He applied for a job at the early childhood education centre, Maven Lane in Vernon, B.C. There, he was referred to the Rural Northern Immigration Pilot Program (RNIP) in 2021 to help put him on ...

The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) project already has a strong track record of helping fill labour gaps in the North Okanagan.

As we work to establish RNIP as a permanent program, these new pilots will help attract and retain skilled foreign workers in rural and Francophone minority communities, contributing to their ...

A new immigration pilot in British Columbia’s West Kootenay region connects skilled workers with 118 local employers, offering a path to permanent residency while addressing labour shortages in ...