{"id":71037,"date":"2019-07-12T17:20:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T17:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationca.staging.wpengine.com\/canada-launches-new-agri-food-immigration-pilot"},"modified":"2019-07-12T17:20:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T17:20:58","slug":"canada-launches-new-agri-food-immigration-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-launches-new-agri-food-immigration-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Launches New Agri-Food Immigration Pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July 12 2019 \u2013 Canada is launching a new <a href=\"Canada%20To%20Offer%20Permanent%20Residence%20Under%20New%20Immigration%20Pilot%20Program%20Aimed%20at%20Agriculture%20and%20Food%20Industry\">Agri-Food Immigration Pilot<\/a> to address labour shortages in the agriculture industry, the federal government announced on Friday July 12.<\/p>\n<p>The three-year pilot is the first industry-specific immigration stream to be launched by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.<\/p>\n<p>It will see a maximum of 2,750 candidates, plus their family members, allowed to submit applications each year.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canada-to-offer-permanent-residence-under-new-immigration-pilot-program-aimed-at-agriculture-and-food-industry\">Canada To Offer Permanent Residence Under New Immigration Pilot Program Aimed at Agriculture and Food Industry<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/agricultural-worker-shortage-rise-114000\">Agricultural Worker Shortage Could Rise to 114,000<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Over three years, this could total 16,500 new permanent residents, according to a statement from Canada\u2019s immigration ministry.<\/p>\n<p>IRCC says the pilot is designed to meet labour needs, specifically in meat processing and mushroom production.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis pilot is another example of how immigration is helping to grow local economies and creating jobs for Canadians,\u201d said Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen.<\/p>\n<p>Employers in the agri-food sector who are part of the pilot will be eligible for a two-year Labour Market Impact Assessment.<\/p>\n<p>Temporary foreign workers will be able to apply under the pilot in early 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agri-Food Immigration Pilot: Eligible Occupations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meat processing\n<ul>\n<li>retail butcher<\/li>\n<li>industrial butcher<\/li>\n<li>food processing labourer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Harvesting labourer for year-round mushroom production and greenhouse crop production<\/li>\n<li>General farm worker for year-round mushroom production, greenhouse crop production, or livestock raising<\/li>\n<li>Farm supervisor and specialized livestock worker for meat processing, year-round mushroom production, greenhouse crop production or livestock raising.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Agri-Food Immigration Pilot: Candidate Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12 months of full-time, non-seasonal Canadian work experience in the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, in an eligible occupation in processing meat products, raising livestock, or growing mushrooms or greenhouse crops.<\/li>\n<li>Canadian Language Benchmark level 4 in English or French.<\/li>\n<li>Education at high school level or greater (Canadian equivalency).<\/li>\n<li>Indeterminate job offer for full-time, non-seasonal work in Canada, outside of Quebec, at or above the prevailing wage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Details on how individuals may apply for permanent residence through this pilot will be available in early 2020.<\/p>\n<p>To complement the pilot, Employment and Social Development Canada is introducing changes that will benefit meat processor employers who are supporting temporary foreign workers in transitioning to permanent residence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A two-year Labour Market Impact Assessment will be issued to eligible meat processor employers, including employers who are using the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot or other existing pathways to permanent residence for temporary foreign workers in the same occupations and industries that are eligible for the pilot.<\/li>\n<li>To be eligible, meat processors will be required to outline their plans to support their temporary foreign worker in obtaining permanent residency. Furthermore, unionized meat processors will require a letter of support from their union.<\/li>\n<li>Non-unionized meat processors will have to meet additional requirements to ensure the labour market and migrant workers are protected. A tri-partite working group will be formed immediately to develop these requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Adjustments will also be made to the way the limit on low-wage temporary foreign workers is calculated, taking into account efforts made by employers to help workers obtain permanent residence.<\/li>\n<li>Employers who have a recent history of recruiting workers who have made the transition to permanent residence could be eligible to be excluded from the limit calculation, a number of workers roughly equal to the number who are likely to achieve permanent residence in the near term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Interested employers:\u00a0<\/strong>Kindly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/en\/employment-portal\/canada-employers.html\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0here to receive further information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interested candidates:<\/strong>\u00a0Find out whether you qualify to Canada by completing our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/en\/free-immigration-evaluation.html\">free on-line evaluation<\/a>. We will provide you with our evaluation within 1-2 business days.<\/p>\n<p>Read more news about Canada Immigration by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canada-immigration-news-articles-2018\">clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 12 2019 \u2013 Canada is launching a new Agri-Food Immigration Pilot to address labour shortages in the agriculture industry, the federal government announced on Friday July 12. The three-year pilot is the first industry-specific immigration stream to be launched by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. 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