Managed by the Association for Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC), CIIP is a $15M three-year project (2010-2013) funded by the Foreign Credentials Referral Office of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). The program enables Federal Skilled Workers (FSWs) and Provincial Nominees (PNs), including their spouses and working-age adult dependants, to better meet foreign credential requirements and achieve labour-market integration in Canada.

CIIP operates through regional offices in China, India, the Philippines and the United Kingdom, and offers services in 25 countries.

Since the start of CIIP services in 2007, around 22,000 clients have registered for CIIP services and around 14,000 have graduated.