What settlement services must an Atlantic Immigration Program candidate complete?

A candidate under the Atlantic Immigration Program is generally expected to connect with a provincial settlement service provider organization to work through a settlement plan, which looks at practical needs like housing, community connections, and support for the candidate's family as they establish themselves in the receiving province. This is meant to be a genuine planning process, not a formality completed only on paper for the sake of the application file.

What often surprises people is that this is not something the candidate handles entirely independently, and it is generally not optional if the goal is to meet the program's requirements. It is coordinated together with the designated employer and the settlement organization, since employer designation itself comes with a commitment to support newcomers. The settlement plan produced through this process is generally expected to reflect the candidate's actual family circumstances, not a generic template applied the same way to every applicant.

Because the specific settlement services required, and which organizations provide them, can be adjusted as the program's administration evolves between the federal government and the Atlantic provinces, confirm the current process and which settlement organization applies to your situation directly with the relevant provincial authority, IRCC's published guidance, or an immigration lawyer before assuming an older description of the process still applies.