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About the pilot

The Agri-Food Immigration Pilot helps address the labour needs of the Canadian agri-food sector by testing a new industry-specific approach.

The pilot is designed to help address the labour needs of the Canadian agri-food sector, particularly in year-round mushroom and greenhouse crop production, meat processing and livestock raising industries, and attract experienced, non-seasonal workers who can settle in Canada.

This pilot will run until March 2023.

About the process

To apply for permanent residence through the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot, you need eligible Canadian work experience, and a job offer from a Canadian employer in one of the industries and occupations listed as eligible for the pilot

Additional details on how to apply for permanent residence through this pilot will be available in March 2020.

Eligible industries

Industries are classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). You can see specific industry definitions by searching the industry codes below on the NAICS website.

Your employer needs to include the industry code in your job offer. 

Eligible industries for the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot are

meat product manufacturing (NAICS 3116)

greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production, including mushroom production (NAICS 1114)

animal production, excluding aquaculture (NAICS 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124 or 1129)

Eligible jobs under the pilot program

Eligible jobs for the pilot are classified by the National Occupational Classification (NOC) code. You can see the duties for each job by searching the National Occupational Classification website.

Eligible jobs for each eligible industry are listed below.

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For meat product manufacturing (NAICS 3116), eligible jobs are:

NOC B 6331 - Retail butchers

NOC C 9462 - Industrial butchers

NOC B 8252 - Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers

NOC D 9617 - Food processing labourers

For greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production, including mushroom production (NAICS 1114), eligible jobs are:

NOC B 8252 - Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers

NOC C 8431 - General farm workers

NOC D 8611 - Harvesting labourers

For animal production, excluding aquaculture (NAICS 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124 and 1129), eligible jobs are:

NOC B 8252 - Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers

NOC C 8431 - General farm workers

Application limits by occupation

There are annual limits on the number of applications that are processed for each occupation.

Starting on January 1 of each year, applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. This pilot will last for 3 years. For the first and final years of the pilot, the annual limits are adjusted based on the remaining period for that year under the pilot.

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must

• have qualifying work experience

• have a qualifying job offer

• meet or exceed the minimum language requirements

• meet or exceed the educational requirements

• prove you have enough money to settle in the community

Work experience

You must have Canadian work experience.

Your Canadian work experience must be

• 1 year of non-seasonal, full-time work (at least 1,560 hours in the past 3 years), and

• in an eligible occupation within an eligible industry, and

• through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program

A Labour Market Impact Assessment with a minimum 12-month duration must have been submitted by your employer when hiring you. (If you’re not sure, you can ask your former employer about the duration.)

Job offer

You must have a genuine job offer.

The job you’re offered must meet all of these requirements:

• The job must be in an eligible occupation within an eligible industry.

• The job must be full-time.

  This means you work at least 30 paid hours per week.

• The job must be non-seasonal.

  In general, this means you have consistent and regularly scheduled paid employment throughout the year.

• Your employment is permanent.

  This means that there is no set end date.

• The wage must meet or exceed the Job Bank’s prevailing wage for your job offer’s occupation in the province of employment (or at the national level if no provincial rate is available).

• Your job offer must be for a job in Canada but outside of Quebec.

Language requirements

You must prove your ability in English or French.

The minimum language requirements for the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot are CLB/NCLC Level 4 in

reading

writing

speaking

listening

You must submit your results from an approved language test. These results must be less than 2 years old when you apply.

Educational requirements

You must have at least:

a Canadian high school diploma, or

an educational credential assessment (ECA) report, from a designated organization or professional body, showing that you completed a foreign credential at the secondary school level or above

The ECA report must be less than 5 years old on the date of your application.

The original ECA report must have been issued on or after the date the organization was designated.

Settlement funds

If applicable, you must prove you have enough money to get settled in Canada. You’ll need to support yourself and any family members you may have, even if they’re not coming to Canada with you.

Those already working in Canada with a valid work permit are not required to provide proof of funds.

(Source: IRCC)