Thunder Bay, a city in northwestern Ontario, has published its list of designated employers under the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP).

The RCIP is an employer-focused pathway to permanent residency (PR). That means foreign nationals are only eligible if they have a job offer from a designated employer within the community.

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Designated RCIP employers

The following employers in Thunder Bay have been designated under the RCIP:

Designated Employers	Addresses
14786068 Canada Inc. Circle K	3 Balsam Street
1000661225 Ontario Inc. Circle K	A- 1500 James street South
Clara Industrial Services Limited	1130 Commerce Street
Golden Wok	106 May St S
Great Canadian Oil Change	1160 Memorial Ave
Guac Mexi Grill	570 Harbour Expressway, Unit 2
Inspired Cabinetry & Granite Inc	146 Gore St West
JKS Enterprises – Diamond Taxi	113 Leith Street
Kasper Bus Lines	947 Memorial Ave
Lakehead Roofing & Metal Cladding Ltd.	1190 Russell Street
Land of Spices	707 Memorial Avenue, Unit 1
Lowerys, Limited	540 Central Avenue
Mahmowenchike Family Development Centre	150 Redwood Avenue West
Maltese Grocery Ltd	301 Pearl Street
Northern Turf Equipment	710B Balmoral St
Outlaws Burgers & Fries	801 Central Ave
Scott Family Dental	276 Park Ave
Shelter House	420 George St
Shoppers Drug Mart	-681 & 1312 194 N. Court St -1312 – 572 Arthur St W
SLR Contracting Corp.	105 May St N Unit 7
Spadoni Leasing Limited	450 Sifton Ave
Thundermaple Asian Food Co	777 Memorial Ave
Village Market	336 Wardrope Ave
Wasabi Restaurant	538 Arthur St West

Designated employers are those approved by an economic development organization in the community.

In the case of Thunder Bay, this is the Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC).

Who is eligible for Thunder Bay’s RCIP?

Apart from having a job-offer from one of the above-mentioned designated employers, the offer must also be for a priority occupation under Thunder Bay’s RCIP.

Thunder Bay revealed its priority occupations last month.

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

After an eligible foreign worker secures a job from a designated employer, the employer must submit a candidate application to the CEDC.

Once a foreign national meet all the requirements, including having the job offer and a community recommendation, they can apply to the federal government for Canadian PR.

Thunder Bay is the second community participating in the RCIP to reveal its list of designated employers. Timmins – which is participating in both the RCIP and the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP) – revealed its list of designated employers last week.

There are 14 communities in total participating in the RCIP. At the time of publishing, the following communities have revealed their priority sectors and occupations:

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