03.1
Work here
A real job at an exporting company, and a house you can own.
03.2
The pathway
How the immigration pilot actually works.
The Rural Community Immigration Pilot lets designated employers in this region hire internationally and put you on a direct path to permanent residency.
SOURCE: STEINBACHEDC.COM/RCIP. SEDC PUBLISHES NO PROCESSING TIME FOR THIS PILOT AND NEITHER DO WE.
03.3
The steps
The four steps, start to permanent residency.
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A designated employer offers you a job
Only a designated employer can support an application, and only in a priority occupation. The current list is public: see the designated employers (PDF).
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The employer requests a recommendation from the community
That request comes to this office and a real person reviews it.
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You apply for permanent residency
With the recommendation attached, your file moves on the regional timeline.
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Your family lands
Eastman Immigrant Services helps with housing, schools, language, banking and the first winter. They have done this for more than 4,000 families.
03.4
What it pays
Hourly wages for the trades this cluster hires.
These are provincial figures. Job Bank does not publish a Southeast Manitoba breakout for these occupations, so read them as the Manitoba range and ask a specific employer what they actually pay.
| Industrial mechanic and millwright (NOC 72400) | $24.00 low / $35.00 median / $50.00 high |
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| Welder (NOC 72106) | $21.00 low / $27.00 median / $40.16 high |
| Transport truck driver (NOC 73300) | $17.00 low / $24.00 median / $34.72 high |
| Food and beverage processing, poultry slaughterer | $17.00 to $23.20 |
| What a trade wage buys here | Housing in this region is priced well below Winnipeg and far below the metros most people relocate from. Ask us for current listings in the community you are considering |
SOURCE: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA JOB BANK, MANITOBA. LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, STATISTICS CANADA, REFERENCE PERIOD 2023-2024. PAGE UPDATED 19 NOVEMBER 2025.
03.5
Hiring
Who is hiring, and for what.
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Inside the cluster
Technology and engineering. Project management. Manufacturing and repair. Transportation. Warehousing.
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Around it
Education. Medicine. Home goods. Restaurant and grocery. Childcare and elder care.
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Who is doing the hiring
HyLife, Loewen, Barkman, Bausch Health, WS Steel, Penner International, Big Freight Systems and the suppliers around them. Exporters with year-round work.
03.6
The workforce
People from around the world already work here.
Median age 36. Eastman Immigrant Services has settled more than 4,000 families from 100 countries here in the past decade.
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Trades
Welders, millwrights, machine operators
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Plant
Line supervisors, maintenance, quality
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Professional
Engineering, logistics, food science
Plate 03
A residential street in the region, early evening.
03.7
Living here
What it costs and what is in town.
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Ownership is in reach
This is the part people move for. Housing here is priced for a single income at a trade wage, which is untrue in most of the places people are leaving.
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Under an hour to a city
Winnipeg is close enough for a concert, a flight or a specialist appointment, and far enough that you are paying small-city prices to live.
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Healthcare and school in town
Bethesda Regional Health Centre, a 73-bed hospital with 24/7 emergency care, surgery and CancerCare. Some of the best English and Francophone schools in Manitoba, plus an RRC Polytech campus.
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You will not be the first
Eastman Immigrant Services has settled over 4,000 families from 100 countries in the past decade and has won awards for it.
03.8
Moving within Canada
Many people here are coming back.
A lot of the people moving into this region already have a cousin, a parent or a church on the same road. The jobs are real, the housing math works, and the community was built by people who arrived with nothing and stayed.
03.9
Next
Start with the job.
Tell us your trade or profession and where you are now. If there is a fit in this region we will point you at the employer directly.