Hire through the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot: Our partners

To make the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) possible, we are partnering with:

provinces, territories and communities across Canada
a number of non-government organizations (NGOs)

These partnerships:

allow Canadian businesses to access a new pool of skilled employees (when they can’t find people locally)
help refugees and displaced people arrive in Canada with a support base and a sense of security

Provincial, territorial and municipal governments

Each participating province, territory and community has its own process for accepting applications.

The following provinces and territories have agreed to participate in the EMPP, through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP):

Through the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP), skilled refugees and other qualified displaced people will be able to apply to participating rural communities.

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

We regularly work with the UNHCR, a main referral partner for several refugee programs. The UNHCR advises on refugee policy and protection safeguards, following its mandate and the Global Compact on Refugees. It helps persons of concern access the EMPP through field operations and partners in refugee-hosting countries.

Partner NGOs

Several NGOs support the EMPP by:

identifying skilled refugees and other qualified displaced people abroad, and helping them access in-demand jobs
working with participating provinces, territories and communities to connect skilled refugees and other qualified displaced people with Canadian employers interested in hiring them

These are the NGOs we partner with for this:

Microloans for candidates

Windmill Microlending supports the EMPP by offering low-interest microloans to eligible EMPP candidates who:

have a job offer
don’t have the minimum funds to meet settlement requirements

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2023-08-17

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