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Relaxed Work Experience Requirements for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP)

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CountryCanada
Operative dateNovember 6, 2020
CategoryResidence
Policy toolEligibility

Policy effect

IRCC modified the eligibility criteria for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot to allow cumulative work experience rather than requiring one year of continuous employment, addressing disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: IRCC modified the eligibility criteria for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot to allow cumulative work experience rather than requiring one year of continuous employment, addressing disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Official source excerpt

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… under the Pilot to Sault St. Marie. The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot is a community-driven program that spreads the benefits of economic immigration to smaller communities. It helps these communities to attract the workers they need by creating a path to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers. Under the changes to the program, candidates will no longer have to obtain eligible work experience over a continuous period of time. Instead, they can demonstrate that they have accumulated the required 1 year of eligible work experience (1,560 hours) in the 3 years preceding their application, even if there were breaks in their employment. The policy applies to all applications received under the Pilot, as well as all future applications going forward. Altering this requirement ensures that candidates are not penalized for short breaks in their employment history, including temporary work interruptions or layoffs caused by the pandemic. Individuals must still meet all other existing admissibility and [program requirements](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/rural-northern-immigration-pilot/pr-eligibility.html), including the recommendation … immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/permanent-residence-healthcare-pandemic-quebec.html) 9 December 2020 - [Public Policy on Work Experience Eligibility Requirement for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/work-experience-eligibility-rnip.html) 6 November 2020 - [Temporary public policy concerning applications for permanent residence as a member of the family class whose sponsor must meet a minimum income requirement …
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Relaxed Work Experience Requirements for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). Effective 2020-11-06.Open official source
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