Atlantic Immigration Program

Owing to the purpose of the AIP, All foreign applicants intending to apply under the program must have a job offer from a designated employer and a personalized settlement plan for themselves and their families. Should an employee get a job offer from a non-designated employer, you may need to inform the employer about the Atlantic Immigration Program and to consider becoming designated. Job offers from non-designated employers are not eligible under the program for permanent residence. Employers do not need to go through the process of obtaining a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA).

Designated employers must meet certain requirements, including a commitment to support newcomers and their families as they integrate into their new life in Atlantic Canada.

Once applicants meet job requirements and the Atlantic Immigration Program criteria, their employers will need to offer them a job, connect applicants to a designated settlement service provider organization to develop a settlement plan, and for a needs assessment and forwardapplications from international workers to The Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism (OIM) (in the case of Newfoundland and Labrador) to be endorsed, entitling the worker to apply for a work permit and/or permanent residency.

To meet Atlantic Immigration Program eligibility criteria, an applicant must have the following:

• Work Experience: A qualifying work experience (unless an international student that graduated from a recognized post-secondary institution in any of the Atlantic provinces) amounts to at least 1,560 hours or 30 hours per week worked in a year within the last 5 years.
• Educational Criteria: Job offers that are at the NOC 0 or A skill level requires at least a one-year post-secondary educational credential, or foreign equivalence.
  Job offers at the NOC B or C skill level requires a Canadian high school diploma or the equivalent outside of Canada.
• Language: Just like education criteria, the job skill level offered will determine the language level of applicants. For NOC 0, A and B job offers, a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) level of 5 is required. While For NOC C job offers, an applicant will need a CLB or NCLC level of 4.
• Settlement Funds: Applicants already living and working in Canada with a valid work permit do not need to show proof of funds. However, every other applicants are required to show they have enough money to support themselves and their families when they get to Canada. How much you will need to show depends on your family size. Please see the table below for the funds breakdown.

  No. of family members**	Funds you need (CAD)
  1	$3,303
  2	$4,112
  3	$5,055
  4	$6,138
  5	$6,962
  6	$7,852
  7 or more	$8,742
  Each additional family member	$890

  ** This is to include family members supported by the applicant, even if they are not included on the application.