How to Apply for Canada Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program?

The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program is a three-year program announced by the Canadian government in alliance with the four Atlantic Provinces to meet the skilled labor shortage and support population growth. The program allows an employer to hire qualified skilled workers to fill up the job vacancies in their companies that cannot be filled up locally. The appeal of Atlantic charms apace with its easy-going way of life allures many working professionals globally to contrive a living here. A working professional may be based outside Canada or in Canada on a temporary basis. According to the updates from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) around 2000 candidates are expected to be enlisted for Permanent Residence through this program. The application process will be carried on for a span of three years to meet the local labor shortage demand.

The four Atlantic provinces are

·         Nova Scotia

·         New Brunswick

·         Newfoundland and Labrador

·         Prince Edward Island

The ever diminishing work force due to aging population and movement of migrants to other prospective parts of Canada has potshot the necessity for immigrants to settle here permanently. The key requirement for qualifying this program is to bag a Canadian job offer. The program is fairly segregated into three new streams mentioned below

·         Atlantic High Skilled Program

·         Atlantic Intermediate Skilled Program

·         Atlantic International Graduate Program

AIPP – An Employer Driven Process

The program is a ton different from the Express Entry program where you complete with a pool of candidate based on Comprehensive Ranking System. The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program is basically employer driven. Here under this program, the employers must apply to get the designated status in order to be eligible to hire a potential candidate. Only if they have become designated employers, they are allowed to hire overseas skilled workers to fill up the job positions in the Atlantic provinces. So when you migrate you know you have a job offer. Further to it, the employer does not require to obtain a Labor Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to offer a job to a prospective candidate.

Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program Process Fee

The application processing fee is CAD550 and the permanent residence fee is CAD 490 for the primary applicant. For spouse the same fees are applicable. The permanent residence fee can be paid later. However, it is good to pay the fees together to dodge any delays in the process. For a dependent child the fee is CAD 150. In case if you are required to provide your biometrics per head the fee will be CAD 85. For a family of 2 and above the fee will be CAD 170. The fees can be paid online. You must keep a receipt of the fee payment and attach a copy of it along with the AIPP application set before dispatching to Canada for processing.