The Agri-Food Immigration Pilot

Canada launches Agri-Food Immigration Pilot The long-awaited Canadian immigration program will provide a pathway to permanent residence for workers in certain agri-food industries.

Applications are now being accepted for the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot.

By Shelby Thevenot

Agri-Food Immigration Pilot launch postponed until May Coronavirus crisis has delayed the start date of the long-anticipated Agri-Food Immigration Pilot

The launch of a new Canadian immigration pilot for foreign workers in the agri-food industry has been rescheduled as the government continues its response to coronavirus.

By Shelby Thevenot

Why does Canada’s federal government launch economic class pilot programs? Since 2012 the federal government’s preferred approach has been to launch pilots rather than introduce permanent programs

Since a 2012 reform to Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), Canada’s immigration minister has had the legal authority to introduce new economic class pilot programs to welcome immigrants that can help address economic and labour force priority areas across the country.

By Kareem El-Assal