Global Skills Strategy: Dedicated service channel
Dedicated service channel (DSC)
We offer a dedicated service channel (DSC) to the following:
- employers who make a significant investment in Canada
- universities that support publicly funded research chair holders coming to Canada
The DSC gives employers access to an account manager who can
- assess the employer’s needs
- answer the employer’s questions
- give the employer guidance
For an employer to be eligible for the DSC, their company must be identified and referred by one of our referral partners. If the employer is eligible, the DSC will contact them.
The DSC does not process applications or offer special exemptions from the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process.
DSC referral partners
Alberta
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Calgary Economic Development
- Council of Canadian Innovators
- Edmonton Metropolitan Region Economic Development Company
- Global Affairs Canada – Trade Commissioner Service
- Government of Alberta – Ministry of Labour and Immigration
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada – Accelerated Growth Service
- Invest in Canada
- National Research Council – Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Privy Council Office – Special Projects Team
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council – Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat
- Technation
British Columbia
- Accelerate Okanagan
- BC Tech Association
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Council of Canadian Innovators
- Global Affairs Canada – Trade Commissioner Service
- BC Ministry of Municipal Affairs
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada – Accelerated Growth Service
- Invest in Canada
- Invest Vancouver
- Kootenay Association for Science & Technology
- Launch Academy
- National Research Council – Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Privy Council Office – Special Projects Team
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council – Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat
- Technation
- Venture Kamloops
Manitoba
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Council of Canadian Innovators
- Economic Development Winnipeg
- Global Affairs Canada – Trade Commissioner Service
- Government of Manitoba – Manitoba Education and Training – Immigration Division
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada – Accelerated Growth Service
- Invest in Canada
- National Research Council – Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Privy Council Office – Special Projects Team
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council – Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat
- Tech Manitoba
- Technation
New Brunswick
- Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Council of Canadian Innovators
- Global Affairs Canada - Trade Commissioner Service
- Government of New Brunswick – Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training, and Labour
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada - Accelerated Growth Service
- Ignite Fredericton
- Invest in Canada
- National Research Council - Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Privy Council Office - Special Projects Team
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council – Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat
- Technation
- Venn Innovation
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Council of Canadian Innovators
- Genesis
- Global Affairs Canada - Trade Commissioner Service
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada - Accelerated Growth Service
- Invest in Canada
- National Research Council - Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Privy Council Office - Special Projects Team
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council – Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat
- Technation
Northwest Territories
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Council of Canadian Innovators
- Global Affairs Canada - Trade Commissioner Service
- Government of the Northwest Territories - Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada - Accelerated Growth Service
- Invest in Canada
- National Research Council - Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Privy Council Office - Special Projects Team
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council – Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat
- Technation
Nova Scotia
- Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Cape Breton Partnership
- Council of Canadian Innovators
- Global Affairs Canada - Trade Commissioner Service
- Halifax Partnership
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada - Accelerated Growth Service
- Invest in Canada
- National Research Council - Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Nova Scotia Business Inc.
- Privy Council Office - Special Projects Team
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council – Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat
- Technation
Nunavut
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Council of Canadian Innovators
- Global Affairs Canada – Trade Commissioner Service
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada – Accelerated Growth Service
- Invest in Canada
- National Research Council – Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Privy Council Office – Special Projects Team
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council – Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat
- Technation
Ontario
- Burlington Economic Development
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- City of Greater Sudbury
- City of Mississauga
- Communitech
- Council of Canadian Innovators
- Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
- Global Affairs Canada – Trade Commissioner Service
- Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada – Accelerated Growth Service
- Invest Brampton
- Invest in Canada
- Invest in Hamilton
- Invest Ottawa
- Invest WindsorEssex
- Kingston Economic Development Corporation
- London Economic Development Corporation
- MaRS Discovery District
- Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
- National Research Council – Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Niagara Region Economic Development
- Privy Council Office – Special Projects Team
- Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council – Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat
- Technation
- Toronto Business Development Centre
- Toronto Global
- Town of Oakville
- WaterlooEDC
- York Region
Prince Edward Island
- Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Council of Canadian Innovators
- Government of Prince Edward Island – Island Investment Development Inc.
- Global Affairs Canada - Trade Commissioner Service
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada - Accelerated Growth Service
- Invest in Canada
- National Research Council - Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Privy Council Office - Special Projects Team
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council – Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat
- Technation
Quebec
The Quebec Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) designates referral partners for the province of Quebec. Employers can find a list of MIFI-designated partners (available in French only) on the MIFI website. Quebec-based companies can use MIFI-designated referral partners or federal partners (listed below).
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
- Global Affairs Canada – Trade Commissioner Service
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada – Accelerated Growth Service
- Invest in Canada
- National Research Council – Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Privy Council Office – Special Projects Team
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council – Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat
Saskatchewan
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Council of Canadian Innovators
- Global Affairs Canada – Trade Commissioner Service
- Government of Saskatchewan
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada – Accelerated Growth Service
- Invest in Canada
- National Research Council – Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Privy Council Office – Special Projects Team
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council – Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat
- Technation
Yukon
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Council of Canadian Innovators
- Global Affairs Canada - Trade Commissioner Service
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada - Accelerated Growth Service
- Invest in Canada
- National Research Council - Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Privy Council Office - Special Projects Team
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council – Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat
- Technation
This list is updated regularly as new partners are added.
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