Atlantic Immigration Program is Canada’s New Permanent Immigration Pathway

As said by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, since the launch of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot in the year 2017, almost 10,000 newcomers were brought to the provinces, while over 9,800 job offers in key sectors were made by the participating employers in the provinces, these include health care, food services, accommodations, and manufacturing. More than 90% of these newcomers through the AIP are still living in Canada after a year, which is relatively higher than the other immigration programs in the region.

Starting January 1, 2022, the Atlantic Immigration Pilot will become a permanent program as announced by Immigration Minister, Sean Fraser and the program name will be changed to Atlantic Immigration Program. Per year, the program is permitted to welcome 6,000 newcomers to land in Atlantic Canada. Prime Minister Sean Fraser who is originally from Nova Scotia, was joined by Ginette Petitpas, his fellow Liberal member of parliament who is also the person responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and also as provincial leaders across the other Atlantic provinces.

On December 31, 2021, the pilot will officially close, however, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada will still be accepting applications under this pilot given that the applicant has a valid provincial endorsement dated until March 5, 2022.