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The Agri-Food Immigration Program of Canada

Are you familiar with farming and ranching? How about simple labor? If yes, you can immigrate to Canada. With Canada’s agri-food immigration program, you don’t need to have a fancy education or extensive knowledge of English or French! Of course, having a job offer from a Canadian employer is also necessary for those who live outside of Canada.

The aim of the agri-food immigration program is to address the labor shortage in Canada’s mushroom production, agriculture, and meat sectors. Farming, ranching, and food exports make up a significant part of Canada’s economy. The goal of this immigration program is to attract full-time, non-seasonal foreign workers to fill labor shortages in these sectors.

If you immigrate through this program, after working in Canada for two years, you can obtain permanent residency in Canada.

Every year, a maximum of 2,750 people can enter Canada through this program along with their families.

Latest News

The Agriculture and Food Industry pilot program is now open and accepting applications until May 14, 2025.

Conditions for Canada’s Agri-Food Immigration Program

To immigrate to Canada through the Agri-Food immigration program, you must meet the following conditions:

– Valid work experience

– Valid job offer (if needed)

– Language proficiency at the specified level

– Minimum specified education level

– Sufficient financial means

– Temporary residency in Canada

Work Experience Requirements

You must have at least one year of Canadian work experience (equivalent to at least 1,560 hours of work in the past three years). This job must have the following characteristics:

– Non-seasonal

– Part of approved occupations from industries specified by the Canadian government

– Within the temporary foreign worker program and under an LMIA with a minimum duration of 12 months.

On May 8, 2023, the Canadian government announced that from now on, elderly and disabled workers whose work experience was with an open work permit in simple jobs can also apply for the agri-food program.

Approved occupations for Canada’s Agri-Food Immigration Program.

For meat production products:

NOC 63201 – Butcher (Carcass Cutter) – Retail and Wholesale

NOC 65202 – Butcher (Meat Cutter) – Retail and Wholesale

NOC 94141 – Industrial Butcher

NOC 82030 – Agricultural Services Contractor and Farm Supervisor

NOC 84120 – Specialized Livestock Worker and Machinery Operator

NOC 85100 – Livestock Worker

NOC 95106 – Food and Beverage Processing Worker

For greenhouse agriculture and plant cultivation, including mushrooms:

NOC 82030 – Agricultural Services Contractor and Farm Supervisor

NOC 84120 – Specialized Livestock Worker and Machinery Operator

NOC 85100 – Livestock Worker

NOC 85101 – Harvest Worker

For animal husbandry except aquatic animals:

NOC 82030 – Agricultural Services Contractor and Farm Supervisor

NOC 84120 – Specialized Livestock Worker and Machinery Operator

NOC 85100 – Livestock Worker

NOC 85101 – Harvest Worker

Job Offer Conditions

You must have a genuine and valid job offer from a Canadian employer. This job offer should meet the following criteria:

– It should be among the approved occupations from the specified industries. (See the list above)

– It must be full-time, non-seasonal, and permanent.

– It should meet the minimum wage requirements.

– It must be in Canada and outside the province of Quebec.

– If you live in Canada, you are not required to provide a job offer.

Minimum Language Proficiency Required

You need to demonstrate that you are familiar with at least one of the two languages, English or French, at a minimum CLB 4 level through the language tests specified by the Canadian government.

Minimum Education Required

You must have at least a diploma equivalent to a Canadian high school diploma or higher. If this educational credential was obtained outside Canada, it must be assessed and recognized by an ECA

Required Financial Means

You must prove that you can financially support yourself and any accompanying family members after arriving in Canada. However, those working in Canada with an open work permit do not need to provide proof of financial means.

If you are not working in Canada, the required proof of financial means should be based on the following table:

Number of Family Members	Amount Required (Canadian Dollars)
1	13,757
2	17,127
3	20,055
4	25,564
5	28,994
6	32,700
7	36,407
More than 7 For each additional person	3,706

Steps to Take for the Canadian Agriculture and Food Industry Immigration Program

If you meet all the conditions mentioned above, you can apply directly to the Canada Immigration Office for permanent residency in Canada.

For this application, you need to complete the necessary forms and documents according to the instructions on the official page of the agri-food immigration program in Canada. Make sure to provide official and valid documents showing that you meet all the required conditions for this immigration program.

Then, you should submit your application through the online portal of the immigration office.

Tips for Employers

Food industry employers who intend to hire foreign workers through this immigration program will be approved for two years by LMIA. Employers wishing to use this program must specify what support they will provide to their foreign workers so they can obtain permanent residency in Canada.

Meat producers who are union members must provide a letter of support from their union, and those who are not union members must provide other documents to prove that there won’t be any issues for the migrant workforce and the job market.

Employers who have recently hired under this program and whose workers have been able to obtain permanent residency in Canada can now hire even more new foreign workers than the maximum number set.

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