Program delivery update: Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP)
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 7, 2022
The Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP), which came into force on January 1, 2022, is a pathway to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers and international graduates from a Canadian institution who want to work and live in 1 of the 4 Atlantic provinces.
AIP replaced the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Programs (AIPP), which closed on December 31, 2021. IRCC stopped accepting AIPP applications on March 5, 2022, when the pilot Ministerial Instructions (MIs) expired. IRCC started accepting AIP applications on March 6, 2022.
New instructions
- Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP)
- Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP): Application process and who can apply
- Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP): Putting an application into processing
- Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP): Assessing the application against selection criteria
- Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP): Ability to become economically established and intent to reside in the endorsing Atlantic province
- Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP): Other situations
- Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP): Admissibility and making a final decision
- Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP): Examination before granting permanent residence