Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that effective May 15, 2020, IRCC will begin accepting applications to the Agri-Food Pilot. The 3-year pilot will test an industry-specific approach to help employers in the meat processing, mushroom and greenhouse production, and livestock-raising industries fill ongoing labour needs for full-time, year-round employees. The occupations and industries eligible under the pilot include: meat product manufacturing retail butchers industrial butchers farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers food processing labourers greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production, including mushroom production farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers general farm workers harvesting labourers animal production, excluding aquaculture farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers general farm workers Since Quebec establishes its own economic immigration selection under the Canada-Quebec Accord, the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot does not apply there. A total of 2,750 applications will be accepted annually throughout the pilot, which applies primarily to people who are already in Canada. Existing travel restrictions continue to apply. It will provide a pathway to permanent residence for many temporary foreign workers already in Canada. The Agri-Food Pilot complements Canada’s already existing economic immigration programs, which include the Atlantic Immigration Pilot, the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot, the caregivers pilots, the Global Skills Strategy, a revitalized Express Entry and the Provincial Nominee Program. Please contact one of our lawyers at Borders Law Firm ([email protected]) to learn more about the new Agri Food Pilot . Back to all posts Share this post: Facebook-Logo Twitter-Logo Linkedin pinterest Mail-Logo