Altona/ Rhineland announces RCIP sectors and employers, i.e., the community of Altona/Rhineland in southern Manitoba has released its list of priority sectors, occupations, and designated employers for the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP). This pilot program allows eligible foreign nationals with job offers from approved employers to apply for permanent residency in Canada.
The Altona/Rhineland RCIP encompasses both the Town of Altona and the Municipality of Rhineland, located near the U.S. border in southern Manitoba.
What Is The Rural Community Immigration Pilot?
The RCIP is a community-driven and employer-focused immigration initiative. It provides an opportunity for foreign nationals to obtain Canadian permanent residency (PR) through an endorsed job offer from a designated local employer.
In this pilot, employers play a key role. Only designated employers operating in specified priority sectors are eligible to participate. Furthermore, applicants must have a job offer in one of the priority occupations listed by the community to be considered.
Altona/Rhineland Priority Sectors
The community has highlighted the following sectors as its priority industries under the RCIP:
- Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
- Sales and Services
- Trades and Transport
- Natural Resources and Agriculture
- Manufacturing and Utilities
Altona/Rhineland Priority Occupations
As Altona/ Rhineland announces RCIP sectors and employers, here is the list of occupations currently identified as a priority. Each one is paired with the sectors it supports:
| Occupation (with NOC) | Priority Sector(s) |
| Binding and finishing machine operators (NOC 94152) | Manufacturing and utilities |
| Camera, platemaking and other prepress occupations (NOC 94151) | Manufacturing and utilities |
| Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics (NOC 72400) | Natural resources and agriculture, Manufacturing and utilities, Trades and transport |
| Cooks (NOC 63200) | Sales and service |
| Customer service representatives – Financial institutions (NOC 64400) | Sales and service |
| Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202) | Education, law and social, community and government services |
| Financial auditors and accountants (NOC 11100) | Natural resources and agriculture, Manufacturing and utilities |
| Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations (NOC 65201) | Sales and service |
| Food service supervisors (NOC 62020) | Sales and service |
| Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (NOC 72401) | Natural resources and agriculture, Trades and transport |
| Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers (NOC 94141) | Manufacturing and utilities |
| Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators (NOC 94213) | Manufacturing and utilities |
| Labourers in food and beverage processing (NOC 95106) | Natural resources and agriculture |
| Manufacturing managers (NOC 90010) | Natural resources and agriculture, Manufacturing and utilities |
| Material handlers (NOC 75101) | Manufacturing and utilities |
| Mechanical assemblers and inspectors (NOC 94204) | Manufacturing and utilities |
| Metalworking and forging machine operators (NOC 94105) | Manufacturing and utilities |
| Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities (NOC 95109) | Natural resources and agriculture, Manufacturing and utilities |
| Printing press operators (NOC 73401) | Manufacturing and utilities |
| Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing (NOC 94140) | Natural resources and agriculture |
| Retail sales supervisors (NOC 62010) | Sales and service |
| Shippers and receivers (NOC 14400) | Natural resources and agriculture, Manufacturing and utilities |
| Supervisors, food and beverage processing (NOC 92012) | Natural resources and agriculture |
| Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations (NOC 12013) | Natural resources and agriculture, Manufacturing and utilities |
| Welders and related machine operators (NOC 72106) | Manufacturing and utilities, Trades and transport |
Altona/Rhineland Designated Employers
To take part in the RCIP, foreign workers must obtain job offers from designated employers. The current list of approved employers includes:
- Elmer’s Welding & Manufacturing Ltd.
- Greenvalley Equipment (2009) Inc.
- Buffalo Creek Mills (2017) Inc.
- Kiddie Sunshine Centre Inc.
- Subway, Altona
- Pioneer Meats Ltd.
- ETG Commodities Inc.
- Access Credit Union Ltd.
- Friesens Corporation
- Altona Hotel
This list is expected to grow as more employers receive designation status.
Why Priority Sectors And Employers Matter?
As Altona/ Rhineland announces RCIP sectors and employers, let’s discuss why priority sectors and employers matter at all.
Well, the RCIP is employer-driven, meaning the pathway to permanent residency starts with securing a job offer from an approved employer in a priority sector. This structure helps meet local labor market demands while supporting community economic development.
Moreover, the local economic development organization vets designated employers and allows them to offer positions only within the community’s identified priority occupations.
Once a foreign national receives a community-endorsed job offer, they become eligible to apply to the federal government for permanent residency through the RCIP.
As of July 2025, 14 communities across Canada are participating in the RCIP. Most have now published their priority sectors and designated employers, including Altona/Rhineland.
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