Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program
(AIPP)
AIPP is an employer-driven immigration program
designed to help the employers in Atlantic Canada to hire skilled candidates
that they have not been able to find locally.
The Atlantic Immigration Pilot is a fast-track
immigration program that allows employers in Canada's four Atlantic provinces —
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island
— to hire foreign nationals for jobs they haven’t been able to fill locally.
The program was initiated in 2017 for immigrants and
their families to work and settle in Canada. It is a highly successful program
where updating and adjustments had been made from time to time to
include changes as per the market requirement. The Atlantic immigration pilot
program provinces have therefore agreed to extend the program till 2021.
Experts opine that the Canadian federal government aims to offer job
opportunities to as many as 7,000 immigrants through AIPP by 2021.
About the AIPP
The AIPP is mutually beneficial platform that supports both immigrants
and Canadian employers seeking young skilled workers and professionals to run
industries and manufacturing units efficiently. Every year Canadian employers
assess several applications of immigrant seekers and recruit them based on
qualification, work experience and demand of Labour markets.
The AIPP focus five areas where job opportunities and growth is plenty.
These sectors are trade and investment; entrepreneurship and innovation;
skill-based industries; real estate and infrastructure development; and growth
based units having environmental centric norms and compliance mechanisms.
There is no points system under the Atlantic
Immigration Pilot, and the program operates on a first-come, first-served
basis.
The AIPP has two sub-programs for skilled
workers and one sub-program for international student graduates
·
Atlantic High-Skilled Program (AHSP):
This is meant for skilled workers who have completed the high school
education and have got one year fulltime job offer in NOC skill type/level “O” (management
jobs), NOC skill type/level “A” (professional jobs) or NOC skill type/level “B”
(technical jobs and skilled trades) from any
of the Atlantic Provinces.
· Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Program (AISP):
This program is for those applicants who have
got one year full time job offer in NOC skill type/level O, A, B or C (job that
usually requires a secondary education and/or job-specific training) from any
of the Atlantic Province.
These two programs attract a large number of professionals and skilled workers to work and settle in Atlantic province.
·
Atlantic International Graduate Program (AIGP):
This program
helps international students in Canada or those who have secured degree from
recognized Canadian institutes to secure Canada Permanent Residence without
having relevant work experience.
The work experience, education, and job offer required will depend on whether the
individual is applying as
a worker or as an international student graduate. The other requirements are
the same for both.
Below table shows key Eligibility
Requirements of AIPP
Eligibility Parameters |
Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Program (AISP) |
Atlantic High-Skilled Program (AHSP) |
Atlantic International Graduate Program (AIGP) |
Job offer from a designated employer |
Full time |
Full time |
Full time |
Indeterminate |
One-year contract |
One-year contract |
|
NOC 0, A, B or C |
NOC 0, A or B |
NOC 0, A, B or C |
|
Skilled work experience |
One year in occupation related to job offer |
N/A |
|
Education |
Completion of at least high school |
Two-year post-secondary diploma from a publicly
funded learning institution in the Atlantic region, obtained within the 12
months before the
submission of the application for permanent residence. |
|
Educational Credential Assessment or Canadian
credential is required |
|||
Language |
Level 4 of the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB)
in English or in
French |
||
Provincial endorsement |
Letter of endorsement |
The documents required
for the AIPP
· Identity documents (like a valid passport)
· Language Test result (IELTS or TEF)
· Canadian High School diploma or an
Educational Credentials Assessment (ECA) to confirm Canadian equivalency of
your education
· Proof of funds
· Letters of employment
· Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) &
Medical Certificate
· Certificate of Endorsement
· A valid settlement plan
All these documents ready when you submit your application for PR Visa
Other ways to immigrate
to Atlantic Canada
The Atlantic provinces have already been
active in immigration over recent years, principally through the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Through these programs, the provinces
have been able to welcome a wide range of skilled workers, graduates who have
studied in Canada, and business immigrants such as entrepreneurs.
Since 2015, each Atlantic province has created
at least one PNP stream aligned with the federal Express Entry system,
allowing candidates in the Express Entry pool who are also eligible to
immigrate through one of these streams to submit an application to immigrate to
the given province.
Currently, the Atlantic PNP options include:
·
Nova Scotia Nominee
Program (NSNP)
·
New Brunswick
Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP)
·
Newfoundland And
Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP)
·
Prince Edward
Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP)
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