Immigration for a competitive Canada: why highly skilled international talent is at risk

This report looks at Canada's current immigration regime and how Canada risks losing its competitive advantage when it comes to attracting highly skilled international talent. For instance, the Express Entry system is not aligned with business success, and the restrictions of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program are hurting many high-value sectors across the economy. This report explores the experiences of employers who are attempting to bring in highly skilled international talent. It reveals that the employer's role in selecting the most qualified and skilled talent, and thereby sending signals on labour market demand, has been thwarted. Immigrants' economic outcomes will suffer if they do not arrive with job offers. The impacts of the roadblocks and delays that have resulted from the changes within the past two years are accompanied by suggestions for improvements in the short-term.

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