To be eligible for the Atlantic Immigration Program, the applicant must
• Have qualifying work experience, unless the applicant is an international graduate of a recognized post-secondary institution in Atlantic Canada
• Meet or exceed the educational requirements
• Meet or exceed the language requirements
• show that the applicant have enough money to support himself and his family when he gets to Canada

Work Experience

During the preceding five years, the candidate must have worked at least 1,560 hours. The total amount of hours worked if the applicant had worked 30 hours per week for a full year would have been.
These Training, Education, Experience, and Responsibilities (TEER) categories from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 should apply to this employment.
• TEER 0 (management jobs such as restaurant managers or mine managers)
• TEER 1 (professional jobs that usually need a degree from a university, such as doctors, dentists or architects)
• TEER 2 (technical jobs and skilled trades requiring at least 2 years of college or apprenticeship, or occupations with supervisory or safety responsibilities such as police officers and firefighters)
• TEER 3 (technical jobs and skilled trades requiring less than 2 years of college or apprenticeship; or more than 6 months of on-the-job training)
• TEER 4 (intermediate jobs that usually call for high school and/or several weeks of job-specific training, such as industrial butchers, long-haul truck drivers, or food and beverage servers)
The applicant’s work experience must include
• the actions in the description of NOC
• most of the main duties of NOC

Educational Requirements

Different educational requirements will apply depending on the type of occupational skill necessary for the job offer. Please consult the chart below for details on the required education per skill type: