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Toronto Symposium 

New Directions in Canada’s Economic Immigration System

February 23 2017

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About CERC

The Force of Change in Employee Mobility “Working to impact the systems, policies and processes that enable employers to move the right people effectively and efficiently.”

• Research• Government Relations• Professional Development• Knowledge Transfer

A Globally Recognized Thought Leadership Organization

CERC Members 

CERC Partnerships 

Global Partnerships 

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

Upcoming CERC Events 

CERC National Conference

Hyatt Regency Hotel, Calgary, AB.September 10 ‐ 12, 2017.

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