Connecting Canadian employers with international talent
Join an international skills mission
We host small-scale targeted events to connect international talent with
- Canadian employers
- federal, provincial and territorial governments
- regional economic development agencies
- other stakeholders
By meeting directly with highly skilled talent abroad, we help employers in key Canadian industries
- fill critical skills gaps and labour shortages
- find the talent they need to grow and succeed.
Connect with us
Reach out to us if you need more information or want to join our next skills mission.
Our skills missions focus on key and emerging industries, including:
- STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)
- defence and cybersecurity, including shipbuilding and aerospace
- skilled trades to support infrastructure development, including critical minerals and mining
- health care
Upcoming skills missions
Aerospace professionals – Toulouse, France
This in-person event connects employers with aerospace professionals interested in opportunities to work in Canada. Before the event, you can review candidate profiles and select candidates to interview.
Date: November 28 to 29, 2026
Location: Toulouse, France
Paramedicine professionals – Australia
This in-person event connects employers with paramedicine professionals interested in opportunities to work in Canada. Before the event, you can review candidate profiles and select candidates to interview.
Date: March 2027
Location: Australia
Past skills missions
Aerospace Professionals – Paris, France
An in-person event for aerospace professionals interested in opportunities to work in Canada.
Date: March 20 to 21, 2026
Location: Paris, France
Construction and Skilled Trades Professionals – Morocco
An in-person event for French-speaking and bilingual professionals in construction and skilled trades interested in opportunities in Canada
Date: September 23 to 24, 2025
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Tech Professionals Hiring Fair – Brazil
An in-person event for information and communications technology professionals considering opportunities in Canada
Date: May 10, 2025
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Hire permanent workers
Express Entry
Hire skilled foreign workers or tradespeople through Express Entry when you can’t find Canadians or permanent residents to fill jobs
Atlantic Immigration Program
Become a designated employer and hire a skilled worker or international graduate
Hire temporary workers
Global Skills Strategy
Who can apply and how a worker can get their application processed in 2 weeks
Hire a French-speaking worker
Options for hiring French-speaking or bilingual foreign workers outside Quebec