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
| Employer | Priority Sector(s) |
| 2795249 Ontario Inc. | Sales and services |
| Accounting Measures | Business, Finance and Administration |
| AIDS Committee of North Bay & Area | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| Algonquin Nursing Home | Health |
| Bay Glass Contracting | Trades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators |
| Bay Roofing & Exteriors | Trades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators |
| Best Value Inn & Suites | Sales and Service |
| Burger World (Hammond) | Sales and Service |
| Canadian Mental Health Association | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| Canadian Tire (Parry Sound) | Sales and Service |
| Casey's Bar & Grill | Sales and Service |
| Cash Money | Business, Finance and Administration |
| Cassellholme | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| Community Living North Bay | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| Dawson Dental | Health |
| Dentistry on Worthington | Health |
| Designed Roofing Inc | Trades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators |
| Dev Infotech | Sales and Service |
| DGS Distribution | Sales and Service |
| Dr. Karim Dentistry | Health |
| Eagle Stone Builders Inc | Trades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators |
| Eastholme, Home for the Aged | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| Employment North (South River) | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| Friends Forever Childcare Centre | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| Holiday Inn Express | Sales and Services |
| Hoss Notarkesh Executive Business Coaching | Business, Finance and Administration |
| Kalvin Brown Pharmasave | Health |
| Knights Inn | Sales and Service |
| Krown Rust Control | Trades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators |
| Lakeshore Dental | Health |
| Lincoln Motel | Sales and Service |
| LN Figures | Business, Finance and Administration |
| Marigold Restaurant | Sales and Service |
| Marina Point Village LP | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| McLaren Security | Sales and Service |
| Montessori Children's House | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| Metro Pharmacy | Health |
| MP Bookkeeping | Business, Finance and Administration |
| Ministry of Public & Business Service Delivery and Procurement | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| Near North Palliative Care | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| Nordic Minesteel Technologies | Trades, 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 Centre | Health |
| North Bay Life Care Pharmacy | Health |
| ParaMed Home Health Care | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| PHARA | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| Pilot Diamond Tools | Trades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators |
| Quantum Lifecycle Partners | Sales and Service |
| Rahnmet | Trades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators |
| Ramada Pinewood Park Resort | Sales and Service |
| Securiguard | Sales and Service |
| Sienna Senior Living | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| Sto and Go 24/7 Self Storage | Sales and Service |
| Stockfish Ford | Trades, Transportation, and Equipment Operators |
| Sunrise Inn | Sales and Service |
| Super 8 Hotel | Sales and Service |
| TCM Produce | Sales and Service |
| The Lindsay Weld Centre | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| The Sister's of St Joseph Sault Ste Marie | Health |
| Travelodge | Sales and Service |
| Velvish Corporation | Sales and Service |
| VON Canada | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| VS Accounting | Business, Finance and Administration |
| West Ferris Day Nursery | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| West Nipissing General Hospital | Health |
| WhisBay Traders | Sales and Service |
| YMCA of Northeastern Ontario | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| Yokohama Tires | Trades, 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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