To encourage identification, recruitment and retaining global talent, the Canadian federal government and few Atlantic provincial governments have come up with a new scheme, since 2017, to hire foreigners for local jobs. The aim is to enhance population growth, develop skilled workforce and increase employment rates by 2021.
The pilot program is focused on the following 5 priority areas:
- Skilled workforce and immigration.
- Trade and investment
- Infrastructure
- Innovation
- Clean growth and climate change