IRCC Updates to Student and Worker Programs (Part 3 – Temporary Workers)

The following is excerpted from the IRCC presentation given on May 1, 2018.

Temporary Workers

Global Skills Strategy

• 6,906 work permit applications processed under GSS with an approval rate of 96% from June 12, 2017 – February 28, 2018
• Over 85 referred companies and universities as of March 25, 2018
• Main sectors served: Technology, Multimedia, Financial Services
• 34 Referral Partners across Canada:
  • Provincial Governments
  • Economic Development Organizations
  • Incubators and Accelerators
  • Other Federal Departments

Program Delivery Instructions Updates:

Updated February 2018 to provide clarifications on:

• short-term (15 or 30 days) work permit exemption
• short-term (120-day) work permit exemption for researchers
• priority processing (14 days) for work permits under the GSS

Canadian-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

• Came into force on September 21, 2017
• Implementation falls under IRCCs’ International Mobility Program and Foreign Workers Unit
• Four main categories with the agreement:
  1. Business Visitors
  2. Intra-Corporate Transferees
  3. Contractual Service Providers and Independent Professionals
  4. Investors