, regional or local labour market or economy, without displacing jobs for Canadians.)

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* 6. What is the approximate monetary value of investment?

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* 7. Approximately how many jobs are anticipated to be created due to investment?

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* 8. Briefly describe how you meet one of the following categories of eligibility:

Category A – High value investment by a foreign or multinational company in Canada;

Category B – High potential and high growth by a start-up company for which the recruitment of highly-skilled foreign talent is anticipated to positively impact the company’s growth; OR by a company with proven market acceptance and the capacity for accelerated growth that will have a significant impact on the Canadian economy; OR

Category C - Innovative by a firm operating in Canada, focused on innovation, willing to grow and seeking to scale up (same criteria as ESDC’s Global Talent Stream)

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).

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* 9. You may upload a PDF explanation and/or supporting documentation here

PDF file types only.

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* 10. If you have selected "Category C - Innovative," will you also be requesting a referral for ESDC’s Global Talent Stream?

Unsure/Not at this time

Yes - please fill out the GTS Referral Request Form as well.

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* 11. Have you been referred to the Global Skills Strategy or Global Talent Stream before, either through the Cape Breton Partnership or another Designated Referral Partner?

If Yes, how many times?

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* 12. 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.