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Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program

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Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot

Launched in 2019, the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) is a part of the Immigration Pilot Program. It is a common initiative to encourage economic growth in the small and remote communities of Canada. This program is designed to welcome foreign skilled workers to one of the participating 11 communities:

The timeline for communities to recommend Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) candidates has been extended until July 31, 2024.

What is RNIP all about?

Being a community-driven immigration program, the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) includes the participating communities that take the charge:

  • Supporting immigrants who wish to settle permanently in a community
  • Of attracting new immigrants
  • Integrate them with local job openings
  • promoting a welcoming community: and
  • Introducing newcomers to the established community members and local settlement services

Canada is a country known for welcoming high numbers of immigrants every year. However, under the current immigration system, a large number of new immigrants choose to live in major cities like Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. The RNIP aims to alter this by enabling smaller communities to attract newcomers and support their settlement.

How does a community participate in the RNIP Program?

For a community to be considered under this pilot program, must:

  • have a population of 50,000 or less and be located at least 75km from the core of a census metropolitan area, or have a population of 200,000 or less and be considered remote from other larger cities.
  • Communities must be situated in one of the following provinces or territories:
    • Alberta
    • British Columbia
    • Manitoba
    • Northwest Territories
    • Nunavut
    • Ontario
    • Saskatchewan
    • Yukon
  • submit a plan for economic development with the help of a local economic development organization that is able to manage the pilot.
  • prove they have employment opportunities available for new immigrants and are also able to support their settlement.

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Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot: How it Works?

Eligibility Requirements for candidates

To be able to apply under the RNIP, the potential candidate must meet the following requirements set out by both the federal as well as participating community’s authorities.

To be eligible for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP), you must

  • have qualifying work experience or have graduated from a publicly funded post-secondary institution in the recommending community
  • meet or exceed the language requirements
  • meet or exceed the educational requirements
  • prove you have enough money to support your transition into the community
  • intend to live in the community
  • meet community-specific requirements

Work experience:

You need 1 year of work experience (at least 1,560 hours) in the past 3 years.

Please note:

Your work experience must meet the National Occupational Classification (NOC) Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) category provided in the job offer:

  • TEER 0 or 1 job offer: Your work experience must be in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3.
  • TEER 2 or 3 job offer: Your work experience must be in TEER 1, 2, 3 or 4.
  • TEER 4 job offer: Your work experience must be in TEER 2, 3 or 4
    • Your work experience can be in TEER 1 for the health care exception only
  • TEER 5 job offer: Your work experience must be in the same 5 digit NOC code.

Health care exception: If your work experience is in NOC 31301 (Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses – TEER 1), you can have a job offer in one of the following occupation categories:

  • NOC 33102 (TEER 3): Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates or
  • NOC 44101 (TEER 4): Home support workers

Education Requirements

You must have 1 of the following:

  • a Canadian educational credential, such as a
    • Canadian secondary school (high school) diploma
    • Canadian post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree
  • an educational credential assessment (ECA) report from a designated organization or professional body that
    • is less than 5 years old on the date you apply
    • shows you completed a foreign credential equal to a
      • Canadian secondary school (high school) diploma or
      • Canadian post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree

Job offer from an employer in a participating community

As the title suggests, the candidate must have a valid job offer from an employer located in one of the participating communities. For a job offer to be valid, it must:

  • Be Full-time, non-seasonal, and permanent position;
  • Fulfils minimum wage requirements as per the role’s NOC skill level;
  • Be at a NOC skill level which is within one skill level of the applicant’s work experience. 
  • Candidates’ experience must comply with the position’s requirements.

Interested candidates can find jobs on the official websites of the participating communities.

Language Requirements

You must meet the minimum language requirements based on the NOC category that applies to the job offer in the community. This can either be the

  • Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) or
  • Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC)

The minimum language requirements for each NOC category are

  • TEER 0 and 1: CLB/NCLC 6
  • TEER 2 and 3: CLB/NCLC 5
  • TEER 4 and 5: CLB/NCLC 4

Funds Required

The table below shows the minimum amount you need to immigrate to Canada as of April 25, 2023.

Number of family membersFunds you need
(in Canadian dollars)
1$2,367
2$2,947
3$3,623
4$4,399
5$4,989
6$5,627
7$6,265
If more than 7 people, for each additional family member$637

If you're an International student:

You’re exempt from the work experience criteria above if you’re an international student who graduated with

  1. A credential from a post-secondary program of 2 years or longer and you
    1. were studying as a full-time student for the full duration of the 2+ years
    2. received the credential no more than 18 months before your application for permanent residence
    3. were in the community for at least 16 of the last 24 months spent studying to get your credential

    To be exempted from the work experience criteria, your program of study needs to be at least 2 years long. You can’t add together two 1-year programs to meet the work experience requirements under this exemption.

    or

  2. A master’s degree or higher lasting less than 2 years and you
    1. were studying as a full-time student for the duration of your degree
    2. got your degree no more than 18 months before your application for permanent residence
    3. were in the community for the length of your studies

You cannot apply as an international student if your credentials are from a program in which

  • studying English or French made up more than half of the program
  • distance learning made up more than half of the program
  • a scholarship or fellowship was awarded that requires you to return to your home country to apply what you learned

Are you Interested in Applying for a Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program?

If you are considering the option of RNIP to immigrate to Canada Or you are studying or working in an eligible community but are doubtful about your profile and process, contact CanOz Visa Services today. We have competent, experienced and regulated immigration consultants to assist you in your care. 

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