Rural Northern Immigration Pilot
Rural Northern Immigration Pilot
The overwhelming majority of immigrant move to Canada to live in the big cities – Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal.
However, the need for skilled immigrants is much stronger in many other communities across Canada, as they experience shortages of skilled workers in local industries.
The Rural Northern Immigration Pilot program (rnip) is a community-driven program. This means that the applicants must possess skills needed in local communities and they must demonstrate an intention to stay in the community once their application is approved.
Overall, there are 5 steps to apply for RNIP:
- Find out if you’re eligible to apply.
- Find a job in the community and get a job offer.
- Submit the application to the community.
- Gather your documents.
- Apply for permanent residence.
Your eligibility depends on your education, work experience, language skills, intention to stay in the community and the ability to support yourself financially for the time it takes you to establish yourself in Canada. You can review general eligibility requirements for RNIP on the government website. Unfortunately, you cannot be self-employed if applying under the pilot program.
In order to avoid disappointment and speed up the application process, you should write your language test and do the assessment of your education credentials early on in the process. This is important because you may think you qualify for the program because you have a degree, or you worked abroad and you speak English well. However, there is always a chance that your foreign degree may not be recognized. Moreover, even some native speakers don’t score high on the language test without any preparation. So, if you think you qualify and you have your heart set on immigrating to Canada, it might be worth investing in these two.
You will need to review the websites of individual communities to find out in what industry your work experience should be. In general, individuals already living in the communities have greater flexibility in terms of their occupation.
Once you meet the eligibility requirements, you will need to find a job. Go to the website to find instructions on what jobs you can apply for. In general, you will have to contact the employer and fill out the application yourself, since the communities do not offer job matching services. Make sure you do some searching on how to format your resume and cover letter the Canadian way – it may be different from the way it’s done in your home country.
Rural Northern Immigration Pilot
Once the employer is ready to hire you and they provide you with a job offer, you will need to apply for the community recommendation. This would normally include the proof of your eligibility as well as the rural and northern immigration pilot. community interest form that shows proof of any ties you have to the community. The ties to the community could be anything from previous work or study to visits and having relatives living in the community.
If the community approves your application, you can use it to apply for permanent residence.
You can review the Rural Northern Immigration Pilot application forms and instructions on the government website. Use the application guide for Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot step by step instructions. If you haven’t started gathering your documents, you should do it as soon as possible in order to ensure that your documents don’t expire at the time of the application.
Also, if you cannot wait to start your life in Canada, you have the option of applying for a work permit – this will allow you to move to Canada while your Rural Northern Immigration Pilot program application is being processed and start settling into the community. You will only be able to work the job that gave you the job offer, and the duration of the permit is one year. If you have a family, they can accompany you and work full-time in the same community as you. Remember that if you or some of your family members have criminal history or a serious medical condition, your application might be delayed or you may not be eligible to apply. Contact our team of registered immigration consultants to find out what family member would be examined for your application, and whether they’re eligible to apply.
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