Immigrate through the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot: Complete your immigration program application

You’re applying to the Atlantic Immigration Program

Before you apply

There are a couple of things you need to do before you complete the application for this program.

Make sure you’re eligible for the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP)

Read the program eligibility to make sure you can complete an application for the AIP.

Since you’re applying to this program through the EMPP:

1. You don’t need to prove you worked the number of hours asked for in the 5 years listed. Instead, you only need to show you worked the same number of hours in general, before you apply.
2. You can apply for a loan to meet the requirement of having enough money to support yourself and your family when you come to Canada (your settlement funds).
3. You don’t need to provide a police certificate with your application (we’ll ask you for one if we need it).

4. You don’t need to pay

   • application fees
   • biometrics fees

   You will need to pay the Right of Permanent Residence fee. If you need it, you can apply for a loan to cover this fee. If you don’t need a loan, we recommend you pay this fee and include a copy of your receipt with your application to avoid delays.

Get a job offer that meets the program requirements

You must have a job offer in Canada to be eligible for this program. The employer you plan to work for must also be designated by their provincial government.

Before you can complete your AIP permanent residence application, the province you plan to live in must endorse your job offer. Your employer will handle this part of the process.

Once your job offer is endorsed, you can complete your AIP permanent residence application.

Apply for the AIP

Since you’re applying to this program through the EMPP, you don’t need to

1. provide a police certificate with your application
   • We’ll ask you for one if we need it.
2. pay
   • application fees
   • biometrics fees
3. show you worked the number of hours asked for in the times listed
   • You only need to show you worked the same number of hours total before you apply.
4. submit an educational credential assessment (ECA)

Instead of an ECA, you must show you have the training, education, or experience that aligns with the TEER Category of the job offer.

To assess your education, we may use a

• scanned copy of both sides of your final degree, diploma or certificate in its original language
• scanned copy of both sides of any transcripts or mark sheets in the original language
• a word-for-word translation of all documents not in English or French
  • The translation must be completed by a certified professional translator.

You must also include originals or copies of at least one of these (issued by an institution)

• transcript, mark sheet, or statement of mark
• professional licence or certificate
• other officially issued documents (such as letter of appointment, membership in recognized professional association or certification body, student ID card, etc.)
• a scanned copy of a government issued ID showing date of birth

You can apply for a loan to meet the requirement of having enough money to support yourself and your family when you come to Canada (your settlement funds).

You will need to pay the Right of Permanent Residence fee. You can apply for a loan to cover this fee if you need help paying it. If you don’t need a loan, you should pay this fee and include a copy of your receipt with your application to avoid delays.

You can complete your application in 2 ways:

1. online in the Permanent residence portal
2. by email

Complete your EMPP application

When your application for the Atlantic Immigration Program is ready, move on to complete your EMPP application.

You’re applying to the Provincial Nominee Program

Get nominated by a province or territory

Before you can complete your application for the Provincial Nominee Program

• you must meet the requirements of 1 of the provincial or territorial streams, and
• the province or territory must nominate you

These provinces and territories accept Provincial Nominee Program applications as part of the EMPP:

• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Northwest Territories
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Yukon

You must contact one of the participating provinces or territories directly to apply for nomination.

Apply for permanent residence in Canada

Once you’ve been nominated by a province or territory, you can complete your application for the Provincial Nominee Program.

Since you’re applying to this program through the EMPP:

1. You don’t need to provide a police certificate with your application. We’ll ask you for one if we need it.
2. You don’t need to pay
   • application fees
   • biometrics fees

You will need to pay the Right of Permanent Residence fee. You can apply for a loan to cover this fee if you need help paying it. If you don’t need a loan, you should pay this fee and include a copy of your receipt with your application to avoid delays.

You can complete your application in 2 ways:

1. online in the Permanent residence portal
2. by email

You’re applying to the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP)

Before you apply

There are a couple of things you need to do before you complete the application for this program.

Make sure you’re eligible for this program

Read the program eligibility to make sure you can complete an application for this program.

Since you’re applying to this program through the EMPP:

1. You don’t need to prove you worked the number of hours asked for in the 3 years listed. Instead, you only need to show you worked the same number of hours in general, before you apply.
2. You can apply for a loan to meet the requirement of having enough money to support yourself and your family when you come to Canada (your settlement funds).

Find a job in one of the participating communities

You must have a job in one of the participating communities to be eligible for this program.

Apply to the community for a recommendation

You must apply for recommendation from the community in which you plan to live. When applying for a recommendation, you must inform the community that you are applying under the EMPP. Each community may have their own way for you to show that you’re an EMPP applicant. If the community approves your application, you can then complete the RNIP permanent residence application.

Apply for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot

Since you’re applying to this program through the EMPP, you don’t need to

1. provide a police certificate with your application. We’ll ask you for one if we need it.
2. pay
   • application fees
   • biometrics fees
3. show you worked the number of hours asked for in the times listed
   • You only need to show you worked the same number of hours total before you apply.
4. submit an educational credential assessment (ECA)

Instead of an ECA, you must show you have the training, education, or experience that aligns with the TEER category of the job offer.

To assess your education, we may use a

• scanned copy of both sides of your final degree, diploma or certificate in its original language
• scanned copy of both sides of any transcripts or mark sheets in the original language
• a word-for-word translation of all documents not in English or French
  • The translation must be completed by a certified professional translator.

You must also include originals or copies of at least one of these (issued by an institution)

• transcript, mark sheet, or statement of mark
• professional licence or certificate
• other officially issued documents (such as letter of appointment, membership in recognized professional association or certification body, student ID card, etc.)
• a scanned copy of a government issued ID showing date of birth

You can apply for a loan to meet the requirement of having enough money to support yourself and your family when you come to Canada (your settlement funds).

You will need to pay the Right of Permanent Residence fee. You can apply for a loan to cover this fee if you need help paying it. If you don’t need a loan, you should pay this fee and include a copy of your receipt with your application to avoid delays.

You can complete your application in 2 ways:

1. online in the Permanent residence portal
2. by email