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New Directions in Canada’s Economic Immigration System
February 23 2017
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Ontario Immigration UpdateOntario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration,Laura Albanese
Toronto Symposium
New Directions in Canada’s Economic Immigration System
February 23 2017
A Transitioning BusinessEnvironment
“The collision of technical disruption, rapid emerging-markets growth and widespread ageing is upending long held assumptions that underpin strategy setting, decision making, and management.” McKinsey & Company
MegaTrends TRENDS
Globalization 2.0
Demographic Change
Individualism and Value
Knowledge Based Economy
Technology & the Digital Age
Changing Work Patterns
Organizational Change
Leadership 2030 The Hay Group
Demographic Realities
Demographic Realities
Canada is Aging
Source: Statistics Canada; team analysis
Global Hiring Intentions
63% Knowledge workers
51% Leaders
Specialists Process workers37%
Skilled Trades
Task workers
18%
15%
13%
Randstad Sourceright Talent Trends Report 2015
What CEOs Think Think
PwC Global CEO Survey, January 2015
What CEO’s Think
PwC Global CEO Survey, January 2017
What CEO’s Think
PwC Global CEO Survey, January 2017
What CEO’s Think
PwC Global CEO Survey, January 2017
Future Skills
Increased government collaboration
“Unprecedented skills shortages are the No. 1 constraint on economic activity. The limits on immigration will merely
exacerbate the problem.”
David Rosenberg, chief economist at Gluskin Sheff + Associates,
Opportunities• Strategic mobility for skilled / professional workers• Trusted Employer Programs to facilitate employment
adjudication at POE• Trade agreements to support more open mobility (CETA)• International certification standards with preferred trading
partners• Fewer restrictions on short term business travel• Alignment of tax, social security, health care, financial
services• Spousal employment supports
“The changes made in recent years have placed unnecessary barriers in the way of employers who need access to highly skilled workers with international experience that is in short supply in Canada. Employers are frustrated with the current programs which are fraught with delays and red tape. We need a separate program that fast tracks high skilled
applicants and gets the best talent into Canada as quickly as possible.”
CERC Media release June, 2016
CERC Key Recommendations
• Separate stream for high skill in demand occupations• Trusted Employer Program • Create industry or sector based PR pathways for workers in industries experiencing rapid growth and high demand for skilled workers
• Expedited process for employers to obtain a LMIA without the requirement to advertise for high skilled, highly paid positions
• Improve pathways for international students and faculty• Immigration Advisory Committee
Labour minister says she'd cheer end of temporary foreign workers programJoanna Smith, The Canadian Press Published Thursday, June 16, 2016 5:01AM EDT
“...wants to speed up the processing of work permits for higher-skilled positions, improve protections for lower-skilled workers and to strike the right “balance” among the various recommendations from users of the program.”
Minister of Employment, Workforce, and LabourPatty Hajdu
Stephen Crynescryne@cerc.ca
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