The Rural Community Immigration Pilot is a community-led pilot designed to bring skilled workers to the West Kootenay. It aims to spread the economic benefits of immigration to communities outside of large metropolitan centres.
Community Futures recognizes that employers in our region have jobs they were unable to fill locally. The Immigration Pilot makes it easier for them to hire and retain skilled foreign workers in these positions. Through the pilot, we help newcomers who want to work and live long term in the West Kootenay to gain Permanent Residency in Canada for themselves and their families.
The Rural Community Immigration Pilot offers permanent residence (PR) to skilled workers who want to work and settle in rural and more remote communities.
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada chose 14 communities, including West Kootenay, that showed they can support and benefit from skilled migrants.
