Recruit skilled tradespeople you can keep.
Y International recruits skilled tradespeople abroad and manages every step of bringing them onto your team in Sudbury and across Ontario — sourcing, immigration filing, relocation, and retention — with each immigration application prepared and filed in-house under the supervision of a Law Society of Ontario licensed lawyer.
Six services, one point of contact.
Every service below is handled by the same in-house team — you're not coordinating between a recruiter, a separate immigration consultant, and a relocation agency.
Recruiting
We identify, screen, and present skilled tradespeople from abroad who match the specific roles and trade certifications you're hiring for, so you review a short list of qualified candidates rather than sorting through open applications yourself.
Immigration
Work permits, Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs), and visa applications are prepared and filed in-house by our team, under the supervision of a lawyer licensed with the Law Society of Ontario — not outsourced to a third-party consultant.
Integration
New hires get support with relocation logistics, housing, and settling into the community during their first months, so they arrive ready to work and are more likely to stay.
Retention Strategy
We help you structure pay, support, and a pathway to permanent residency that keep skilled hires with your company for the long term, rather than losing them to the next employer who offers one.
Capacity Strategy
We plan your international hiring pipeline against your growth targets — so when you need three more welders in eight months, that pipeline is already moving, not started from zero. Keeping additional candidates' immigration documents active beyond your immediate hiring need carries no extra professional fee, only the government's own processing fee (currently $1,000 per candidate, valid six months).
Red Seal Certification
We guide qualified tradespeople through the Red Seal certification process so their credentials are formally recognized across Canada, widening where they can legally work for you.
Five steps from open role to placed hire.
Consultation & role scoping
We review the roles you're hiring for, the trade certifications required, and your timeline.
Candidate sourcing & vetting
We source and screen candidates against your role requirements before presenting a short list.
Immigration filing
LMIA, work permit, and visa applications are prepared and filed in-house under lawyer supervision.
Placement & relocation support
We support the hire's travel, housing, and first weeks so they're ready to work on arrival.
Retention support
We stay involved after placement to help you keep the hire long-term, including pathway-to-permanence planning.
Frequently asked questions
How can a Canadian employer hire skilled tradespeople from abroad?
With Y International, hiring follows five steps: a consultation to scope the roles, trade certifications and timeline; candidate sourcing and vetting; LMIA, work permit and visa filing; placement and relocation support; and retention support after the hire arrives. Registering your company to start is free.
Does Y International prepare the LMIA application?
Yes. Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), work permit and visa applications are prepared and filed in-house under the supervision of a lawyer licensed by the Law Society of Ontario, including creating and managing the required job postings.
How much does it cost an employer to recruit through Y International?
Registering as an employer is free. Recruiting, candidate sourcing and LMIA filing fees are quoted per engagement after Y International reviews your roles, and are confirmed during your consultation.
Which employers does Y International work with?
Y International works with Canadian employers hiring skilled tradespeople — such as shops, dealerships and plants — in Sudbury and across Ontario.
What support is there after the worker arrives?
Y International supports new hires through relocation and their first months on the job, helps the employer build the pay, support and pathway to permanence that keep skilled hires, and guides qualified tradespeople through Red Seal certification so their credentials are recognized in Canada.
Ready to bring on skilled talent?
Register your company and we'll follow up about your roles, timeline, and the hiring pipeline that fits — there's no cost to register.