Eligible industries under the pilot are:
- meat product manufacturing (NAICS 3116)
- greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production, including mushroom production (NAICS 1114)
- animal production, excluding aquaculture
- cattle ranching and farming (NAICS 1121)
- hog and pig farming (NAICS 1122)
- poultry and egg production (NAICS 1123)
- sheep and goat farming (NAICS 1124)
- other animal production (NAICS 1129)
Eligible occupations
Occupations are classified by the National Occupational Classification (NOC) code.
Eligible occupations for each eligible industry are listed below.
For meat product manufacturing (NAICS 3116), eligible occupations are
- NOC 63201 - Butchers - retail and wholesale
- NOC 65202 - Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale
- NOC 94141 - Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
- NOC 82030 - Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
- NOC 84120 - Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
- NOC 85100 - Livestock labourers
- NOC 95106 - Labourers in food and beverage processing
For greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production, including mushroom production (NAICS 1114), eligible occupations are
- NOC 82030 - Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
- NOC 84120 - Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
- NOC 85100 - Livestock labourers
- NOC 85101 - Harvesting labourers
For animal production, excluding aquaculture (NAICS 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124 and 1129), eligible occupations are
- NOC 82030 - Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
- NOC 84120 - Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
- NOC 85100 - Livestock labourers
- NOC 85101 - Harvesting labourers
Annual application limits
We will process a maximum limit of 2,750 applications each year. We no longer use annual limits for individual occupations.
Starting on January 1 of each year, we’ll process applications on a first-come, first-served basis.