The growth of Canada’s Rural & Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) has been hampered by travel restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
In Sudbury, Northern Ontario, just 39 workers have come in through the program, against an allocation of 150 in 2021. With families, the 39 workers have seen 80 people move to the area.
While officials say employers are interested in filling vacancies through the RNIP, travel restrictions have limited their ability to use the program.
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The RNIP designed to help bring new skilled worker immigrants to smaller communities.
The five-year federal immigration pilot is designed to help smaller communities with aging populations and labour shortages, which struggle to attract and retain new immigrants.
It is a community-driven program that aims to spread out the benefit of immigration.
To be included in the pilot, communities must:
1) Work Experience/International Student Exemption
Candidates must have qualifying work experience or have graduated from a publicly-funded post-secondary institution in the recommending community.
Work Experience
International Students
Candidates who are international students are exempt from needing work experience provided they meet the following requirements:
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
2) Language Requirements
Candidates must meet the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) based on the National Occupational Classification of their job.
The minimum language requirements for each NOC category are
3) Educational Requirements
Candidates must have a Canadian high school diploma or an equivalent foreign credential with an accredited educational credential assessment (ECA) report.
4) Settlement Funds
Candidates must prove they have enough money to support themselves and family members while they get settled in their community. This includes family members who may not be coming to Canada.
Candidates already working legally in Canada are exempt from settlement fund requirements.
Number of family members | Funds you need (in Canadian dollars) |
1 | $8,722 |
2 | $10,858 |
3 | $13,348 |
4 | $16,206 |
5 | $18,380 |
6 | $20,731 |
7 or more | $23,080 |
5) Intention to Reside
To participate in the pilot, you must plan to live in the community.
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