Canadian Agriculture Pilot Immigration

Project Introduction

To address the need for labour in the agri-food industry, especially in mushroom and greenhouse crop production, meat processing and animal husbandry, the federal government of Canada officially launched the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot on May 15, 2020. Namely AFIP. The project is a pilot project with a duration of three years and is currently scheduled to be implemented until May 2023. However, the Department of Immigration will extend or make the program permanent depending on the situation, similar to the previous immigration pilot program in the Atlantic provinces. There is a limit to the number of applications processed each year for each eligible occupation under the program. Applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis beginning January 1 each year.

Project Benefits

1. Low language requirements, language only requires IELTS G 4 points, or CELPIP 4 points

2. Low academic requirements, only high school or technical secondary school graduation is required

3. Applying for a work permit is easy. After obtaining a work permit, applicants and their families can enjoy Canadian medical, education and other benefits.

4. One person applies, the whole family immigrates.

5. The processing speed is fast and the overall cost is low.

Project Benefits

1. Agricultural related work experience

2. People willing to travel to Canada for agricultural work

Application conditions

1. Work experience:

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· At least 1 year of full-time, non-seasonal, paid work experience in Canada in the past 3 years (1560 cumulative hours).

· Work experience may be accumulated in one or more of the prescribed positions in the following eligible pilot industries.

· Applicants must have an LMIA-supported temporary foreign worker work permit when accumulating this work experience. The LMIA certificate must have been submitted and be valid for at least 12 months at the time the applicant was hired by the employer. The hours worked while on an open work permit cannot be used to accumulate work experience for the program.

Eligible pilot industries are:

Meat Product Manufacturing (NAICS 3116)

1. Greenhouses, Nurseries, and Plant Production, including Mushroom Production (NAICS 1114)

2. Animal production, excluding aquaculture

· Cattle and Agriculture (NAICS 1121)

· Swine and Swine Industry (NAICS 1122)

· Poultry and Egg Production (NAICS 1123)

· Sheep and Goat Breeding (NAICS 1124)

· Other animal production (NAICS 1129)

For meat product manufacturing (NAICS 3116), eligible jobs are

· NOC B 6331 – Retail butchers

· NOC C 9462 – Industrial Butchers

· NOC B 8252 – Farm Supervisors and Professional Livestock Workers

· NOC D 9617 – Food Processing Workers

For greenhouses, nurseries, and plant production, including mushroom production (NAICS 1114), eligible jobs are

· NOC B 8252 – Farm Supervisors and Professional Livestock Workers

· NOC C 8431 – General farm worker

· NOC D 8611 – Harvest Labour

For animal production, excluding aquaculture (NAICS 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, and 1129), eligible jobs are

· NOC B 8252 – Farm Supervisors and Professional Livestock Workers

· NOC C 8431 – General farm worker

2. Job offer:

· A full-time, non-seasonal, long-term job offer from a Canadian employer (except Quebec).

· The job must fall within a prescribed position within the pilot industry specified above.

· For union positions, wages must be determined by the applicable collective agreement. For non-union positions, the salary must meet or exceed the median salary given by Job Bank.

3. English reaches CLB 4, i.e. IELTS, 4.5/4/3.5/4 (speaking, listening, reading, writing, and writing).

4. Possess a Canadian high school diploma or above, or an overseas degree of the same level (certification required).

5. Provide proof of sufficient funds to support living in Canada.

application process

1. accumulate working experience.

· Employers in the industry are required to submit LMIA applications to the Department of Labor.

· The applicant applies to the employer for a job, and if he meets the requirements of all parties, he can obtain the job offer issued by the employer.

· The applicant submits an application for a work permit to the Commonwealth.

· The applicant will obtain a temporary foreign worker work permit supported by LMIA through the examination links such as medical examination and background investigation.

· Hold the temporary foreign worker work permit supported by the LMIA to go to Canada, and after working in the specified industry for one year, and meeting various conditions, you can prepare materials and submit a PR application.

2. Prepare PR application materials.

3. submit application.

· Submit the application and pay the application fee on the official website of the Immigration Bureau. The fee generally includes the application fee, the RPRF permanent residence fee, and the fingerprint collection fee.

4. Federal review.

· The content of the review is the completeness and eligibility of the materials submitted by the applicant.

· After passing the review, the Immigration Bureau will conduct a criminal record investigation on the applicant and their family members, and issue a medical examination notice. After the background adjustment and physical examination are completed, it is determined that the immigration application is successful, and the applicant will be required to send the passport to the visa center for stamping.

5. Approved PR.

· The Immigration Department will affix an entry visa to the passport and issue a COPR to the applicant. Applicants can log in to Canada with these two documents.

Project duration

1. Preliminary work experience accumulated for 12 months

2. PR application processing 6 months