Agri- Food Immigration Pilot: Which Farm workers are eligible?

Agri-Food Immigration Permanent Residence Pilot: Which Farmworkers are Eligible?

The Agri-Food Pilot Program began in May 2020 and is designed to address Canada’s labour shortage in the agriculture—food sector by encouraging foreign farmworkers, specifically experienced, non-seasonal workers, to apply for permanent residence in Canada.

However, not all farmworkers are eligible to apply. Below is a list of eligible industries[1]:

• Meat product manufacturing
• Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production
• Animal production, excluding aquaculture:
  • Cattle ranching and farming
  • Hog and pig farming
  • Poultry and egg production
  • Sheep and goat farming
  • Other animal production

If you are a foreign non-seasonal worker who works in any of the above industries, and would like to determine your eligibility for Permanent Residence, you may contact us for a free 30 mins consultation.

This program is expected to run until May 2023.

[1] https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/agri-food-immigration-pilot/eligible-industries.html