Few months ago, representatives from New Brunswick Provincial Government were in the Philippines to promote the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Project. This program aims to attract immigrants to settle in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island).
Today, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced that Atlantic Immigration Pilot Applications Are Now Being Accepted!
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/atlantic/
The Atlantic Immigration Pilot has three streams:
Atlantic High-Skilled Program
Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Program
Atlantic International Graduate Program
The work experience, education, and job offer you need will depend on whether you are applying as a worker or an international student graduate. The other requirements are the same for both.
Eligibility Requirements for Atlantic Immigration Pilot:
A. WORK EXPERIENCE
experience required for International Student Graduates
For Skilled Workers, You must have worked at least one year (1,560 hours total or 30 hours per week) within the last three years. It can be full-time, non-continuous, or part-time, as long as it adds up to 1,560 hours. The experience can be gained from inside or outside Canada.
B. EDUCATION
For Skilled Workers, the minimum requirement is Canadian Secondary (High School) Diploma or its equivalent
For International Student Graduates, a minimum 2 year degree, diploma, certificate, or trade or apprenticeship credential from a recognized publicly-funded institution in an Atlantic province; been a full-time student in Canada for at least two years; graduated in the last 12 months when you apply; lived in one of the Atlantic provinces for at least 16 months in the last 2 years before you graduated and had the visa or permit needed to work, study or train in Canada. English or French second language courses for more than half of the program
C. JOB OFFER
Your job offer does not need to be in the same occupation as your past work experience. However, you need to meet employment requirements for the job you are offered. LMIA is NOT required.
Job offers for high-skilled workers must be skill type/level 0, A, or B and must last at least one year
Job offers for intermediate-skilled workers must be skill type/level 0, A, B, or C and must be indeterminate (permanent)
Job offers for international graduates must be skill type/level 0, A, B, or C and must last at least one year
D. LANGUAGE
Your results must be less than two years old when you apply. You must:
have at least a level four (4) in the Canadian Language Benchmarks in English or the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens in French, and
take an approved language test that shows you meet the level for speaking, listening, reading and writing.
E. PROOF OF FUNDS
You will need to show that you have enough money to support yourself and your family after you immigrate. The amount you need depends on the size of your family and includes family members you support that are not immigrating with you.
You do not need to show proof if you are already living and working in Canada with a valid work permit.
It is not mandatory to hire an Immigration Lawyer/Consultant to apply for permanent residence in Canada. Information on how to apply under Atlantic Immigration Pilot is available at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/atlantic/
But if you need help, you can bank on Canadian Immigration Consultancy's almost 30 years of experience in Canadian Visa Processing.
Interested to Study, Work and Live in Canada? Here's what you may do:
Talk to us. We can talk about your plan over the phone
We also do FREE Online Assessment
You may attend one of our information sessions
Or send resume to canada@proimmigrationadvisers.com
Here's why immigration is desperately needed in Atlantic Canada.