b"ENVOY GLOBAL /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Dealing with immigration can be a chal- file whenever they want, rather than havingMost visa recipients must reapply every lenge in the best of times, and that's whatto go through their employer. They can askyear, spending hours filling out forms. led to the launch of Envoy Global. TheEnvoys affiliated attorneys about their caseFor companies with a high proportion of company aims to simplify and expediteand communicate with HR.foreign talent, this can be extremely time-the complex processes involved in globalconsuming. Envoys solution saves most immigration, both for the transferee andAmong other things, the technology enablesof the needed information so that when their employer. Our technology helpsemployers to track all relevant informa- its time to re-apply, most of the legwork people navigate the stressful, confusing andtion about the employees visa status and/ is already done. inefficient immigration and visa applicationor application, including which work-based process, says CEO Richard Burke. Envoyvisa the applicant qualifies for based onEnvoy now works with more than 1,000 is innovative because it integrates high-techtheir skill set. This takes the burden offcustomers, from startups to Fortune into the traditional paper-based process thatthe employer, Burke says, by proactively500 firms. Weve been able to create is employment-based immigration. managing the visa life cycle from thethe first platform that makes it seamless initial evaluation through application,for companies to hire and manage their Envoy provides a transparent work visaeventual renewals and through the greenglobal workforces, especially through process for the employee/visa applicant, thecard process, all while removing the need /////////////////////////////////////// employer and the attorney. It enables appli- for the HR professional to play the roleperiods of rapid growth and expansion, cants to see the status of their visa and caseof messenger. Burke says. MYKEY //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Today's accommodation space can be a bit of a jungle, with options varying from short-term rentals in private homes all the way to luxury suites in high-end corporate hotels. Sensing a need to help users navi-gate this diverse space, MyKey broke new ground by offering the full gamut of options on a single online portal.MyKey centralizes disparate housing typeshotels, serviced apartments and private housingin a single repository. It also offers vetted housing solutions from housing suppliers who have signed a service level agreement and have been given an initial vetting by MyKey, which verifies //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////ownership. MyKey also encourages housing suppliers to secure an onsite property inspection by an independent third party that visits, takes photographs and completes a report with more than 80 parameters. When the process is completed, the supplier earns the Endorsed designation and moves to the front of the queue when MyKey housing experts are working with aMike Dunklee, CMO of MyKey parentand multiple small to mid-sized insur-client or when users independently searchcompany Obasa Hospitality. Thatsance companies in the U.S., where for options on the MyKey website.driven not just by concerns over liability,it is beginning to open doors with but also about ensuring the comfort oflarger providers. The company is now Providing secure furnished accommoda- everyone, from the solo traveller to theat work on something Dunklee says tions in a comfortable environment hasrelocating family. will be a huge disruptor. Theyre become increasingly important both to thenot ready to say anything more at the individual traveller and corporate travelMyKey currently services two of themoment, but look for something later planning departments in recent years, sayslargest insurance companies in Canadathis year.Fall 2019PERSPECTIVES25"