This pathway is targeted on foreign skilled workers and international students who completed their education from Canadian institutions and wish to acquire permanent residency to work and live in 4 Canada’s Atlantic provinces that is New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland and Labrador. With the help of this program, qualified candidates for jobs that were not filled locally. This program was a replacement for Atlantic Immigration Pilot and is open now and inviting candidates who wish to gain a permanent residency. This program having a 6 months processing time is an employer-driven program designed to help employers in Atlantic Canada hire qualified candidates who can secure a job offer from a designated employer in Atlantic Canadian Province.
The process takes you through a process of steps starting with Endorsement. This is when a designated AIP employer offers you a job followed by a settlement service that connects you with a settlement plan. Once you receive a settlement plan you will have to send it to your designated employer and thereafter they send an application for endorsement to the department. They will issue a provincial endorsement certificate and may also receive a work permit support letter.
The second process is to submit your Immigration application. This process requires you to submit your permanent residence application, endorsement certificate and any other necessary documents to IRCC. Then it is the IRCC that reviews and processes your PR application. Meanwhile, you could also apply for a work permit if required. Upon approval, you can travel to Atlantic Canada to live, settle and work. As needed you will get support from your employer as well as from your settlement service provider.
