Immigration Options

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)”

Saksham on July 7, 2020 at 2:02 am said:

Hello Sir,
My ielts score is
L: 8.5
R:8
S:8
Wr: 6.5
Am I eligible for a PNP? What is the probability of getting a PNP? My CRS score is 409

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Mukesh on October 2, 2020 at 7:21 pm said:

Can i apply for PNP program while waiting for my ECA report which will take another 5-6 weeks

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Jigar Kinariwala on November 3, 2020 at 1:25 am said:

Hello There,

I have apply on IRCC (CRS :345) & in SINP (62 Points) in December 2019. I’ve completed my graduation in Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) stream with 7 years of experience in the relevant field. In addition to this, I’ve achieved 7 Bands (L:7, R:8, W:6.5 & S”6.5) in IELTS. I want to know what are the chance of receiving ITA from any of the one.

Thanks in advance.

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Vineetha on November 28, 2020 at 12:12 am said:

Hi,

I have done my MBA in tourism and have 5 years of experience in same field, my husband has done B.Tech mechanical engineering and have 7 and half years of experience in maintenance (thermal power plant). Both of us have scored IELTS 7.5 band. Keeping me as main applicant we our CRS score is 407, as express entry is impossible can you please suggest the chances of PNP nomination. Should we relay on PNP ?

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Harpreet kaur on January 22, 2021 at 7:58 am said:

Hi i have completed m. Com and i have experience in finance sector more than 5 yrs. I got all over 6.5 bands but in one module I have 5.5 bands. Can I applied for pr in Saskatchewan??

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M Santhosh Yadav on February 6, 2021 at 7:17 am said:

Hi this Santhosh.
Education Master as per ECA.
Age 31
CLB 5 Ielts
No job offer in cannada.
Experience 8Years.
No sibilings

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M Santhosh Yadav on February 6, 2021 at 7:18 am said:

Hi this Santhosh.
Education Master as per ECA.
Age 31
CLB 5 Ielts
No job offer in cannada.
Experience 8Years.
No sibilings
May I eligible for express entry or if not which PNP program suitable for me.

Kindly guide me

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isha on March 29, 2021 at 2:31 am said:

Hello sir,m working as a dentist in india for last 5 years..my crs is 405…how r my chances of getting nomination through ainp?

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Priya on April 5, 2021 at 5:18 am said:

My CRS is 390 and I have applied for multiple PNP(Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia), my sibling is at Alberta, would like to know when will I get an ITA to apply. Its my dream to immigrate to Canada, please help me out on it.

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Kilambi Vinay Kumar on April 9, 2021 at 12:29 am said:

Hi all ,

I am Vinay Kumar Kilambi. I would like to know which pnp is acceptable with less crs score and ielts score to get canada pr. As I am having ielts general score 5.5 in all . Could anyone help me with this

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Ashish Bharat on April 11, 2021 at 11:00 pm said:

Pl’s call me I have average 6 bands in iELTS

Age 41
20 yes experience
Job code NOC- 1113 is perfect matching

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Blessing on May 5, 2021 at 5:00 am said:

Hello sir, I want to apply for pnp but my spouse hasn’t written the language test. Secondly,I don’t have a master’s degree but am an accountant and my job is not inDemand in Alberta where I want to reside.
What can I do to enable me get the pnp.
Thank you.
Blessing

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Saber on May 24, 2021 at 12:24 pm said:

Can I use gift deed for PNP .

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Saber on May 24, 2021 at 12:25 pm said:

Can I use gift deed for PNP or it is only allow for express entry?

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mirza baig on June 3, 2021 at 6:06 am said:

Hi my brother is 43 years old has a masters degree from Indian and has like 20 years of experience please let me know if he is eligible for pnp progran if he has ielts overall score of 6.5

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KINGSLEY CHIBUEZE ANYANWU on July 30, 2021 at 3:10 pm said:

Hi
I have submitted Express of Interest in British Columbia for Provincial Nomination.
Is there anywhere your Firm could aid me get a Job offer for NOC 2172?

Please let me know if thats possible and the cost

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Sonia on August 5, 2021 at 4:50 am said:

Good Day !!

I wanted to Check how long does the process takes to declare the Results. I had Applied for SINP ? IS it necessary to Book IELTS before making Profile?

Regards
Sonia

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MAHEEP SINGH BHATIA on August 24, 2021 at 8:06 pm said:

I score 7 in listening, 5 in reading, 6.5 in writing, 6.5 in speaking
So I want to ask that am I eligible for pnp programme

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MAHEEP SINGH BHATIA on August 24, 2021 at 8:07 pm said:

I score 7 in listening, 5 in reading, 6.5 in writing, 6.5 in speaking
So m I eligible for pnp

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ASHISH GAUR on October 24, 2021 at 6:45 am said:

LOOKING FOR PNP PR PROCESS WITH CRS SCORE 386.
CONNECT ONLY IF YOU HAVE SURITY

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Mark Phillip Estepa on March 11, 2022 at 3:01 pm said:

Hi, I am a skilled worker
NOC 9414 – 4 years and 3 months experience
NOC 7231- 4 years experience

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