The Canadian government announced that it will open its doors to individuals wishing to live and reside in Canada, through new immigration programs, and it is expected that these programs will revolutionize potential immigration applicants.

New immigration programs in Canada 2024

• Food and Agriculture Pilot Track.

• Pilot programs for caregivers.

Food and Agriculture Pilot Pathway for Immigration to Canada

On January 1, 2024, the annual cap will be reset for the Food and Agriculture Pilot, which is an immigration program that has a limited number of slots available each year that are available. Citizenship, Immigration, and Citizenship Canada processes a maximum of 2,750 applications for permanent residency each year as part of this trial program.

The deadline for this program has been extended until May 14, 2025, and adjustments were made on May 18, 2023. Additionally, family members of applicants who have received an acknowledgment letter of receipt are now able to submit an application for an open work visa.

Should you wish to participate in the Food and Agriculture Pilot Track, you must:

• Individuals must have at least one year of cumulative, non-seasonal, full-time employment within the past three years in occupations such as butchers, meat cutters, agricultural service contractors, livestock workers, and harvest workers, among other occupations listed under the National Classification of Occupations codes. .
• The program requires applicants to have a Canadian Language Standard Level 4 in both English and French. Additionally, the program has somewhat moderate language proficiency criteria.
• Furthermore, according to the Education Qualifications Assessment (ECA), it acknowledges that a high school diploma is an adequate level of education required for employment.
• A letter of recommendation from an employer is acceptable, and as of recently, Canada has also acknowledged a letter of recommendation from a union in the event that the employer is unable to give a letter of experience.

Occupations qualify for this path with a national classification code:

• Number 63201 is the National Occupation Classification Code. Butchers; wholesale and retail butchers
• 65202 is the national categorization code which is assigned to the profession. Those who chop meat and sell fish, both in retail and wholesale settings
• Butchers, meat cutters, poultry processors, and other workers related to the meat industry are classified under the National Occupation Classification Code (94141).
• Occupation Classification Number: 82030 for the National Economy Independent contractors providing agricultural services and farm managers
• Specialized Livestock Workers and Agricultural Machinery Operators are classified under the National Occupation Classification Code (84120).
• Eighty-five hundred is the national categorization code for the occupation. Animal husbandry workers
• Code 95106 is the National Occupation Classification that applies. Workers in the food and beverage processing industry.

Pilot programs for caregivers

The Home Support Caregiver Pilot Program and the Child Home Caregiver Pilot Program, both of which are greatly anticipated each year, provide participation in a limited number of possibilities. As soon as the entries are opened, these places do not last long before they are filled.

Both of the pilot projects had a maximum of 5,500 submissions spread out across a variety of categories in the year 2023. There has been a reduction in the number of months of experience required to be eligible for caregiver tracks in Canada, which was previously 24 months.

Two distinct categories are included in both of the caregiver pilot programs:

• In the Gaining Experience Category, applicants who have little to no experience in occupations that are designated as 44100 or 44101 on a national level are eligible to apply.
• The minimum amount of experience required for caretakers working within Canada is one year.
• The Permanent Resident Category (PR) is reserved for applicants who have worked in vocations that fall within the NOC 44100 or NOC 44101 classification for a period of at least 24 months.
• A minimum of one year of experience is required of caregivers working within the borders of Canada.

Those who meet the requirements are granted a work permit that allows them to gain twenty-four months of experience in Canada. Once they have satisfied the experience requirements, they are eligible to submit an application for direct permanent residency.