Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot

Note! Exemption if you have accumulated work experience over a long length of time.

You are now free from the requirement to collect work experience over a continuous period due to interruptions caused by the COVID-19 epidemic. You can now accrue qualifying work experience of at least one year of full-time work (or an equivalent amount of part-time work) within the last three years, whether that work experience was continuous or not. This exemption covers any employment interruptions that occurred in the three years leading up to your permanent residency application. It does not have to be due to a COVID-19-related work halt.

All other work experience and qualifying conditions must be met as well.

Unless you’re exempt, you’ll require one year of continuous work experience (at least 1,560 hours) in the previous three years.

To figure out how many hours you’ve worked, use the formula below.
– Sum-up the number of hours worked in part-time and full-time employment
    – The hours might be split across multiple occupations and employers.
    – The hours must be spread out across at least a 12-month period.
    – Inside or outside of Canada, the hours can be set.
    – You must have been permitted to work in Canada if you worked there.

– Hours for which you weren’t compensated for are not counted (such as volunteering or unpaid internships)
– Self-employed hours are not considered.

If you work for more than one company or in more than one occupation;
Your work experience must meet the National Occupational Classification (NOC) skill level requirements specified in the job offer:

• NOC 0 job offer: your work experience must be in NOC 0 or A
• NOC A job offer: your work experience must be in NOC 0, A or B
• NOC B job offer: your work experience must be in NOC A, B or C
• NOC C job offer: your work experience must be in NOC B or C
• NOC D job offer: your work experience must be in NOC D

You must have prior work experience.

– The functions stated in the lead statement of your NOC cover the majority of the main duties
– The activities listed in the lead statement of your NOC.
You can find out what responsibilities your job entails by looking up your job title on the NOC website.

If you’re an international graduate with no work experience, you don’t have to meet the standards if

– You have a degree, diploma, certificate, or trade or apprenticeship certification from a recognized post-secondary institution in one of the four Atlantic provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or Newfoundland and Labrador).
– You were 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 two years before you graduated; New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or Newfoundland and Labrador
– Possessed the visas or permits you required to work, study, or train in Canada.

Based on the NOC category that your job offer falls into, you must meet the minimum language standards. This could be one of two possibilities.
– Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC)

Each NOC category has its own set of language requirements.

– CLB/NCLC 5 for NOC 0, A and B
– CLB/NCLC 4 for NOC C

With your application, you must include the results of a designated language testing organization. When you apply, these results must be less than two years old.
To learn more about language testing

When you arrive in Canada, you must have enough money to maintain yourself and your family. The amount you will require is determined by the size of your family. Anyone you support who isn’t immigrating with you counts as part of your family.

Our immigration specialist will help you in finding out how much money you should bring with you to Canada.

You don’t need to produce proof of finances if you’re already living and working in Canada with a valid work permit.