Atlantic Pilot Program

The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program is an employee-driven program that is designed to help meet the rising demand of the Canadian labor market in the region of Atlantic Canada with the help of Canada Immigration experts.

The pilot, launched in 2017, helps employers in Atlantic Canada hire foreign skilled workers who want to immigrate to Atlantic Canada and international graduates who want to stay in Atlantic Canada after they graduate. Due to its success, the government has committed to making this pilot a permanent program. It will continue to be a flagship regional economic immigration program, complementing the provincial nominee programs in each Atlantic province.

The Atlantic Immigration Pilot is a fast-track immigration program that allows employers in Canada's four Atlantic provinces — Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island — to hire foreign nationals for jobs they haven’t been able to fill locally.

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To apply under AIPP, you need to get a job offer from an employer. You may apply both from within Canada and from abroad. Employers can hire you through one of these three immigration programs:

Atlantic High-Skilled Program;

Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Program;

Atlantic International Graduate Program.

The requirements of each of these programs differ and may involve your skills level, your experience, your English/French proficiency, your ability to support your family in Canada financially, your intent to reside in the Atlantic province.

If you eligible under two or more of these programs, you should still select the one that meets your backgrounds the most.

Your job offer must come from an employer designated by one of these provinces. The employer must meet the requirements of the program that you apply under. The designated and endorsed employer does not have to perform an LMIA for the employee that they invite.

Under Atlantic Immigration Pilot program, you must also take the English/French test and have your educational credentials assessed.

After you get the job offer, you must also enlist the help of a settlement service provider organization that will help you prepare a plan for settlement in Canada. You must then provide this settlement plan to your employer.

After your settlement plan is done, you must be endorsed by an Atlantic province. With the Certificate of Endorsement, a job offer, and other supporting documents (settlement plan, educational credential assessment, language test results, proof that you have enough funds etc.), you may file an application for permanent residence in Canada.

At Hatch Immigration Consultancy, we can do all the paperwork associated with your application. We will help you determine eligibility, gather the documents, pay the fees and, most importantly, complete the application forms. We will make sure that you are all set to get your Permanent Resident status through employment in Atlantic Canadian provinces.
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Other Ways to Immigrate to Atlantic Canada

The Atlantic provinces have already been active in immigration over recent years, principally through the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Through these programs, the provinces have been able to welcome a wide range of skilled workers, graduates who have studied in Canada, and business immigrants such as entrepreneurs. Since 2015, each Atlantic province has created at least one PNP stream aligned with the federal Express Entry system, allowing candidates in the Express Entry pool who are also eligible to immigrate through one of these streams to submit an application to immigrate to the given province.

Currently, the Atlantic PNP options include:

Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP)

New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP)

Newfoundland And Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP)

Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP)