Northern Lights College and Community Futures Peace Liard (CFPL) have partnered to coordinate the Government of Canada’s Northeast BC Rural Community Immigration Pilot program. This program involves the creation of a pathway to permanent residence for workers with the aim of making it easier to hire and retain international talent. NLC and CFPL will collaborate to co-lead a working group of community partners with a focus on engaging local employers to boost the area’s immigrant recruitment and retention. “We see so many great international students coming into the region, and this provides a new path for many of them to stay after graduation in the communities where they’ve started to build a new life,” said NLC AVP of Educational Services Scott Clerk.
