Eligible industries and occupations

To apply to the Agri-Food Pilot, you need to

• show eligible work experience in an eligible industry and eligible occupation
• have a job offer for full-time, non-seasonal work in an eligible industry and occupation in Canada (outside of Quebec)
  • If you reside in Canada when you submit your application, you can choose to meet either the job offer requirement or the educational requirement.

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 under the pilot are:

• meat product manufacturing (NAICS 3116)
• greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production, including mushroom production (NAICS 1114)
• animal production, excluding aquaculture
  • cattle ranching and farming (NAICS 1121)
  • hog and pig farming (NAICS 1122)
  • poultry and egg production (NAICS 1123)
  • sheep and goat farming (NAICS 1124)
  • other animal production (NAICS 1129)

Eligible occupations

Occupations are classified by the National Occupational Classification (NOC) code. You can check the duties for each occupation by searching the NOC website.

Eligible occupations for each eligible industry are listed below.

Eligible occupations for meat product manufacturing (NAICS 3116)

• NOC 63201 - Butchers - retail and wholesale
• NOC 65202 - Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale
• NOC 94141 - Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
• NOC 82030 - Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
• NOC 84120 - Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
• NOC 85100 - Livestock labourers
• NOC 95106 - Labourers in food and beverage processing

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

• NOC 82030 - Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
• NOC 84120 - Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
• NOC 85100 - Livestock labourers
• NOC 85101 - Harvesting labourers

Eligible occupations for animal production, excluding aquaculture (NAICS 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124 and 1129)

• NOC 82030 - Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
• NOC 84120 - Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
• NOC 85100 - Livestock labourers
• NOC 85101 - Harvesting labourers

Annual application limits

We will process a maximum limit of 2,750 applications each year. We no longer use annual limits for individual occupations.

Starting on January 1 of each year, we’ll process applications on a first-come, first-served basis.

If we reject your application because the annual limit has been reached, we’ll refund your application fees.