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Atlantic Immigration Program (AIPP): the job offer requirement and where to find designated employers

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By VisaBuddies Communityvia community — compiled from public visa forums

Documents Needed

  • Job offer from a designated employer

    Required to apply through the Atlantic Immigration Program — you cannot apply without one.

Step-by-Step

A prospective applicant asked about the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIPP) and a language requirement (CLB 6) mentioned by a migration agency in Sri Lanka.

What group members clarified:
  1. A job offer from a designated employer is mandatory. Group members were clear you cannot apply through AIPP without one — language scores alone (like CLB 6) don't qualify you on their own.

  2. There's no single central list of designated employers. Instead, each Atlantic province (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador) maintains its own program information, so the recommended approach is to check the individual provincial PNP/immigration websites directly.


The practical takeaway: treat a CLB score as just one eligibility box to check — the real gatekeeping requirement for AIPP is securing a job offer from a designated employer, and you'll need to research each Atlantic province's site separately to find them.

Dos, Don'ts & Tips

  • Don't: Don't assume meeting a language benchmark (e.g. CLB 6) alone qualifies you for AIPP — a designated-employer job offer is required.
  • Tip: Check each Atlantic province's own PNP/immigration website individually; there isn't one master list of designated employers.

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