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Timmins Becomes First Community to Reveal Priority Occupations for Canada’s New PR Pathways

Timmins Becomes First Community to Reveal Priority Occupations for Canada’s New PR Pathways

The City of Timmins, Ontario, has taken the lead as the first Canadian community to publish its priority occupations and sectors for two recently launched federal immigration programs—the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP) and the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP). These pathways aim to address critical labor shortages by attracting skilled workers to smaller, high-need communities, particularly in Northern and rural regions of Canada.

Priority Sectors Identified by Timmins

For both the RCIP and FCIP, Timmins has identified the following key sectors as top priorities for recruitment:

Health

Education,Law and Social, Community and Government Services

Trades and Transport

Natural Resources and Agriculture

Business,Finance and Administration

Note: Under the Trades and Transport sector, certain occupations are specifically excluded, including:

NOC 14404: Dispatchers (employed with taxi companies)

NOC 75200: Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs

RCIP:Priority Occupations in Timmins

The following occupations are eligible under the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP), along with their corresponding National Occupation Classification (NOC) 2021 codes:

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 advisors

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

FCIP – Priority Occupations in Timmins

Under the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP), the following occupations are being prioritized:

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

This announcement marks a significant step forward for Timmins and offers a promising opportunity for skilled foreign workers,especially French-speaking applicants and those looking to settle in rural Canada to gain permanent residency through pathways tailored to local labour needs.