Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP)

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Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP)

Most provinces in Canada have an agreement with the Government of Canada that allows them to nominate immigrants who wish to settle in that province. If you choose to immigrate to Canada as a provincial nominee, you must first apply to the province where you wish to settle and complete its provincial nomination process. The province will consider your application based on its immigration needs and your genuine intention to settle there.

As of January 2015, most of the provincial nominee programs have combined their programs with the Express Entry system and will now accept a portion of their applicants through that program.

Here is a list of the provinces and territories currently participating in this program. Since the criteria vary among the provinces, you should visit their websites for more information.

After you have been nominated by a province or territory, you have to make a separate application to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for permanent residence. A CIC officer will then assess your application based on Canadian immigration regulations.

You will have to pass a medical examination and security and criminal checks. You must also show that you have enough money to support yourself and your dependants after you arrive in Canada. You can find more information on the funds you will need in the Related Links section at the bottom of this page.

Provincial nominees are not assessed on the six selection factors of the Federal Skilled Workers Program.

Province	Stream/category	Express Entry-aligned	Job required	Canadian work experience required	Canadian study required	Current/recent Canadian residence required	Business
Alberta	Express Entry	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
Alberta	Accelerated Tech Pathway	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Alberta	Rural Renewal Stream	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Alberta	Opportunity Stream	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Alberta	Rural Entrepreneur Stream	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Alberta	Graduate Entrepreneur Stream	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Alberta	Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Alberta	Farm Stream	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
British Columbia	EEBC – Skilled Worker	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
British Columbia	EE BC – Health Authority	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
British Columbia	EEBC – International Graduate	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
British Columbia	EEBC – International Post-Graduate	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
British Columbia	Skills Immigration (SI) – Skilled Worker	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
British Columbia	Health Authority	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
British Columbia	SI – International Graduate	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
British Columbia	SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
British Columbia	SI – International Post-Graduate	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
British Columbia	Entrepreneur	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
British Columbia	Entrepreneur Regional Pilot	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Manitoba	Skilled Workers Overseas: Express Entry Pathway	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Manitoba	Skilled Workers Overseas	No	No	No	No	No	No
Manitoba	Skilled Workers Overseas: Human Capital Pathway	No	No	No	No	No	No
Manitoba	Skilled Workers in Manitoba	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Manitoba	Skilled Workers in Manitoba: Work Experience Pathway	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Manitoba	SWM: Employer Direct Recruitment Pathway	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Manitoba	Career Employment Pathway (International Education Stream)*	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Manitoba	Graduate Internship Pathway (International Education Stream)	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Manitoba	Student Entrepreneur Pathway (International Education Stream)	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Manitoba	Business Investor Stream: Entrepreneur	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Manitoba	Business Investor Stream: Farm Investor	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Manitoba	Morden Community-Drive Initiative	No	No	No	No	No	No
New Brunswick	Express Entry Labour Market Stream	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
New Brunswick	Skilled Worker With Employer Support	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
New Brunswick	Post-Graduate Entrepreneur	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Brunswick	Entrepreneur	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Newfoundland	Priority Skills — In-Demand Occupation stream	No	No	No	No	No	No
Newfoundland	Priority Skills — Education stream	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Newfoundland	Express Entry Skilled Worker	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Newfoundland	Skilled Worker	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Newfoundland	International Graduate**	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Newfoundland	International Graduate Entrepreneur	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Newfoundland	International Entrepreneur	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Northwest Territories	Express Entry	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Northwest Territories	Skilled Workers	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Northwest Territories	Critical Impact	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Northwest Territories	Business Stream	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry)	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Nova Scotia	Express Entry Labour Market Priorities	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Nova Scotia	Skilled Worker	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Nova Scotia	International Graduate Entrepreneur	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nova Scotia	Entrepreneur	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Nova Scotia	International Graduates In Demand	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Nova Scotia	Occupations in Demand	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Nova Scotia	Labour Market Priorities for Physician	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Nova Scotia	Physician	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Ontario	Human Capital Priorities	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Ontario	French-Speaking Skilled Worker	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Ontario	Skilled Trades	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Ontario	Foreign Worker	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Ontario	International Student	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Ontario	In-Demand Skills	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Ontario	Masters Graduates	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Ontario	PhD Graduates	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Ontario	Entrepreneur	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Ontario	Corporate	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Prince Edward Island	Express Entry	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Prince Edward Island	Skilled Worker outside Canada (Labour Impact)	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Prince Edward Island	Skilled Worker in PEI (Labour Impact)	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Prince Edward Island	Critical Worker (Labour Impact)	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Prince Edward Island	International Graduate (Labour Impact)	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Prince Edward Island	Occupations In Demand	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Prince Edward Island	Business Work Permit Entrepreneur	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Quebec	Quebec Skilled Worker Program	No	No	No	No	No	No
Quebec	Quebec Experience Program: Foreign workers	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Quebec	Quebec Experience Program: Students & graduates	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Quebec	Entrepreneur Program	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Quebec	Self-Employed Program	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Quebec	Investor Program	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Saskatchewan	International Skilled Worker: Express Entry	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Saskatchewan	International Skilled Worker: Occupations In-Demand	No	No	No	No	No	No
Saskatchewan	Tech Talent Pathway	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Saskatchewan	International Skilled Worker: Employment Offer	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan Experience: Existing Work Permits & Health Professionals	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan Experience: Students	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan Experience: Hospitality Workers	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan Experience: Long Haul Truck Drivers	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan Experience: Semi-skilled Agriculture Worker with Existing Work Permit	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Saskatchewan	Entrepreneur	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Saskatchewan	Farm Owner and Operator	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Saskatchewan	International Graduate Entrepreneur	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Saskatchewan	Hard-To-Fill Skills Pilot	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Yukon	Express Entry	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Yukon	Skilled Worker	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Yukon	Critical Impact Worker	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Yukon	Business Nominee	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

*If you have completed a bridging program and passed the initial stage of certification as determined by the appropriate regulatory body, you are not required to have a job offer at the time of application.

**If you completed your studies at a recognized post-secondary institute outside of Newfoundland and Labrador, your job or job offer must be related to your field of study. You also may be required to work for a minimum of 1 year prior to submission of your PNP application.

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276 thoughts on “Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP)”

Ali Khan on May 20, 2018 at 11:42 pm said:

I am 29 year old male single & i have done Masters in Human Resource Management & have more then 7 years of experience. Can i apply for Canadian immigration without Ielts ??

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- CICS Immigration Team on May 24, 2018 at 9:08 am said:
  
  You need to do IELTS.
  
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- Karishma Gulati on October 20, 2018 at 3:37 pm said:
  
  I am 29 years old female single. I am b.com graduate with 9 years of experience in customer service. Please advise which province can I apply for?
  My overall band score is 6
  
  Reading 5.5
  Listening 6
  Writing 6
  Speaking 7
  
  Please advise
  
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Mansi Shah on May 23, 2018 at 1:31 am said:

My Ielts result will expired in November 2018 and before november if i will direct apply for PR through Sasketchwan PNP then I have to clear 2 nd time My IELTS exam or not?or my old IELTS result is valid still my Visa Process.?

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Nithyanandrao on May 25, 2018 at 3:38 am said:

Hi There,

I am a B. Com graduate with 12yrs of work experience in finance, customer support, Sales and hospitality industry.

And I have taken ielts general test and my band score is 6.
L-6
R-4.5
W-5.5
S-7

Along with me my spouse also had taken ielts general test.

Band Score is 5.5
L-6
W-5.5
R-4.5
S-6

Could you help us, if the above scores’ are accessible for Canada PR..

Thank you

Regards,
Nithyanandrao

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Samreen Shah on May 27, 2018 at 10:23 am said:

I would like to know which PNP has more demand for pharmacists ( not hospital or retail) but in Pharmaceutical Industry?

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vipul sharma on June 6, 2018 at 8:29 pm said:

SIR/MA’AM
I AM 39 YERAS, WORKING AS A PHYSICAL TRAINING INSTRUCTOR FROM LAST 16 YEARS, AND GOT 6 BAND IN IELTS, GUIDE ME, AM I ELIGIBLE TO APPLY PG THROUGH PNP.
I LOOK FORWARD FOR YOUR AMICABLE RESPONSE.
WITH REGARD
VIPUL SHARMA

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harry sandhu on June 9, 2018 at 7:48 am said:

Hi sir
Am mechanical engg having more than 4 years experiences . Got overall 6 band
L 7
R 6.5
W 5.5
S5.5
Plz tell me which province is good for me to get pr easily acc. To my profile?
Thanks in advance

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Sudhansu Sekhar Subudhi on June 26, 2018 at 6:05 am said:

Hi ,

I am from India, had finished B.Tech. in ECE stream in 2010-14 batch. I have finished ECA and IELTS with CLB8. I am having 4 years of experience in NOC2283. I am getting a CRS score of 384 in the crs calculator. As per the CIC website my profile seems eligible.

Will I get the ITA?
Am I eligible for any of the 10 provincial nominee program?

Thanks,
Sudhansu

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- himani on November 16, 2018 at 3:29 am said:
  
  Hi ,
  
  Do you got ITA???
  Kinldy share your processing time??
  
  Regard,
  Mani
  
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Santosh Kumar on June 27, 2018 at 1:49 am said:

I want PR in Canada. I got 5.5 bands. Plz help me how can I get PR in Canada

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Aziz ansari on June 27, 2018 at 2:20 am said:

Hi,
Me and my wife planning to apply for PR. As my wife will be primary applicant so we both wrote ielts. In which she gets L7.5 W7 R7 S7. Myself L4.5 W5.5 R4 S6.
Here education is M.sc botany.
We are eligible to express entry Or PNP?
If yes, then on PNP or express entry how much time it will take to complete the process.

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Sreevas on July 2, 2018 at 4:51 pm said:

Hi,
I’m Sreevas, I’m holding my post graduate degree with IELTS 7 Band in all categories. My current age is 33 and having 4.5years of IT work experience. Should I eligible for CANADA Express entry and I checked my CRS score was 381. Shall I eligible for PNP program?
Your feedback will be appreciate..Thanks

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Sunny Sikka on July 15, 2018 at 10:04 pm said:

Hi,

My name is Sunny. My age is 33 and I am married. I have done MBA (finance) and B.com. I am working in Finance & Account domain from past 12 years. My IELTS band is 5.5 (L- 5.5, R- 5, S- 6, W-6). Can I apply for any immigration program to settle in Canada.

Regards,
Sunny

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Abdul on July 16, 2018 at 11:37 am said:

Dear Sir,

I am Civil Engineer, 28 years old, I have 5 years of experience, I would like to apply for British Columbia via PNP program, Candly contact me to discuss how we can work together to get it done ,

Looking forward…

Thanks

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asmakanwal on July 16, 2018 at 12:43 pm said:

i m bba frm human resource i have 3 year experience in human resource Field i have 5 bands in ielts can i apply for pnp?

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sameera on July 21, 2018 at 12:46 am said:

hello, please i summit eoi for mpnp with a wrong noc code how can i change it ? or withdraw my eoi

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ms.nourayoussouf on July 26, 2018 at 7:17 am said:

dear
I am 32 years have BSN in nursing and 9 years experience also I did my qualification assessment equal BSN in Canada
but unfortunately I get on IELTS exam reading 3.5 writing 5.5 listening 5 and band all on 5
can I apply for PNP with my husband and 2 babies

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Yinka on August 5, 2018 at 5:00 am said:

What’s the implication if person apply for more than one province at the same time. Please guide me on this. Thanks

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Devender Singh on August 9, 2018 at 1:37 am said:

I have applied for BC PNP on 29-Apr-2018 and it was mentioned that the estimate processing time is 2-3 month which is already passed.

Could you please confirm is there any change in timeline for BC PNP processing time.

Thanks,
Devender

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Rita on August 12, 2018 at 5:39 am said:

Hi sir.
My CRS score are 379 and I have achieved clb 7. My file is in EE pool. I want to know that can I get PR under SINP program because my points are 63/100 and my category is 2175 : web designer and developer which is in the list of in-demand occupation of Saskatchewan. However, I need I.S.P professional license for 2175. Can u please tell me, how many chances are there that I can get PR through SINP? My ECA evaluation is done and my degree equivalent to Canada’s Master Degree. I am 29 and married.

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- Yemi on September 23, 2018 at 11:46 am said:
  
  do we still have IT in SinP list? kindly recheck
  
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nikhil on August 21, 2018 at 12:22 am said:

I am falling in to the 0113 -Purchasing manager. How would i know the open posisions in the PNP

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Ritu on August 24, 2018 at 2:23 am said:

I m having 2 year experience with Ielts 6 overall ,which is 6 in reading and listening, 6.5 in speaking ,5.5 in writing …shall I eligible for any PNP or not….plz suggest

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Sameeh Sohbi on August 31, 2018 at 10:58 am said:

I received invitation to submit a formal application for review for SINP.

However, because of an issue with my employer I have not been getting salaries for the last 5 months and therefore I could not maintain my balance. I am expecting to get all my salaries before the application deadline but still my statement will not show the balance maintained for 3 months. Will it work if I get a letter from my employer that explains the surge in my savings because of my late salaries being paid in one bulk?

Please help.

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Avinash Singh on September 1, 2018 at 8:06 am said:

Hi,My name is Avinash,i am working as a production Officer in a Manufacturing Company from last 6 years,i have a score of 6.5 bands in each Module & i have a 4 years Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering,my wife has scored same score in Ielts, & she have Master degree in Computer Science, we want to Get Settle in Alberta Province & want the Required guidence for the same,please suggest.

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mehulkumar jitendrabhai patel on September 24, 2018 at 5:07 am said:

Sir,
i m a veterinary graduate doing job in Govt of Gujarat,India since 15 years.i have got 5.5 band in Listening,6.0 in reading,5.0 in writing and 6.0 in speaking,Overall 5.5 band in Dec – 2016.my real brother is citizen of Canada,lives in Saskatoon since 10 years. my wife is physiotherapist.
with above background kindly guide me for PR in Canada.

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- Tinnu98 on September 24, 2019 at 2:13 am said:
  
  Hi.i want to apply for SINP with the same NOC code. But i am from pharmacy background.will this effect my nomination.what about yoir status.
  
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Varun George on September 29, 2018 at 12:36 am said:

Hi,
I have applied for the SINP. Got invitation too. I have 6 YEARS skilled experience under NOC 6235.
I had worked for some time with NGO at clerical position after my graduation.
I currently don’t have any document to prove same. Is it mandatory to submit employment proof for same..
Plz help me..

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- Tinnu98 on September 24, 2019 at 2:14 am said:
  
  Hi.i want to apply for SINP with the same NOC code. But i am from pharmacy background.will this effect my nomination.what about yoir status.
  
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Nengi on October 5, 2018 at 12:42 am said:

Good day, I need your advise on an issue I am facing now.
I filled the online EOI form for SINP, and my grid point was 62.
I currently work as a Database administrator and I noticed that there is no Administrative Jobs in the list
of NOC, so I fiIled a one year community service I did as my NOC, because I saw community service worker in the NOC.
But I noticed that I need to present a liesence, employment letter, salary pay slip which I don’t have, what I was presented with at the end of the one year was a certificate and I was also only paid stipends not salary which did not come in form of payment slips which I just found out will be required as a document to tender.

Since the EOI has been put in the pool and it seems what I filled as NOC might not be considered, what do I do?

Can I cancel the EOI request before I am been invited to apply? If I do can I apply again immediately?, What NOC can fit in for the kind of job I do now which is Adminstrative?

Plz I need your reply Asap as it seems the next draw might include me because the last one was 65 and my grid score is 62, so I want to be fully prepared.

Thank you.

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kanwaljeet singh on October 6, 2018 at 10:53 pm said:

i move canada with family

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Rebecca on October 20, 2018 at 8:51 am said:

I received an invitation to apply for SINP under the occupation in demand category. I am due to submit my application on the 9th of December. My major issue now is my proof of funds. I intended using gift deed until I was told Saskatchewan does not accept that I am using a fixed deposit method for my proof of funds and my major issue now is that it’s won’t be 90 days before I submit my application. Please is it advisable for me to submit an application by the expected date?

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Angana on October 26, 2018 at 7:34 am said:

Hi I am 33 years old and have scored 6.5 band overall in ielts and my husband is 35 years old with 8 overall band score in ielts. He is graduate in b.tech and I am post graduate MBA having 9 years experience in hr placements. While he has 12 years experience in IT. Is there any possibility of pr visa for Canada or any of the provinces with this score, age and education. We donot have any work or education from Canada. Kindly suggest

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Parvez on November 9, 2018 at 8:01 am said:

I have recently completed my bachelors in physiotherapy (BPT) and was thinking of moving to canada. So can you please tell me that what are the options going after BPT.
Like a friend of mine suggested to get one year experience before going as after that i can my apply for PNP within 6 months even during my study period. Is that true??
Are there any other better options?

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Ashraf on November 12, 2018 at 9:01 am said:

Which province count points from cousin,s citizen in canada

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