Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Immigration Programs-Oftentimes Asked Questions (FAQs)

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR Clearing PROGRAMS – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Immigration is a key component of the economic and labour marketplace growth in Newfoundland and Labrador. Every bit part of the Immigration Activity Programme in Newfoundland and Labrador" our focus is to help provide newcomers with authentic data about the immigration process and programs offered by the province.

In addition to the employer and newcomer webinars offered past the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism, we take created a frequently asked questions document to assistance guide y'all through the immigration programs offered by the province.

Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Clearing Programs-Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

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Practice I NEED A Task?

Aye. To exist eligible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP) and the Atlantic Clearing Programme (AIP) you must have a total-time offer of employment from a Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) employer. Total-time means you lot would be working a minimum of 30 hours per week.

NLPNP AIP
NLPNP Task Offers:

Nether NLPNP the job or task offer should be for at to the lowest degree 2 years with the possibility of extension, from an eligible Newfoundland and Labrador employer. Pay should exist in the form of a bacon and benefits parcel that meets provincial employment standards and prevailing wage rates. Contractual or locum positions (short-term positions unremarkably less than twelve (12) months in elapsing with little or no possibility of extension) are non eligible for the NLPNP. Delight review the category you lot are applying for eligibility requirements nether NLPNP

NLPNP Express Entry

NLPNP Skilled Worker

International Graduate

  

AIP Task Offers:

Under AIP the job or job offering must exist a full-fourth dimension non-seasonal genuine offering of employment to employees brought in to Atlantic Canada through this program. To be eligible for the Plan, the wages offered must fall inside the range of wages for that particular occupation inside the specified region in Newfoundland and Labrador, every bit identified by the federal authorities. Delight review the eligibility requirements nether AIP.

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HOW Do I Discover A JOB?

There are a number of resources available to help connect you with employers currently experiencing vacancies in the province:

  • Federal Chore Banking company
  • Department of  Clearing, Skills and Labour, Labour Market place Data Job Vacancies
  • AXIS Career Services
  • Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) List of Designated Employers
  • Memorial University of NL Career Evolution
  • Section of Clearing, Skills and Labour, Employment Centres
  • Connector NL

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WHAT JOBS ARE IN Demand?

You can have a job offering in whatsoever field. Employers must first demonstrate that a Permanent Resident or a Canadian Citizen could not make full the job unless the position is noted of the list of in-demand occupations that are currently exempt from provincial labour market testing. Other priority and in-demand sectors in the province include:

  • Wellness Care
  • Technology
  • Aquaculture
  • Agronomics
  • Hospitality

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HOW Do I FIND A DESIGNATED EMPLOYER?

Employers who wish to utilize the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) must be designated past the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism (OIM) by coming together certain requirements, including a commitment to back up the newcomer and their family unit as they integrate into their new life in Atlantic Canada. Upon designation, employers can then forward applications from international workers to OIM to be endorsed, entitling the international worker to apply for a work let and/or permanent residency. Please find Newfoundland and Labrador's listing of Designated Employers.

Please note: Not all Designated Employers may be actively recruiting workers. We recommend y'all visit the job posting sites (see above Question #ii), to find jobs within your skill ready, and apply straight to employers. If, you receive a job offer from a Newfoundland and Labrador employer inquire if they are a Designated Employer with the Atlantic Immigration Programme (AIP) and if they are non, direct them to contact our function.

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I WAS DESIGNATED UNDER THE ATLANTIC IMMIGRATION Airplane pilot. CAN I BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE ATLANTIC Clearing Programme?

Employers who were designated nether the pilot cannot be considered under the permanent program as eligibility criteria has changed. As such, employers volition need to undergo the full designation process.

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I'VE Practical FOR JOBS ON THE Task BANK BUT EMPLOYERS ARE Not RESPONDING TO MY RESUME.

Anyonecan view the task postings on Job Banking concern. Butto register to create a Profile onJob Banking company you will need aSocial Insurance Number (SIN)  or Express EntryProfile number to exist entered during the registration procedure. Equally a foreigner, you lot tin can simplyget a SIN if yous take avalid piece of work, written report or visitor permit to Canada. In those cases, you would be given a temporary SIN.

Nosotros are aware that you must have a SIN or work permit to create a profile, however we do propose you submit an awarding to these employers and include detailed information in your cover letter to country you authorize to utilise.

Because our office does not match Newfoundland and Labrador Employers or Designated Employers with international workers seeking work, you should ever include a Cover Letter outlining your experience and qualifications with job application to increase the possibility that your application would be considered by a Newfoundland and Labrador employer.

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WHAT IS MY NOC Lawmaking SKILL LEVEL? HOW DO I Notice IT?

Each occupation in Canada will autumn nether a 4-digit numerical code called a National Occupational Classification lawmaking. This code will outline the main duties and employment requirements of the position. Yous can find the NOC lawmaking that applies to your job by searching the position championship here.

You must review the master duties and employment requirements to ensure the NOC lawmaking matches your 24-hour interval-to-day responsibilities and that you take the correct qualifications. Based on the skill level, occupations are too categorized into 1 of 5 codes. These include levels O, A, B, C & D. To notice the skill level that applies to your NOC code, y'all should compare the four digit lawmaking to this chart.

For instance:

  • Software Developer falls nether NOC 2174 and is skill level A;
  • Cook falls under NOC 6322 and is skill level B.

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DO I NEED A JOB VACANCY ASSESSMENT (JVA) OR A LABOUR MARKET IMPACT ASSESSMENT (LMIA)?

In some cases, employers may be required to undergo a labour market exam (i.due east. either a Job Vacancy Assessment or a Labour Market Touch on Assessment) prior to hiring yous.

  • Employers in Newfoundland and Labrador may rent international workers to accost temporary or permanent workforce needs.
  • If employers are looking to rent international workers for a short period of time, they will undergo the Labour Market Impact Cess (LMIA) process of the Temporary Foreign Worker Programme. Some international workers, including select francophone applicants, are exempted from the Labour Market place Impact Assessment. (delight see International Mobility Program).
  • If employers are looking to fill vacancies permanently or for a longer term, they tin avail of the NL Provincial Nominee Program, which requires a Job Vacancy Cess or apply for designation under the Atlantic Immigration Program which requires employers to carry local efforts to hire permanent residents and Canadian citizens before they can seek endorsements for international workers away (if the worker is already working for the employer with a valid work permitor the potential employee has an open work permit, this requirement does not apply).

International workers tin can apply for a piece of work allow to piece of work temporarily in Canada. Many have employer-specific work permits. This ways that they tin but work for the employer named on their work permit. In some cases, an employer may need to obtain a Labour Market Bear upon Cess (LMIA) before a work permit can exist issued. A positive LMIA will show that there is a demand for an international worker to fill the job and that no Canadian worker or permanent resident is available.

Job Vacancy Assessment (JVA) Labour Market Touch on Assessment  (LMIA):
·       A procedure completed through the Department of Immigration, Skills and Labour, that focuses on profitable employers who are experiencing local, individualized labour marketplace challenges and looking to hire an international worker to fill their long-term workforce needs. Labour Market Evolution Officers (LMDOs) in employment centres throughout Newfoundland and Labrador can assist employers through the JVA process.

In one case individual positions are identified, the OIM staff consummate boosted assessments, in consultation with the Workforce Evolution Secretariat in the Department of Immigration, Skills and Labour, to ensure the positions to be filled support local labour marketplace needs.

  The LMIA process is fully led by the federal government, and is intended for employers seeking to rent international workers to address temporary labour and skills shortages. LMIAs are documents that an employer may need to obtain earlier hiring international workers.

A positive LMIA confirms that at that place is a need for an international worker to fill the position. It will also show that no Canadian worker is available to do the job. A positive LMIA is too called a confirmation letter.

Employers initially review the IRCC website to ostend whether they would need to obtain an LMIA, or whether their position would be LMIA-exempt (international graduates are not required to undergo JVA or LMIA requirements). Exemptions are granted for a number of reasons, including international agreements, intra-company transfers, and other reasons. A full listing of LMIA exemptions is listed on the IRCC website.

If an employer receives a positive LMIA (confirmation letter); they can proceed to hire an international worker through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. The employer should provide a copy of the confirmation letter to each temporary worker information technology wishes to hire, and propose them to utilise for a work permit. LMIAs can be used to apply for transitions to permanent residency through Express Entry.

In other situations, the worker may be exempt from the LMIA requirement. If that is the case, you will still need to provide the task offer information direct to Clearing, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).  If yous are currently outside Canada, for instance, your employer will more likely require one. To find out if your employer needs an LMIA, please ask your employer to contact our function.

Important Notation: International Graduates to the NLPNP are non required to undergo a JVA or LMIA requirements. Please see International Graduate eligibility requirements on the NLPNP website.

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WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TYPES OF WORK PERMITS ?

At that place are two basic types of work permits: closed and open.

Airtight work allow (Employer Specific) allow you lot to piece of work for justone employer in Canada. For closed work allow holders, you can merely work for that employer stated on your work permit.

Open up work permits allow y'all to piece of work forany employer in Canada. Examples of open work permits include the Post-Graduate Work Permit, the Open Spousal Work Permit, and the Working Holiday Visa.

An open up work permit is a work permit that is non job-specific. Because it is not job-specific, you willnot need the following when you apply for your open work permit:

  • a Labour Market Bear on Assessment (LMIA) from Employment and Social Evolution Canada; or
  • proof that an employer has submitted an offering of employment through the Employer Portal and paid the employer compliance fee.

You may be eligible for an open piece of work let if you:

  • are an international student who graduated from a designated learning establishment and are eligible for the Post-Graduation Work Let Program;
  • are a pupil who's no longer able to meet the costs of your studies (destitute educatee);
  • practical for permanent residence in Canada;
  • are a dependent family unit member of someone who practical for permanent residence:
  • are the spouse or common-law partner of a skilled worker or international student;
  • are the spouse or common-law partner of an bidder of the Atlantic Immigration Programme (AIP);
  • are a refugee, refugee claimant, protected person or their family unit member;
  • are under an unenforceable removal social club;
  • are a temporary resident permit holder; and
  • are a young worker participating in special programs.

In each of these situations, you must meet additional criteria to be eligible.

If your spouse or mutual-law partner is living in Canada with you and is applying as a member of the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada class, they can also utilise for an open work permit when they utilize for permanent residence. They must include a completed form and the right fee, explaining that they are applying for an open work permit.

If your spouse or mutual-police partner has already submitted an application for permanent residence only hasn't practical for an open up work permit, they tin submit a completed IMM 5710 and the correct fee to this accost:

Case Processing Center in Edmonton
Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada
c/o Work permits for spouses or common-law partners, Station 777
9700 Jasper Avenue NW, Suite 55
Edmonton, AB T5J 4C3

For more than instructions, please encounter the guide for Applying to Change Conditions or Extend Your Stay in Canada.

International Graduates: Spouses of international students enrolled at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Higher of the North Atlantic or a provincially-recognized private grooming establishment may be eligible to use under theSkilled Workercategory.

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WHAT HAPPENS IF MY WORK Let EXPIRES DURING OR Afterward NLPNP NOMINATION/AIP ENDORSEMENT?

If you lot have a current and valid application with the Part of Clearing and Multiculturalism under the Provincial Nominee or Atlantic Immigration Plan and work permit expires you must cease workingimmediately. Contact our office immediately by email immigration@gov.nl.ca; or phone call one.709.729.6607 and inform the states of the state of affairs.

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MY SPOUSE/COMMON LAW PARTNER HAS AN OPEN Piece of work PERMIT. IF THEY OBTAIN A JOB OFFER, PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT, ARE THEY ELIGIBLE TO Apply UNDER NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR PROVINCIAL NOMINEE Program (NLPNP) OR ATLANTIC IMMIGRATION PROGRAM (AIP) ON OUR BEHALF?

Yes, if your spouse or mutual-constabulary partner already has a valid piece of work permit, depending on the plan eligibility he or she may apply to either programme.

Work permits submitted with the PNP application must have elapsing of at to the lowest degree four (4) months remaining prior to expiry date. Applications submitted when in that location are fewer than four (4) months remaining on the work allow may be returned to the applicant.

Work permits submitted with the AIP awarding must have duration of at least half-dozen (half dozen) months remaining prior to death date. Applications submitted when there are fewer than six (half-dozen) months remaining on the work permit may be returned to the bidder.

NOTE: OIM do not accept 2 applications for family members at the same time, you must take only oneactive application for you lot or your spouse toeither the Provincial Nominee Programor the Atlantic Immigration Program.

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Practise I Demand Work Experience TO Use FOR NLPNP NOMINATION/AIP ENDORSEMENT?

Yes, for applicants nether Limited Entry, Skilled Workers or under the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP), you must come across the employment requirements of the occupation in which you would like to work (or are currently working). OIM uses the National Occupational Classification (NOC) system to determine whether you come across these requirements. For more information, delight consult the NOC database.

NLPNP International Entrepreneur-The International Entrepreneur category is intended for experienced business owners or senior business organization managers who wish to permanently reside in Newfoundland and Labrador.  They must start a new business or buy an existing concern and must actively participate in the twenty-four hours-to-24-hour interval direction of the business.  After operating the business concern for at least one continuous year, the international entrepreneur may be nominated for permanent resident status, subject to fulfillment of sure criteria outlined past the Function of Immigration and Multiculturalism. Work feel required under the NLPNP International Entrepreneur includes:

  • Having at to the lowest degree 2 (2) years' experience actively managing and owning a business organisation (25 percent minimum ownership) in the concluding five (five) years OR 5 (5) or more years' experience in a senior business organisation management office in the final 10 years.

International Graduates: If you graduated from a Canadian Post-Secondary institution, you may non exist required to have previous work feel. Please visit the NLPNP International Graduate page website of the NL Provincial Nominee Program to review the eligibility criteria.

  • NLPNP International Graduate-Working in Field of study
  • NLPNP International Graduate Entrepreneur– Applicants must have at to the lowest degree one (1) year'due south continuous experience actively managing and owning the current business (33.3 per cent minimum ownership)
  • International Graduate– If y'all've lived and studied in one of the Atlantic provinces, you may be eligible to apply under the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP)

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Practise I Demand English language LANGUAGE TESTING?

English linguistic communication testing (in each area of speaking, listening, reading and writing in English or French) is required depending on the plan yous are applying under and the skill level of the job offer. Language assessments will be required when applying to:

NLPNP AIP
a)Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP):

·        Express Entry Category– All applicants (Minimum ranges from CLB four.0- 7.0 in each surface area);

·        Skilled Worker Category– NOC skill level C and D job offers (Minimum CLB 4.0 in each area);

·        International Graduate– NOC skill level C job offers (Minimum CLB iv.0 in each area);

·        International Entrepreneur– (Minimum CLB 5.0 in each expanse);

·        International Graduate Entrepreneur– (Minimum CLB 7.0 in each area).

 b)Atlantic Immigration Programme (AIP):

To emigrate through the Atlantic Immigration Program, yous must prove your English language or French language power and submit with your endorsement awarding. You lot must have 1 of the language tests we approve. It will show you tin communicate in English or French well plenty to live and work in Canada. The test shows your abilities in writing, reading, listening and speaking. To measure your levels, we use the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) for English language or the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadien (NCLC) for French.

·        schedule your test and pay the fees;

· NOC 0, A & B job offer: CLB five

  • NOC C job offer: CLB 4*

·        have results that are less than 2 years sometime when you employ; and

·        include the results of your test when you apply.

Please note that even if you are not required to do a language cess at the time of application, both provincial and federal government may request it at a afterwards engagement during the Permanent Residence application process.

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Tin I Complete LANGUAGE TESTING Outside CANADA?

Y'all can complete the language testing exterior of Canada. The accustomed tests are as follows.

  • IELTS
  • CELPIP
  • TEF

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HOW Practice I Go AN EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIAL Cess (ECA)?

An Educational Credential Cess is a written report by an independent company that evaluates your strange education. This report is used to make sure that your strange caste, diploma, certificate (or other proof of your credentials) is valid and equal to a Canadian one. You lot may consult Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for more details.

An ECA is required if yous exercise not have Canadian didactics and yous are applying to 1 of the post-obit categories:

  • NLPNP Express Entry
  • AIP (Atlantic Clearing Program)
  • A credential assessment is advice on how qualifications from another country compare to Canadian qualifications. An assessmentdoes not guarantee that:
  • a regulatory torso volition issue you a license to do; and
  • your credentials will be accepted past a Canadian employer.

Nonetheless, a credential assessment will help you sympathize the Canadian educational system and assist y'all with your task search. To have your credentials assessed by one of the provincial evaluation services, please consult the Foreign credentials referral office (PDF, 2.12MB).

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CAN I APPLY UNDER THE NLPNP INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE CATEGORY IF I GRADUATED IN Some other PROVINCE/TERRITORY OUTSIDE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR?

Yes. You need to take completedat to the lowest degree half of your studies in Canada and have graduated from an eligiblepublicly funded Canadian college or university. You must submit proof of graduation from the Canadian mail-secondary institution you attended with your awarding.

If you agree a Mail-Graduate Piece of work Permit, and you graduated from a university or higheroutside of Newfoundland and Labrador, just inside Canada, you must exist working in your subject area  to qualify prior to applying.

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I'Thousand A CANADIAN Postal service-SECONDARY INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE. Exercise I NEED A JOB IN MY FIELD OF Written report FOR MY NLPNP INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE APPLICATION?

If you are a graduate of Memorial Academy of Newfoundland (MUN) or College of the North Atlantic in Newfoundland (CNA),y'all do not need to piece of work in your subject area. Your employment must still normally require a post-secondary caste or diploma, andcannot exist in aNOC D level position. Y'all tin see the full details of this policy hither.

Applicants to the NLPNP International Graduate category should hold either:

  • a full-time, indeterminate position related to their discipline, or
  • a position that is commensurate with their skills, experience and/or training.
  • Applicants are permitted to agree a position that is unrelated to their field of study, provided the applicant is a graduate of Memorial Academy or College of the N Atlantic and that the applicant's position:
  • Requires a mail-secondary degree or diploma;
  • Corresponds to National Occupational Classification (NOC) levels 0, A, B or C;
  • Can reasonably be expected to lead to career advancement for the applicant;
  • Is in a field in which the bidder has a recent (i.e. in the last 5 years) combination of skill, experience and/or preparation, according to the NOC description, equally defined by Employment and Social Evolution Canada
  • Is full-time and indeterminate; and
  • Responds to a perceived labour market place need in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The applicant'south employer must adhere to the requirements of the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP), including existence established and operating in Newfoundland and Labrador for at least 2 (2) years (unless exempt nether NLPNP, such as businesses in rural areas), and adhering to all applicable labour laws and regulations in Newfoundland and Labrador. The employer may be asked to explicate how the position responds to a perceived labour market need in their organization/concern.

If you agree a Post-Graduate Work Permit, and yous graduated from a university or higher outside of Newfoundland and Labrador, just within Canada, you must existworking in your subject to qualify prior to applying.

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WHAT SETTLEMENT Back up AGENCIES ARE There WITH LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR PROVINCIAL NOMINEE PROGRAM (NLPNP) AND ATLANTIC IMMIGRATION Program (AIP)?

When you are nominated through the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP) or endorsed through the Atlantic Immigration Plan (AIP), you and your family members are so eligible to access language training through the Clan of New Canadians (ANC) or the Federation Francophone de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador (COMPAS).

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HOW LONG DOES It TAKE FOR APPLICATIONS TO BE PROCESSED?

Once a NLPNP file iscomplete (you submitted all documents required for your application) and assigned to an immigration officer, nosotros will strive to have the application processed and a determination on the file fabricated inside approximately 25 business organization days for EESW and SW. For more than information, please visit the service standard for NLPNP applications on our website.

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CAN MY Family Back-trail ME?

You can bring family unit members with you to Canada if they were included in your permanent residence application every bit your dependents. Your dependents tin can't go far in Canada earlier you. They must make it with you or subsequently you.

You lot may be able to sponsor them later on you immigrate to Canada. Please refer to include family unit members' eligibility on the IRCC website.

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DO I Need TO HAVE A POLICE CLEARANCE?

You and any family members, 18 years of historic period or older may need to become a police document, depending on the plan for which you're applying.

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WHO QUALIFIES As A DEPENDENT, AND Do I Demand CUSTODY?

The age limit of dependent children is 22 years. Children qualify as dependents if they meet both of these requirements:

  • they're under 22 years sometime, and
  • they don't have a spouse or partner

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DO I NEED A REPRESENTATIVE ON MY APPLICATION?

You do non need to hire an clearing representative to help you with your immigration application. Information technology is your determination. Your awarding will not be given special attention or guaranteed approval if you employ a consultant or lawyer.  If you hire a representative, make sure yous fill out the applicative use of a representative form that can be found on our website.

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WHAT Customs SUPPORTS EXIST FOR ME AND MY Family IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR?

A big part of settling into a new place is nigh meeting people. Data links beneath are here to help you integrate into the community and run across new people through volunteering activities, sports and recreation, multicultural events and activities and through religious organizations and church building groups.

  • Prepare for life in Canada
  • Welcome to Canada: What You Should Know
  • Online Newcomers Guide to Services and Resource in Newfoundland and Labrador

Settlement Supports within Newfoundland and Labrador include:

  • Association of New Canadians (ANC) Main St. John's Office
  • ANC Western Newfoundland Region Satellite Office
  • ANC Central Newfoundland Region Satellite Part
  • ANC Labrador West Region Satellite Office
  • ANC Labrador Straits Region
  • ANC Labrador-Happy Valley Region
  • Federation des Francophone de Terre-Neuve-et-du-Labrador (COMPAS)
  • Refugee and Immigrant Informational Council (RIAC)
  • Memorial University International Educatee Advising Office
  • Student Services Sectionalisation of Higher of the North Atlantic

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has produced a number of videos that are intended to help newcomers settle in Canada:

  1. Before You Get in in Canada recommends that newcomers bring all of their personal identification documents with them and have all their official documents translated into English or French earlier coming to Canada, amid many other recommendations.
  2. Your First Ii Weeks in Canada explains to newcomers the importance of obtaining a Social Insurance Number, contacting a local settlement system, and finding employment.
  3. Language Grooming for Canada will help newcomers larn near the steps they tin take to meliorate language skills earlier and subsequently arriving in Canada.
  4. Advancing Strange Credential Recognition: The Regime of Canada is committed to improving the procedure of strange credential recognition to make information technology faster, fairer and more than consistent across Canada. This will help new immigrants contribute to their total economic potential when they arrive in Canada.

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I Take A DEGREE IN A REGULATED OCCUPATION. HOW Tin can I GET MY CREDENTIALS RECOGNIZED?

To apply for permanent residence through i of Canada's economic immigration programs –Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Plan (NLPNP) or Atlantic Immigration Plan (AIP), you may exist required to take an Educational Credential Assessment performed past 1 of the organizations that have been designated by IRCC. These are not the only organizations performing this service; however they are the but bodies that are recognized to provide assessments for immigration purposes. You may notice this assessment useful when determining how international education compares to Canadian standards.

If you are immigrating as a skilled worker, working in a certain profession or trade or studying youwill be required to have your home land high school education and postal service-secondary education assessed. Strange qualification recognition is the process of verifying that the knowledge, skills, work experience and education obtained in another country are comparable to the standards established for Canadian professionals and tradespeople. The Credentials you got outside Canada will need to be assessed, such as:

  • Education – Educational Credential Assessments (ECAs)
  • Work experience – NOC Code skill level experience, Re-create of resume, Employer Letter of Recommendation, etc.
  • Professional credentials – The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials

Regulatory or Licensing Credentials

Applicants with piece of work experience in an occupation that is regulated in Newfoundland and Labrador, and requires mandatory certification or licensing are required to obtain proof of eligibility for provincial licensure to be able to work in that profession before applying to the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) or Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP).

If the applicant is to be employed as a trades-person in a compulsory trade, he or she must take a certificate of qualification in their skilled merchandise issued by the Section of Immigration, Skills and Labour.

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WHAT SUPPORTS EXIST FOR ME IF I Want TO ENROLL IN THE CREDENTIALS RECOGNITION PROCESSES?

  • In regulated occupations and skilled trades the relevant provincial or territorial regulatory body is the authoritative source of information on all aspects of foreign credential recognition for the regulated occupation.
  • Some sectors have voluntary certification systems that can be used to assess the abilities of International Trained Workers in non-regulated occupations.
  • Prior Learning Assessment Recognition services are available at many colleges and institutes. This is the identification and measurement of skills and knowledge acquired outside of formal educational institutions. Prior Learning Assessment Recognition can establish competency equivalencies for skills and cognition gained outside of Canada and tin can determine eligibility to practice a trade or profession.

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NOTIFICATION OF THE IRCC Decision FOR MY ENDORSEMENT /NOMINATION PERMANENT RESIDENCE (PR) APPLICATION.

Important Notation:  An Atlantic Immigration Programme (AIP) endorsement or Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP) nominationdoes not guarantee that a Permanent Resident (PR) visa volition be issued. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) makes the final conclusion for the granting of permanent resident visas after ensuring that all legislative requirements are met, including medical, criminality and security checks.

The Section maywithdraw your nomination or endorsement at any fourth dimension prior to the issuance of the permanent resident visa and prior to landing in Canada if:

  • The applicantno longer run into minimum eligibility requirements of the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) or Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP) such as changes in your employment;
  • The Department is advised by the Canadian visa part that whatsoever information provided in your application for permanent residency is imitation or fraudulent; or
  • Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) finds that yous or a dependent isinadmissible equally a result of medical, criminality, security checks or invalid passport.

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I RECEIVED Blessing FOR MY NLPNP NOMINATION/AIP ENDORSEMENT AND Accept APPLIED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE, Merely I HAVE LOST MY Chore, WHAT DO I Do?

If youlose or quit your job during the nomination process; you lot will need to inform the clearing officer assigned to your file of whatsoever changes in employers or your employment situation.

Immediately contact our office via electronic mail immigration@gov.nl.ca, phone 1.709.729.6607 or directly speak to the Immigration Officer assigned to your file.

Your nomination and Permanent Residency application may exist cancelled if in that location are changes to your employment status before you receive your Permanent Residence blessing from IRCC.

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TIPS FOR HIRING A Representative.

Immigration consultants, lawyers, and other representatives requite immigration advice and help clearing applicants, ordinarily for a fee. You lot do not demand to hire an clearing representative to help you with your immigration application. You exercise not need to hire an immigration representative to apply for clearing or for Canadian citizenship with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). It is your determination. Your application volition not be given special attention or guaranteed approval if you lot use a consultant or lawyer.

  • Immigration representatives do non have special connections with Newfoundland and Labrador or Canadian government officials and cannot guarantee your application will be successful;
  • Simply authorized officers with the OIM and IRCC (including Canadian embassies, high commissions and consulates) can make decisions on your awarding;
  • But the following people may accuse a fee to represent or advise you on immigration matters with the Governments of Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada:
  • Lawyers who are members in proficient continuing of a Canadian provincial or territorial law society;
  • Immigration consultants who are members in good standing of The College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants
  • Notaries who are members in good continuing of the Chambre des notaires du Québec.
  • Before y'all pay anyone a fee, check their credentials to make sure they are members of 1 of the organizations above and get to their corresponding websites for further data on their continuing and/or registration;
  • Never follow communication to use false documents or making imitation statements on your immigration application forms. This is illegal and will consequence in the refusal of your application;
  • Beware of net scams and false websites. Some websites may announced to be official authorities websites, just the information they comprise may be inaccurate or out of engagement. These are the  official Immigrate to Newfoundland and Labrador website, operated by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the official website of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC);
  • All the application forms to employ to the Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) are available for costless. Applications for the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Programme (NLPNP) Limited Entry/Skilled Workers have a $250 CAD fee payable to the Newfoundland and Labrador Exchequer;
  • Processing fees for Canadian immigration are the same at all Canadian visa offices around the globe. Fees in local currency are based on official exchange rates and correspond with the amount in Canadian dollars.
  • Canadian visa offices will never ask you to eolith money into an individual's personal bank accounts or to transfer money through a specific individual coin transfer company;
  • To read more, including information on who can legally represent you if you choose to hire an immigration representative, visit IRCC's web pages on Immigration Representatives;
  • Top Tips – How to recognize unauthorized representatives, visit The College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (Working with an Immigration Consultant)  ; and;,
  • If y'all have questions, delight contact the Role of Immigration and Multiculturalism at immigration@gov.nl.ca.

If you think your immigration representative has treated you unfairly or broken the law while representing you lot, the Clearing, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website has information on how to file a complaint.

Important Note:  If you decide to hire a representative but do not declare this on your application forms, this is considered to exist false and misleading information and will result in your Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP) or Atlantic Immigration Plan (AIP) application being declined.

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HOW MUCH MONEY SHOULD I Accept BEFORE MAKING AN APPLICATION?

The OIM needs to ensure that you and your family members will exist able to economically constitute in Newfoundland and Labrador. You volition need to pay biometric testing fees, work allow application fees, and processing fees earlier yous depart. You may accept significant initial settlement costs, rental costs, airfare or other incidental costs to address upon your arrival. Y'all will need to pay your Permanent Residence fees within 6 months of your nomination or endorsement. View the total list of federal fees.

The OIM encourages you to concord fees which volition be able to cover the to a higher place amounts, and too have some left over for emergency or unexpected costs. Our part recognizes that you may be receiving support from your employer (such as airfare or settlement support), or your family members. These can be helpful supplements to your savings, but you withal must ensure yous have funds of your ownearlier you apply.