Canada Introduces new pathway to attain permanent residence status for temporary foreign workers- Agri-Pilot Program
The agriculture and agri-food industry is a significant supporter of Canada's monetary development and essentialness, supporting around one-in-eight employments in Canada. Agriculture exports hit another record in 2018, coming to $66.2 billion.
This new pilot expects to draw in and retain workers by giving them a chance to become permanent residents following an underlying two-year interval on a temporary work grant, rather than renewing their work permits over and over.
Eligibility Requirements:
Work Experience:
- Have Canadian work experience with a minimum of 1 year of non-seasonal work, full time in the past 3 years (minimum 1560 hours)
- Canadian work experience must be through the temporary foreign worker program.
Language Requirement:
The candidate must have minimum CLB level 4 in
- Reading
- Writing
- Speaking
- Listening
Note: Results must be less than 2 years old when the time of applying.
Educational Requirement:
- Canadian Degree or
- ECA (Educational Credential Assessment) from a designated organization
- ECA must be less than 5 years old on the date of application.
Settlement Fund:
You must have enough funds to support yourself and your family in Canada. You must provide proof of funds that you have.
Eligible Industries:
- 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
- NOC B 6331 – Retail butchers
- NOC C 9462 – Industrial butchers
- NOC B 8252 – Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers
- NOC D 9617 – Food processing laborers
- NOC B 8252 – Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers
- NOC C 8431 – General farmworkers
- NOC D 8611 – Harvesting laborers
- NOC B 8252 – Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers
- NOC C 8431 – General farmworkers
Information Source : IRCC