RNIP – Employers

Employers may be designated by the Community Recommendation Committee as approved participants in advance of hiring a foreign national or may choose to become designated when they find a foreign national they wish to hire.   The Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation reserves the right to waive these requirements in certain circumstances.

In order to be designated to participate in the Pilot in Sault Ste. Marie, the employer must:

1. Be located within the boundaries of the City of Sault Ste. Marie, as defined by the Ministerial Instructions.
2. Have been in active business in Sault Ste. Marie for at least three years prior to providing the candidate with a job offer. The employer may be required to provide operation history documented through financial information and/or prepared financials, bank statements, letters patent, and tax filings to the Community Recommendation Committee upon request.
3. If the employer is the product of a new investment in the community, a business case shall be provided for assessment by the Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation.  An assessment will include financial capacity to execute the plan identified through bank information and the intent to establish based on a lease or purchase of building in community.  The Community Recommendation Committee will validate the intent to establish with the client or company that wishes to attract talent through RNIP.
4. Provide detailed information on their labour needs.
5. Have no outstanding orders made against them under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 or the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
6. Have at least three full-time employees who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents who work at the location where the candidate will work;
7. Not be in violation of the Immigration, Refugee and Protection Act (IRPA) or Immigration, Refugee and Protection Regulations.

Employer Recommendation Requirements

In order for the candidate receiving the job offer to be recommended by the Community Recommendation Committee, the employer must:

1. Provide a valid job offer co-signed by the primary candidate that meets the following requirements:
   1. The job offer must be for a full-time and permanent position.
   2. Full-time means the job must be a minimum of 1,560 hours a year and a minimum of 30 hours of paid work per week.
   3. Permanent means the job is not seasonal employment and must be of indeterminate duration (no end date).
   4. The wage for the job being offered is within the range of wages for that particular occupation within the specified region of Ontario (as identified by the federal government) where the candidate will be working.
   5. Download the RNIP Offer of Employment Form here.
2. The employer has demonstrated that they are confident that the individual is reasonably able to carry out the functions of the job offer, as demonstrated by past work experience, interviews and reference checks completed by the employer;
3. The employer did not receive any form of payment in exchange for the job offer.
4. Demonstrate their efforts made to recruit a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident prior to providing the job offer.
5. Be prepared to welcome and accommodate foreign workers into the workplace by meeting at least one (1) of the following requirements:
   1. Completing at minimum three (3) hours of intercultural competency training provided by the Local Immigration Partnership OR;
   2. Providing a letter of recommendation from an IRCC-funded settlement service agency located in Sault Ste. Marie supporting their ability to hire, welcome and support foreign workers, as observed within the past three (3) years OR;
   3. Demonstrating the presence of an active diversity committee within the organization by submitting meeting minutes from any committee meeting held within the past six (6) months Or;
   4. Provide an individualized settlement plan (coming soon) co-signed with the foreign worker. (Applies only if the candidate is not already residing in Sault Ste. Marie at the time of application).