Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP)

Below is a summary of the eligibility requirement of the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP):

Job Offer

The following requirements must be met for the job offer:

• Must be full time and non-seasonal, and
  • of at least 1 year (from the time you become a permanent resident) for a job of NOC TEER Category 0, 1, 2 or 3, or
  • permanent for a job of NOC TEER Category 4.
• Cannot come from a company where you (the applicant) or your spouse is a majority owner.
• Must be at the same skill level as, or higher than, the work experience that qualified you for the job, unless for certain health care sector jobs:
  • Job offer: TEER 0 | Work experience requirement: TEER 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4
  • Job offer: TEER 1 | Work experience requirement: TEER 1, 2, 3 or 4
  • Job offer: TEER 2 | Work experience requirement: TEER 2, 3 or 4
  • Job offer: TEER 3 | Work experience requirement: TEER 3 or 4
  • Job offer: TEER 4 | Work experience requirement: TEER 4

You can learn how to find your NOC and its category here.

Work Experience

In the last 5 years, you must have worked at least 1,560 hours (equivalent to 1 year if you were working 30h/week).
The following requirements apply:

• Count hours worked in part-time and full-time jobs.
• Count only paid hours of work.
• Don’t count hours when you were self-employed.
• Count hours worked inside or outside Canada. You must have been legally authorized to work in Canada as a temporary resident.
• Count hours that were accumulated over a period of at least 12 months.
• Count work experience acquired while studying, as long as the work hours don’t exceed what was authorized.

You do not need to meet the work experience requirements if you’re an international graduate who:

• has a degree, diploma, certificate, or trade or apprenticeship certification that took at least 2 years of studies and is from a recognized post-secondary institution in one of the Atlantic provinces (You can find the lists below); and
• was a full-time student for the entire time you were studying and lived in one of the Atlantic provinces for at least 16 months during the last 2 years before you graduated.