ENDORSEMENT APPLICATION FORM
Designated employers who have identified a foreign national able to fill an existing vacancy are required to complete
the Endorsement Application for each Principal Applicant. Endorsement is required before an applicant can
apply to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
The endorsement process confirms:
1. Application Category
2. Position description
3. Recruitment efforts
4. Principal Applicant’s human capital
5. Settlement Needs Assessment, including the resulting Settlement Plan
Application Program Section
Employers must indicate under which application program the Principal Applicant will be applying. If you do not know
the category, please consult the website [Link] for information on the various
streams. Employers must also indicate the previous work experience that qualifies the Principal Applicant for the
specific application category.
It is necessary to complete the table, indicating the candidate’s work experience, duration of employment, the
position, associated NOC code, employer and the location of the job.
Position Description Section
The Province will require information on the position that the Principal Applicant is expected to fulfill if their application
for permanent residence is approved by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Please complete the
position description section to provide these details. Ensure that your job advertisement correlates to the job
description and that it clearly lists all requirements of the position contained in the job advertisement.
You must attach a copy of the job offer, as well as a completed Offer of Employment to a Foreign National
form, with this endorsement application.
Once the endorsement has been approved, you will be required to provide a copy of the accepted job offer for the
provincial files. To be eligible for the Pilot, the wages must fall within the range of wages for that particular occupation
for the region in which the newcomer employee will be employed. If you are uncertain as to what this wage is in your
region, please consult the relevant province.
Failure to provide the intended hours of work, salary and other terms and conditions of the Endorsement and
Designation may also result in suspension from the Pilot.
Employers are required to notify the Government of New Brunswick when the candidate arrives in Canada and
begins work.
Guidelines for Endorsement - Atlantic Immigration Pilot (July 2019)
Recruitment Activities Section
Employers must be diligent if using the services of an immigration representative, third-party recruiter, or
recruitment/placement agency to hire employees. Employers must follow fair recruitment practices, be cautious in
their hiring practices and respect applicable laws regarding the use of representatives and recruiters, where they
exist.
Employers must demonstrate that they have attempted to find workers through domestic recruitment activities prior to
recruiting for foreign nationals abroad. The recruitment activities section asks that you provide details on those
efforts. Ensure that you have the verification of the dates your job advertisement was posted, copies of the posting
and a summary of the applications – indicating why a Canadian or Permanent Resident was not selected. Do not
provide personal identifying information for any unsuccessful candidates.
Advertisements must demonstrate that the print media and website used to advertise the job target an audience in
Canada that has the appropriate education, professional experience, language ability and skill level required for that
job.
If the Applicant is related to you please detail why this person was hired over the other candidates.
If the Applicant is a shareholder, director or investor in your business please detail why this person was hired over
the other candidates.
*Please note that this program is not designed for self-employed applicants. If you are a self-employed individual you
may wish to consider other immigration pathways.
You must also use the recruitment activities section to disclose whether you have obtained the assistance of an
immigration representative or a recruiter for any part of your recruitment or application process. Immigration
representatives whose services you obtain must be a member, in good standing, of one of the following designated
bodies:
• Lawyers and paralegals who are members in good standing of a Canadian provincial or territorial law
society;
• Notaries who are members in good standing of the Chambre des notaires du Québec; and,
• Immigration consultants who are members in good standing of the Immigration Consultants of Canada
Regulatory Council.
Principal Applicant Information Section
The information obtained in this section is to provide the Province with the additional details on the Principal
Applicant, including the composition of their family. Minimum information is requested in this section as additional
details will be provided as part of the pre-endorsement needs assessment and settlement plan. Please ensure that a
completed pre-endorsement needs assessment and settlement plan are completed for each individual.
Note that while settlement information is only required for those individuals over the age of 18, details on all
accompanying family members must be provided in this section. Children younger than 18 will have their needs
assessed through their parent(s).
Settlement and Integration Section
The Settlement and Integration Section identifies all employer responsibilities related to settlement services for a
foreign national.
Guidelines for Endorsement - Atlantic Immigration Pilot (July 2019)
As part of the endorsement process, employers must ensure Principal Applicants contact a designated immigrant
settlement service provider organization to complete a pre-endorsement needs assessment for each themselves and
their accompanying family member(s). The Principal Applicant is to provide a copy of each completed pre-
endorsement needs assessment, which includes an individualized settlement plan, to the employer. The list of
immigrant service provider organizations designated to provide pre-endorsement needs assessments for Pilot
participants is smaller than those designated to provide other settlement services; employers are requested to refer
to the attached list of service provider organizations for additional details.
The employer must include a copy of these needs assessments with the Endorsement Application. Provinces
will review that an adequate needs assessment and settlement plan accompanies the Endorsement
Application.
Note that the Principal Applicant and their accompanying family member(s) or the immigrant settlement service
provider organization conducting the needs assessment have the right to exclude information that they deem
sensitive from the version of the individualized needs assessment provided to the employer for the purpose of
endorsement. The settlement plan may be updated once the Principal Applicant and their family arrives in Atlantic
Canada should they receive an in-person needs assessment at their local immigrant settlement service provider
organization.
Note that employers are required to assist the Principal Applicant and their accompanying family member(s) with any
in-person needs assessments that follow a pre-endorsement needs assessment.
Provinces will be responsible for reviewing and approving the Endorsement Application. Applications that do not
include a pre-endorsement needs assessment and settlement plan completed by a designated immigrant settlement
service provider organization will not be processed. The provincial government will monitor the employer
commitments; failure to support access to settlement services as per the settlement plan may result in a suspension
from the Pilot.
Employers are required to commit to the specific objectives outlined here and to ensure that a needs
assessment and settlement plan is completed by a designated immigrant settlement service provider
organization for each individual and attached to this form. The application will not be considered by the
Government of New Brunswick until such information is provided.
Employers must read the specific settlement commitments outlined in this section carefully. By signing the Employer
Declaration section of this form, you are committing to providing the supports and services outlined in this section,
including, but not limited to, a commitment to support up to 300 hours of language training, that begins within
the first three months of arrival, for each Principal Applicant whose first official language ability is below a
CLB level 5 in any one of the four competencies (i.e., speaking, reading, writing and listening).
It is important to note that, in cases where the Principal Applicant is accessing government-funded language training
programming, they are NOT entitled to priority access to these services. If government-funded service providers do
not have the capacity to provide services to Pilot applicants within the first three months of arrival, employers will be
responsible for arranging alternative language training options. Please contact your local immigrant settlement
service provider organization(s) to discuss availability of language and other settlement services.
Temporary Work Permit Section
Employers may request a provincial referral letter which, in combination with documents including a formal
commitment by the Principal Applicant to apply for permanent residence within ninety (90) days from the
submission of the application for a temporary work permit, would enable the foreign national to apply for a
Guidelines for Endorsement - Atlantic Immigration Pilot (July 2019)
temporary work permit to support early entry, and work in Canada while the application for permanent residence is
processed.
As of May 1, 2019 - IRCC requires applicants for AIP LMIA Exempt Work Permits (exemption code C18) to provide
proof of language, proof of education and proof of work experience. Please attach copies of the candidate’s language
tests and education credential assessment or equivalent Canadian education to this application. Please ensure you
have fully documented the candidate’s qualifying work experience.
Please note that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has committed to expedite processing of all
applications for permanent residence processed under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot. Consequently, the
Department expects that 80% of applicants will be provided with a decision on their application for
permanent residence within 6 months, precluding the need for a temporary work permit.
Contact the Province to discuss whether a letter of support would be beneficial in your case. Should you wish the
applicant to enter on a temporary basis while their application for permanent residence is processed, you will be
required to submit an offer of employment via the Employer Portal and pay a $230 employer compliance fee to
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada in order for the work permit to be processed.
Employer Declaration Section
Your declaration in this section indicates that you have read, understand and agree to abide by the
commitments outlined in this application form.
Should you not fully understand any aspect of the form, please contact the Atlantic Immigration Pilot representative in
your province.
As an employer of a foreign national, you are responsible for ensuring, to the best of your ability, that the information
provided in this form is truthful, complete, and correct. You are also agreeing that you have discussed the
commitments required of the applicant under the Pilot, with the applicant.
Please note that where the Principal Applicant has applied to the Atlantic Intermediate Skilled (NOC C) class and the
application for permanent residency has been refused by the Government of Canada, the employer will bear sole
responsibility for costs to return the Principal Applicant to his or her country of origin.
Principal Applicant Declaration Section
The Principal Applicant declaration indicates that the Principal Applicant agrees to participate in the Pilot per the
commitments outlined above.
SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION
Ensure you have included all required documents
1. Endorsement application form completed in full, signed and dated by both parties.
2. Job offer form signed and dated by both parties. Ensure all sections are completed in full. If a section does not
apply, then write N/A.
3. Detailed job description.
Guidelines for Endorsement - Atlantic Immigration Pilot (July 2019)