The trades recruiter that
lawyers partner with.
Sourc’d is a Canadian recruitment firm founded in Toronto in 2025 with a single purpose: close the skilled trades gap in Canada by recruiting international talent the right way, vetted, credentialed, and backed by a formal legal partnership with a immigration law firm.
The Partnership
Sourc’d is a recruitment firm. We are not a law firm. We do not provide immigration advice. We do not file LMIAs or work permits. Border’d does.
How the partnership works
Sourc’d sources candidates internationally, verifies trade credentials, assesses provincial certification pathways (Red Seal, Trade Qualifier, Challenge), and presents vetted candidates to employers.
Border’d consults on immigration strategy, selects the correct TFWP stream or IMP category, drafts and files applications with ESDC and IRCC, and monitors employer compliance.
Both teams coordinate. You have one point of contact at Sourc’d. Behind that contact sits a legal team that knows your file.
This is not an informal referral arrangement. It is a formal services agreement with defined scope, clear separation of duties, and professional liability coverage on the legal side. That distinction matters to your HR department. It matters to your CFO. And it matters to ESDC if your LMIA is ever reviewed.
Who We Serve
Recruitment and legal practice are separate professions.
Sourc’d recruits. Border’d practices immigration law. We do not blur the line. Employers need clarity on who is responsible for what, and candidates deserve to know their legal representation is independent of their recruiter.
Credential depth reduces employer risk.
A candidate who looks qualified on paper may still need a Trade Qualifier assessment through Skilled Trades Ontario, a Red Seal challenge through SkilledTradesBC, or an AIT Alberta trade recognition review. We verify this before you interview. You save time. You avoid a hire who cannot legally work on day one.
Workers who see a path to permanent residence stay longer.
We coordinate the full hire-to-PR arc. A welder who knows their employer, recruiter, and lawyer have mapped the Federal Skilled Trades Class pathway is a welder who finishes the project, and the next one.
Why employers trust Sourc’d
Recruiters
Our recruitment team sources from target markets with established skilled trades training pipelines. They conduct initial credential verification, technical screening, and English/French language benchmarking against CLB requirements. They know NOC TEER classifications and provincial labour market priorities cold.Sourc’d recruits. Border’d practices immigration law. We do not blur the line. Employers need clarity on who is responsible for what, and candidates deserve to know their legal representation is independent of their recruiter.
Legal Coordination Team
This team sits between Sourc’d recruitment and Border’d. They manage file handoffs, track application timelines, coordinate document collection from candidates and employers, and keep communication tight so nothing falls between the recruitment stage and the filing stage.
Employer Account Leads
One dedicated contact per employer. They know your projects, your wage structures, your safety requirements, and your compliance history. They do not replace Border’d. They make sure Border’d has what it needs, when it needs it.
Regulatory Compliance
& Professional Boundaries
Sourc’d operates as a licensed recruitment agency under Ontario employment standards. All immigration consultation, LMIA preparation, work permit filing, and PR strategy is performed by Border’d, lawyers and Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs) regulated by the Law Society of Ontario and the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC).x
What Sourc’d does
- Sources and vets candidates
- Verifies trade credentials against provincial standards
- Coordinates document collection
- Manages employer communication and timelines
- Provides labour market context and wage benchmarking
What Border’d does
- Provides immigration legal advice
- Selects the correct immigration program (TFWP, IMP, PNP, Express Entry)
- Drafts and files LMIA applications with ESDC
- Files work permit applications with IRCC
- Advises on employer compliance under IRPR ss. 209.2–209.4
- Represents employers in inspections or Employer Compliance Reviews
- Maps and files permanent residence applications
This separation protects employers from unauthorized practice of law. It protects candidates from unregulated advice. And it gives both parties clarity on who is accountable at every stage.
Find out if your open roles
qualify for LMIA-exempt hiring
Book a 20-minute employer consultation. We review your trades roles, assess stream eligibility under the International Mobility Program, and outline a candidate sourcing timeline. If LMIA-exempt streams do not fit, we tell you upfront, and map the right TFWP or PNP pathway instead.
No obligation. No fee for the initial assessment.
All immigration advice is provided by Border’d, a law firm. Sourc’d does not guarantee immigration outcomes or processing timelines. Individual eligibility is assessedon a case-by-case basis.