Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
Thank you for your interest in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) in the North Okanagan Shuswap region.
Updates:
As of July 31st, 2024, RNIP communities are no longer able to issue recommendations as per the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) Ministerial Instructions. As such we are no longer accepting applications for the program.
The North Okanagan Shuswap RNIP Selection Committee has been dissolved effective July 31st, 2024.
Candidates who have received a recommendation from our community must submit their permanent residency application to the IRCC by August 31st, 2024.
This website will be dissolved as of August 31st, 2024. If our community is selected to participate in the new Rural Communities Immigration Pilot (RCIP), a new website will be launched in the Fall.
Please visit Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s website to learn about other pathways to immigrate to Canada.
About the Pilot
The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot was a community-led immigration pilot program designed to bring skilled permanent residents to rural communities. The goal of the pilot was to spread the benefits of economic immigration to communities outside of large metropolitan centres. From 2019 – 2024, the North Okanagan/Shuswap region partnered with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to develop a program that worked best for our community by prioritizing skilled immigrants who intend to make this region their home. For more information, please go to the IRCC’s website.
