Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot: find a job

Answer a few questions to find out what requirements your job offer must meet.

Have you already applied for community recommendation?

  • Yes

    When did you apply for community recommendation?

    • On or before September 22, 2022
    • Between September 23, 2022, and November 15, 2022
    • On or after November 16, 2022
  • No

You applied for community recommendation on or before September 22, 2022

You applied for community recommendation between September 23 and November 15, 2022

You haven’t applied for community recommendation yet

You applied for community recommendation on or after November 16, 2022

We’ve extended the community recommendation period

Communities now have until July 31, 2024, to recommend candidates.

Find a job

As a candidate, you must have a genuine job offer to work in 1 of the participating communities.

In addition to the requirements on this page, each community will have their own requirements and job search process. To find a job, you must follow the instructions on their websites.

Once you have a job offer, and meet all the requirements, you can apply for a community recommendation.

Job offer requirements

Job offer requirements - applied for community recommendation before September 23, 2022

The job you’re offered must meet all of these requirements:

  • The job must be full-time
    • This means mean you work at least 30 paid hours per week
  • The job must be non-seasonal
    • In general, this means you have consistent and regularly scheduled paid employment throughout the year
  • Your employment is permanent
    • This means that there is no set end date
  • The wage must meet or exceed the Job Bank’s minimum wage for your job offer’s National Occupational Classification (NOC).
  • Your experience must show that you can perform the duties of the job offered

Job offer requirements - applied for community recommendation on or after September 23, 2022

The job you’re offered must meet all of these requirements:

  • The job must be in the community
    • This means that your location of work must be in the community
  • The employer must continue running their business in the community
  • The job must be full-time
    • This means mean you work at least 30 paid hours per week
  • The job must be non-seasonal
    • In general, this means you have consistent and regularly scheduled paid employment throughout the year
  • Your employment is permanent
    • This means that there is no set end date
  • The wage must meet or exceed the Job Bank’s minimum wage for your job offer’s National Occupational Classification (NOC).
  • Your experience must show that you can perform the duties of the job offered

The job you’re offered cannot be from:

  • a consulate
  • a staffing or employment agency
  • a business that you (or your spouse or common-law partner) own or control
    • This includes any business that you own a majority stake (more than 50%) in, either directly or indirectly.
  • an employer referred to in paragraphs 200(3)(g.1) and (h) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, for example:
    • a business offering striptease, erotic dance, escort services or erotic massage on a regular basis
    • giving employment offers that are not “genuine”
    • owing administrative penalties

Skill level

Skill level - applied for community recommendation before September 23, 2022

Your job offer must be at the same skill level, 1 level above or 1 level below the NOC that matches your work experience.

Exception: If your experience is in NOC skill level D, then the job you’re being offered must be in the same occupation.

For example:

  • NOC 0 job offer: work experience in NOC 0 or A
  • NOC A job offer: work experience in NOC 0, A or B
  • NOC B job offer: work experience in NOC A, B or C
  • NOC C job offer: work experience in NOC B or C
  • NOC D job offer: work experience in NOC D

We’ll review the main duties of your job offer to confirm that it meets the NOC skill level.

Skill level - applied for community recommendation between September 23, 2022 and November 15, 2022

Your job offer must be for an occupation at a skill level related to the NOC that matches your work experience.

If your work experience is in Your job offer can be in
NOC 0
  • NOC 0
  • NOC A
NOC A
NOC B
  • NOC 0
  • NOC A
  • NOC B
  • NOC C
NOC C
  • NOC B
  • NOC C
NOC D
  • NOC D - must be in the same occupation (4 digit NOC code) as your work experience

Health care exception: If your work experience is in NOC 3012 (Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses- skill level A), you can have a job offer in the following NOC skill level C occupations:

  • NOC 3413: Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates, or
  • NOC 4412: Home Support Worker.
    • Housekeepers and other related cleaning occupations that are also part of NOC 4412 are not included in this exception.

NOC Skill level D exception: If your experience is in NOC skill level D, then the job you’re being offered must be in the same occupation (4 digit NOC code).

We’ll review the main duties of your job offer to confirm that it meets the NOC skill level.

Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) categories

Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) categories - applied for community recommendation on or after November 16, 2022

Your job offer must be for an occupation at a skill level related to the NOC TEER category that matches your work experience.

Job Offer Work experience must be in
TEER 0 and 1
  • TEER 0
  • TEER 1
  • TEER 2
  • TEER 3
TEER 2 and 3
  • TEER 1
  • TEER 2
  • TEER 3
  • TEER 4
TEER 4
  • TEER 1 (for the health care exception only)
  • TEER 2
  • TEER 3
  • TEER 4
TEER 5
  • Your work experience must be in the same 5-digit NOC code.

Health care exception: If your work experience is in NOC 31301 (Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses – TEER 1), you can have a job offer in one of the following occupation categories:

  • NOC 33102 (TEER 3): Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates or
  • NOC 44101 (TEER 4): Home support workers

We’ll review the main duties of your job offer to confirm that it meets the NOC skill level.

Community websites

Community Community website
North Bay, ON https://northbayrnip.ca/
Sudbury, ON https://investsudbury.ca/why-sudbury/move-to-sudbury/rnip/
Timmins, ON www.timminsedc.com
Sault Ste. Marie, ON www.welcometossm.com
Thunder Bay, ON https://gotothunderbay.ca/
Brandon, MB www.economicdevelopmentbrandon.com
Altona/Rhineland, MB www.seedrgpa.com
Moose Jaw, SK https://www.moosejawrnip.ca/
Claresholm, AB www.claresholm.ca
Vernon, BC https://rnip-vernon-northok.ca/
West Kootenay (Trail, Castlegar, Rossland, Nelson), BC https://wk-rnip.ca/

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