The 3 New Permanent Resident Programs Starting in Canada in 2025

Canada is starting 3 new permanent resident programs in 2025. These 3 programs are:

✅The Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP)
✅The Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP)
✅The Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots (HCWIP)
Unlike most other permanent residence pathways in Canada, these 3 programs are targeted toward specific economic needs in the country, and applicants who have the necessary skills and expertise will benefit from the programs.

How can you be a part of these programs? Let’s take a look at the key requirements.

The Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP)

The Francophone Community Immigration Pilot offers permanent residence (PR) to skilled workers who want to work and settle in rural and more remote Francophone-minority communities.

The FCIP opens on January 31, 2025.

To apply for permanent residence through the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP), you must:

✅ Have a job offer from a designated employer in the community
✅ Have at least 1 year (1,560 hours) of related work experience in the past 3 years

✅prove your language abilities by taking an approved French Language test (opens in a new tab)
✅have a minimum score of CLB 5 in all 4 abilities of the French Language test (TEF or TCF)
✅have a Canadian educational credential or the foreign equivalent
✅prove you have enough money to support your transition and your family’s transition into the community
The following communities will participate in the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP):

✅Acadian Peninsula, NB
✅Sudbury, ON
✅Timmins, ON
✅Superior East Region, ON
✅St. Pierre Jolys, MB
✅Kelowna, BC
To apply for permanent residence through this pilot, you need a job offer. Each community has designated certain employers to make job offers.