Ahmed Hussen Canadian Immigration Minister has announced 500 additional spaces in the A.I.P. for the present year.
This measure is in response to the increasing success of the program, which aims to enhance the immigration of skilled workers in the Atlantic region. Writing on Twitter he expressed his happiness in announcing the increase for keeping up with demand.
Subsequently after the increase, the A.I.P. at present has a yearly allocation of 2,500 spaces, for fresh immigrants. These will be spread across Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland & Labrador. This increase follows 1,800 skilled workers and international graduates, who received an endorsement for the program in 2018, and the annual target was 2,000.
Features of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot
The Pilot contains programs for high-skilled, intermediate-skilled workers, and also international graduates. These programs cater specifically for immigrants, who intend to permanently settle in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland & Labrador.
Furthermore, it had a slow start, after it commenced in 2017. Moreover, in the Federal Plan there was an allocation of 1,000 for the program in 2018. Its rising success ensures that more than double the predicted number will now arrive in these areas. Officials hope that the program will welcome 4,000 fresh immigrants annually by 2020. This program provides extensive assistance to the participating provinces. They presently have an aging population, and as a result, a shrinking labor force.