Immigration Pilot
Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot is an initiative by the government to work with small and remote communities. It enable foreign nationals to be a part of these smaller communities by living and working in one of the participating communities.
Immigrate through RNIP
How to immigrate through RNIP
RNIP Participating Communities
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
Education
- A Canadian high school diploma or the foreign equivalent
- Diplomas obtained outside Canada must be confirmed by an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report from a designated organization.
Community Recommendation
A community recommendation is based on the candidate’s:
- Intention to live in the particular community
- Job offer and the community’s economic requirements
- Work experience and skills
- Connection to the community
Job Offer
Eligible candidates must have:
- A minimum of 1,560 hours of paid work experience in the past three years;
- The work experience must be in a single occupation but can be with different employers
- The work experience can be within Canada or outside Canada
- The work experience can be accumulated during the 3 years preceding the application, regardless of breaks in employment
- Self-employed candidates are not eligible
Language requirements
The minimum language requirement is based on the NOC TEER category that applies to the candidate’s job offer.
- NOC TEER category 0 and 1: Minimum language score of a CLB 6 is required
- NOC TEER category 2 and 3: Minimum language score of a CLB 5 is required
- NOC TEER category 4 and 5: Minimum language score of a CLB 4 is required
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