Make a job offer

The Atlantic Immigration Program has its own requirements for hiring candidates. You must ensure your job offer meet all the requirements of the program.

1. Meet the job offer requirements

   As an employer, you must ensure that the job you’re offering is

   • full time
   • non-seasonal
   • at least 1 year in duration (1 year from the time the candidate becomes a permanent resident) if you’re offering a NOC 2021 TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 category job
   • a permanent position if you’re offering a NOC 2021 TEER 4 category job
   • at the same skill level as, or higher than, the work experience that qualifies the candidate for the position (refer to the table below), unless they are an international student who has graduated from a recognized post-secondary institution in Atlantic Canada

   For certain health care sector occupations, you don’t need to have a job offer at the same skill level as, or higher than, the qualifying work experience. Work experience in NOC 32101 (licensed practical nurses) and NOC 31301 (registered nurses) can be used as qualifying work experience if you have a job offer in NOC 33102 (nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates) or NOC 44101 (home health care workers).

   NOC 2021 TEER job offer category and qualifying work experience requirement

   NOC 2021 TEER job offer category	Work experience requirement
   TEER 0	TEER 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
   TEER 1	TEER 1, 2, 3, 4
   TEER 2	TEER 2, 3, 4
   TEER 3	TEER 3, 4
   TEER 4	TEER 4

2. Complete the employment offer form

   When you have a candidate and a job that meet the program’s requirements, offer the candidate the job using the form Offer of Employment to a Foreign National [IMM 0157] (opens in a new tab).

   If the job offer is permanent, you must enter Permanent as the end date in box 22 of your o ffer of e mployment form [IMM 0157].

   Complete and sign the form. Give the candidate a copy for them to sign and submit with their application. The candidate will need a copy of the form and a copy of your Confirmation of Designation to get a settlement plan.

3. Support candidates to get a settlement plan

   You need to work with a settlement service provider organization in your province to support your newcomer employee(s) and their family.

   If the candidate lives outside of Canada, refer them to organizations that can help them get prepared for their move to Canada.

   If the candidate is living in your community, refer them to an organization near you.

   If your candidate prefers French as an official language, refer them to a Francophone organization who can help them in French, including ConnexionsFrancophones.ca (in French only), a one-stop shop for pre-arrival services.

   These organizations can provide your candidate a needs and assets assessment, and then their settlement plan. The candidate will give you a copy of the settlement plan. You’ll need the plan to get endorsed.

   Find a settlement provider to work with your candidate.