In recent years, any mention of Canadian immigration has been inseparable from the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP) ! As part of the revitalization strategy to improve the aging of the population and the low immigration rate, AIPP has achieved fruitful results in the past few years. It has been successfully promoted to the main project of Chinese immigrants. It also provides an indispensable immigration path for applicants who lack hard indicators!

Nowadays, with the advancement of AIPP permanent issues, more and more new fans will come to ask about AIPP. Compared with provincial nomination and federal EE immigrants, the application threshold for the pilot program is indeed much lower. The speed is also second only to Express Entry.

However, in view of the current epidemic situation, many prospective applicants are more worried about whether the processing speed will be slow, and whether they can apply for a poor IELTS score. Regarding the cycle, the trial of any immigration project was delayed during the epidemic, including the federal EE. As for the language issue, let’s take a brief look at the latest Atlantic immigration pilot policy in 2021.

The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program includes three projects:

1. High-Skilled Program

2. Intermediate-Skilled Program

3. International Graduate Program

Application requirements for the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program:

1. Skilled workers

1) At least one year of work experience in the past three years;

2) The one-year work experience of highly skilled talents must belong to NOC0/A/B; the one-year work experience of middle-skilled talents must belong to NOCC;

3) Canadian secondary school (high school) or higher education, degree, or academic certification (ECA) equivalent to the Canadian diploma;

4) A full-time job offer from a designated employer in the Atlantic Province;

5) At least CLB4 level in English or French;

6) Proof of settlement funds (no need to provide for living and working in Canada);

We can see from the conditions that whether it is academic qualifications, language, or work experience, AIPP really has achieved a relatively low immigration threshold, especially the language barrier that most people are difficult to overcome!

Can I apply if I have only 4 points for IELTS?

We have always asked everyone to pay attention to the actual invitation status of immigrants. For example, BCPNP should pay attention to the invitation scores of regular categories and technology pilots every week, and measure whether there are opportunities based on their own scores. Is there any actual invitation to AIPP? Can I apply if I have only 4 points for IELTS?

Atlantic AIPP is different from BCPNP. The former does not use the EOI mechanism, so there is no actual invitation score. As long as you can meet the conditions listed in the policy, you can apply! But from the summary of the cases we have actually handled, the IELTS score must correspond to your professional NOC. The simple summary is that the higher the rank, the higher the IELTS!

AIPP is an employer-sponsoredimmigration project. The core of this type of project is that only when business owners cannot find suitable employment candidates in the local area, they need to seek ideal employees from a wider range of outsiders and are willing to provide immigration sponsorshipfor themto complete a series of permanent residency applications.

To give a simple example, if the applicant's occupation is at the NOC O,but the IELTS score is only 4, which is equivalent to holding a sign and asking the immigration officer to check you. What kind of employer will spend a lot of time to recruit a manager position that has barriers to work communication, and also go to the government to apply for a provincial endorsement to sponsortheir immigration?

Whether it is AIPP or other provincial nomination projects, everyone needs to keep in mind that correct thinking and followable logic are the absolute prerequisites for application! In immigration applications, the higher the language, the better.

Regarding the AIPP pilot, the focus is on NOClist. We also list a range for your reference. For category A positions, IELTS must reach at least CLB5; for B/C positions, IELTS must reach CLB4 according to the policy requirements.