Program delivery update: Paper-based economic class applications go digital
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
April 8, 2021
On March 31, 2021, IRCC launched an online permanent residence application portal enabling applicants who apply for select economic permanent resident programs to submit their applications online. These programs include
- Non-Express Entry (base) Provincial Nominee Program
- Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
- Agri-Food Pilot
- Atlantic Immigration Pilot
- Quebec Selected Investor Program
- Quebec Entrepreneur Program
- Quebec Self-Employed Persons Program
The instructions for the Provincial Nominee Program have been updated to replace references to “paper-based” applications with “non-Express Entry” applications. For all other programs and pilots listed above, instructions have been updated to include references to applications submitted online.
Updated instructions
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP):
- Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
- Facilitative measures for paper-based Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) applications
- Processing Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) applications received through the non-Express Entry application process
- Economic classes: Procedures at the Centralized Intake Office for paper-based (non-Express Entry) applications
- Processing Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) applications: Determining membership in the class
Atlantic Immigration Pilot Programs:
- Atlantic Immigration Pilot Programs: Application process and who can apply
- Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIP) programs: Assessing the application against selection criteria
Rural and Northern Immigration Program:
- Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) Program
- Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) Program: Application process and who can apply
- Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) Program: Putting an application into processing
- Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) Program: Assessing the application against selection criteria
- International Mobility Program: Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) – Employer-specific work permits (exemption code C15)
Agri-Food Pilot (AFP) Program:
- Agri-Food Pilot (AFP) Program
- Agri-Food Pilot (AFP) Program: Application process and who can apply
- Agri-Food Pilot (AFP) Program: Putting an application into processing
Quebec Economic Classes: