The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) offers a community-based opportunity in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan for immigrants seeking to move to a tight-knit region for the purposes of living and working in the aforementioned region.
Moose Jaw is a booming community that boasts the connectedness of a small, rural town while still having the resources and structural ability to provide its residents with top of the line amenities.
It is the ideal relocation destination for those who wish to prioritize community-building during their permanent move to Canada while still desiring the ability to access modern conveniences.
Moose Jaw has several attractive offerings, some of which include:
- Tourist destinations, including an enthralling downtown scenery.
- Museums, galleries, libraries.
- Every public resource you may need, including a Regional Hospital and plentiful medical establishments.
What are the boundaries of the Moose Jaw region?
On the map, Moose Jaw has been defined as:
Source: moosejawrnip.ca
To Make sure you are eligible for the Moose Jaw RNIP, you must first make sure that you meet the federal eligibility requirements for the RNIP.
Once you meet the federal requirements, you must meet the community requirements.
Community criteria
The community criteria is calculated on a points-based system.
The score will determine whether the applicant will:
- Contribute to the local economy.
- Become a part of the community and be a positive influence to the same.
- Desire to become a permanent resident of the community.
Scores are assigned based on a set of factors, which are as follows:
Language
| Level | Points assigned |
| CLB/NCLC 8 or higher | 10 |
| CLB/NCLC 7 | 8 |
| CLB/NCLC 6 | 6 |
| CLB/NCLC 5 | 6 |
Education
| Level | Points assigned |
| Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree, 4 years duration | 8 |
| University, college, trade or technical school program or other institute, 2 or 3 year duration | 6 |
| University, college, trade or technical school program or other institute, 1 year duration | 4 |
Finishing at least one year of postsecondary education in an institution in Moose Jaw grants you 2 points.
Work experience (the work experience must be in the same are as your job offer)
| Level | Points assigned |
| 5+ years | 10 |
| 4 years | 8 |
| 3 years | 6 |
| 2 years | 4 |
Canadian work experience grants a different set of points in addition:
| Level | Points assigned |
| 5+ years | 10 |
| 4 years | 8 |
| 3 years | 6 |
| 2 years | 4 |
Connection the community
| Level | Points assigned |
| Immediate family | 12 |
| Extended family | 8 |
| Friend | 4 |
If you receive a reference letter from an organisation in Moose Jaw: you will receive 6 additional points.
Age
| 30 – 49 | 10 |
| 18 – 29 | 6 |
A driver’s license, either Canadian or from your country of origin, will earn you 6 additional points.
Residence
| In Moose Jaw | 8 |
| Have lived in Moose Jaw in the last 5 years but not currently | 8 |
Other factors:
- If you have been in Moose Jaw for 2 nights in the past 5 years – 6 points
- If your spouse demonstrates CLB/NCLC 4 in speaking, listening, reading, and writing – 6 points
- If your spouse has a job offer in Moose Jaw or has studied in an eligible institution in Moose Jaw – 5 (studying) or 3 (job offer) points
- If your spouse has 1,560 hours of work experience in the last 3 years – 4 points
- Spouse resides in Moose Jaw – 6 points
- Your proficiency in both English and French – 8 points
- Job offer in priority NOC – 15 points
What are the priority occupations?
The priority occupations, divided by TEER, are as follows:
- Any TEER 2 occupation except Cook, Food and Beverage Person, and Guest Services Representative.
- Subcategory 4220: Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, communities, and education services
- TEER 3: Subcategory 731: General construction trades
- TEER 4:
- 14404 – Truck dispatcher
- 44101 – Home support workers, caregivers, and related occupations
- 94141 – Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
- TEER 5:
- 75110 – Construction Trades Helpers and Labourers
- 75119 – Other Trades Helpers and Labourers
- 95106 – Labourers in food and beverage processing
Next steps
Once you are evaluated based on all the above criteria, the RNIP Selection Committee will make a decision based on your application materials.
