What is the Agri-Food Pilot?

• A Canadian immigration program launched in 2020 to address labor shortages in agriculture and food processing sectors.
• Offers Permanent Residency (PR) to experienced, non-seasonal foreign workers.

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Current Status: Open

⏳ Deadline: May 14, 2025 📊 Cap: 1,010 applications

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Key Requirements for Agri-Food Pilot:

📄 Eligible Job Offer: Must have a valid job offer in an eligible sector.

🎓 Education Requirement: Meet or exceed the educational requirement (if in Canada, you can meet either the job offer or education requirement).

• You must have at least
  • a Canadian high school diploma or
  • an educational credential assessment (ECA) report from a designated organization.

💼 Work Experience: Have eligible work experience in the specified sector.

• Duration: At least 1 year (1,560 hours) of full-time, non-seasonal work in the last 3 years.
• Occupation: In an eligible occupation under one of the approved industries.
• Work Permit:
  • Open work permit for vulnerable workers
  • LMIA-based work permit (minimum 12-month duration)

🔍 Tip: Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP)does not qualify for the Agri-Food Pilot Program

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🗣️ Language Proficiency: CLB/NCLC Level 4 in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

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👉 For other requirements, click here!

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Eligible industries under the pilot are:

• meat product manufacturing (NAICS 3116)
• greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production, including mushroom production (NAICS 1114)
• animal production, excluding aquaculture
  • cattle ranching and farming (NAICS 1121)
  • hog and pig farming (NAICS 1122)
  • poultry and egg production (NAICS 1123)
  • sheep and goat farming (NAICS 1124)
  • other animal production (NAICS 1129)

Eligible occupations for meat product manufacturing (NAICS 3116)

• NOC 63201 - Butchers - retail and wholesale
• NOC 65202 - Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale
• NOC 94141 - Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
• NOC 82030 - Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
• NOC 84120 - Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
• NOC 85100 - Livestock labourers
• NOC 95106 - Labourers in food and beverage processing

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Eligible occupations for greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production, including mushroom production (NAICS 1114)

• NOC 82030 - Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
• NOC 84120 - Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
• NOC 85100 - Livestock labourers
• NOC 85101 - Harvesting labourers

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Eligible occupations for animal production, excluding aquaculture (NAICS 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124 and 1129)

• NOC 82030 - Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
• NOC 84120 - Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
• NOC 85100 - Livestock labourers
• NOC 85101 - Harvesting labourers

To know more about this pilot, click here.