Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) Program: Community boundaries - Applications locked-in on or after September 23, 2022
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
Note: These instructions apply only to applications locked-in on or after September 23, 2022.
The boundaries for the participating communities under the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) Program are set out in column 2 of the schedule of the Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions with respect to the Rural and Northern Community Immigration Class.
A map of geographical boundaries of each community was created to illustrate the expanded community boundaries. The map is interactive and the applicant and employer’s address can be added to verify if the locations fall within the community boundaries. The geographic boundaries have been expanded for the following participating communities:
- North Bay, Ontario
- Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
- Sudbury, Ontario
- Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Timmins, Ontario
- Vernon, British Columbia
- West Kootenay, British Columbia
The community boundaries are further defined for the following communities:
Brandon, Manitoba
Communities in Manitoba within 55 km of downtown Brandon:
- Alexander
- Aweme
- Bradwardine
- Brandon
- Brandon Hills
- Cadurcis
- Carberry
- Cardale
- Chater
- Cornwallis (Municipality of)
- Deleau
- Douglas
- Dunrea
- Elgin
- Elton (Municipality of)
- Forrest
- Franklin
- Grassland (Municipality of)
- Glenboro–South Cypress (Municipality of)
- Griswold
- Hamiota (Municipality of)
- Kemnay
- Kenton
- Margaret
- Minnedosa
- Minto
- Minto–Odanah (Municipality of)
- Nesbitt
- Ninette
- North Cypress–Langford (Municipality of)
- Oak Lake
- Oakland–Wawanesa (Municipality of)
- Oak River
- Prairie Lakes (Municipality of)
- Rapid City
- Riverdale (Municipality of)
- Rivers
- Shilo
- Sifton (Municipality of)
- Sioux Valley
- Souris
- Souris–Glenwood (Municipality of)
- Treesbank
- Wallace–Woodworth (Municipality of)
- Wawanesa
- Whitehead (Municipality of)
Claresholm, Alberta
Communities in Alberta within 25 km of downtown Claresholm. Detailed community boundaries information to follow once processes are in place for this community.
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