I) RURAL AND NORTHERN IMMIGRATION PILOT PROGRAM (RNIP)
The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) is a new community-driven immigration program. It is designed to spread the benefits of economic immigration to smaller communities by creating a path to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers who want to work and live in Rural and Northern Communities. Basically, you need a job offer from the employer of any of these participating communities. These job offers are LMIA exempted but requires a Community Recommendation Certificate.
The RNIP allows eligible employers to make full time permanent job offers to skilled foreign workers who can help fill identified labour shortages in their community.
Applicants for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program must meet two sets of criteria. First, all applicants are required to meet the requirements established by Canada’s federal immigration authorities. Second, applicants must adhere to the additional requirements set by the participating communities.
Step 1: Meeting IRCC eligibility requirements for the RNIP.
Step 2: Meeting the community-specific requirements.
Step 3: Finding an eligible job with an employer in any 1 of the participating communities.
Step 4: After securing a job offer, applying for community recommendation.
Step 5: Following a community recommendation, applying to IRCC for Canada PR.
AM I ELIGIBLE FOR THE RNIP?
To be able to apply to the RNIP, a candidate must:
Have a valid job offer. A potential candidate must have a genuine, full-time, permanent job offer in any 1 of the 11 participating communities.
Have 1 year of continuous work experience [a minimum of 1,560 hours], within the previous 3 years.
Meet the English language requirements – CLB 6 for jobs under NOC TEER 0 or 1; CLB 5 for jobs under NOC TEER 2 or 3; and CLB 4 for jobs that come under NOC TEER 4, 5, 6 or 7.
Meet or exceed the educational requirements.
Possess the Settlement Funds required.
Have the clear intention of living within the community on being granted permanent residence in Canada.
Meet the community-specific requirements.
Fees For RNIP PR Application:
Processing feeÂ
$850
Right of permanent residence fee
$515
Biometrics
$85
Total:Â
$1450
Add $1365 if you include spouse and $230 per child.
As part of the Atlantic Growth Strategy, the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP), previously called as AIPP (Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program) is designed to fill labour shortages in the Canadian Atlantic provinces. The four provinces of Canada namely New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador are collectively called as Atlantic Provinces because they are located on coast of Atlantic Ocean.
Usually, in all the other provinces of Canada, to get a valid job offer from a Canadian employer for a foreigner to apply for a work permit or PR, the applicant must obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). But through Atlantic Immigration Program, LMIA is not required. Instead, they can just obtain a job from a designated Canadian employer of Atlantic Provinces.Â
This is an employer-driven program that aims to bring foreign workers to the region to fill labour gaps and fill positions for which Canadian citizen or permanent resident workers are not available. Originally launched in 2017 as a pilot program, the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) has brought in 10,000+ new permanent residents to Atlantic Canada. Building upon the success of the pilot, the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program was made permanent on December 17, 2021, and accordingly renamed as Atlantic Immigration Program. The new permanent program officially opened on January 1, 2022.
There are 3 streams under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot, which target different types of candidates depending on labour needs in each region. Two sub-programs for skilled workers and one sub-program for international student graduates.
Atlantic High-Skilled Program (AHSP)
For the AHSP, you must have the following work experience:
Within the last three years, you have accumulated at least one year of full-time (or part-time equivalent) work experience in your main occupation at National Occupational Classification (NOC) TEER 0 (management jobs), 1 (professional jobs) or 2 and 3 (technical jobs);
You have performed the actions in the lead statement of the NOC;
You have performed a substantial number of the main duties of the NOC, including all of the essential duties;
Your work experience must be from paid work (volunteer work or unpaid internships do not count);
You worked overseas or in Canada (as long as you were legally authorized to work in Canada as a temporary resident).
In addition, you must have a high-school diploma, post-secondary certificate or degree that is valid and equal to a Canadian equivalent and must have a level 4 in the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) for listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Atlantic Intermediate Skilled Program (AISP)
For the AISP, in the last three years you must have worked at least 1,560 hours.
Here is how to calculate your hours:
Count hours worked in part-time and full-time (at least 30 hours per week) jobs.
The hours must be in one occupation, but they can be with different employers.
You must have been paid for these hours. Volunteering or unpaid internships don’t count.
Don’t count hours where you were self-employed.
These working hours can be inside or outside Canada.
This work must have been:
at NOC TEER 4 or 5, which is a type of job that usually requires a secondary (high school) education and/or job-specific training.
You can also qualify for the Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Program if you have experience working at a higher skill level in one of the following fields: a registered nurse or registered psychiatric nurse (NOC TEER 1), or a licensed practical nurse (NOC TEER 2), and you have a job offer as a nurse’s aide, orderly or patient services associate, or a home support worker (both NOC TEER 4).
In addition, you must have a high-school diploma, post-secondary certificate or degree that is valid and equal to a Canadian equivalent and must have a level 4 in the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) for listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Atlantic International Graduate Program (AIGP)
To qualify for the AIGP, you must:
have lived in an Atlantic province for at least 16 months in the 2 years before getting your degree, diploma or credential;
meet the education requirements;
take a language test to show you can communicate in English or French;
show that you have enough money to support yourself and your family in Canada.
The AIGP does not require applicants to have work experience.
In addition to the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program, the Atlantic Provinces also operate distinct Provincial Nominee Programs, through which they may nominate people already in their province and around the world for permanent residence based on criteria set locally.
Those programs include:
Nova Scotia Nominee Program
New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program
PEI Provincial Nominee Program
Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program
Documentation for the Atlantic Immigration Program
The documents you will need are:
Employment letter from employer or Atlantic region
Certificate of Endorsement
Settlement plan
Valid passport
Test results for language skills
Police Clearance Certificate
Proof of funds
Medical certificate
Educational Credential Assessment (ECA)
Proof of payment
Proof of experience (if needed)
Marriage license (if needed)
Application Process for the Atlantic Immigration Program
Step 1: The applicant undergoes an interview with Canadian employer. Next steps follow if employer selects the candidate.
Step 2: The candidate is connected to a settlement service provider by the employer. The said provider will now conduct an assessment to decide on the settlement plan to be followed by the candidate and its family.
Step 3:The selected settlement plan is sent to the employer as well as the candidate.
Step 4:The employer completes the endorsement application and identifies a program that suits the work experience that the employee has. The job offers and settlement plan is submitted to the province.
Step 5: The employer provides the endorsement certificate and job offer letter to candidate.
Step 6:The candidate submits a completed permanent residency application to the IRCC. The required documents and endorsement letter is submitted along with it.
Step 7:The application is submitted, and if approved, the candidate and their dependents can now move to Atlantic Canada to work for the same employer who endorsed the candidate.
Fees For AIP PR Application:
Processing feeÂ
$850
Right of permanent residence fee
$515
Biometrics
$85
Total:Â
$1450
Add $1365 if you include spouse and $230 per child.
We at Embassy Immigration have an experienced team of immigration consultants who will guide you in the best possible way to help you reach Canada under a program that is ideal for your profile. For more information on these programs please reach out to us and let us help you in achieving your goal. Contact us to begin your immigration journey.
Pilot Programs AIPP and RNIP
Pilot Programs AIP and RNIP
I) RURAL AND NORTHERN IMMIGRATION PILOT PROGRAM (RNIP)
The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) is a new community-driven immigration program. It is designed to spread the benefits of economic immigration to smaller communities by creating a path to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers who want to work and live in Rural and Northern Communities. Basically, you need a job offer from the employer of any of these participating communities. These job offers are LMIA exempted but requires a Community Recommendation Certificate.
The RNIP allows eligible employers to make full time permanent job offers to skilled foreign workers who can help fill identified labour shortages in their community.
Applicants for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program must meet two sets of criteria. First, all applicants are required to meet the requirements established by Canada’s federal immigration authorities. Second, applicants must adhere to the additional requirements set by the participating communities.
The participating communities in RNIP are:
1) North Bay, in Ontario
Click here to check available jobs in this community: Employment – North Bay and Area RNIP (northbayrnip.ca)
2) Sudbury, in Ontario
Click here to check available jobs in this community: RNIP – Invest Sudbury
3) Timmins, in Ontario
Click here to check available jobs in this community: Immigration – Timmins Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) (timminsedc.com)
4) Sault Ste. Marie, in Ontario
Click here to check available jobs in this community: Careers – Welcome to SSM
5) Thunder Bay, in Ontario
Click here to check available jobs in this community: Employment – CEDC (gotothunderbay.ca)
6) Brandon, in Manitoba
Click here to check available jobs in this community: Careers – Brandon Rural & Northern Immigration Pilot (northstarats.com)
7) Altona / Rhineland, in Manitoba
Click here to check available jobs in this community: Careers – SEED (northstarats.com)
8) Moose Jaw, in Saskatchewan
Click here to check available jobs in this community: Opportunities – Moose Jaw RNIP
9) Claresholm, in Alberta
Click here to check available jobs in this community: Claresholm – Rural & Northern Immigration Pilot
10) Vernon, in British Columbia
Click here to check available jobs in this community: Careers – Rural & Northern Immigration Pilot – Vernon (northstarats.com)
11) West Kootenay (Trail, Castlegar, Rossland, Nelson), in British Columbia
Click here to check available jobs in this community: Employment – Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (wk-rnip.ca)
5-STEP RNIP APPLICATION PROCESS
Step 1: Meeting IRCC eligibility requirements for the RNIP.
Step 2: Meeting the community-specific requirements.
Step 3: Finding an eligible job with an employer in any 1 of the participating communities.
Step 4: After securing a job offer, applying for community recommendation.
Step 5: Following a community recommendation, applying to IRCC for Canada PR.
AM I ELIGIBLE FOR THE RNIP?
To be able to apply to the RNIP, a candidate must:
Fees For RNIP PR Application:
Processing feeÂ
$850
Right of permanent residence fee
$515
Biometrics
$85
Total:Â
$1450
Add $1365 if you include spouse and $230 per child.
For more information on RNIP, visit Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot: who can apply – Canada.ca
II) AIP (ATLANTIC IMMIGRATION PROGRAM)
As part of the Atlantic Growth Strategy, the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP), previously called as AIPP (Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program) is designed to fill labour shortages in the Canadian Atlantic provinces. The four provinces of Canada namely New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador are collectively called as Atlantic Provinces because they are located on coast of Atlantic Ocean.
Usually, in all the other provinces of Canada, to get a valid job offer from a Canadian employer for a foreigner to apply for a work permit or PR, the applicant must obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). But through Atlantic Immigration Program, LMIA is not required. Instead, they can just obtain a job from a designated Canadian employer of Atlantic Provinces.Â
This is an employer-driven program that aims to bring foreign workers to the region to fill labour gaps and fill positions for which Canadian citizen or permanent resident workers are not available. Originally launched in 2017 as a pilot program, the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) has brought in 10,000+ new permanent residents to Atlantic Canada. Building upon the success of the pilot, the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program was made permanent on December 17, 2021, and accordingly renamed as Atlantic Immigration Program. The new permanent program officially opened on January 1, 2022.
There are 3 streams under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot, which target different types of candidates depending on labour needs in each region. Two sub-programs for skilled workers and one sub-program for international student graduates.
Atlantic High-Skilled Program (AHSP)
For the AHSP, you must have the following work experience:
In addition, you must have a high-school diploma, post-secondary certificate or degree that is valid and equal to a Canadian equivalent and must have a level 4 in the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) for listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Atlantic Intermediate Skilled Program (AISP)
For the AISP, in the last three years you must have worked at least 1,560 hours.
Here is how to calculate your hours:
This work must have been:
In addition, you must have a high-school diploma, post-secondary certificate or degree that is valid and equal to a Canadian equivalent and must have a level 4 in the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) for listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Atlantic International Graduate Program (AIGP)
To qualify for the AIGP, you must:
In addition to the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program, the Atlantic Provinces also operate distinct Provincial Nominee Programs, through which they may nominate people already in their province and around the world for permanent residence based on criteria set locally.
Those programs include:
Documentation for the Atlantic Immigration Program
The documents you will need are:
Application Process for the Atlantic Immigration Program
Step 1: The applicant undergoes an interview with Canadian employer. Next steps follow if employer selects the candidate.
Step 2: The candidate is connected to a settlement service provider by the employer. The said provider will now conduct an assessment to decide on the settlement plan to be followed by the candidate and its family.
Step 3: The selected settlement plan is sent to the employer as well as the candidate.
Step 4: The employer completes the endorsement application and identifies a program that suits the work experience that the employee has. The job offers and settlement plan is submitted to the province.
Step 5: The employer provides the endorsement certificate and job offer letter to candidate.
Step 6: The candidate submits a completed permanent residency application to the IRCC. The required documents and endorsement letter is submitted along with it.
Step 7: The application is submitted, and if approved, the candidate and their dependents can now move to Atlantic Canada to work for the same employer who endorsed the candidate.
Fees For AIP PR Application:
Processing feeÂ
$850
Right of permanent residence fee
$515
Biometrics
$85
Total:Â
$1450
Add $1365 if you include spouse and $230 per child.
For more information on AIP, visit Guide 5424 – Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program: Atlantic High-Skilled Program – Canada.ca
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