Global Talent Stream program issued 24,000 visas within 2 years.

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Computer engineers, computer programmers, software engineers and designers among those benefiting from easier access to work in Canada

The Government of Canada this week the two-year anniversary of its Global Skills Strategy, which has welcomed nearly 24,000 highly skilled foreign workers through its flagship Global Talent Stream.
this program provides Canadian employers with easier access to temporary foreign workers . with experience in 13 occupational categories in fields such as Information Technology and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Occupations covered by the Global Talent Stream include computer engineers, computer programmers, software engineers and designers and web designers and developers.
“As Canada’s technology sector has historically struggled to attract the talent it needs to scale up, this is precisely the type of talent our Government had in mind when it first launched the [Global Skills Strategy],” Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen, said "
Canada’s Information and Communication Technology Council (ICTC) has forecasted 216,000 job vacancies in the country’s IT sector by 2021.
Tech workers are in high demand in Canada and have a number of options for gaining permanent residence.
A key example is British Columbia’s Tech program, which provides a pathway to permanent residence for tech workers with eligible job offers in 29 list of related occupations in demand
Ontario has also has the intention to create a similar tech-focused immigration stream, though no details have been released.
In 2017, candidates with work experience as information systems analysts and consultants, software engineers and computer programmer and interactive media developers received the most invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence through the Express Entry system.

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