Building Canada’s future
with Local Talent and Global Support
AG&P Canada helps keep Canada’s projects moving by hiring local Canadian tradespeople first and filling critical labour gaps with skilled workers from the Philippines.
Who We Are
AG&P Canada, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, is a fully owned subsidiary of Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific (AG&P Manila), the largest industrial employer in the Philippines. With over 125 years of global experience, AG&P has built a reputation for delivering safe, reliable, and high-quality workforce and project solutions worldwide. AG&P Canada operates as part of AG&P America’s, leveraging established U.S. operations and regional expertise to support Canadian industries with compliant and scalable workforce solutions.
What We Plan to Offer in Canada
AG&P Canada’s mission is to support local hiring while addressing the shortage of available Canadian skilled tradespeople. We work with employers to recruit, train, and deploy Canadian workers first. When additional support is needed, we deploy highly trained tradespeople from the Philippines through Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and the International Mobility Program (IMP). Our workforce is structured to keep projects moving without costly delays. TFWs can be contracted for the full duration of their work permit and historically show minimal to zero attrition, providing stability for long term project schedules. This balanced approach ensures projects are staffed with the right people, on time, and to Canadian standards.
We partner with clients across various industries, where regulated occupations require experienced and certified tradespeople. To support long-term success, we help workers complete the training, hours, and competency requirements needed to be recognized by provincial authorities as Certified Journeypersons or Sponsored Apprentices.
Support at Every Stage
Whether you have a local hiring need, have exhausted your local talent pool and ran out of options, have no experience with the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, or want expert guidance, AG&P Canada is ready to step in. Backed by our exceptional immigration lawyers, we make the process simple, compliant, and effective—no matter where you start.
Our Services
Skilled Trades & Labour Supply
Reliable Canadian and international tradespeople for industrial, commercial, and regulated sectors.
Recruitment & Deployment
End-to-end hiring from sourcing and screening to deployment, credentialing, and onboarding.
TFW & IMP Support
Designated recruiter under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), managing LMIA applications and compliance. We also support LMIA-exempt hiring through the International Mobility Program (IMP), working with immigration lawyers to ensure a smooth, compliant process.
Concierge Services for TFWs
Housing, transportation, settlement assistance, and on-site setup to support workers from day one.
Construction Support
Manpower and expertise for capital projects, maintenance, and facility operations.
Trades we Supply
AG&P Canada provides skilled tradespeople across Canada’s industrial and commercial sectors, including:
Welders
Pipefitters & Piping Specialists
Electricians
Instrumentation & Control Technicians
Structural & Ironworkers
Civil & Earthwork
Millwrights/Industrial Mechanics
Heavy Equipment Operators
HVAC Technicians
Boiler & Pressure Vessel Technicians
Carpenters & Concrete/Formwork
Soft Crafts - Painting, Blasting, Insulation, Scaffolding
All of our tradespeople, whether local Canadians or Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) are carefully selected and trained where required. TFWs are trained to international benchmarks and receive pre-deployment preparation in our Manila facility before completing provincial and client specific testing (if required) in Canada. Local Canadian workers are aligned directly with provincial regulator and client requirements. This layered approach ensures every project is delivered safely on time, and with quality workmanship.
Workforce Demand Categories
AG&P Canada delivers workforce and project solutions across key sectors, including:
Heavy Industrial & Major Capital Projects
Large scale, multi-year builds across energy, mining, petrochemicals, oil & gas, hydrogen, LNG, data centers carbon capture hubs, and large-scale processing facilities.
Manufacturing and Light Industrial
Skilled labour for fabrication plants, production lines, warehouses, and industrial facilities.
Commercial & Institutional Construction
Office towers, retail complexes, healthcare facilities, and various other institutional construction.
Civil Infrastructure
Government driven investment in roads, bridges, transit systems, water infrastructure, utilities, and other public works critical to Canada’s long-term growth.
Turnarounds, Shutdowns & Maintenance
Skilled local support for planned outages and ongoing maintenance, ensuring safe, efficient execution and minimal downtime across industrial facilities.
