Altona/Rhineland Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP)
The community of Altona/Rhineland has announced its priority sectors, occupations, and designated employers under the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP).
The RCIP is an employer-focused federal pilot program, which allows foreign nationals to apply for Canadian permanent residence (PR) if they secure a community-endorsed job offer from a designated employer in a participating rural community.
Altona/Rhineland Priority Sectors
For 2025, Altona/Rhineland has identified the following five priority sectors:
Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
Sales and Services
Trades and Transport
Natural Resources and Agriculture
Manufacturing and Utilities
Altona/Rhineland Priority Occupations
| Occupation | NOC Code | Priority Sector(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Binding and finishing machine operators | 94152 | Manufacturing and Utilities |
| Camera, platemaking and other prepress occupations | 94151 | Manufacturing and Utilities |
| Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics | 72400 | Natural Resources and Agriculture; Manufacturing and Utilities; Trades and Transport |
| Cooks | 63200 | Sales and Service |
| Customer service representatives – Financial institutions | 64400 | Sales and Service |
| Early childhood educators and assistants | 42202 | Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services |
| Financial auditors and accountants | 11100 | Natural Resources and Agriculture; Manufacturing and Utilities |
| Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations | 65201 | Sales and Service |
| Food service supervisors | 62020 | Sales and Service |
| Heavy-duty equipment mechanics | 72401 | Natural Resources and Agriculture; Trades and Transport |
| Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers | 94141 | Manufacturing and Utilities |
| Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators | 94213 | Manufacturing and Utilities |
| Labourers in food and beverage processing | 95106 | Natural Resources and Agriculture |
| Manufacturing managers | 90010 | Natural Resources and Agriculture; Manufacturing and Utilities |
| Material handlers | 75101 | Manufacturing and Utilities |
| Mechanical assemblers and inspectors | 94204 | Manufacturing and Utilities |
| Metalworking and forging machine operators | 94105 | Manufacturing and Utilities |
| Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities | 95109 | Natural Resources and Agriculture; Manufacturing and Utilities |
| Printing press operators | 73401 | Manufacturing and Utilities |
| Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing | 94140 | Natural Resources and Agriculture |
| Retail sales supervisors | 62010 | Sales and Service |
| Shippers and receivers | 14400 | Natural Resources and Agriculture; Manufacturing and Utilities |
| Supervisors, food and beverage processing | 92012 | Natural Resources and Agriculture |
| Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations | 12013 | Natural Resources and Agriculture; Manufacturing and Utilities |
| Welders and related machine operators | 72106 | Manufacturing and Utilities; Trades and Transport |
Altona/Rhineland Designated Employers
The community has also shared its first list of designated employers. This list will continue to be updated as more employers receive designation.
Elmer’s Welding & Manufacturing Ltd.
Greenvalley Equipment (2009) Inc.
Buffalo Creek Mills (2017) Inc.
Kiddie Sunshine Centre Inc.
Subway (Altona)
Pioneer Meats Ltd.
ETG Commodities Inc.
Access Credit Union Ltd.
Friesens Corporation
Altona Hotel
Why Priority Sectors and Designated Employers Matter
The RCIP is employer-driven, meaning that foreign nationals must secure a job offer to qualify.
The offer must come from a designated employer, i.e., a business approved by the community’s economic development organization.
Employers are only eligible for designation if they operate within the community’s identified priority sectors.
The job offer must also align with one of the priority occupations listed above.
Once these conditions are met and the job is endorsed by the community, the foreign national can apply directly to the federal government for permanent residency under the RCIP.