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Canada has ten provinces and three territories. Most of them participate in federal Express entry program (for 600 CRS additional points) and their own immigration programs called PNPs.

 Provinces/territories target those workers who are interested in settling in that specific province and can contribute to the economic activity of the province. Immigration through Provinces is local labor market driven and follows different selection criteria for their different provincial immigration steams.

Immigration through PNP is a two-step process

Step1

 Applicant must first apply for, and receive a provincial Nomination Certificate from the province/territory. (Provincial/territory Govt.)

Step2

After a successful nomination by a province/territory, a separate application must be made by the nominee to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (Federal Govt.) for Immigration (Permanent Resident) Visa.

Federal Express Entry and Provincial Nomination

Most of the Canadian Provinces participate in federal express Entry program as well, and eligible candidates of relevant provincial immigration stream, with an active profile in the federal express entry system, can apply for provincial Nomination to secure additional 600 CRS points in the federal skill pool.

Each province/ territory has its own immigration streams and selection/nomination criteria for their Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). These can change any time without notice. Forupdated informationvisitofficial website of the province or territory of your preference.

Provincial Nomination Programs

Ontario

The candidates must have a full time permanent job from an Ontario’s eligible employer to be eligible to apply under this category. This job offer based category has following three immigration streams.

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Alberta

This stream is aroute to Canadian permanent residence for foreign workers already working in Alberta. Candidate needs a job offer from an employer in Alberta in order to be eligible for this stream along with the other program

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Saskatchewan

This stream is aligned with federal express entry system and successful applicants get 600 additional points towards their CRS score in federal Express entry Pool .To be eligible to apply under this stream Interested candidates

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Manitoba

This stream identifies and nominates International skilled workers with skills and training in Manitoba’s In-Demand Occupations. Applicant must meet the provincial eligibility criteria which includes a close family connection

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Nova Scotia

The Nova Scotia Demand Express Entry stream is aligned with the Federal express entry system and enables Nova Scotia to nominate qualified candidates from the federal skill pool. Nominated applicants get 600 additional CRS

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Prince Edward Island

Candidates with an active profile in federal express entry system can apply for a PEI (Express Entry) nomination for permanent residency through the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program.

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