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Agri-Food Immigration Pilot

The Agriculture and Agri-Food Industry of Canada is a key component of the Canadian economy and adds over $110 billion annually to the gross domestic product of the country.

To recruit and maintain the workforce required to support and expand this production, the Government of Canada has launched the three-year Agri-Food Immigration Pilot to establish a roadmap to Canadian permanent residency for skilled temporary foreign employees in the industry.

Agri-Food Immigration Pilot: Eligible occupations

Under the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot the professions and sectors qualifying include:

meat processing
harvesting labourer for year-round mushroom production and greenhouse crop production
general farm worker for year-round mushroom production, greenhouse crop production, or livestock raising
Agricultural supervisor and livestock expert for meat processing, year-round mushroom production, greenhouse crop production or cattle rearing

Agri-Food Immigration Pilot: Eligibility requirements

To order to be accepted as a permanent resident of Canada under the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot, applicants with work experience to the aforementioned professions must also fulfill the following qualifying criteria.

12 months of full-time, non-seasonal Canadian job experience in one of the qualifying jobs under the Temporary Foreign Worker Plan.
a Canadian Language Benchmark level 4 in English or French
the foreign equivalent of a high school level education or greater
An indeterminate job offer in Canada, outside Quebec, for full-time, non-seasonal jobs at or above the prevalent wage.