What specific industries and occupations qualify for the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot?

The Agri-Food Immigration Pilot is built around a defined list of eligible industries within agriculture and food processing, along with specific occupations within those industries; it is not open to every agriculture-related job simply because the work happens on a farm or in a food business. IRCC assesses eligibility based on the employer's actual industry and the specific occupation and duties involved, not the job title alone.

A common source of confusion is assuming that any job connected to farming or food qualifies, when the pilot is narrower than that, focused on particular occupations within particular parts of the sector. A worker whose actual duties do not match one of the pilot's eligible occupations generally will not qualify, even if their employer operates in a broadly related industry. This is worth checking against the real duties performed day to day, not how a position is described informally.

Because the eligible industries and occupations have been defined and adjusted by IRCC over the life of this pilot, and pilots like this one can be paused or restructured, do not rely on an older list or a general impression of what qualifies. Confirm the current eligible industries and occupations through IRCC's published guidance, or check with an immigration lawyer about a specific job.