Peace Liard in British Columbia announces priority sectors and occupations for rural PR pathway
The Peace Liard region, located in the northeast corner of British Columbia, is the latest to announce its priority sectors and occupations for the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP).
The Peace Liard RCIP region includes (but isn’t limited to) the following BC communities:
Fort St. John;
Dawson Creek;
Chetwynd;
Tumbler Ridge;
Taylor;
Pouce Coupe;
Hudson’s Hope; and
Fort Nelson.
The region also includes rural areas within the Peace River Regional District and Northern Rockies Regional Municipality.
Assess your eligibility for the RCIP
The RCIP is an employer-driven pathway to permanent residence (PR). Foreign nationals with job offers from designated employers in the participating rural communities can apply to the federal government for PR, provided they meet all other requirements.
Peace Liard’s priority sectors
Natural resources and agriculture.
Natural and applied sciences.
Education, law and social, community and government services.
Sales and service.
Trades and transport.
Peace Liard’s priority occupations
Occupation NameNational Occupation Code
Accommodation Service Managers60031
Accounting Technicians and Bookkeepers12200
Administrative Officers13100
Air Pilots, Flight Engineers, and Flying Instructors72600
Cashiers65100
Cleaning Supervisors62024
Computer Network and Web Technicians22220
Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics72400
Cooks63200
Early Childhood Educators and Assistants42202
Elementary and Secondary Teacher Assistants43100
Food Counter Attendants, Kitchen Helpers, and Related Support Occupations65201
Food Service Supervisors62020
Food and Beverage Servers65200
General Office Support Workers14100
Heavy Equipment Operators73400
Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics72401
Hotel Front Desk Clerks64314
Light Duty Cleaners65310
Pharmacy Technical Assistants and Pharmacy Assistants33103
Restaurant and Food Service Managers60030
Service Station Attendants65101
Social and Community Service Workers42201
Store Shelf Stockers, Clerks and Order Fillers65102
User Support Technicians22221
Significance of the RCIP priority sectors and occupations
Every year, each participating community in the RCIP will identify five priority sectors and 25 National Occupation Codes for the pilot.
Only employers operating within these designated sectors and NOC codes will be eligible to become designated employers and submit applications for the RCIP.
In addition, the job offer to a foreign worker must be full-time, permanent, and within one of the listed priority occupations.
Apart from having a qualifying job offer from a designated employer in the community that is also within a priority occupation, foreign nationals need to meet other criteria:
Have at least 1 year (1,560 hours) of related work experience in the past three years, or meet the criteria for the international graduate exemption.
Meet language proficiency requirements.
Have a Canadian educational credential or the foreign equivalent.
Have enough money to support the settlement process.
Foreign nationals whose applications are approved by the community can directly apply for PR with the federal government (as well as a work permit, if needed while the application is being processed).
Peace Liard is has yet to announce which of its employers have been designated for the RCIP.
At the time of writing, the following other participating communities have listed their priority sectors and occupations for the RCIP:
Brandon, Manitoba.
Claresholm, Alberta.
North Bay, Ontario.
North Okanagan-Shuswap, British Columbia.
Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
Sault Ste Marie, Ontario.
Steinbach, Manitoba.
Timmins, Ontario.
Thunder Bay, Ontario.
