Hire through the Atlantic Immigration Program: Meet the requirements

Make sure the job offer and the candidate meet the program requirements

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

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

Candidate requirements

Find out the requirements candidates must meet to qualify for this program.

Encourage candidates to get their documents ready

Candidates will need to include specific documents with their permanent residence application. Encourage your candidate to start getting these documents ready even before you make the job offer, because some of these documents take time to get. Documents include:

• results of a language test showing they can communicate in English or French
• an educational credential assessment report, which shows how their education compares to a Canadian credential, if the candidate studied outside Canada
• proof of work experience, except for candidates who are international students who have graduated from a recognized post-secondary institution in Atlantic Canada
• proof that they have enough money to support themselves and their family