FCIP Designated Employers: Official Lists for All 6 Communities

There is no single permanent federal list of every Francophone Community Immigration Pilot designated employer. IRCC directs candidates to the six participating communities, and each community maintains its own page or PDF. The directory below links to those official local sources. An employer appearing on a list is not proof that it is hiring, that every job it offers qualifies for FCIP, or that a candidate will receive a community recommendation.

Official FCIP designated-employer directory

IRCC currently identifies six FCIP communities: the Acadian Peninsula, Greater Sudbury, Timmins and the surrounding region, the Superior East Region, St. Pierre Jolys, and Kelowna. IRCC's FCIP job-offer page is the federal starting point and links to each community below.

Official community sources for FCIP designated employers, checked 2026-08-05

Participating community	Official designated-employer source	How to read it
Acadian Peninsula, New Brunswick	Official Acadian Peninsula FCIP page Designated-employer PDF linked by that page	The program page and list are in French. The linked PDF is dated April 21, 2026 and says it will be updated regularly. Re-enter through the program page if the PDF URL changes.
Greater Sudbury, Ontario	Official Invest Sudbury designated-employers section	Sudbury administers both RCIP and FCIP. In the “Designated Employers” section, open the FCIP panel rather than assuming an employer listed only under RCIP is also designated for FCIP.
Timmins and surrounding region, Ontario	Official Timmins immigration page Combined RCIP–FCIP employer PDF linked by that page	The PDF was marked updated July 7, 2026 when checked. Read its “Pilot Designated Under” column: entries may be RCIP, FCIP, or RCIP/FCIP. “RCIP” alone does not establish FCIP designation.
Superior East Region, Ontario	Official Superior East FCIP employer page	The designated-employer list appears directly under “Designated Employers.” The page also warns that general program contact details are not a job-inquiry channel.
St. Pierre Jolys, Manitoba	Official Village of St-Pierre-Jolys FCIP page Designated-employer PDF linked by the village	The PDF displayed a January 21, 2026 update date when checked. It tells candidates not to contact employers directly and to verify openings on official employer sites or job-posting platforms.
Kelowna, British Columbia	Official SDÉCB Kelowna pilot page	The maintained list and recruitment instructions are on the same page. SDÉCB says candidates must use its dedicated recruitment route and must not contact designated employers directly for FCIP recruitment.

What “designated employer” actually means

IRCC says each participating community is responsible for designating employers in its area. Designation lets an employer participate in RCIP or FCIP and make qualifying offers through the applicable pilot. It is an employer approval within the pilot; it is not a blanket approval of every position at that organization.

IRCC's current employer-designation rules include operational, compliance, training, local-business, priority-occupation, and settlement-support conditions. IRCC also says there is no cost for an employer to become designated. Each community runs its own application process and can maintain its own local priorities.

Three separate questions therefore need separate evidence:

1. Is the employer currently designated for FCIP? Check the official community source, including the correct FCIP column or tab where RCIP and FCIP share a page.
2. Is the employer currently recruiting for a real position? Follow the community's stated recruitment method and verify a current posting. Do not infer a vacancy from designation alone.
3. Does the specific offer satisfy federal and community requirements? The employer's name on a list cannot answer this. The job, candidate, priority rules, and recommendation process must also qualify.

A designated employer can still offer a non-qualifying job

Under IRCC's current job-offer requirements, an FCIP job must be inside the participating community's boundaries, full-time at a minimum of 30 paid hours per week, non-seasonal and year-round, and indeterminate, meaning it has no end date. The job must also fit the required relationship to the candidate's qualifying work experience, subject to IRCC's stated graduate and health-care exceptions.

The community also checks its own priority-sector or priority-occupation rules and whether the offer is genuine. A community recommendation is a further decision; it does not arise automatically from finding an employer name online. Read the full FCIP eligibility and process guide before treating a job lead as an immigration pathway.

How to use the official lists without wasting applications

1. Choose one community deliberately. Confirm its boundaries, local priorities, and whether you genuinely intend to settle there.
2. Open the live community page. Do not rely on a copied list, search-result snippet, social post, or PDF saved months ago.
3. Confirm FCIP—not merely RCIP—designation. This matters especially on combined Sudbury and Timmins materials.
4. Read the community's contact rule. Kelowna and St. Pierre Jolys explicitly restrict direct employer outreach through their FCIP instructions. Other communities may use different processes.
5. Verify a real opening through the allowed channel. A company careers page, the community's designated recruitment form, or a reputable job board can show a vacancy. The designated-employer list alone cannot.
6. Match the exact job to current priority and federal rules. Check the NOC, TEER, duties, hours, seasonality, duration, wage, work location, and the relationship to qualifying experience.
7. Confirm the employer will support the pilot process. A normal employment application is not automatically an FCIP offer. The designated employer has forms and community-recommendation responsibilities.

What happens after a valid job offer

IRCC says the designated employer sends the community-recommendation application to the participating community. The community checks whether the position falls within its priorities, whether the offer is genuine, and whether the candidate meets the pilot requirements. If the community recommends the candidate, the candidate can apply to IRCC for permanent residence.

After submitting an FCIP permanent-residence application, an eligible candidate may separately apply for the optional two-year FCIP work permit. That permit is employer-specific and should not be confused with the broader Francophone Mobility work permit.

Fraud and accuracy checks

• Enter employer lists through IRCC or the official community domain whenever possible.
• Check the legal employer name and work location, not only a familiar brand name.
• Do not assume a recruiter, consultant, or social-media account represents a listed employer.
• Do not treat payment as a way to obtain designation, a job offer, or a community recommendation. IRCC says employer designation itself has no fee.
• Confirm changes with the community before submitting documents or making major financial decisions.

Frequently asked questions

Does IRCC publish one master list of FCIP designated employers?

IRCC publishes the six participating communities and links to their websites. The communities publish and update the employer information. That is why the safest directory is a maintained set of links to the official local sources rather than a copied national list.

Does “designated” mean an employer is hiring now?

No. Designation means the employer is approved to participate under the applicable pilot. Some official lists explicitly mark employers as not hiring, and an unmarked name still does not prove that a vacancy exists.

Can an RCIP-designated employer make an FCIP offer?

Only if the official community source also identifies that employer as designated under FCIP. Combined lists can include RCIP-only, FCIP-only, and dual-designated employers. Read the program column or FCIP panel.

Can I contact every employer on the list?

No universal rule applies. Follow the instruction published by the relevant community. Kelowna directs candidates through its dedicated recruitment page, and St. Pierre Jolys tells candidates not to contact employers directly. A mass-email campaign can violate the local process even when the names came from an official list.

Does a job offer guarantee a community recommendation or permanent residence?

No. The offer must meet federal and community rules, the community must decide to recommend the candidate, and IRCC must assess the permanent-residence application. Each is a separate step and decision.

Official sources

• IRCC: FCIP participating communities, official community links, and recommendation overview
• IRCC: Employer-designation requirements
• IRCC: Federal job-offer and candidate requirements
• Acadian Peninsula: Official FCIP page
• Greater Sudbury: Official RCIP and FCIP page
• Timmins: Official immigration-pilots page
• Superior East: Official FCIP employer page
• St. Pierre Jolys: Official FCIP page
• Kelowna: Official SDÉCB pilot page