Canada Innovation Stream Jobs

Key statistics & summary (August 2025)

1. The Innovation Stream is an LMIA-exempt, employer-specific work-permit pathway under Canada’s International Mobility Program, created to help companies in the federal Global Hypergrowth Project (GHP) recruit highly skilled talent.

2. There are 8 participating companies nationally

3. As per QuestJobs— currently there are 76 sponsorship-eligible roles under the Innovation Stream, largely office-based jobs in IT, data analysis, engineering, and customer service.

4. Applicants can apply from inside or outside Canada, and eligible spouses/partners and dependent children can accompany the worker. 

The eight Global Hypergrowth Project companies

Below are the 8 companies connected to the Innovation Stream. Headcounts are approximate public ranges to give job-seekers scale/context.

For program context and confirmation of participating firms, see ISED’s Global Hypergrowth Project and federal announcements. For current vacancies, check each careers page and search by company on QuestJobs to see roles that align with the Innovation Stream.

What is the Innovation Stream?

The Innovation Stream allows GHP-designated employers to hire foreign workers on a job-offer–based, employer-specific work permit that’s exempt from an LMIA. It targets high-skilled roles (typically TEER 0–3) and aims to speed up hiring for firms that are scaling rapidly. Official details and policy language are maintained on IRCC’s Innovation Stream and the program context appears under ISED’s Global Hypergrowth Project.

How it works (in practice)

An applicant first secures a job offer from a GHP company. The employer then submits the offer through the IRCC Employer Portal, pays the $230 compliance fee, and provides the offer of employment number. With that number, the worker applies online; depending on where they’re applying from, biometrics, medicals, and police certificates may be required.  See detailed information here.

What kinds of jobs are posted?

QuestJobs currently tracks 76 sponsorship-eligible jobs under this stream (August 2025). Most are office-based roles such as software engineering, data science/analytics, product & QA, technical support, customer success, and commercial operations. 

As per the experience and data records of Questjobs, the following job titles are the most commonly posted occupations needed by the eight designated companies. 

1.Senior Software Engineer

2. Customer Onboarding Specialist  

3. Senior Accounts Payable Specialist 

4. Senior Developer 

5. Customer Solutions 

Can my family come with me?

Yes. IRCC policy allows spouses/partners to qualify for open work permits and dependent children to obtain study authorization where applicable. 

How to land PR eligible jobs apart from the Innovation Stream? 

There are more than 100 PR pathways in Canada. Most of these pathways are skilled and economic driven. This means that a job offer is required. QuestJobs have categorized more than 25,000 jobs across Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, NL, and BC. All of those jobs are categorized, researched, and filtered in accordance to the eligibility requirements of the province and of the specific PNP's. 

*Readers must note that companies mentioned in this article had been categorized based on the employer eligibility requirements of this pathway. QuestJobs did not have any consultation nor a discussion with the companies mentioned. It is always highly recommended by QuestJobs to always ask and confirm with the companies about their eligibility and willingness to sponsor for permanent residency via this pathway.