The following is the complete Global Talent Occupations list for which Canadian employers can hire highly skilled foreign workers from around the world providing them a Canadian work permit in two weeks. The employer must fall into one of two categories to be eligible for the Global Talent Stream.
Employers must be looking to hire highly-skilled foreign talent to fill jobs in occupations on the Global Talent Occupations List below.
Global Talent Occupations List
| National Occupations Classification (NOC) code | Occupation | Minimum wage requirement (annual salary) | Minimum wage requirement (hourly rate) |
| 213 | Computer and information systems managers | prevailing wage | prevailing wage |
| 2147 | Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) | prevailing wage | prevailing wage |
| 2171 | Information systems analysts and consultants | prevailing wage | prevailing wage |
| 2172 | Database analysts and data administrators | prevailing wage | prevailing wage |
| 2173 | Software engineers and designers | prevailing wage | prevailing wage |
| 2174 | Computer programmers and interactive media developers | prevailing wage | prevailing wage |
| 2175 | Web designers and developers | prevailing wage | prevailing wage |
| 2241 | Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | $81,000 or higher prevailing wage | $38.94 or higher prevailing wage |
| 2281 | Computer network technicians | $82,000 or higher prevailing wage | $39.42 or higher prevailing wage |
| Sub-set of 5131 | Producer, technical, creative and artistic director and project manager – Visual effects and video game (The position requires 3+ years of experience in the visual effects, video game and/or animation industries) | $78,000 or higher prevailing wage | $37.50 or higher prevailing wage |
| Sub-set of 5241 | Digital media designers (The position requires 3+ years of job experience in at least one of the following digital media design skills: 3D modeling, compositing, paint and roto, layout and match move, digital environment and Matte painting, texture, lighting shading, character effects, effects and simulations, design and scenario, rigging, user interface or user experience, responsive design (for gaming), virtual reality, augmented reality, digital media animation, levels editing for digital media design, software editing for digital media design, pipeline software development or applications relevant for digital media design) | $80,000 or higher prevailing wage | $38.46 or higher prevailing wage |
Canadian employers looking to hire highly skilled workers not in the list above can qualify through Category A of the Global Talent Stream. In order to be eligible under this category, Canadian Employers must have a referral from a designated partner of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). Below are the list of designate partner for which they can contact.
Designated Partners – Global Talent Stream
| Accelerate Okanagan |
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency |
| BC Tech Association |
| Burlington Economic Development Corporation |
| Business Development Bank of Canada |
| Canadian Economic Development for Quebec Regions |
| Cape Breton Partnership |
| City of Brampton |
| City of Hamilton’s Economic Development Office |
| City of Mississauga |
| Communitech Corporation |
| Council of Canadian Innovators |
| Economic Development Winnipeg |
| Edmonton Economic Development |
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario |
| Genesis (Newfoundland) |
| Global Affairs Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service |
| Government of Alberta, Alberta Labour |
| Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology |
| Government of Manitoba, Manitoba Education and Training |
| Government of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Business Inc. |
| Government of Ontario, Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration – Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program |
| Government of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade – Ontario Investment Office |
| Government of Prince Edward Island, Island Investment Development Inc. |
| Government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of the Economy |
| Halifax Partnership |
| Tech Manitoba |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada – Accelerated Growth Service |
| Invest Ottawa |
| Invest in Canada |
| Kingston Economic Development Corporation |
| Launch Academy |
| London Economic Development Corporation |
| MaRS Discovery District |
| National Research Council – Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) |
| Privy Council Office, Special Projects Team |
| Regional Municipality of Niagara |
| Regional Municipality of York |
| Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership |
| Toronto Global |
| Town of Oakville |
| Vancouver Economic Commission |
| Venn Innovation |
| Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation |
| WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation |
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