Before you start
- Use only your own government account.
- Never share government or email credentials.
- Confirm fees, deadlines and checklists when you act.
CHANGING CONDITIONS
Employer designations, provincial endorsement processes, intake controls and temporary-work options can change. Verify both the province and IRCC before each handoff.
REVIEWED STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Responsibilities, outputs and checkpoints
- 01RESPONSIBLEEmployer
Confirm the employer is designated
The employer verifies its current designation in the Atlantic province and the applicant retains the official employer and province record before relying on the job offer.
- Expected output
- A current designated-employer record.
- Checkpoint
- The designation applies to the named employer and province and remains active for the planned hire.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Atlantic Immigration Program · www.canada.ca - 02RESPONSIBLEEmployer
Finalize the qualifying job offer facts
Prepare the written offer with employer, occupation selected outside FileNorth, duties, wage, location, hours, duration and applicant details required by the current AIP instructions.
- Expected output
- A complete Atlantic job-offer record.
- Checkpoint
- The offer facts match the employer’s provincial and federal submissions.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Atlantic Immigration Program · www.canada.ca - 03RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Prepare candidate program records
Prepare language, education or ECA, skilled-work or Atlantic-graduate, passport, status, family and settlement-funds facts named by the live candidate instructions.
- Expected output
- A candidate evidence set tied to the AIP offer.
- Checkpoint
- Each time-limited result is valid and no NOC/TEER or eligibility conclusion was generated by FileNorth.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Atlantic Immigration Program · www.canada.ca - 04RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Complete settlement-plan and endorsement steps
Complete the needs assessment and settlement-plan process, then provide the employer and province with the factual records required for endorsement.
- Expected output
- A settlement-plan record and endorsement submission confirmation.
- Checkpoint
- The settlement and endorsement records identify the same applicant, employer, offer and family.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Atlantic Immigration Program · www.canada.ca - 05RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Verify the endorsement certificate
If the province endorses the application, retain the certificate and compare its applicant, employer, occupation, province, conditions and validity with the planned federal case.
- Expected output
- A verified provincial endorsement certificate.
- Checkpoint
- The certificate remains valid and does not itself grant permanent residence or work authorization.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Atlantic Immigration Program · www.canada.ca - 06RESPONSIBLEApplicant
Submit the federal AIP application
Open the current AIP PR checklist, prepare the endorsement, offer, candidate, family, police and medical records, pay IRCC directly and submit in the applicant’s own account.
- Expected output
- A federal AIP submission, receipt and AOR.
- Checkpoint
- The endorsement and all time-limited records are valid on the submission date.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Atlantic Immigration Program · www.canada.ca - 07RESPONSIBLECanada
Separate temporary work and final PR actions
If considering the optional temporary work permit while PR is processed, open and complete that separate official procedure; answer federal PR requests and follow the final decision instructions.
- Expected output
- Separate temporary-work records plus the federal PR request and decision file.
- Checkpoint
- A PR submission or endorsement is never recorded as work authorization, and the temporary permit is not recorded as PR approval.
Official source reviewed · 2026-07-13Atlantic Immigration Program · www.canada.ca
DOCUMENT PREPARATION SUMMARY
What this procedure organizes
- Prepare designated-employer proof and job offer, language, education/ECA, work or Atlantic-graduate, passport/status/family and funds records, needs assessment and settlement plan, endorsement submission and certificate, the federal AIP checklist, police/medical controls, receipts, AOR, requests, any separate temporary-work case and final decision.