Sault Ste. Marie is the latest community to release its list of designated employers for the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP).

Under the RCIP, foreign nationals can apply for Canadian permanent residency if they have a job offer from a designated employer, along with meeting the pilot’s other requirements.

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Sault Ste. Marie RCIP designated employers

• Algoma Tubes Inc (Tenaris Canada).
• Child Care Algoma.
• China Steel Inc.
• Chuck’s Roadhouse Bar and Grill.
• Extendicare Mapleview.
• F. J. Davey Home.
• Giovanni’s Restaurant.
• JD Aero Technical Inc.
• Meadow Park Montessori School.
• Montanas.
• Northern Power Train.
• OTR Engineered Solution.
• Para Med.
• Sault Area Hospital.
• Sault Ste. Marie YMCA.
• Viacore.

This list of designated employers may evolve.

If an employer in the community falls within the priority sector and wishes to hire a foreign national in a priority occupation, they can get designated by applying to the relevant economic development organization. In Sault Ste. Marie, the relevant organization is the Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation.

Sault Ste. Marie is a town in Northern Ontario. It has been allocated 300 spots for the RCIP pathway to permanent residence in 2025.

Who is eligible for Sault Ste. Marie’s RCIP?

The RCIP is an employer-focused pathway to permanent residency, which means that foreign workers need a job offer from a designated employer to be eligible.

Employers can get designated if they fall within a priority sector and are approved by an economic development organization.

Sault Ste. Marie’s priority sectors are:

• Education, law and social, community and government services;
• Health;
• Manufacturing and utilities;
• Sales and service; and
• Trades and transport.

In addition, the job offer must be in an occupation that is under Sault Ste. Marie’s priority occupation list.

Foreign nationals need to meet other criteria regarding work experience, language proficiency, education qualifications, and settlement funds.

Foreign nationals who meet all the requirements, including having a job offer and a community recommendation, can apply directly to the federal government for Canadian permanent residence.

As of the time of writing, Timmins and Thunder Bay are some other communities participating in the RCIP that have revealed their list of designated employers for the RCIP.

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