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Updated on May 3, 2024
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The Atlantic Immigration Program was first launched as a pilot program. Through the Atlantic Immigration Program, skilled workers with a job offer in Atlantic Canada, plus accompanying family members, immigrate to a region of Canada that is attempting to attract more immigrants to help communities thrive, businesses prosper, and bolster the population.
Atlantic Canada comprises the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island (PEI), and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Applicants with a job offer from an approved employer are in a position to move to one of these provinces, as long as they fulfil other criteria. Applicants also require provincial endorsement before submitting an application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Applicants who receive a job offer from a designated employer and a referral letter, issued by one of the Atlantic provinces, may be eligible to apply for a one-year Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)-exempt employer-specific work permit.
Since 2017, participating employers have made thousands of job offers in key sectors, including health care, accommodations, food services, and manufacturing. The fact that the Atlantic Immigration Program facilitates a match between skilled workers and employers helps to keep the retention rate 鈥 the portion of program participants who actually stay in the region longer than one year 鈥 above 90 percent, far higher than for other programs.
There are a couple of minor changes to the Atlantic Immigration Program as it shifts from pilot to permanent status. The changes include clarifying roles between partners, increasing employer support through training, and strengthening program requirements to ensure newcomers can successfully establish themselves in the region.
Otherwise, Atlantic Immigration Program requirements remain much the same as before.
“Over the past few years, the Atlantic Immigration Pilot has made an incredible difference in communities across our region,” said Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Sean Fraser, himself an Atlantic Canadian from Nova Scotia. “It has brought us the resource we need most: more people. They’re skilled, they’re young and they’re staying. Now, we’re doubling down on what works by making it permanent, so we can continue attracting the best and brightest to our region and build a vibrant, prosperous future for Atlantic Canada.”
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There is no points system under the Atlantic Immigration Program, and the program operates on a first-come, first-served basis.
To apply to the Atlantic Immigration Program, you need to be either:
You may apply from within Canada or abroad, however, you must meet the requirements of the following broad categories:
Once you meet all these criteria, you may start looking for a job with a聽. More details on eligibility criteria is available below.
You must have worked at least 1,560 hours, which equates to one year of full time work experience of 30 hours per week, within the past five years. Volunteering, unpaid internships, and self employment do not count.
To calculate your hours, you can:
Your work experience should fall under one of these聽聽2021 Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) categories:
Your work experience must include the actions in the description of your NOC and most of the main duties of your NOC.
You don鈥檛 need to meet the work experience requirements if you鈥檙e an international graduate who:
Education requirements depend on your job offer. If your job is in:
If you studied outside Canada, you need an聽聽(ECA) to confirm that your studies are equal to or higher than the required level of education for your job offer. IRCC will only accept your ECA report if it is less than five years old.
Your language requirement depends on what TEER category your job offer falls under.
English language requirements are measured according to the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) and the聽Niveaux de comp茅tence linguistique canadiens聽(NCLC) covers French language requirements.
The minimum language requirements for each TEER category are:
You must submit your results from a designated language testing organization with your application. These results must be less than two years old when you apply.
If you鈥檙e already living and working in Canada with a valid work permit, you聽don鈥檛聽need to show proof of funds.
The amount of money you need to support yourself and your family in Canada depends on how big your family is. IRCC changes the requirement every year, based on 12.5% of the low-income cut off totals. More on settlement funds can be found on the聽.
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In addition to the Atlantic Immigration Program, the Atlantic provinces also operate distinct Provincial Nominee Programs, through which they may nominate people already in their province and around the world for permanent residence based on criteria set locally. Those programs include:
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