The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot

The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) is a community-driven program in which communities work to attract and retain immigrants by providing them with employment and the opportunity to join their community. All candidates must have a recommendation from one of the participating communities.

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The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) is community-driven, which means participating communities take the lead in attracting new immigrants and matching them with local job vacancies, promoting a welcoming community, and connecting newcomers to established members of the community and local settlement services.

The following 11 communities are participating in the pilot:

North Bay, Ontario
Sudbury, Ontario
Timmins, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Brandon, Manitoba
Altona/Rhineland, Manitoba
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Claresholm, Alberta
Vernon, British Columbia
West Kootenay (Trail, Castlegar, Rossland, Nelson), British Columbia

What is the eligibility criteria for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot?

To be considered eligible to participate in the pilot, the community must:

have a population of 50,000 people or less and be located at least 75 km from the core of a Census Metropolitan Area OR up to 200,000 people and be considered remote from other larger cities (using Statistics Canada’s index of remoteness)
be located in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Yukon;
have job opportunities;
have an economic development plan;
have a local economic development organization that can manage the pilot for your community;
have the capacity to settle new immigrants in the community by having or developing:

relationships with local or regional immigrant-serving organizations;
opportunities to connect newcomers with established members of the community, such as through mentoring or networking;
access to key services like education, housing, transportation, and health care.

Eligibility Requirements for candidates

In order to be considered for the RNIP, potential candidates must meet the following federal criteria as well as requirements established by the participating community where they are hoping to settle.

The federal criteria are:

Have a recommendation from one of the designated communities
Have one year of continuous work experience in the past three years (a minimum of 1,560 hours)
OR
Have graduated from a publicly funded post-secondary institution in the recommending community
Have a genuine job offer to work in one of the designated communities
Meet the language threshold for the NOC skill type/level of the job being offered
Have sufficient funds to settle and support themselves and their family in the community
Have an intention to live in the community

Community Recommendation

A community recommendation is based on the candidate’s:

intention to live in the designated community
job offer and the community’s economic needs
work experience and skills
ties to the community

Recommendations are made by a designated community economic development organization.

What work experience is required?

Eligible candidates must have:

a minimum of 1,560 hours (one year) of paid work experience in the past three years;

the work experience must be in one occupation but can be with different employers
the work experience can be obtained in Canada or outside Canada
the work experience can be accumulated during the 3 years preceding the application, regardless of breaks in employment
Self-employed work experience is not eligible

Candidates must have performed the majority of the main duties and all the essential duties listed in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) for their profession as well as the activities listed in the lead statement.

Please note that international students may be exempt from the work experience criteria if they are recent graduates:

from a full-time post-secondary program of a least 2 years, or
from a full-time master's program or higher.

What level of education is required?

Candidates must have:

A Canadian high school diploma or the foreign equivalent;

Diplomas obtained outside Canada must have their equivalency confirmed by an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report from a designated organization.
The ECA report must be less than five years old at the time of application

Individuals who have graduated from a post-secondary program in the community that is recommending them are exempt from the work experience requirement if they graduated with:

a degree, diploma, certificate or trade or apprenticeship from a post-secondary program of 2 years or more and:

were a full-time student for the entirety of the 2+ years
obtained the credential within 18 months before the application for permanent residence
were in the community for at least 16 months of the last 24 months of study

a master’s degree or a PhD and:

were a full-time student for the entirety of the degree
obtained the credential within 18 months before the application for permanent residence
were in the community for the entirety of the degree

Individuals who cannot apply as international students include those who:

studied at distance for more than half the program
studied English or French for more than half the program
received a scholarship or fellowship that requires they return to their home country to apply their studies

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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:

must meet the needs of the employer
the employer must actively be in the business for which the offer has been made
the employer must be able to fulfill the terms of the offer
the employer must have complied with all employment laws and rules in the past

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.

NOC 0 and A: Minimum language score of a CLB 6 is required
NOC B: Minimum language score of a CLB 5 is required
NOC C and D: Minimum language score of a CLB 4 is required

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:

bank account statements
documents that show real property or other investments (such as stocks, bonds, debentures, treasury bills, etc.)
documents that guarantee payment of a set amount of money payable to you (such as banker’s drafts, cheques, traveller’s cheques or money orders)

NOTE: Individuals working legally in Canada at the time of application are exempt from the settlement funds requirement.

Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot FAQs

You must:

Have a recommendation from one of the designated communities
Have one year of continuous work experience in the past three years (a minimum of 1,560 hours)
OR
Have graduated from a publicly funded post-secondary institution in the recommending community
Have a genuine job offer to work in one of the designated communities
Meet the language threshold for the NOC skill type/level of the job being offered
Have sufficient funds to settle and support themselves and their family in the community
Have an intention to live in the community

The communities involved include:

North Bay, Ontario
Sudbury, Ontario
Timmins, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Brandon, Manitoba
Altona/Rhineland, Manitoba
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Claresholm, Alberta
Vernon, British Columbia
West Kootenay (Trail, Castlegar, Rossland, Nelson), British Columbia

The average processing time for permanent residency applications under the RNIP is between 12 to 18 months.

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The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot

What is the eligibility criteria for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot?

Eligibility Requirements for candidates

Community Recommendation

What work experience is required?

What level of education is required?

Job Offer

Language Requirements

Funds

Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot FAQs

Who is eligible for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot?

Which communities are involved in the Pilot?

What are the processing times?

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The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot

What is the eligibility criteria for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot?

Eligibility Requirements for candidates

Community Recommendation

What work experience is required?

What level of education is required?

Job Offer

Language Requirements

Funds

Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot FAQs

Who is eligible for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot?

Which communities are involved in the Pilot?

What are the processing times?

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