Canada Rural And Northern Immigration Pilot-RNIP Latest Updates

Last Updated On 25 April 2024, 10:00 AM EDT (Toronto Time)

The Canada Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) is a community-driven initiative that facilitates permanent residency for skilled foreign labourers who wish to reside and work in one of the participating communities.

The Immigration Minister of Canada, Marc Miller, confirmed on March 6th that the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) will be made a permanent program.

Furthermore, he said that they will also be adding more communities to expand this program further.

In this article, we are enlisting the latest status updates from all the participating communities in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot.

North Bay, Ontario

The North Bay and Area Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) is currently accepting applications in 37 targeted occupations, with only 10 spots for open NOCs.

Only at the Community Recommendation Committee’s discretion will applicants with a job offer not on the above list be taken into consideration.

High-skilled positions being evaluated under the Open NOC include lawyers, contact centre supervisors, and chefs.

Sudbury, Ontario

The RNIP Program in Sudbury is currently accepting applications until the 2024 allocation is filled.

The Sudbury RNIP program will reserve 51 community recommendations for French-speaking applicants in 2024.

If these allocations are unfilled by the RNIP pilot’s final draw, all Sudbury RNIP applicants will have access to the recommendations.

Timmins, Ontario

Timmins RNIP is still accepting applications but has reached the maximum number of recommendations in NOC 60020, NOC 60030, NOC 62010, and NOC 62020 as of March 25, 2024.

A maximum of ten (10) recommendations in total in 2024 will be granted to candidates who receive job offers in the following fields:

Managers of retail and wholesale trade are subject to NOC 60020, managers of restaurants and food services to NOC 60030, supervisors of retail sales to NOC 62010, and supervisors of food services to NOC 62020.

Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon is currently accepting RNIP and has recently opened another Food Service Sector Intake Period on April 2.

Food Service Supervisors (62020), Cooks/Chefs (63200), Food & Beverage Servers (65200), and Front Counter Attendants / Kitchen Helpers (65201) are eligible occupations under the Food Service Sector.

For Brandon pandogram applicants, walk-in service is the only means of interacting with RNIP staff in person.

Brandon RNIP Walk-In Service is available from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm on the below-listed dates only:

March 7 and 21, 2024
April 4, 2024
May 2, 16 and 30, 2024
June 13 and 27, 2024
July 11 and 25, 2024

Altona/Rhineland, Manitoba

RNIP Altona Rhineland is currently accepting applications for the following active positions:

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Moose Jaw is accepting additional applications in 2024 only during the designated intake periods mentioned below until June 23rd:

Month	Starts	Ends
April	Monday, APRIL 15 12:00AM	Tuesday, APRIL 30 11:59PM
May	Friday, MAY 17 12:00AM	Friday, MAY 31 11:59PM
June	Monday, JUNE 10TH 12:00AM	Saturday, JUNE 23RD 11:59PM

Interested candidates can find and apply for jobs at www.saskjobs.ca, www.jobbank.gc.ca/home, www.indeed.ca or any other job portal.

West Kootenay (Trail, Castlegar, Rossland, Nelson), British Columbia

As per the most recent update in February, West Kootenay was accepting applications from candidates who had lived in the region for more than 6 months.

Furthermore, permanent residency applications from eligible candidates must be submitted prior to August 31, 2024, along with the community recommendation.

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

As per the official RNIP website for Sault Ste. Marie, the last update was done on February 27, 2024, stating that they are not accepting applications after March 8, 2024, 4:00 EST.

Thunder Bay, Ontario

Applications from employers and candidates are closed. All the RNIP candidates who are successful will receive an email notification.

Vernon, British Columbia

Applications are currently closed, with the last application window being until April 12th.

Should it be ascertained that further space is available for applications, an announcement of an additional application window will be made on the official website.

Claresholm, AB

Up-to-date information is not available on Claresholm RNIP website, so interested candidates can contact the administrative office via email at info@claresholm.ca

When will RNIP (Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot) end?

RNIP is set to end on August 31, 2024, with the following important dates to keep in mind:

July 31, 2024: Deadline for communities to recommend candidates
August 31, 2024: Deadline for candidates to submit a permanent residence application to IRCC

Will Canada make RNIP a permanent program?

Yes, the Immigration Minister confirmed on March 6, 2024, that they will be making the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot a permanent program since the pilot has been successful.

However, some elements of this program are yet to be finalized.

What are the 11 communities participating in RNIP?

Kamal Deep Singh, RCIC

Kamal Deep Singh, RCIC (Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant) licensed by CICC (formerly known as ICCRC) with member number R708618. He brings extensive knowledge of immigration law and new changes to rapidly evolving IRCC.