TRUTH about Atlantic Immigration Pilot & Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot JOB OFFER Dilemma

Many companies and individuals highlight the positive and best features of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP) and the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program (RNIPP). It is absolutely fact that these are excellent programs featuring a simplified process to obtain work permits and/or permanent residence in Canada. For instance, you do not need a job offer backed by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). This is a big benefit because it is an expensive and time consuming process for employers to apply for an LMIA. The LMIA application process also requires the disclosure of company finances and labour market conditions play a major role in the outcome of the LMIA application.

However, one must realize the facts of the matter that there are very very limited job opportunities in the participating regions of these two programs. For example, the four provinces that are participating in AIPP and their respective populations are: