Rural Community Immigration Program (RCIP)

Overview

Rural Community Immigration Program (RCIP)

The Rural Community Immigration Pilot offers permanent residence (PR) to skilled workers who want to work and settle in rural and more remote communities.

They chose 14 communities who showed they can support and benefit from skilled migrants. They will approve certain employers to hire for jobs that they can't fill with local workers.

Communities

Participating Communities

• Pictou County, NS
• North Bay, ON
• Sudbury, ON
• Timmins, ON
• Sault Ste. Marie, ON
• Thunder Bay, ON
• Steinebach, MB
• Altona Rhineland, MB
• Brandon, MB
• Moose Jaw, SK
• Claresholm, AB
• West Kootenay, BC
• North Okanagan, BC
• Peace Liard, BC

Requirements

Eligibility Requirements

To apply for permanent residence under this pilot, you must:

• have a valid job offer from a designated employer in the community
• have at least 1 year (1,560 hours) of related work experience in the past 3 years
• prove your language abilities by taking an approved test
• have a Canadian educational credential or the foreign equivalent
• prove you have enough money to support yourself and your family