To fulfill their shortage of labor and talent, small Canadian communities can get skilled immigrants to come and work for them. It’s done through the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP), specifically designed to help small Canadian communities with a struggling workforce.
What is Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP)?
The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) is a new program launched in 2019 developed to help bring new immigrants to rural areas of Canada in order to stimulate economic growth in these areas.
It is a community-driven program that helps to address the labour market needs of smaller communities. People who may have a hard time immigrating to Canada through Express entry may find this program a better alternative.
This program includes communities across Canada including Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon. The communities get to fulfill their labor shortage to meet the demands of a rapidly growing population. The immigrants get the opportunity to work in Canada and get permanent residence here.
Which communities are included in this pilot?
To be included in the RNIP program, a community has to complete one of the two below-mentioned requirements.
- It must have a population of 50,000 or less. Plus, it must be located at least 75km away from the core of a Census Metropolitan Area.
- It must have a population of more than 200,000 but still considered a remote area, having no direct link to other larger cities. This criterion is determined by the Statistics Canada Remoteness Index.
Requirements for RNIP
To be eligible for RNIP, you need to meet the following requirements.
- You must either have qualifying work experience or must have graduated from a publicly funded post-secondary institution in the community you want to apply for.
- You must meet the minimum education requirements for IRCC eligibility. That means you must have a Canadian secondary school diploma, or post-secondary school’s diploma, certificate, or degree, or an educational credential assessment report.
- You must meet the minimum language requirements based on the NOC category.
- You must provide evidence that you have enough finances to support yourself during your stay in the community.
- You must meet the community’s specific requirements.
- You must intend to live in the given community and get permanent residence.
Work Experience Requirements
As mentioned in the previous section, you need qualifying work experience to be eligible for permanent residence. Here’s how a qualifying work experience is defined.
- Your work experience in the last 3 years should be at least 1 year.
- The total work hours should be 1,560 hours or more.
- The hours from full-time and part-time jobs, both count towards your total number of hours.
- The hours should all come from the same occupation. However, the employers can be different, i.e., the hours you worked with different employers count towards your total number of hours.
- The hours can be of work experience inside or outside of Canada.
- Unpaid internships and unpaid jobs don’t count, i.e., you can’t count in hours you were not paid for.
- If you were self-employed in the said occupation, the hours don’t count.
- Your work experience should include all of the essential duties mentioned in your NOC.
- Your work experience should also include most of the main duties mentioned in your NOC.
- You must have experience in the lead activities mentioned in your NOC.
What is the process to get permanent residence under this pilot?
Here are the steps involved if you would like to get Canadian permanent residence under RNIP.
- Make sure you have completed all the IRCC requirements.
- Make sure you have completed any community-specific requirements.
- Go online and find a job whose employer is located in one of the eligible communities.
- Apply for the job.
- Get selected by the employer and receive a job offer from them.
- Once you have landed the job offer, submit your application for recommendation to the community in question.
- If the community selects and recommends you, you’re now eligible for submitting an application for permanent residence.
Educational Video about the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program
The video below will show you the steps you need to take to become a Canadian Permanent Resident under the RIPP.
- Understand the complete application process of RNIP program
- Develop a strategic plan that you can lay out and implement immediately after watching the video
- Be able to prepare yourself for the application and stand out of the crowd
- Learn the different communities and how to apply for each of them
- Learn the eligibility criteria and find out that it is very lenient
- Learn the very fact to help you get the job you wanted by creating powerful resume and cover letter
- Learn how to create effective resume and cover letter
- Learn about the IELTS requirement
- Learn about the Education requirement
- Learn the Proof of Funds requirement
- Best Strategy in finding out an employer from the community
- Be very knowledgeable with the program and decide the best route to Canada for yourself and your entire family
- The employers from the communities
- Learn how this program is one of the easiest and lenient immigration programs and more
Here’s an Educational Video about the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program
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