On November 9, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that the government has made the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP) a permanent program.
IRCC launched the RCIP in January 2025. The new Rural Community Immigration Program will continue the model used in the pilot phase and will continue with the 14 communities currently taking part in the pilot, with an expansion to additional communities planned in the future. More information is available here.
In this year’s Immigration Levels Plan, 5,500 admission spaces are targeted for the permanent Rural Community Immigration Program.
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