02/20/2024
๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ
The Atlantic Immigration Program is a pathway to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers and international graduates from a Canadian institution who want to work and live in 1 of Canadaโs 4 Atlantic provincesโNew Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland and Labrador. The program helps employers hire qualified candidates for jobs they havenโt been able to fill locally.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ. ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ.
๐๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
Find out how the program works and if you can participate
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ
Learn how to become a designated employer in one of the Atlantic provinces
๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด
Sign up for onboarding training and intercultural competency training
๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ
Find a qualified candidate you can hire
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐
Make sure your job offer and your candidate meet the program requirements
๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ
Hire a skilled foreign worker or international graduate
๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
Get your candidateโs job offer endorsed by the province
๐ง๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐
Request a referral letter for your candidateโs work permit
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
Get help for the program, such as training and services from the Dedicated Service Channel
๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ
See how you can work and live in Atlantic Canada through the program
The Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) is a pathway to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers and international graduates who want to work and live in 1 of Canadaโs 4 Atlantic provinces.
A map of Canada with the Atlantic provinces (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick) highlighted on the Eastern coast.
This is an employer-driven program designed to help employers in Atlantic Canada hire qualified candidates for jobs they have been unable to fill locally. You must receive a job offer from a designated employer in Atlantic Canada to participate in the program.
To immigrate to Atlantic Canada through this program, you must be either
a recent graduate of a recognized post-secondary institution in Atlantic Canada, or
a skilled worker
You can be living abroad or already be in Canada as a temporary resident.
Sections
Who can apply
Find out if youโre eligible
Get a job offer
Contact employers to get a job offer that meets the program requirements
Get your documents ready
What you need to apply for permanent residence in Atlantic Canada under the program, including a settlement plan and certificate of endorsement
Apply for permanent residence
Get the forms you need to apply for permanent residence
Apply for a temporary work permit (optional)
Find out if you can apply for a work permit while your permanent residence application is being processed
After you apply
What to expect after you submit your permanent residence application, including biometrics and medical exams
If your application is approved
Interview options inside Canada, what to expect when you arrive, and settling in Canada
๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐
Find out the requirements of the program
Immigrate through the Atlantic Immigration Program
Who can apply
National Occupational Classification 2021
On November 16, 2022, we switched to the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC).
Use the NOC 2016 page if you applied for a job offer on or before November 15, 2022.
To be eligible for the Atlantic Immigration Program, you must
have qualifying work experience, unless youโre an international graduate of a recognized post-secondary institution in Atlantic Canada
meet or exceed the educational requirements
meet or exceed the language requirements
show that you have enough money to support yourself and your family when you get to Canada
If youโre already living and working in Canada with a valid work permit, you donโt need to show proof.
If you meet all of these requirements, you can start looking for a job with a designated Atlantic employer.
Work experience
In the last 5 years, you must have worked at least 1,560 hours. This is the number of hours you would have worked in 1 year if you were working 30 hours per week.
To calculate your hours
Count hours worked in part-time and full-time jobs.
Count only paid hours of work. Volunteering or unpaid internships donโt count.
Donโt count hours when you were self-employed.
Count hours worked inside or outside Canada. You must have been legally authorized to work in Canada as a temporary resident.
Count hours that were accumulated over a period of at least 12 months.
Count work experience acquired while studying, as long as the work hours donโt exceed what was authorized.
This work should be at one of these National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) categories
TEER 0 (management jobs such as restaurant managers or mine managers)
TEER 1 (professional jobs that usually need a degree from a university, such as doctors, dentists or architects)
TEER 2 (technical jobs and skilled trades requiring at least 2 years of college or apprenticeship, or occupations with supervisory or safety responsibilities such as police officers and firefighters)
TEER 3 (technical jobs and skilled trades requiring less than 2 years of college or apprenticeship; or more than 6 months of on-the-job training)
TEER 4 (intermediate jobs that usually call for high school and/or several weeks of job-specific training, such as industrial butchers, long-haul truck drivers, or food and beverage servers)
Your work experience must include
the actions in the description of your NOC
most of the main duties of your NOC
International graduates
You do not need to meet the work experience requirements if youโre an international graduate who
has a degree, diploma, certificate, or trade or apprenticeship certification that
took at least 2 years of studies
is from a recognized post-secondary institution in 1 of the 4 Atlantic provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or Newfoundland and Labrador)
was a full-time student for the entire time you were studying
lived in one of the following provinces for at least 16 months during the last 2 years before you graduated
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland and Labrador or
Prince Edward Island
had the visa or permit you needed to work, study or get training while you were in Canada
Educational requirements
You must have one of these:
If you have a job offer at the NOC 2021 TEER 0 or 1 category, you must have a one-year Canadian post-secondary educational credential or higher, or the equivalent from outside Canada.
If you have a job offer at the NOC 2021 TEER 2, 3 or 4 category, you must have a Canadian high school diploma, or the equivalent from outside Canada.
However, if you studied outside Canada, you need an educational credential assessment (ECA) to confirm that your studies are equal to or higher than the required level of education for your job offer.
Your ECA report must be less than 5 years old on the date we receive your application.
The educational credential must have been obtained within 24 months prior to the date you applied for permanent residence.
Language requirements
You must meet the minimum language requirements based on the NOC 2021 TEER category that applies to your job offer. This can either be the
Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) or
Niveaux de compรฉtence linguistique canadiens (NCLC)
The minimum language requirements for each NOC 2021 TEER category are
CLB/NCLC 5 for TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3
CLB/NCLC 4 for TEER 4
You must submit your results from a designated language testing organization with your application. These results must be less than 2 years old when you apply.
Find out more about language testing.
Settlement funds
You need to have enough money to support yourself and your family when you get to Canada. The amount you need depends on the size of your family. The size of your family also includes anyone you support who isnโt immigrating with you.
Learn how much money you should have when you arrive in Canada.
If youโre already living and working in Canada with a valid work permit, you donโt need to show proof of funds.
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ
Contact employers to get a job offer that meets the program requirements
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐
What you need to apply for permanent residence in Atlantic Canada under the program, including a settlement plan and certificate of endorsement
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
Get the forms you need to apply for permanent residence
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐
Find out if you can apply for a work permit while your permanent residence application is being processed
๐๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐
What to expect after you submit your permanent residence application, including biometrics and medical exams
๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ
Interview options inside Canada, what to expect when you arrive, and settling in Canada
Immigrate through the Atlantic Immigration Program
If your application is approved
Confirmation of Permanent Residence
If we approve your application, weโll send you a
Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR)
permanent resident visa (if youโre from a country that requires a visa)
Your COPR has information about who you are, as well as your photo.
Check to make sure your information is correct. It should be the same as the information on your passport. If thereโs a mistake on your COPR, contact us to let us know.
We canโt extend your COPR, so you should make sure to use it before it expires.
If youโre already in Canada
Make sure you keep your information up to date
Use the web form if you need to update your contact information or tell us about changes to your family situation (for example, marriage, birth, divorce or death).
You need to confirm your permanent resident status virtually
In most cases, we can confirm permanent resident (PR) status
without in-person interviews
through a secure online portal
You donโt have to do anything until we contact you using the email or phone number you provided.
Confirm your PR status through the Permanent Residence Portal
Youโll get emails from a mailbox ending in cic.gc.ca
asking you to confirm your email address
asking you to confirm that youโre physically in Canada
with information about the Permanent Residence Portal (and options if you canโt use it)
The portal is separate from your Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada secure account. Donโt create your own account in the portal as this can delay the process. Follow the instructions in the email we send, and weโll create an account for you.
Lean more about the Permanent Residence Portal.
You must tell us if you leave Canada before we grant you PR status.
If youโre outside Canada
When you arrive in Canada
You must have
your valid passport and/or travel documents
Your passport must be a regular, private citizen passport.
You canโt immigrate to Canada with a diplomatic, government service or public affairs passport.
your Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR)
your permanent resident visa (if we gave you one) or an electronic travel authorization (eTA) (electronically linked to your passport)
required if youโre from a visa-exempt country
proof that you have the funds to support yourself and your family after you arrive in Canada
We check your identity when you arrive in Canada
When you arrive in Canada, youโll meet an officer from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The officer will
make sure youโre entering Canada before or on the expiry date shown on your COPR
make sure that youโre the same person who was approved to travel to Canada (we may use your biometrics to do this)
ask to see your passport and other travel documents
ask you a few questions to make sure you still meet the terms to immigrate to Canada
The questions will be similar to the ones you answered when you applied.
We wonโt allow you into Canada if you
give false or incomplete information
donโt convince the officer that you meet the conditions to enter Canada
If we canโt verify your identity, you may be detained by a border services officer.
If the officer finds that youโre not admissible to Canada, you wonโt be allowed to enter Canada. If you came by air, youโll have to take a return flight to where you came from.
If youโre admissible and there are no problems when you arrive, the officer will
allow you to enter Canada as a permanent resident
confirm your Canadian mailing address where weโll mail your permanent resident card
If you change your address within 180 days of arriving in Canada, you must tell us using the Web form.
Children under 18 must meet the same entry requirements as adults. The border services officer may ask minor children to show other documents depending on whether the child is travelling alone or with someone.
Services to help you get settled in Canada
You completed a settlement plan as part of your application. The plan identifies settlement resources based on your needs and the community you are going to live in.
These free settlement services can help you and your family
find out more about living and working in Atlantic Canada
learn English and French
connect with others in your new community in Atlantic Canada
If youโre currently outside Canada and will be settling in a Francophone community, you can get settlement services in French before you arrive to help you prepare for your life in a Francophone community. For more information, please visit connexionsfrancophones.ca.
Permanent resident cards
Once you become a permanent resident, weโll make an e-COPR available to you in the portal to provide proof of your new status in Canada. In this portal, weโll also ask you to provide a photo so we can start the process of issuing your first PR card. You donโt need to apply for your first PR card.
While you wait for your PR card, you can use your signed COPR to
prove that youโre a permanent resident in Canada
apply for government benefits and services
Such as your social insurance number so you can work
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