Highlights: First set of occupations released for PR pathways in 2025
- Canada released the first set of sectors and occupations for the two new PR pathways.
- Timmins, in Northern Ontario, one of the communities participating in both FCIP and RCIP has announced the list.
- Health, Trades and Transport, Education, and Law and Social are priority sectors for RCIP and FCIP.
- The two new PR pathways, FCIP and RCIP, were launched on January 30, 2025.
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Canada Announces the first list of Occupations for FCIP and RCIP
Canada has unveiled the first set of sectors and occupations for the new PR pathways. The Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP) and the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP) were introduced on January 30, 2025. Timmins, located in Northern Ontario, is one of the first communities to release the first set of occupations for the two new Canadian permanent residence pathways.
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List of Priority Sectors for PR Pathways
The first set of priority occupations released in 2025 for RCIP are as follows:
- Health
- Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
- Trades and Transport
- Natural Resources and Agriculture
- Business, Finance and Administration
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List of Priority Occupations for PR pathways
The first set of priority occupations released in 2025 for RCIP are as follows:
|
Occupation |
NOC Code |
|
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers |
12200 |
|
Administrative officers |
13100 |
|
Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians |
32104 |
|
Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers |
74203 |
|
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers |
72410 |
|
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics |
72400 |
|
Construction trades helpers and labourers |
75110 |
|
Early childhood educators and assistants |
42202 |
|
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers |
41221 |
|
Financial advisor |
11102 |
|
Geological and mineral technologists and technicians |
22101 |
|
Heavy equipment operators |
73400 |
|
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics |
72401 |
|
Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations |
44101 |
|
Industrial electricians |
72201 |
|
Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing |
95103 |
|
Licensed practical nurses |
32101 |
|
Medical laboratory technologists |
32120 |
|
Metallurgical and materials engineers |
21322 |
|
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates |
33102 |
|
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses |
31301 |
|
Social and community service workers |
42201 |
|
Transport truck drivers |
73300 |
|
Underground production and development miners |
83100 |
|
Welders and related machine operators |
72106 |
The first set of priority occupations released in 2025 for FCIP are as follows:
|
Occupation |
NOC Code |
|
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers |
12200 |
|
Administrative assistants |
13110 |
|
Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians |
32104 |
|
Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers |
74203 |
|
Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers |
72410 |
|
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics |
72400 |
|
Construction trades helpers and labourers |
75110 |
|
Early childhood educators and assistants |
42202 |
|
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers |
41221 |
|
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics |
72401 |
|
Heavy equipment operators |
73400 |
|
Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations |
44101 |
|
Industrial electricians |
72201 |
|
Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing |
95103 |
|
Legal administrative assistants |
13111 |
|
Licensed practical nurses |
32101 |
|
Medical laboratory technologists |
32120 |
|
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates |
33102 |
|
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses |
31301 |
|
Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators |
84120 |
|
Social and community service workers |
42201 |
|
Transport truck drivers |
73300 |
|
Underground production and development miners |
83100 |
|
Welders and related machine operators |
72106 |
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