TIMMINS, ON – The Timmins Regional Rural and Francophone Community Immigration Pilots (RCIP-FCIP) are now accepting applications for designation from local employers within priority sectors who wish to participate in the pilots.
The process for the new immigration pilots is employer-driven and focused on priority sectors and occupation. Employers wishing to participate in the pilots have to apply to the Timmins Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) for employer designation, which involves completing mandatory IRCC onboarding training and intercultural competency training.
To be eligible for employer designation, employers have to be located within the geographic boundaries – east from Calstock to the Quebec border, south to Temiskaming Shores and west to Foleyet – of the pilots, be active and operating continuously for at least 2 years, and must do business in at least one of the five priority sectors: 1) Health, 2) Trades and Transport, 3) Natural Resources and Agriculture, 4) Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services, and 5) Business, Finance and Administration. A full list of employer requirements, priority sectors and occupations, and a map of the geographic boundaries is available on the TEDC website. Interested employers can also contact the TEDC directly.
“We are excited to announce the selection of our priority sectors and occupations for these new immigration pilots and the start of our intake for employer designation,” said Brenda Camirand, Director of Economic Development for the City of Timmins. “Employers in these sectors who are unable to fill positions with Canadian citizens or permanent residents will now have an additional avenue to secure a workforce.”
The priority sectors and occupations were carefully chosen by the Community Steering and Selection Committee based on research and data from numerous sources, including an employer survey, consultations with stakeholders and community partners, job posting data, and labour market forecasts. Priority sectors and occupations are subject to change on an annual basis, as determined by the Community Steering and Selection Committee.
Employer information sessions will be taking place in communities across the region from April 22-25. Visit the TEDC Eventbrite page for details about the session nearest you.
In January 2025, it was announced that the City of Timmins and surrounding region were selected to participate in two new immigration pilots by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP) and Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP) will continue to spread the benefits of economic immigration to smaller communities and help employers find the workers they need to overcome labour shortages. The TEDC facilitates the Pilots in the region.
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For more information, please contact Kelsey Luxton at kelsey.luxton@timmins.ca or (705) 360-2656.
About Timmins Economic Development
Timmins Economic Development is the city’s community economic development team, which facilitates and supports economic and social activity that creates jobs, diversifies the economy and improves quality of life.
Land Acknowledgement
Timmins Economic Development acknowledges that we are located on the traditional Lands of Mattagami First Nation, Flying Post First Nation, and Matachewan First Nation, home to many Ojibway, Cree, Oji-Cree, Algonquin and Métis people. We also acknowledge that we are situated in Treaty 9 territory (also known as the James Bay Treaty), which is steeped in the rich Indigenous history of many First Nations, Metis and Inuit People.
We make this acknowledgement as a first step in recognizing First Peoples’ long history and living culture, made with respect to Elders, both past and present.
