Atlantic Immigration Pilot for Employers - Designation
The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program is an employer-driven federal immigration pilot program designed to help you fill permanent labour shortages and skill gaps in your business by supporting foreign nationals for permanent residency. There are three different streams which aim to address different needs. The Atlantic High Skilled Program allows you to attract highly skilled individuals, the Atlantic Intermediate Skilled Program allows you to attract semi-skilled individuals, and the Atlantic International Graduate Program allows you to attract recent graduates from Atlantic Canada post-secondary institutions.
Am I eligible?
To be eligible to participate in the Pilot you must be a designated employer. To become a designated employer you must:
- Want to hire full-time, non-seasonal, international candidates
- Be in good standing with provincial and federal standards and legislation as per the program guidelines
- Demonstrate your preparedness to receive and meet the settlement needs of international candidate(s) and accompanying family members, and agree to do so
- Understand and agree to the reporting requirements for the program
What is the process?
The Pilot is a two-step process. The first step is to become designated. You will only need to be designated once, but you will be contacted annually by our office to update your file. The second step is to identify international candidates that you would like to support through this program and submitting an endorsement application to our office.
Atlantic Immigration Pilot For Employers – Endorsement
The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program is an employer-driven federal immigration pilot program designed to help you fill permanent labour shortages and skill gaps in your business by supporting foreign nationals for permanent residency. The Pilot is a two step process for employers, you must first become a designated employer and then submit a endorsement application for every foreign national you want to support through the program.
Am I eligible to endorse a foreign national?
To be eligible to endorse a foreign national you must be a designated employer.
What is the process?
You must first identify a foreign national that you want to endorse through the program and complete the job offer template
. The foreign national must then approach an approved Settlement Service Provider
with a copy of their job offer and your designation letter and get a settlement plan prepared. You must then submit the job offer, endorsement application, and settlement plan to their office.