Pan-Canadian
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Council of Canadian Innovators
- Global Affairs Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada – Accelerated Growth Service
- Invest in Canada
- National Research Council – Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP)
- Privy Council Office, Special Projects Team
- TECHNATION
The Atlantic Region
- Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (multiple locations across the region)
New Brunswick
- Ignite Fredericton
- Venn Innovation
- Government of New Brunswick – Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Central Canada
Ontario
- Burlington Economic Development Corporation
- Invest Brampton
- Invest in Hamilton
- City of Mississauga
- Communitech Corporation
- Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
- Government of Ontario, Labour, Training and Skills Development – Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program
- Government of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade – Ontario Investment Office
- Invest Ottawa
- Kingston Economic Development Corporation
- London Economic Development Corporation
- MaRS Discovery District
- Regional Municipality of Niagara
- York Region
- Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership
- Toronto Global
- Town of Oakville
- Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation
- Invest Windsor Essex
Quebec
For other designated referral partners located in Quebec for the Global Talent Stream, employers from Quebec are invited to consult Quebec’s ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) website (French only).
Western Canada
Alberta
- Calgary Economic Development
- Edmonton Metropolitan Region Economic Development Company a.k.a Edmonton Global
- Government of Alberta, Alberta Labour and Immigration
British Columbia
- Accelerate Okanagan
- BC Tech Association
- Government of British Columbia, Ministry Municipal Affairs
- Kootenay Association for Science & Technology
- Launch Academy
- Vancouver Economic Commission
- Venture Kamloops
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Employers should note that applications to Category A cannot be processed until ESDC has confirmed that a designated referral partner has submitted a referral vouching for the employer’s legitimacy and eligibility for Category A of the Stream.
