Canada Is Now Accepting Applications For The Agri-Food Immigration Pilot

The Agri-Food Immigration Pilot is now accepting applications for migrant workers along with a pathway to permanent residence.

The new pilot is the response of Canada to address the labour needs of Canadian employers in the meat processing, mushroom, livestock-raising, and greenhouse production industries.

Temporary visa holders that are already living in Canada and are working already in these fields can apply for permanent residence under the new pilot.

The IRCC (Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada) will admit 2,750 principal applicants plus their family members per year for the next 3 years.

Applications for the new pilot will be accepted until May 14, 2023.

Canadian employers in the agri-food sector have been calling on the federal government of Canada to help them recruit and attain the workforce so they could work properly.

Originally, the pilot was supposed to be launched at the end of March, but because of the coronavirus pandemic, it was delayed.

However, this pilot is not included in the province of Quebec, because the province has its own immigration system.

Here are the occupations and industries that are allowed to participate or apply in the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot:

1.       Meat product manufacturing:

·         Retail butchers

·         Industrial butchers

·         Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers

·         Food processing labourers

2.       Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production, including mushroom production:

·         Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers

·         General farmworkers

·         Harvesting labourers

3.       Animal production excluding aquaculture:

·         Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers

·         General farmworkers

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