Designated Atlantic Canada Employers

All projects under the AIPP(Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program) are employer driven, implying that candidates require a job offer so as to fulfill the criteria. All things considered, local employers plays a great role in the process.

Under AIPP, employers also work with settlement service provider organizations in their respective provinces. This helps newcomers to settle in Canada.

The employer designation process and settlement service provider organizations are different for each province:

Nova Scotia AIPP employer requirements

Employers in Nova Scotia hoping to fill determined labour gaps through the AIPP should initially be affirmed for qualification by being designated and afterward endorsed by the province.

To become designated, an employer must:

• Have a business operating in good standing
• Provide information on labour needs and
• Commit to working with a service provider organization on settlement and retention.

To become endorsed, an employer must:

• Explain efforts to hire locally have not been successful
• Recruit a foreign worker
• Provide a valid, full-time, non-seasonal job offer co-signed with the foreign worker and
• Provide an individualized settlement plan co-signed with the foreign worker.

New Brunswick AIPP employer requirements

Employers in New Brunswick who are interested in participating in the AIPP must meet the following designation criteria:

• The employer wants to hire full-time, non-seasonal international applicant
• The employer and his business is well-established and in good standing and
• The employer is committed to meet the settlement needs of foreign applicant(s) and their accompanying family members.

Prince Edward Island AIPP employer requirements

Employers in PEI interested in participating in the AIPP must meet the following designation criteria.

The employer must:

• Be wanting to hire full-time, non-seasonal foreign applicants
• Be in good standing with provincial and federal standards and laws
• Show readiness to get and meet the settlement needs of foreign applicant(s) and their accompanying family members, and consent to do as such; and
• Understand and agree to the reporting requirements for the program.

The Employer Designation Application Form must be completed before employer can apply for endorsement of a foreign candidate under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot. Designated employers are eligible to apply for endorsement of a foreign applicant they wish to hire.

Newfoundland and Labrador AIPP employer requirements

Designation is the first step for employers in Newfoundland and Labrador interested in participating in the AIPP. The designation process is designed to confirm that:

• The AIPP is the immigration program best suited to address the employer’s needs
• The employer wants to hire full-time, non-seasonal international applicants
• The employer and his/her business is established and in good standing as per the program guidelines
• The employer show readiness to get and meet the settlement needs of foreign applicant(s) and their accompanying family members, and consent to do as such; and
• The employer understands and agrees to the reporting requirements for the program.