Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP)
This program is created to help skilled refugees immigrate to Canada through existing economic programs to support Canadian labour market needs.
Eligibility:
● Prove your business is supported by a designated organization
● Be outside Canada and your country of persecution
● Be a convention or country of asylum refugee – determined by IRCC or a referral letter from an IRCC partner or a valid Refugee Status Determination (RSD) from UNHCR or a refugee-hosting state
● admissible to Canada
● must be eligible to apply for one of the following programs:
– Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP)
– Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
– Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP)
● To qualify for 1 of these programs, you must have:
● English or French skills
● Education or job training, and work experience
● A job offer from a Canadian employer for full-time work