Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Atlantic Immigration Class) — SOR/2021-242

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CountryCanada

Operative dateJanuary 1, 2022

CategoryPermanent residence / economic immigration

Policy toolEconomic class creation / stream institutionalization

Affected groupSkilled workers and international graduates destined for atlantic provinces

Policy effect

Formally amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) to establish the Atlantic Immigration Class (section 87.3) as a permanent economic class of persons who may become permanent residents, transitioning the successful Atlantic Immigration Pilot into a permanent statutory program and clarifying lock-in dates for dependent children.

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… are amended by adding the following after section 87.2: Atlantic Immigration Class Class 87.3 (1) For the purposes of subsection 12(2) of the Act, the Atlantic immigration class is prescribed as a class of persons who may become permanent residents on the basis of their ability to become economically established in Canada. Member of class (2) A foreign national is a member of the Atlantic immigration class if they (a) are named in an endorsement certificate issued by the government of an Atlantic province — on or after the day on which this section comes into force — under an Atlantic immigrat … to the Regulations are modelled off the Ministerial Instructions that governed the pilot, with some key adjustments. They establish a new Atlantic Immigration Class, under the economic classes for applicants, as a pathway to permanent residence for foreign nationals who have the ability to become economically established in the Atlantic region and have the intent to reside in Atlantic Canada. In this way, the look and feel of the Regulations will vary from the pilot, given the regulations provide for a single immigration class, as opposed to the three separate program streams found in the pil … g skilled immigrants to Atlantic Canada to address demographic and economic needs, as well as to address retention issues in the region. Similar to the pilot, the permanent program will continue to help employers find skilled workers to fill jobs, so they can grow their businesses and the economy. The permanent program will also continue to complement the PNP by maintaining key program elements that distinguish the Atlantic Immigration Program as Canada’s flagship regional economic immigration program (e.g. aligning immigration with region-wide economic development strategies), and offering pr … r Class, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on March 4, 2017; (b) the Atlantic Canada Highly Skilled Worker Class established by the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Atlantic Canada Highly Skilled Worker Class, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on March 4, 2017; or (c) the Atlantic Canada International Graduate Class established by the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Atlantic Canada International Graduate Class, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on March 4, 2017. Coming into Force 10 These Regulations come into force on January 1, 2022, but if they are regist …

Canada Gazette Directorate, Public Services and Procurement CanadaCanada Gazette, Part II, Volume 155, Number 26, Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Atlantic Immigration Class), SOR/2021-242.; Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 155, Number 26: Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Atlantic Immigration Class), SOR/2021-242 (December 13, 2021).; SOR/2021-242, Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 155, No. 26 (Registration: December 13, 2021).Open official source

Retrieved from https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2021/2021-12-22/html/sor-dors242-eng.html

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Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Atlantic Immigration Class) — SOR/2021-242

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Canada changes operative in 2022