Thunder Bay, a city in northwestern Ontario, has published its list of designated employers under the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP).
The RCIP is an employer-focused pathway to permanent residency (PR). That means foreign nationals are only eligible if they have a job offer from a designated employer within the community.
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Designated RCIP employers
The following employers in Thunder Bay have been designated under the RCIP:
| Designated Employers | Addresses |
| 14786068 Canada Inc. Circle K | 3 Balsam Street |
| 1000661225 Ontario Inc. Circle K | A- 1500 James street South |
| Clara Industrial Services Limited | 1130 Commerce Street |
| Golden Wok | 106 May St S |
| Great Canadian Oil Change | 1160 Memorial Ave |
| Guac Mexi Grill | 570 Harbour Expressway, Unit 2 |
| Inspired Cabinetry & Granite Inc | 146 Gore St West |
| JKS Enterprises – Diamond Taxi | 113 Leith Street |
| Kasper Bus Lines | 947 Memorial Ave |
| Lakehead Roofing & Metal Cladding Ltd. | 1190 Russell Street |
| Land of Spices | 707 Memorial Avenue, Unit 1 |
| Lowerys, Limited | 540 Central Avenue |
| Mahmowenchike Family Development Centre | 150 Redwood Avenue West |
| Maltese Grocery Ltd | 301 Pearl Street |
| Northern Turf Equipment | 710B Balmoral St |
| Outlaws Burgers & Fries | 801 Central Ave |
| Scott Family Dental | 276 Park Ave |
| Shelter House | 420 George St |
| Shoppers Drug Mart | -681 & 1312 194 N. Court St -1312 – 572 Arthur St W |
| SLR Contracting Corp. | 105 May St N Unit 7 |
| Spadoni Leasing Limited | 450 Sifton Ave |
| Thundermaple Asian Food Co | 777 Memorial Ave |
| Village Market | 336 Wardrope Ave |
| Wasabi Restaurant | 538 Arthur St West |
Designated employers are those approved by an economic development organization in the community.
In the case of Thunder Bay, this is the Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC).
Who is eligible for Thunder Bay’s RCIP?
Apart from having a job-offer from one of the above-mentioned designated employers, the offer must also be for a priority occupation under Thunder Bay’s RCIP.
Thunder Bay revealed its priority occupations last month.
Foreign nationals need to meet criteria regarding work experience, language proficiency, educational qualifications, and settlement funds.
After an eligible foreign worker secures a job from a designated employer, the employer must submit a candidate application to the CEDC.
Once a foreign national meet all the requirements, including having the job offer and a community recommendation, they can apply to the federal government for Canadian PR.
Thunder Bay is the second community participating in the RCIP to reveal its list of designated employers. Timmins – which is participating in both the RCIP and the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP) – revealed its list of designated employers last week.
There are 14 communities in total participating in the RCIP. At the time of publishing, the following communities have revealed their priority sectors and occupations:
- Claresholm.
- Timmins.
- Brandon.
- Sault Ste. Marie.
- Thunder Bay.
- North Okanagan-Shuswap.
- North Bay.
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