Global Skills Strategy
To help employers find these highly skilled workers faster, Govt. of Canada introduced the Global Skills Strategy (GSS). The strategy features faster application processing times, work permit exemptions and enhanced customer service.
Foreign nationals eligible for this priority processing must still meet all other eligibility and admissibility requirements, including providing police certificates if required.
If you satisfy all of the following criteria and don't need an LMIA, you can be qualified for 2-week processing:
- You are requesting this from outside of Canada.
- Your position falls within the National Occupational Classification (NOC) system's Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) category 0 or 1.
- Your employer has paid the employer compliance fee and filed an offer of employment through the Employer Portal.
- Candidates for International Experience Canada are ineligible for GSS processing.
