Agri-Food Pilot
Canada Agriculture-Food Pilot
What is Canada Agri-Food Pilot?
The Agri-Food Pilot helps address the labour needs of the Canadian agri-food sector.The pilot provides a pathway to permanent residence for experienced, non-seasonal workers in specific industries and occupations. It will run until May 2023.
The Agri-Food pilot offers a pathway to permanent residence for agricultural workers in Canada. In recent years, Canadian agriculture and agri-food industries have struggled to fill labour shortages and workers have had to rely on short-term, seasonal work permits in order to find employment. The pilot aims to attract and retain workers by offering a pathway to permanent residence in Canada, allowing workers and their families to work and live in Canada for as long as they like. A maximum of 2,750 principal applicants and their families will be accepted per year. This represents a total of 16,500 possible new permanent residents over the 3-year duration of the pilot. Agricultural employers participating in the pilot will be eligible for a 2-year Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA).
Are you Qualified?
Eligible industries:
Your job offer must be in one of the following industries:
- meat product manufacturing (NAICS 3116)
- greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production, including mushroom production (NAICS 1114)
- animal production, excluding aquaculture
- cattle ranching and farming (NAICS 1121)
- hog and pig farming (NAICS 1122)
- poultry and egg production (NAICS 1123)
- sheep and goat farming (NAICS 1124)
- other animal production (NAICS 1129)
Eligible Occupations:
Your job offer must be in one of the following occupations:
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 specialized livestock workers
- NOC D 9617 – Food processing labourers
For greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production, including mushroom production (NAICS 1114), eligible jobs are
- NOC B 8252 – Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers
- NOC C 8431 – General farmworkers
- NOC D 8611 – Harvesting labourers
For animal production, excluding aquaculture (NAICS 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, and 1129), eligible jobs are
- NOC B 8252 – Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers
- NOC C 8431 – General farmworkers
Annual application by eligible occupation limit:
Starting on January 1 of each year, applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. This pilot will last for 3 years.
Farm supervisor or specialized livestock worker (NOC B 8252) – 50 Applications/Year
Industrial butcher (NOC C 9462) or retail butcher (NOC B 6331) – 1470 Applications/Year
Food processing labourer (NOC D 9617) – 730 Applications/Year
General farm worker (NOC C 8431) – 200 Applications/Year
Harvesting labourer (NOC D 8611) – 300 Applications/Year
If your application is rejected because the annual limit for your occupation category has been reached, your application fees will be refunded.
Work Experience:
12 months of full-time, non-seasonal Canadian work experience in the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in an eligible occupation
Education:
Canadian Equivalent of High School or Higher.
Language:
CLB level 4 or higher.
Job Offer:
Job offer in one of the eligible occupation/industry is required to participate in this Pilot.
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