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CanadaSkilled migrationLast checked October 30, 2026

Rural Community Immigration Pilot

permanent residence in 14 rural communities · Official name: Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP)

A pilot that offers permanent residence to skilled workers with a job offer from a designated employer in one of 14 rural and remote communities, after the community recommends them. IRCC's page lists the pilot as open. It replaced the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot.

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Finance

3

Currency

Canadian Dollar

CAD

Canadian Dollar

Cost of living

90

Price level · US = 100

World Bank price levels, 2025

Tax

14–33%

Income tax (national)

Federal top rate applies above CAD 258,482 (2026); provinces/territories add their own income tax (roughly 4% to 21% at the top), giving combined top rates of about 44% to 54%.

Official rates, 2026 · headline only

Living

1

Happiness

6.7

#24 of 145 countries

World Happiness Report 2025

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Who it’s for

Workers and recent local graduates with a full-time, permanent job offer from a designated employer in a participating rural community, who intend to live there.

Eligibility

  • Community recommendation

    • The designated employer sends the candidate's community recommendation application with the job offer to the community.
    • The community checks that the job is in a priority sector or occupation, that the offer is genuine and that the candidate meets the pilot requirements.
    • Only recommended candidates can apply for permanent residence.
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  • Job offer from a designated employer in the community

    The job must be in the community, full-time, year-round, with no end date, and similar in skill level to your experience.

    • At least 30 paid hours per week
    • Volunteer work and unpaid internships don't count
    • The community chooses designated employers
    • The community checks the job is in a priority sector or occupation
    Official wording

    The job must be within the community's boundaries, full-time (at least 30 paid hours per week), non-seasonal (year-round) and indeterminate (no end date), and similar in skill level to the candidate's work experience. Volunteer work and unpaid internships don't count. The community chooses which employers are designated and checks that the job is in one of its priority sectors or occupations.

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  • Work experience: 1 year (1,560 hours) in the past 3 yearsWorkers

    Show 1 year (1,560 hours) of paid work experience in the past 3 years, matching the NOC description and most main duties.

    Accepted experience by job offer TEER

    TEER 0 or 1 offer
    TEER 0 to 3
    TEER 2 offer
    TEER 1 to 4
    TEER 3 or 4 offer
    TEER 2 to 4
    TEER 5 offer
    Same 5-digit NOC
    • Volunteer work, unpaid internships and self-employment don't count
    • Registered nurses (NOC 31301) can take offers in NOC 33102 or 44101
    What these codes mean (6)
    TEER 0
    Management occupations
    TEER 1
    Usually require a university degree
    TEER 2
    Usually require a college diploma, apprenticeship training of 2 or more years, or are supervisory occupations
    TEER 3
    Usually require a college diploma, apprenticeship training of less than 2 years, or more than 6 months of on-the-job training
    TEER 4
    Usually require a high school diploma, or several weeks of on-the-job training
    TEER 5
    Usually need short-term work demonstration and no formal education
    Official list: Canada TEER category (NOC 2021)
    Official wording

    Paid work only (no volunteer work, unpaid internships or self-employment), matching the NOC description and most of its main duties. TEER matching set by IRCC: a TEER 0 or 1 job offer accepts experience in TEER 0 to 3; TEER 2 accepts TEER 1 to 4; TEER 3 or 4 accepts TEER 2 to 4; TEER 5 requires experience in the same 5-digit NOC. Registered nurses (NOC 31301) can take offers in NOC 33102 or 44101.

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SourcesWho can applycanada.caWork experiencecanada.caChecked Oct 30, 2026

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