Program delivery update: Federal Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (Federal EMPP)
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
June 13, 2023
In addition to supporting skilled refugees and other displaced people to access existing regional economic programs, the new Federal pathway under the EMPP further extends the facilitation measures to displaced individuals with skills and qualifications to apply through a standalone federal pathway. The Federal EMPP will help create the opportunity for more displaced people to fill a greater variety of labour market needs across Canada.
New instructions
- Determining admissibility
- Application process and who can apply
- Assessing the application against economic pilot selection criteria
- Biometrics
- Procedures at the Centralized Intake Office for applications (non-Express Entry)
- Determining eligibility against public policy requirements
- Federal EMPP landing page
- Examining before granting permanent residence
- Immigration Loans Program (ILP)
- Making a final decision
- Pre-departure services provided by the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Processing Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) applications
- Putting an application into processing
- Loans issued to applicants to be used as settlement funds