Agri-Food Immigration Pilot (AFIP)

The agriculture and agri-food industry is an important contributor to Canada’s economic growth. In order to attract and retain workers needed to sustain and grow the agri-food sector, the Government of Canada introduced the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot.

The Agri-Food Immigration Pilot program helps to address the labour needs of the Canadian Agri-food sector by enhancing the benefits of experienced, non-seasonal Agri-Food workers who can settle in Canada.

Temporary foreign workers with work experience in the Canadian agri-food sector receive only limited work permits and are not able to obtain permanent resident status. But with this Pilot, it gives them the opportunity to become permanent residents, instead of having to renew their work permits repeatedly.

Eligibility for the pilot depends on having a valid job offer in one of the specialized occupations as well as your work experience.

The occupations and industries eligible under the Pilot include:

Agri-Food Pilot Program Requirements

Here are some of the fundamental requirements in order to be eligible to participate in the Pilot:

12 months of full-time, non-seasonal Canadian work experience in the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, in one of the eligible occupations.

A Canadian Language Benchmark level 4 in English or French

Foreign equivalent of a high school level education or greater

An indeterminate job offer for full-time, non-seasonal work in Canada, outside of Quebec, at or above the prevailing wage

Enough money to get settled in Canada