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Newfoundland and Labrador-Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program

The Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIPP) is a three-year employer driven immigration program aimed at addressing skills gaps and labour market needs in the four Atlantic Provinces by assisting employers in attracting and retaining skilled immigrants.

In early March 2017, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada began accepting permanent resident applications targeting international students, intermediate-skilled workers and high-skilled workers.

Newfoundland and Labrador is working closely with the other Atlantic Provinces and the Federal Government to ensure the successful development and delivery of the AIPP. The Pilot will facilitate the entry of an additional 2,000 principal applicants and their family members annually into Atlantic Canada from 2017 to 2019, of which up to 442 applications have been allocated to Newfoundland and Labrador.

Pilot Program Pathways

• Atlantic High-Skilled Class:

– NOC O, A, B

• Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Class:

– NOC C

• Atlantic International Graduate Class:

– Has a 2 year diploma from publicly funded institution In Atlantic Canada

– No work experience required

Foreign National Eligibility Criteria

Job Offer: Permanent full-time job offer

• Education: Canadian high-school equivalent demonstrated by an educational credential assessment (ECA)
• Language: Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 4 (demonstrated by test) in one of the two official languages
• Work Experience: One year of work experience in a related occupation

– International graduates who have received a two-year diploma from a publicly funded institution in the Atlantic Provinces would not require work experience.

Process

• Employers complete “Employer Designation Application”
• Employer, settlement agency, and community work together to ensure “critical success factors” of retention are in place
• Employers to recruit and provide job offer to foreign national
• Employer and foreign national apply to Province for “Endorsement” and attach individualized settlement plan
• Foreign National applies to Canada to become permanent resident
• Foreign national begins work and receives settlement services
• Measuring and Reporting.

Interested in applying to Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program? Contact us  today!