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Ottawa makes rural immigration program permanent amid labour shortages

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The Rural Community Immigration Pilot will become a permanent program with 5,500 permanent resident spaces in 2027, Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab announced Monday.

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The Government of Canada announced that it will make a permanent immigration programme aimed at attracting and retaining foreign workers with jobs in small rural and remote communities, affected by persistent labour shortages.

·Madrid, Spain
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The Canadian government will maintain the annual admission of 380,000 permanent residents by 2029, reform the hiring of foreign workers and make permanent an immigration program for rural communities.

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STELLARTON, NS, Nov. 9, 2026 /CNW/ -- As announced in Budget 2026, Canada is reorienting immigration where it can best support

·Montreal, Canada
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LM Times broke the news on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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