Immigration screening was conducted by the City of Sudbury
Own the draw for the rural and northern program.
The City of Sudbury in Ontario has conducted its own screening under the Rural and Northern Canada Immigration Program (RNIP). It was created to connect foreign workers with Canadian employers from labor shortage communities.
On November 28, 33 candidates were selected. Another one in the French-speaking stream and two others in the special Limited stream. Under it, the city can send no more than 24 invitations per year and no more than two per drawing. Limited stream candidates must earn up to CA$ 20 per hour and have one of the following occupations:
- Retail sales supervisors;
- Food service supervisors;
- Retail salespersons and visual merchandiser;
- Maîtres d’hôtel and hosts/hostesses;
- Bartenders;
- Food and beverage servers;
- Cashiers;
- Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers;
- Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations;
- Cooks.
The passing score for all 36 candidates was 245, 10 less than it was in the previous round November 8.
Sudbury points are awarded for age (as opposed to Express Entry advantage for the 30-45 age group), work experience, knowledge of French in addition to English, and occupational demand.
There are some other requirements for candidates. In the main stream, the City considers candidates who have received a job offer in one of the eligible occupations. The list includes specialties in the fields of:
- management;
- business, finance and administration;
- natural and applied sciences;
- Health care;
- Education;
- catering;
- tourism and hospitality business;
- agriculture;
- production and utility services and so on.
A full list of occupations is available on Sudbury's official website.
Sudbury has held its selections under this program since 2020, with similar drawings taking place in 10 other communities across Canada.
