Canada Atlantic Immigration Program
The Atlantic Immigration Program aims to attract qualified workers to Canada’s Atlantic provinces in order to boost economic growth. New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island are among the Atlantic provinces.
Atlantic Immigration Program Guide
Atlantic Immigration Program Guide
The Atlantic Immigration Program allows competent foreign workers and international graduates of a Canadian university to work and live in one of Canada’s four Atlantic provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or Newfoundland and Labrador. Employers can use the program to find eligible individuals for positions that they haven’t been able to fill locally.
How can I apply for Atlantic Immigration Program ?
Applicants must have a formal work offer to be eligible for the Atlantic Immigration Program. A Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is usually required in order to secure a genuine Canadian job offer for immigration purposes. The Atlantic Immigration Program does not require this. Instead, the job offer must come from a designated company.
The Atlantic Immigration Program began as a pilot program in 2017 and became permanent in January 2022. Each year, the AIP welcomes nearly 6,000 newcomers to the Atlantic provinces.
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Program Requirements – Communities
A community must have a population of 50,000 or less and be located at least 75 kilometers from the center of a census metropolitan area, or a population of 200,000 or less and be considered remote from other larger cities, in order to qualify.
Communities must be in one of the provinces or regions listed below:
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavut
- Ontario
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon
Communities must submit an economic development strategy that is backed up by a local economic development agency capable of running the pilot. Communities must also show that they possess work options for newcomers as well as the financial means to assist them in settling in.
