To check if you are eligible for the AIP, information can be found here: AIP Eligibility Information. Note that OIM cannot provide an assessment of your eligibility for the AIP. 

 Yes. AIP is an Employer Driven Program for Economic immigration to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. This means that the employer is responsible for submitting all required forms on behalf of their employee/prospective employee and is responsible for paying any fees associated with this process.  

For technical assistance with the Immigration Accelerator Portal contact OIMDigitalSystems@gov.nl.ca  

To update/reset your password, select the person icon to bring you to the “My Profile” section of the Homepage.

Once you open the “My Profile” section, you can click the “Update Password” button to reset your password.  

OIM does not currently have standard processing times for the AIP. For inquiries about PR application processing times, information can be found here: Current IRCC processing times.  

Your endorsement certificate is valid for 1 year before it expires. 

If you have been endorsed for AIP and your work permit expires, first, you must inform your IPDO immediately. 

If you have been endorsed at the time of your work permit expiry, your employer is able to request a work permit support letter from OIM that will be included in your work permit extension application. Your employer will have to submit this work permit extension application on your behalf to the IRCC before your work permit expires, and OIM recommends that you discuss this process with your employer prior to your work permit expiration.  

If you submit a work permit extension request before the expiry date, you can continue working on implied status. If you do not submit your application before the expiry date, but do it during the 90 days restoration period, you must stop working until you hear back from IRCC, but you can stay in the country. If you submit your work permit extension application after 90 days, you are then considered out of status and must leave the country to apply for a new work permit. 

 For more information, see: 

I applied for a new work permit. Can I stay in Canada if my work permit expires? 

Restore your status and get a work permit.    

Work Permit applications from inside Canada: Eligibility and requirements.  

Work Permit Extensions  

To qualify for AIP you must have a full-time job offer with a minimum of 30 hours per week. If you only have a part-time job offer, even if you work full-time hours, you are not eligible. 

No. AIP is an economic immigration pathway to permanent residency. As a refugee claimant, you are not eligible. 

The use of Third-Party members such as an immigration consultant is optional to  apply for AIP. Their use is not required.  

While you are required to update your IPDO of any changes to your family status,  generally this should not threaten your AIP process. 

If you wish to report against a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC), you can do so here: Make a Complaint. 

If your third-party representative is not an RCIC, you can report your concern in writing to immigration@gov.nl.ca 

If you receive a document through the Immigration Accelerator portal, you can be confident that it is authentic. If you are receiving documents from an employer or from a third-party representative, OIM recommends that you verify its authenticity by contacting immigration@gov.nl.ca.