Sudbury unveils employers for rural and francophone PR pilots.
Under these community-driven programs, foreign nationals who meet all eligibility requirements and secure a valid, community-endorsed job offer from a designated employer can apply for Canadian permanent residency (PR).
Greater Sudbury is one of the few communities in the country to run both pilots side by side. According to the latest figures, Sudbury has received 525 nomination slots for the RCIP and 45 slots for the FCIP for the 2025 intake year.
As Ontario’s largest city by land area, Greater Sudbury’s RCIP and FCIP boundaries include surrounding towns and smaller communities such as Killarney, St. Charles, and Noelville, extending more opportunity to newcomers ready to build a life in Northern Ontario.
RCIP: Full List Of Designated Employers
Sudbury unveils employers for rural and francophone PR pilots.
Below is the confirmed list of Greater Sudbury’s designated employers under the Rural Community Immigration Pilot for 2025.
Health Sector
- Autumnwood Mature Lifestyle Communities Inc.
- Behaviour Analysis North
- CJay Medicals
- Extendicare York
- Home Instead / Wirta Home Care Ltd.
- Imagine Therapeutic Services Inc.
- Karis Disability Services
- March of Dimes
- Mark G. Reich Dentistry Professional Corporation
- Northwood Medical Clinics Inc.
- Paramed Inc.
- Red Oak Villa LP
- Rehoboth Family Care
- Sudbury Dental Clinic (Azim Casim Parekh Dentistry)
- Sudbury Hyperbarics and Wound Care
- The Amberwood Suites GP Inc.
Education, Social, Community & Government Services
- 1425169 Ontario Limited – Summit Human Services Sudbury
- 2762354 Ontario Inc – Adult & Youth Enrichment Center
- Canadian Mental Health Association – Sudbury/Manitoulin
- City of Greater Sudbury
- Discover Early Learning & Care
- Elizabeth Fry Society of Northern Ontario
- Larch Street Kids
- Laurentian Child and Family Care
- Magic Triangle
- Maple Tree Preschool Non Profit
- Northern Youth Services
- Our Children, Our Future – Family Resources
- Sudbury Christian Academy
- Sudbury First Nations Church
- Sudbury Food Bank
- Sudbury Jubilee Heritage Daycare
- Victorian Order of Nurses (VON)
- YMCA of Northeastern Ontario
Trades And Transport Sector
- 2430808 Ontario Limited, SLV Homes
- 772289 Ontario Limited – Northern Nissan
- ARC Coatings
- Anmar Mechanical & Electrical Contractors Limited
- B & D Manufacturing
- Barne Building and Construction Inc.
- Bristol Machine Works LTD.
- Cambrian Ford Sales
- Carriere Industrial Supply Limited
- Comet Contracting Ltd.
- Dan Courville Chevrolet Ltd.
- Dominion Construction
- Equipment North Inc.
- Fisher Wavy Inc.
- Fountain Tire (Val Caron) LTD.
- Friends Freight Solutions Inc.
- Gardewine
- Garson Pipe Contractors Limited
- GFL Environmental Services
- Greater City Concrete Works Ltd.
- Joy Global (Canada) Ltd. – Komatsu Mining
- Kaidyle International Trade Inc.
- Keith R. Thompson Inc.
- Lacroix Construction
- Laking Toyota
- Mansour Canadian Rail Motive Power Services Inc.
- Mansour Group Inc.
- Mansour Logistics
- Marona Kitchen Manufacturing / La Cuisine
- Martin Roy Transport
- Mike Witherell Mechanical Ltd.
- New Sudbury Volkswagen Ltd.
- Northern Rebar Inc.
- Patrick Mechanical Limited
- Pioneer Construction Inc.
- Prospec Steel Fabrication
- PSL Patrick Sprack Limited
- R.M. Belanger Limited – Belanger Construction
- Sudbury Service Center
- Talos Steel Limited
- Teranorth Construction & Engineering Limited
- Viacore Solutions Inc.
- Victory Lube
- White Metal Sandblasting and Industrial Painting Limited
Other key sectors for Sudbury’s RCIP include Natural Applied Sciences and Natural Resources and Agriculture, but as of publication, no designated employers have been listed for these categories.
FCIP: Full List Of Designated Employers
Below is the list of employers approved under Greater Sudbury’s Francophone Community Immigration Pilot for 2025.
Business, Finance And Administration
- Highland Bookkeeping and Tax Prep
- Scotiabank (2040 Algonquin Road, Unit 14, Sudbury)
Health
- Behaviour Analysis North
- Home Instead / Wirta Home Care Ltd.
- Northwood Medical Clinics Inc.
- Rehoboth Family Care
- Warden Store Inc / Elgin Street Pharmacy
Education, Social, Community & Government Services
- Canadian Mental Health Association – Sudbury/Manitoulin
- City of Greater Sudbury
- Garderie Touche à tout de Sudbury
- Le Club Amical du Nouveau Sudbury
- Magic Triangle
- Northern Youth Services
- Our Children, Our Future – Family Resources
- Sudbury Student Services Consortium
- YMCA of Northeastern Ontario
Trades & Transport
- 772289 Ontario Limited – Northern Nissan
- Barne Building and Construction Inc.
- Dominion Construction
- Gardewine
- R.M. Belanger Limited – Belanger Construction
- Sudbury Service Center
- Viacore Solutions Inc.
Greater Sudbury also lists Arts, Culture, Recreation and Sport as a priority sector for the FCIP. However, no designated employers in this sector have been named at the time of writing.
Why Designated Employers Matter For RCIP And FCIP?
Both the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP) and the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP) are community-led programs designed to address labour shortages and strengthen smaller communities by attracting skilled newcomers.
For the RCIP, foreign workers must secure a job offer from a designated employer in a participating rural community. The position must also match one of the priority occupations outlined by the community.
The FCIP, meanwhile, focuses on boosting Francophone populations outside Quebec. Eligible candidates must have a valid job offer from a designated employer within a Francophone community’s priority occupations list.
To qualify for either pilot, candidates must meet additional requirements, including:
- Demonstrating relevant work experience or qualifying as an international graduate.
- Meeting language proficiency standards—for the FCIP, this means at least NCLC 5 in all language abilities in French.
- Showing they have the right educational credentials.
- Proving they have enough settlement funds to support themselves and any accompanying family.
Candidates who meet all these requirements and secure a community certificate of recommendation can then apply to the federal government for Canadian permanent residency.
Greater Sudbury’s announcement follows just weeks after the city unveiled its updated list of priority sectors and in-demand occupations for both pathways. By supporting local employers in priority industries—from health and education to trades, finance, and beyond—Sudbury hopes to strengthen its communities and attract new residents ready to settle and build a future in Northern Ontario.
If you’re exploring a path to PR through the RCIP or FCIP, be sure to check that your profession and employer match the community’s list and that you meet all program requirements before applying.
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