The Atlantic Immigration Program is a pathway to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers and Canadian graduates who want to work and live in one of Canada’s four Atlantic provinces – New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
The program helps employers hire skilled candidates for positions they have been unable to fill locally.
The Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) is now accepting new applications from eligible New Brunswick employers to endorse a position offered to a foreign national.
However, the provinces are NOT currently considering applications for designation or endorsement for occupations that fall under the following NOC categories:
- Accountants (NOC 12200);
- Administrative Assistants (NOC 13110);
- Goods Receiving and Shipping Clerks (NOC 14400);
- Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers (NOC 60020);
- Restaurant and Food Service Managers (NOC 60030);
- Retail Sales Managers (NOC 62010);
- Food Service Managers (NOC 62020);
- Chefs (NOC 63200);
- Bakers (NOC 63202);
- Retail Salesclerks and Merchandisers (NOC 64100);
- Bartenders (NOC 64301);
- Hotel Front Desk Clerks (NOC 64314);
- Customer Service Representatives (NOC 64409);
- Food and beverage processing equipment operators (NOC 94140);
- Fish and seafood processing workers (NOC 94142).
Applications for occupations within these NOCs received before 18 February 2025 will continue to be processed.
