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The three regions taking part in the federal Rural Community Immigration Pilot have published an official list. It gives all the details regarding key industries and job positions available.

It has some common jobs across different regions.

An applicant who wants Permanent Residence under RCIP must have the following: 
 

• Confirmed Job approval letter
• Should match the eligibility criteria for the job applied for

The category is called TEER, which comes under the selected National Occupational Classification code. It specifies the criteria the applicant must fulfil. 

The details given below have all the details of the key industries and 25 job roles that are selected under the RCIP for 2026.
 

• Altona/Rhineland
• Brandon
• Steinbach

Even if an individual’s job type is not present in a region’s occupations list, they may still qualify under RCIP.

Altona/Rhineland

The region of Altona/Rhineland has the Town of Altona and the nearby Rural Municipality of Rhineland. It has selected the following industries as top priority for the year 2026
 

• Education, law, social, community and government services
• Sales and services
• Trades, transport, and equipment operators
• Natural resources and agriculture
• Manufacturing and utilities
• Health

In the year 2025 Altona/Rhineland region had 5 key industries. All the 5 were on the top list. The healthcare sector alone has been added to the list, updated in 2026.

The region has allocated 25 specific job roles that would be considered high priority for 
2026. They are given below with NOC codes: 

Eligible priority jobs :

• Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors (82030) 
• Binding and finishing machine operators (94152) 
• Cooks (63200) 
• Customer service representatives – financial institutions (64400) 
• Drafting technologists and technicians (22212) 
• Early childhood educators and assistants (42202) 
• Food service supervisors (62020) 
• Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (72401) 
• Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers (94141) 
• Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators (94213) 
• Labourers in food and beverage processing (95106) 
• Livestock labourers (85100) 
• Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors (72100) 
• Material handlers (75101) 
• Nurse aids, orderlies and patient service associates (33102) 
• Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities (95109) 
• Printing press operators (73401) 
• Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing (94140) 
• Mechanical assemblers and inspectors (94204) 
• Metalworking and forging machine operators (94105) 
• Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (31301) 
• Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators (84120) 
• Supervisors, food and beverage processing (92012) 
• Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade (62100) 
• Welders and related machine operators (72106)

As of now, only the open job roles have been published. But further details on the pay scale and everything are yet to be published for the Altona/Rhineland region. As per official guidance, applications are reviewed in the order they are received.

Updates about selected candidates and newly appointed employees will be published on the official website.

From the official website, applicants can check whether their application has been approved or is in waiting status.

Brandon

The second-largest city of Manitoba is situated in southwestern Manitoba along the Assiniboine River. The following job openings are given more priority.
 

• Health;
• Trades, transport and equipment operators;
• Manufacturing and utilities;
• Natural and applied sciences;
• Education, law and social, community and government services; and
• Natural resources and agriculture. 

The industries selected recently are more similar to those from 2025. TheNatural resources and the agriculture field alone have been added to the list updated in 2026.

Under the RCIP category, Brandon will be prioritizing the following jobs in 2026

Eligible priority jobs :

• Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors (82030) 
• Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers (74203) 
• Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers (72410) 
• Carpenters (72310) 
• Civil engineering technologists and technicians (22300) 
• Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics (72400) 
• Construction trades helpers and labourers (75110) 
• Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants (33100) 
• Dental hygienists and dental therapists (32111) 
• Dietitians and nutritionists (31121) 
• Early childhood educators and assistants (42202) 
• Electrical and electronics engineers (21310) 
• General practitioners and family physicians (31102) 
• Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (72401) 
• Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers (94141) 
• Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics (22312) 
• Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors (72100) 
• Medical radiation technologists (32121) 
• Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians (22301) 
• Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (33102) 
• Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (31301) 
• Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine (31100) 
• Specialists in surgery (31101) 
• User support technicians (22221) 
• Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics (72402)

Steinbach 

Steinbach is a fast-growing city in the southeastern Manitoba region. It has selected 6 key industries under the RCIP as priority sectors for 2026.
 

• Health
• Education, law and social, community and government services
• Sales and service
• Trades, transport and equipment operators
• Manufacturing and utilities
• Natural resources and agriculture.

There has not been a major change in the industries when compared with last year. The newly added field is the natural resources and agriculture sector.

Below is a list of 25 job positions with their respective NOC codes. The list of sectors that are prioritized under the RCIP in 2026 is provided below.

Eligible priority jobs :

• Accounting and related clerks (14200) 
• Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors (72404) 
• Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators (72411) 
• Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers (72410) 
• Civil engineers (21300) 
• Construction estimators (22303) 
• Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants (33100) 
• Drafting technologists and technicians (22212) 
• Early childhood educators and assistants (42202) 
• Food service supervisors (62020) 
• General building maintenance workers and building superintendents (73201) 
• *Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (72401) 
• Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations (44101) 
• Insurance adjusters and claims examiners (12201) 
• Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (33102) 
• Pharmacist (31120) 
• Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations (11202) 
• Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (31301) 
• Residential and commercial installers and servicers (73200) 
• Roofers and shinglers (73110) 
• **Software engineers and designers (21231) 
• Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators (84120) 
• Public and environmental health and safety professionals (21120) 
• Welders and related machine operators (72106) 
• Woodworking machine operators (94124)

Who Can Apply Under the RCIP?

The Rural Community Immigration Pilot is a 5-year permanent stay program which began in 2025 and end at 2030. This helps the people in rural areas who stay outside of Quebec, facing a shortage of employment.

There is a total of 14 communities contribution in this program. So each of the areas can select 6 key industries and open 25 job positions. This helps in providing employment needs.

RCIP is a permanent residence program led by employers. The following are step by step process that takes place : 
 

• First, an employee must get a confirmation of the job from the employer.
• Then, an applicant gets recommended by the employer to be part of the community. 
• After the approval from the community, the applicant can apply for PR through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

There are additional requirements that an applicant must meet, other than the job letter: 
 

Work Experience

Applicant must have at least a year of experience in the previous job. But it has to be within the past three years.
 

Education

Applicants should have a Canadian qualification. If they graduated outside Canada, they must have an Educational Credential Assessment
 

Language proficiency 

Applicants must have met the specific language requirements under the TEER category to get a job.

TEER 0–1: CLB 6
TEER 2–3: CLB 5
TEER 4–5: CLB 4
 

Proof of funds

Applicants must hold a minimum account balance to support their living expenses and take care of their families. 

An individual can have upto: $10,507 
For a family having upto seven members: up to $27,806 

• Candidates must show their interest in living in the community they wish to be in.

How Croyez Immigration Can Support RCIP Applicants 

At Croyez Immigration, we provide the applicants with complete support for those applying under the Rural Community Immigration Pilot. We help in the following areas : 
 

• Checking the applicant’s eligibility criteria
• Provide help in checking eligibility requirements
• Help in creating documents matching with the latest rules and regulations

So, with knowledge of recent immigration changes and proper handling of documents, we at Croyez will make sure that the RCIP permanent residence process is completed smoothly and correctly.