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Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
Community Recommendation
A community recommendation is based on the candidate’s:
Work Experience
Eligible candidates must have:
Education
Candidates must have:
Job Offer
Potential candidates must have a genuine, full-time, permanent, job offer in one of
the participating communities. The wage must meet the minimum wage listed for that
NOC in the Canada Job Bank and the candidates’ previous experience must
demonstrate that they can perform the duties of the job offered.
The Government of Canada defines a genuine job offer as one that:
Additionally, the job offer must be of the same skill level or one skill level above or
below the NOC that best applies to the candidate’s work experience. Candidates
whose NOC is rated skill level D, however, must have a job offer in the same
occupation .
Language Requirements
The minimum language requirement is based on the NOC skill type or level that
applies to the candidate’s job offer.
The minimum requirements for each NOC skill type/level are as follows. “CLB”
stands for Canadian Language Benchmark.
Funds
Candidates must demonstrate that they have sufficient funds to support themselves
and their families after they move to Canada. These funds must be their own and
cannot be borrowed from anyone.
The following documents can be used as proof of funds:
The western-Canadian town is the latest community to open its doors to immigration
candidates. The six communities now accepting applications through the pilot include:
Brandon, Manitoba
Altona/Rhineland, Manitoba
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Vernon, B.C.
Claresholm, Alberta
Thunder Bay, ON
The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot is designed to support communities facing labour
shortages by connecting employers with skilled immigrants.
Candidates are required to have an eligible job offer for a full-time permanent position in
one of the participating communities.
Out of the 11 communities involved in the program, five have yet to start accepting
applications: