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The Atlantic Immigration Program provides a path to permanent residence for international graduates and skilled foreign workers of Canadian institutions who want to work and live in one of Canada's four Atlantic provinces including New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, or Newfoundland and Labrador.The program assists employers in hiring qualified candidates for jobs that have not been filled locally. The Atlantic Immigration Program was established to replace the Atlantic Immigration Pilot. You can apply for permanent residence through the program. Check out more details right below.
Eligibility for Atlantic Immigration Program
Employers who are experiencing a shortage must first become "designated" before the province will "endorse" their positions. Once you are designated, you are able to hire applicants for the Atlantic Immigration Program
Employers' designations must be approved by the province. Once the employer is identified, they can ask the province to approve a job for a foreign worker by submitting an application. The foreign worker(s) identified by the employer may apply directly to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada for permanent residency through the Atlantic Immigration Program once the employer position(s) have been endorsed. While awaiting permanent residency, the foreign worker may also get a temporary work permit.
Process
Step 1: Employer Designation
In order to be designated, your organization must:Not violet the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) or the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA)
Be in good standing and abide by legislation governing occupational health and safety and employment standards
Be in good standing and abide by legislation governing occupational health and safety and employment standards.
Not hire or recruit workers with the intention of creating a pool of applicants that can be later transferred or contracted out to different businesses for staffing needs.
Either be able to demonstrate continuous, active operation in another location with confirmation of approval from the province in which you are applying for designation, or have been in continuous, active operation under the same management for at least 2 years in one of the Atlantic provinces.
Help your candidates access settlement services by working with a New Brunswick provider organization.
Involve to attend the onboarding training
Make a commitment to attending the intercultural competency training, unless the province exempts you. During the intake conversation, a New Brunswick workforce attraction officer will let you know if you need to take the training.
Step 2: Employer Position Endorsement
In order to have a position endorsed, an employer must:Obtain New Brunswick's designation
Show that local hiring efforts have been unsuccessful
Appoint a foreign employee
Offer a legitimate, full-time, non-seasonal job that is also endorsed by the foreign worker
Render an individual settlement plan, co-signed by the foreign worker, through one of New Brunswick's settlement service providers.
Complete the required onboarding training
Accomplish the intercultural competency training, unless the province exempts you
Step 3: Foreign Worker Immigration Application
Foreign workers who wish to apply for permanent residency must:Possess a valid endorsement certificate from New Brunswick.For foreign workers who need work permits, the Province must issue a work permit referral letter. Employers who are assisting with work permit applications must register with the federal employer portal, submit a job offer, and pay a compliance fee.You have to make sure that you submit a complete application to IRCC which constitutes detailed reference letters showing you have met the description of the NOC's lead statement, proof of education accompanied by an Education Credential Assessment or Canadian equivalency, and a valid language assessment with qualifying language scores.
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