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Canada Announces New Changes To Agri-Food Pilot Program
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Today, immigration minister Sean Fraser announced new changes to Agri-Food Pilot program for permanent residency.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) plans to phase in new changes to the pilot by the end of 2023.
Firstly, he announced an extension to the Agri-Food Pilot program until May 14, 2025.
Initially, launched in 2020 Agri-Food Pilot program was supposed to run until May 2023.
Furthermore, minister announced that they will be removing annual limits for individual occupations on how many applicants can apply under this pilot program to encourage more people to apply.
However, pilot programs maximum annual limit of 2,750 remains.
Thirdly, family members of Agri-Food Pilot applicants will be eligible for an open work permit regardless of the occupation code they have.
Fourthly, pilot program applicants residing in Canada will have the option of meeting the job offer requirement, including the median wage requirement for the job offer, OR the education requirement, including educational credential assessment verification.
Additionally, IRCC will be accepting work experience gained under an open work permit for vulnerable workers, increasing the number of workers who can qualify for this pilot program. Know aboutEligible industries For Agri-Food Pilot ProgramEligible industries under the pilot are:
* 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) List of Occupations Eligible for Agri-Food Pilot ProgramFor meat product manufacturing (NAICS 3116), eligible occupations are* NOC 63201 – Butchers – retail and wholesale
* NOC 65202 – Meat cutters and fishmongers – retail and wholesale
* NOC 94141 – Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
* NOC 82030 – Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
* NOC 84120 – Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
* NOC 85100 – Livestock labourers
* NOC 95106 – Labourers in food and beverage processing For greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production, including mushroom production (NAICS 1114), eligible occupations are* NOC 82030 – Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
* NOC 84120 – Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
* NOC 85100 – Livestock labourers
* NOC 85101 – Harvesting labourers For animal production, excluding aquaculture (NAICS 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124 and 1129), eligible occupations are* NOC 82030 – Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
* NOC 84120 – Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
* NOC 85100 – Livestock labourers
* NOC 85101 – Harvesting labourers What’s Special About Agri-Food Pilot?The good news about this pilot programme is that qualified applicants simply need to have CLB level 4 in English/French.
In a language exam such as IELTS/CELPIP/TEF/TCF, CLB level 4 is the lowest level. The total band score for IELTS is 4 (reading: 3.5, writing: 4, listening: 4.5, speaking: 4).
Only a high school diploma is necessary in terms of schooling. If you studied outside of Canada, you must have an educational credential assessment (ECA) report from a recognised organisation or professional body indicating that you completed a foreign credential at the secondary school level or above. Is Agri-Food Pilot still open?Yes, Canada extended Agri-Food pilot progr[...]
