加拿大全球英才计划是加拿大临时外国工人计划的一部分，旨在增加让加拿大雇主获得高技能外籍人才的机会。该计划允许某些技术工人在申请后两周内获得工签。
这是加拿大全球技术战略的支柱之一，该战略旨在帮助创新型企业成长，确保它们能够迅速获得所需的高技能人才。
满足如下任一要求的加拿大本地雇主，都可以申请加入该计划：
- Category A：处于快速发展期的公司，可以证明需要从国外招聘独特的专业人才，并已经被指定的推荐合作伙伴引荐到加拿大全球人才计划；
- Category B：雇主希望聘用符合全球人才职业名录上职位的高技能人才，并且可以证明雇主公司对于该职位的需求很高。
对于参与该计划的雇主来说，他们还需要指定劳动力市场福利计划 (Labour Market Benefits Plan)，其中需要列出在创造就业以及人才引进机会的同时，为加拿大劳动力市场带来持久收益的承诺。
工签免除情况：
另外，这一计划中，有两类工人现在可以免除获得工签的要求。凡是NOC 0类或A类职业的高技能工人可以在没有获得工签的情况下进入加拿大，他们可以在6个月的时间段内工作15天，或在12个月的时间段内工作30天。
在公共资助的授予学位的机构或附属研究机构从事研究项目的研究人员可以在12个月内来加拿大120天，不需要工作许可。
Category A 公司列表（更新于2020年7月）：
泛加拿大：
- 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
大西洋区域：
- Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (multiple locations across the region)
NB省：
- Ignite Fredericton
- Venn Innovation
纽芬兰：
- Genesis
新省：
- Cape Breton Partnership
- Government of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Business Inc.
- Halifax Partnership
爱德华王子岛：
- Government of Prince Edward Island, Island Investment Development Inc.
安省：
- Burlington Economic Development Corporation
- City of Brampton
- City of Hamilton’s Economic Development Office
- City of Mississauga
- Communitech Corporation
- Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
- Government of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade – 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
- Regional Municipality of York
- Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership
- Toronto Global
- Town of Oakville
- Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation
- WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation
魁省：
- Canadian Economic Development for Quebec Regions
阿省：
- Calgary Economic Development
- Government of Alberta, Alberta Labour and Immigration
BC省：
- Accelerate Okanagan
- BC Tech Association
- Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology
- Kootenay Association for Science & Technology
- Launch Academy
- Vancouver Economic Commission
曼省：
- Economic Development Winnipeg
- Government of Manitoba, Manitoba Education and Training
- Tech Manitoba
萨省：
- Government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of the Economy
Category B全球人才职业列表（更新于2019年7月）：
| NOC | Occupation | Minimum wage requirement (annual salary) | Minimum wage requirement (hourly rate) |
| 0213 | Computer and information systems managers | Prevailing wage | Prevailing wage |
| 2147 | Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) | Prevailing wage | Prevailing wage |
| Sub-set of 2161* | Mathematicians and statisticians * Positions for actuaries or related occupations are excluded from this subset. | Prevailing wage | Prevailing wage |
| 2171 | Information systems analysts and consultants | Prevailing wage | Prevailing wage |
| 2172 | Database analysts and data administrators | Prevailing wage | Prevailing wage |
| 2173 | Software engineers and designers | Prevailing wage | Prevailing wage |
| 2174 | Computer programmers and interactive media developers | Prevailing wage | Prevailing wage |
| 2175 | Web designers and developers | Prevailing wage | Prevailing wage |
| 2281 | Computer network technicians | $82,000 or higher prevailing wage | $39.42 or higher prevailing wage |
| 2283 | Information systems testing technicians | $80,000 or higher prevailing wage | $38.46 or higher prevailing wage |
| Sub-set of 5131** | Producer, technical, creative and artistic director and project manager – Visual effects and video game | $78,000 or higher prevailing wage | $37.50 or higher prevailing wage |
| Sub-set of 5241*** | Digital media designers | $80,000 or higher prevailing wage | $38.46 or higher prevailing wage |
