Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot: about the pilot

About the pilot

The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot is a community-driven program. It’s designed to spread the benefits of economic immigration to smaller communities by creating a path to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers who want to work and live in one of the participating communities.

About the process

There are 4 steps to applying for permanent residence under this pilot.

Each community will also have its own

additional eligibility requirements

job search process

community recommendation application process

This information will be available on its website.

Participating communities