Our Partners / Our Partners Thank you to the many stakeholders who shared their expertise and sector insights that helped inform the development of the Global Skilling Centre (GSC) model. 369 Global’s Global Skilling Centres framework aligns with the advocacy work of our Immigration Council as it is the kind of targeted, forward-looking approach to immigration that Canada needs to successfully compete for global talent. Ensuring trained professionals arrive ready, with recognized credentials and skills already matched to Canada’s real labour market needs, is how we turn immigration into an economic advantage. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce supports this framework as part of Canada’s efforts to attract, develop and retain international talent and build the workforce of tomorrow. By advancing borderless credentialing pathways and ensuring internationally trained professionals are labour‑market‑ready before arrival, 369Global’s Global Skilling Centres framework strengthens the conditions for timely and effective workforce integration. It complements the work ISANS does every day supporting over 17,500 newcomers from 186 countries by advancing upstream, system‑level solutions that reduce underemployment, maximize talent utilization, and accelerate economic returns. As Atlantic Canada cannot afford to underutilize the skilled talent choosing to build their futures here, ISANS recognizes this principled and scalable framework as an important step toward aligning immigration, workforce development, and economic growth for the benefit of newcomers, employers, and communities alike. 369 Global’s Global Skilling Centres policy paper is a natural extension of the work ACCES has championed for years — meeting newcomers where they are, before they arrive. This framework strengthens the continuum from pre-arrival preparation to Canadian workforce integration, and we see it as a vital complement to building truly job-ready newcomers. At My Beacon, we see every day how much newcomers to Canada bring: their ambition, their resilience, and their drive to contribute. But talent without the right credentials and recognized skills leaves too many immigrants underemployed and undervalued. A truly borderless skilling ecosystem that 369 Global proposes—one that meets people where they are, before and after they arrive—is exactly what Canada’s talent economy needs. My Beacon is proud to support this vision. When immigrants thrive financially and professionally, Canada thrives. This work is long overdue, and we stand firmly behind it. The Home and Community Care sector is under pressure, in large part due to pressures on the current and future workforce. Canadians overwhelming want to age or convalesce at home, and the demand on the sector given the aging demographic, the strains on the long term and acute care sectors and the changes in immigration and training policies have put additional pressures on the system. The workforce is struggling to keep up. We welcome this policy paper from 369Global laying out a fresh approach to ensuring Canada has the skilled workforce we need to meet the current and coming demands Instead of bringing students from around the world to Canada for education, Global Skilling Centres bring Canadian education to students wherever they are. It’s a soft power masterstroke for our country, and a great way to assess and prepare global talent before immigration, instead of after. Talent Beyond Boundaries is proud to partner with 369 Global and employers like Tri-County Mennonite Homes to connect qualified refugees with skilled migration pathways. By bridging the gap between displaced professionals and employers facing critical workforce needs, we prove that refugees are a vital, untapped talent pipeline. The success of labor mobility from Kenya to Canada demonstrates that integrating global talent does more than fill vacancies. It helps strengthen domestic economies. This scalable model is ready to be replicated across new sectors and countries. Canada’s regulated career colleges train over 200,000 learners annually in job-ready programs aligned to real labour market demand. But we know that private and public institutions in Canada cannot graduate workers fast enough to keep up with demand. This is why the Global Skilling Centre framework innovatively extends our sector’s mission: it aligns curriculum, accreditation, and employer partnerships to pre-train learners in source countries to Canadian standards before arrival. This approach strengthens workforce readiness, protects quality, and responsibly delivers targeted skilled workers within our current immigration targets. NACC supports solutions that expand pathways, increase capacity, and responsibly address critical labour shortages. Global Skilling Centres empower partner countries by delivering Canadian‑standard training that elevates workforce quality and drives economic growth. Employers gain targeted advantages: a dependable stream of pre‑trained candidates, reduced onboarding time, lower recruitment costs, and talent precisely aligned to operational needs. We fully support this transformative 369 Global initiative. Canada urgently needs more care providers and the training to support them. The vast majority of Canadians want to live and age at home in the communities they know and love, but our systems aren’t built to meet that reality. Smart public policy must remove barriers and address workforce shortages so people can get the care they need where they want to be. Strengthening the care workforce is essential to a resilient and prosperous Canada.
369 Global’s Global Skilling Centres framework aligns with the advocacy work of our Immigration Council as it is the kind of targeted, forward-looking approach to immigration that Canada needs to successfully compete for global talent. Ensuring trained professionals arrive ready, with recognized credentials and skills already matched to Canada’s real labour market needs, is how we turn immigration into an economic advantage. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce supports this framework as part of Canada’s efforts to attract, develop and retain international talent and build the workforce of tomorrow.
By advancing borderless credentialing pathways and ensuring internationally trained professionals are labour‑market‑ready before arrival, 369Global’s Global Skilling Centres framework strengthens the conditions for timely and effective workforce integration. It complements the work ISANS does every day supporting over 17,500 newcomers from 186 countries by advancing upstream, system‑level solutions that reduce underemployment, maximize talent utilization, and accelerate economic returns. As Atlantic Canada cannot afford to underutilize the skilled talent choosing to build their futures here, ISANS recognizes this principled and scalable framework as an important step toward aligning immigration, workforce development, and economic growth for the benefit of newcomers, employers, and communities alike.
369 Global’s Global Skilling Centres policy paper is a natural extension of the work ACCES has championed for years — meeting newcomers where they are, before they arrive. This framework strengthens the continuum from pre-arrival preparation to Canadian workforce integration, and we see it as a vital complement to building truly job-ready newcomers.
At My Beacon, we see every day how much newcomers to Canada bring: their ambition, their resilience, and their drive to contribute. But talent without the right credentials and recognized skills leaves too many immigrants underemployed and undervalued. A truly borderless skilling ecosystem that 369 Global proposes—one that meets people where they are, before and after they arrive—is exactly what Canada’s talent economy needs. My Beacon is proud to support this vision. When immigrants thrive financially and professionally, Canada thrives. This work is long overdue, and we stand firmly behind it.
The Home and Community Care sector is under pressure, in large part due to pressures on the current and future workforce. Canadians overwhelming want to age or convalesce at home, and the demand on the sector given the aging demographic, the strains on the long term and acute care sectors and the changes in immigration and training policies have put additional pressures on the system. The workforce is struggling to keep up. We welcome this policy paper from 369Global laying out a fresh approach to ensuring Canada has the skilled workforce we need to meet the current and coming demands
Instead of bringing students from around the world to Canada for education, Global Skilling Centres bring Canadian education to students wherever they are. It’s a soft power masterstroke for our country, and a great way to assess and prepare global talent before immigration, instead of after.
Talent Beyond Boundaries is proud to partner with 369 Global and employers like Tri-County Mennonite Homes to connect qualified refugees with skilled migration pathways. By bridging the gap between displaced professionals and employers facing critical workforce needs, we prove that refugees are a vital, untapped talent pipeline. The success of labor mobility from Kenya to Canada demonstrates that integrating global talent does more than fill vacancies. It helps strengthen domestic economies. This scalable model is ready to be replicated across new sectors and countries.
Canada’s regulated career colleges train over 200,000 learners annually in job-ready programs aligned to real labour market demand. But we know that private and public institutions in Canada cannot graduate workers fast enough to keep up with demand. This is why the Global Skilling Centre framework innovatively extends our sector’s mission: it aligns curriculum, accreditation, and employer partnerships to pre-train learners in source countries to Canadian standards before arrival. This approach strengthens workforce readiness, protects quality, and responsibly delivers targeted skilled workers within our current immigration targets. NACC supports solutions that expand pathways, increase capacity, and responsibly address critical labour shortages.
Global Skilling Centres empower partner countries by delivering Canadian‑standard training that elevates workforce quality and drives economic growth. Employers gain targeted advantages: a dependable stream of pre‑trained candidates, reduced onboarding time, lower recruitment costs, and talent precisely aligned to operational needs. We fully support this transformative 369 Global initiative.
Canada urgently needs more care providers and the training to support them. The vast majority of Canadians want to live and age at home in the communities they know and love, but our systems aren’t built to meet that reality. Smart public policy must remove barriers and address workforce shortages so people can get the care they need where they want to be. Strengthening the care workforce is essential to a resilient and prosperous Canada.