PILOT PROCESS FOR CANADA PR - RURAL AND NORTHERN IMMIGRATION PILOT

IRCC NEWS | Jun 17, 2019 

 

Eleven rural and northern communities have been selected as part of the new Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot 

 

The participating rural and northern communities will have access to a range of supports to test this new innovative, community-driven model that will help fill labour gaps. The selected communities are: Thunder Bay (ON), Sault Ste. Marie (ON), Sudbury (ON), Timmins (ON), North Bay (ON), Gretna-Rhineland-Altona-Plum Coulee (MB), Brandon (MB), Moose Jaw (SK), Claresholm (AB), West Kootenay (BC), and Vernon (BC). 
 

Canada is committed to attracting the best talent around the world to fill skill shortages and drive local economies in rural Canada that will benefit all Canadians.

 

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Quick facts

  • Communities will be responsible for candidate recruitment and endorsement for permanent residence.
  • The Atlantic Immigration Pilot was launched in March 2017 as part of the Atlantic Growth Strategy. The four Atlantic provinces are able to endorse up to 2,500 workers in 2019 under that pilot to meet labour market needs in the region.
  • Newcomers are expected to begin to arrive under this pilot in 2020.