The North Okanagan Shuswap pilot region boasts a diversified economy that is poised to continue to grow and develop.
The pilot region is a rectangle around the Community Futures North Okanagan office located at 3105 33rd Street in Vernon BC.
This includes in the North Okanagan:
– City of Vernon
– District of Coldstream,
– City of Armstrong,
– Township of Spallumcheen, City of Enderby,
– Village of Lumby
– Lavington and other unincorporated areas in the Regional District of the North Okanagan
In the Shuswap:
– City of Salmon Arm,
– District of Sicamous,
– Village of Chase,
– Falkland and other unincorporated areas within the Columbia Shuswap and Thompson Nicola Regional Districts, excluding the Sun Peaks Resort area.
In the District of Lake Country including:
– Oyama
– Lake Country
– Carrs Landing and other unincorporated areas within the Central Okanagan excluding the census subdivision of Kelowna (City), as defined by Statistics Canada.
Land under the authority of the
– Okanagan Indian Band
– Splatsin First Nation,
– Adams Lake Indian Band,
– Neskonlith Indian Band, and
– Skwlax Little Shuswap Lake Band and several
Vernon is a welcoming city of over 42,000 people located in the beautiful North Okanagan. For more information about Vernon, please visit the City of Vernon’s website .
Located on Shuswap Lake, Salmon Arm is the largest city in the Shuswap area of this pilot with a population of 19,432. For more information about Salmon Arm, please visit the City of Salmon Arm website.
RNIP is a community lead immigration program that is designed to bring skilled permanent residents to rural communities. The goal of the program is to spread the benefits of economic immigration to communities outside of the large metropolitan centres. The Community has partnered with IRCC to develop a program that works best for our region by prioritizing skilled immigrants who intend to make RNIP communities in the North Okanagan Shuswap their home. For more information, please go to the IRCC’s website .
