North Bay announces designated employers for rural pathway to permanent residence

Janice Rodrigues
Published: June 17, 2025

North Bay in Ontario has revealed its list of designated employers for the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP).

North Bay is a city located in Northeastern Ontario. Its RCIP boundary includes the census division of the Nipissing District, the Parry Sound District, and the Town of Latchford.

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The RCIP is an employer-driven immigration pilot that gives foreign workers with job offers from designated employers in select communities a pathway to permanent residence (PR) in Canada.

North Bay is one of 14 communities participating in the pilot.

North Bay RCIP Designated Employers  

EmployerPriority Sector(s)
2795249 Ontario Inc. Sales and services
Accounting MeasuresBusiness, Finance and Administration
AIDS Committee of North Bay & AreaEducation, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
Algonquin Nursing HomeHealth
Bay Glass ContractingTrades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators
Bay Roofing & ExteriorsTrades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators
Best Value Inn & SuitesSales and Service
Burger World (Hammond)Sales and Service
Canadian Mental Health AssociationEducation, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
Canadian Tire (Parry Sound)Sales and Service
Casey's Bar & GrillSales and Service
Cash MoneyBusiness, Finance and Administration
CassellholmeEducation, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
Community Living North BayEducation, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
Dawson DentalHealth
Dentistry on WorthingtonHealth
Designed Roofing IncTrades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators
Dev InfotechSales and Service
DGS DistributionSales and Service
Dr. Karim DentistryHealth
Eagle Stone Builders IncTrades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators
Eastholme, Home for the AgedEducation, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
Employment North (South River)Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
Friends Forever Childcare CentreEducation, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
Holiday Inn ExpressSales and Services
Hoss Notarkesh Executive Business CoachingBusiness, Finance and Administration
Kalvin Brown PharmasaveHealth
Knights InnSales and Service
Krown Rust ControlTrades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators
Lakeshore DentalHealth
Lincoln MotelSales and Service
LN FiguresBusiness, Finance and Administration
Marigold RestaurantSales and Service
Marina Point Village LPEducation, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
McLaren SecuritySales and Service
Montessori Children's House Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
Metro PharmacyHealth
MP BookkeepingBusiness, Finance and Administration
Ministry of Public & Business Service Delivery and ProcurementEducation, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
Near North Palliative CareEducation, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
Nordic Minesteel TechnologiesTrades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators
North Bay Military Family Resource Centre (Little Wings Childcare Centre)Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
Northeastern Ontario Multicultural Centre Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
North Bay Regional Health CentreHealth
North Bay Life Care PharmacyHealth
ParaMed Home Health CareEducation, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
PHARAEducation, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
Pilot Diamond ToolsTrades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators
Quantum Lifecycle PartnersSales and Service
RahnmetTrades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators
Ramada Pinewood Park ResortSales and Service
SecuriguardSales and Service
Sienna Senior LivingEducation, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
Sto and Go 24/7 Self StorageSales and Service
Stockfish FordTrades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators
Sunrise InnSales and Service
Super 8 HotelSales and Service
TCM ProduceSales and Service
The Lindsay Weld CentreEducation, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
The Sister's of St Joseph Sault Ste MarieHealth
TravelodgeSales and Service
Velvish Corporation Sales and Service
VON CanadaEducation, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
VS AccountingBusiness, Finance and Administration
West Ferris Day NurseryEducation, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
West Nipissing General HospitalHealth
WhisBay Traders Sales and Service
YMCA of Northeastern OntarioEducation, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
Yokohama TiresTrades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators

North Bay & Area RCIP will continue to update the the list on its website as more employers become designated.

Who can apply for the North Bay RCIP?

Apart from having a job offer from one of the above-mentioned employers in the region, foreign nationals will need to meet other criteria in order to qualify for the RCIP.

The job offer must be in an occupation that is under the region's priority occupations list.

Candidates must also meet requirements regarding education, work experience, language proficiency, and settlement funds.

Prior to applying for PR, a qualifying candidate must get a community recommendation. For this step, their employer must submit an application for community recommendation during a monthly intake period.

These periods are generally during the last week of the month for the North Bay RCIP.

If a community recommendation application is approved, a foreign national will receive a recommendation certificate that allows them to apply to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for PR.

Applicants can also apply for a work permit while their PR application is being processed by IRCC.

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