As early as January 2019, the Canadian Federal Government announced that it would launch the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). Since then, the attention of the pilot has soared. After all, all overseas intending immigrants are looking forward to a more convenient and easy immigration path all the time.

The RNIP was actually inspired by the Atlantic Pilot Project (AIPP) and saw the significant radiation benefits of AIPP to the four marine provinces. This led to the launch of the RNIP in conjunction with 11 target communities, hoping to help the economic development of Ontario, Western and Northwest Territories.

Community connectivity is the key to RNIP application

Since RNIP belongs to the immigration project of the federal and community cooperation, the focus of handling is naturally on the community. This is the same as the AIPP, which requires the provincial endorsement of the participating provinces (Endorsement) to submit the PR application, while RNIP does need to get a recommendation letter from the community first!

Because the various communities of RNIP still use the EOI scoring system, the ability to obtain community recommendation letters also depends on the applicant’s actual scores. Most community EOI scores take local life, work, learning experience, and local employer offers as a large percentage. Next, we can take a look at the real approved cases of RNIP from Vernon and North Okanagan communities shared by CBC News.

RNIP Vernon Community Real Approval Case

Navdeep Singh is a 23-year-old from Punjab, India. He first studied business administration at Langara College in Vancouver four years ago. Then, unlike many newcomers, Singh chose to stay away from the big city and instead live in the Okanagan community in Vernon, BC, and completed it at Okanagan College in Vernon in 2019. After completing a one-year business management course, four months after graduation, he was hired as a carpenter by a small construction company in northern Okanagan, where he has been working ever since.

In the end, Singh also relied on the advantage of community association to achieve 74 points (out of 100) in the Vernon community's EOI evaluation, obtained a community recommendation letter, and has now submitted a PR application to the federal government. Singh’s evaluation of the Vernon community is also very pertinent. He believes that the Vernon community provides a lot of employment opportunities. In fact, competition in the job market is often less than in large cities like Vancouver, but the cost of living is much easier. And the Vernon community also has very good education and natural resources.

At present, 11 communities of the federal RNIP have opened application channels. Interested friends can check the screening criteria of each community by browsing the community’s official website. For applicants who do not have local connections, a more appropriate solution is to contact local employers. Establish an employment relationship and get a community recommendation letter through the employer’s offer and local work experience bonus points. If you are interested, you can directly contact our senior consultants to develop an exclusive evaluation plan!