RCIP - the North Okanagan Shuswap region

Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP) in the North Okanagan Shuswap region

Rural Community Immigration Pilot -North Okanagan-Shuswap

Pool/Point System

The North Okanagan-Shuswap RCIP program operates on a point and pool system similar to the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) and express entry system utilized by IRCC. Candidates who apply for community recommendation will be awarded points based on attributes of their application. Then, in accordance with community procedures, the highest scoring candidates of any given intake period will be presented to the committee for consideration. Those with the lowest scores in the pool may not be presented to the committee for many months however, this system ensures that the candidates with the attributes believed to be most inline with the community goals will be considered first. The maximum amount of points a candidate can achieve is 125 and only candidates who receive at least 50 points will be allowed into the pool.

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Priority NOC Codes

IRCC allows for RCIP communities to select 25 (twenty-five) NOC codes to prioritize. The NOC codes prioritized by the North Okanagan-Shuswap community are:

Priority NOCs

 

NOC and Title

Cap per Employer

Wage

1

12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers

N/A

$22

2

13110 – Administrative assistants

N/A

$22

3

14100 – General office support workers

N/A

$22

4

14200 – Accounting and related clerks

N/A

$22

5

33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates

N/A

$22

6

33103 – Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants

N/A

$22

7

42201 – Social and community service workers

N/A

$22

8

42202 – Early childhood educators and assistants

N/A

$22

9

60030 – Restaurant and food service managers

2

$25

10

60031 – Accommodation service managers

2

$25

11

62021 – Executive housekeepers

2

$25

12

63210 – Hairstylists and barbers

N/A

$22

13

72100 – Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors

N/A

$22

14

72106 – Welders and related machine operators

N/A

$22

15

72300 – Plumbers

N/A

$22

16

72310 – Carpenters

N/A

$22

17

72402 – Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics

N/A

$22

18

72410 – Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers

N/A

$22

19

72421 – Appliance servicers and repairers

N/A

$22

20

73400 – Heavy equipment operators

N/A

$22

21

75110 – Construction trades helpers and labourers

10

$22

22

90010 – Manufacturing managers

N/A

$22

23

94211 – Assemblers and inspectors of other wood products

10

$22

24

94212 – Plastic products assemblers, finishers and inspectors

10

$22

25

95103 – Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing

10

$22

Lastly, the Community reserves the right to further restrict businesses participation by installing applications caps on employers, caps on NOC codes, restricting sub-sections of industries, and banning certain NOC codes. It is in the sole discretion of the community to implement restrictions of this nature, and they may do so at any time.

Importance of Priority Sectors

When assessing eligibility, the industry/sector takes predominance. Only those who work in a priority sector have the opportunity to be recommended by the community. If someone works in a priority NOC codes but not for an employer in a priority sector, then they are ineligible.

For example:

A candidate works as an accountant for a technology company. Although the candidate works in a priority NOC code, they do not work for an employer in a priority sector and thus they are ineligible.

Restricted Subsectors

The following sectors have additional restrictions placed on them:

NAICS Subsector  Cap by Subsector  Cap Per Employer 
722512 Fast food (Limit-service eating places) 40 recommendations per year  2 recommendations per year 
4471 Gasoline Stations  20 Recommendations per year  2 recommendations per year 

 

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