Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP)

Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP)

The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) allows participating provinces and territories to nominate individuals who have the skills, education and work experience needed in their jurisdictions and who intend to live there permanently. Each province and territory has its own eligibility requirements and selection criteria.

Important: Provincial nominees are not required to meet the six selection factors of the Federal Skilled Worker Program simply because they are provincial nominees. However, applicants under an Express Entry-aligned PNP stream must generally be eligible for one of the federal Express Entry programs, and all provincial nominees remain subject to federal requirements, including admissibility and the requirements of the Provincial Nominee Class.

The table below provides a high-level comparison of current PNP streams and pathways. “Yes” means the characteristic is generally a mandatory eligibility requirement of that stream/pathway; it does not mean that the characteristic can never be relevant where the table says “No.” Individual pathways and targeted categories may have additional requirements.

Province / Territory Stream / pathway Express Entry-aligned Job required Canadian work experience required Canadian study required Current/recent Canadian residence required Business
Alberta Alberta Express Entry Stream Yes No* No No Yes* No
Alberta Tourism and Hospitality Stream No Yes Yes No Yes No
Alberta Alberta Opportunity Stream No Yes Yes No Yes No
Alberta Dedicated Health Care Pathway No Yes No No No No
Alberta Rural Renewal Stream No Yes No No No No
Alberta Rural Entrepreneur Stream No No No No No Yes
Alberta Graduate Entrepreneur Stream No No No Yes Yes Yes
Alberta Farm Stream No No No No No Yes
Alberta Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream No No No No No Yes
British Columbia Skilled Worker Optional EEBC Yes No No No No
British Columbia Health Authority Optional EEBC Yes No No No No
British Columbia Entrepreneur Immigration – Base No No No No No Yes
British Columbia Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional No No No No No Yes
British Columbia Strategic Projects No No No No No Yes
Manitoba Skilled Worker in Manitoba No Yes Yes No Yes No
Manitoba Skilled Worker Overseas No No No No No No
Manitoba International Education – Career Employment Pathway No Yes No Yes Yes No
Manitoba International Education – Graduate Internship Pathway No No No Yes Yes No
Manitoba International Student Entrepreneur Pilot No No No Yes Yes Yes
Manitoba Business Investor – Entrepreneur Pathway No No No No No Yes
Manitoba Business Investor – Farm Investor Pathway No No No No No Yes
New Brunswick Express Entry Stream Yes No* No No No* No
New Brunswick Skilled Worker Stream No Yes Yes* No Yes* No
Newfoundland and Labrador Express Entry Skilled Worker Yes Yes No No No No
Newfoundland and Labrador Skilled Worker No Yes No No No No
Newfoundland and Labrador International Graduate No Yes Yes* Yes Yes* No
Newfoundland and Labrador Priority Skills NL No No* No No No No
Newfoundland and Labrador International Entrepreneur No No No No No Yes
Newfoundland and Labrador International Graduate Entrepreneur No No No Yes Yes Yes
Northwest Territories Express Entry Yes Yes No No No No
Northwest Territories Skilled Worker No Yes No No No No
Northwest Territories Entry Level / Semi-Skilled No Yes No No No No
Northwest Territories Francophone Stream No Yes No No No No
Northwest Territories Business Stream No No No No No Yes
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: Express Entry Yes No* Yes* No Yes* No
Nova Scotia Skilled Worker No Yes Yes* No Yes* No
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Graduate No Yes No Yes Yes No
Nova Scotia Entrepreneur No No No No No Yes
Ontario Ontario Workforce Priority Stream No* Yes* Yes* No* Yes* No
Prince Edward Island PEI Express Entry Yes No* No No No* No
Prince Edward Island Skilled Workers in PEI No Yes Yes No Yes No
Prince Edward Island Skilled Workers Outside Canada No Yes No No No No
Prince Edward Island Critical Workers No Yes Yes No Yes No
Prince Edward Island International Graduates No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Prince Edward Island Intermediate Experience No Yes Yes No Yes No
Prince Edward Island Occupations in Demand No Yes No No No No
Prince Edward Island Business Work Permit Stream No No No No No Yes
Saskatchewan International Skilled Worker – Saskatchewan Express Entry Yes No No No No No
Saskatchewan International Skilled Worker – Occupations In-Demand No No No No No No
Saskatchewan International Skilled Worker – Employment Offer No Yes No No No No
Saskatchewan Agriculture Talent Pathway No Yes No No No* No
Saskatchewan Health Talent Pathway No Yes No No No* No
Saskatchewan Innovation and Tech Talent Pathway No Yes No No Yes* No
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Experience – Existing Work Permit No Yes Yes No Yes No
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Experience – Students No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Yukon 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

Important notes

* Requirements vary within the stream or pathway. These entries should not be treated as substitutes for the detailed eligibility requirements of the particular program.

Alberta: The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program currently has four worker streams — Tourism and Hospitality, Alberta Opportunity, Alberta Express Entry and Rural Renewal — plus the Dedicated Health Care Pathway under Alberta Express Entry. It also has four entrepreneur streams: Rural Entrepreneur, Graduate Entrepreneur, Farm and Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur.

British Columbia: The current worker program has only two Skills Immigration streams: Skilled Worker and Health Authority. Both have an Express Entry BC option. The former International Graduate, International Post-Graduate and Entry Level and Semi-Skilled streams should not be presented as current streams. The ELSS stream officially closed, and B.C. has stated that it will not launch new student streams. B.C.’s current entrepreneur program consists of the Base, Regional and Strategic Projects streams.

Manitoba: The MPNP currently has three main streams: Skilled Worker, International Education and Business Investor. The International Education Stream has three pathways: Career Employment, Graduate Internship and International Student Entrepreneur. The Skilled Worker Stream consists of Skilled Worker in Manitoba and Skilled Worker Overseas.

New Brunswick: The current NBPNP website identifies the Skilled Worker and Express Entry streams. New Brunswick also uses a Strategic Initiative for Francophone priorities and workers, but this should not be presented as a conventional third stream without explaining its current structure.

Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia consolidated its former 10 NSNP streams into four streams effective February 18, 2026: Nova Scotia Graduate, Skilled Worker, Entrepreneur and Nova Scotia: Express Entry. Former programs such as Critical Construction Worker Pilot and Physician continue under the consolidated Skilled Worker stream rather than as separate current streams.

Ontario: Ontario substantially redesigned the OINP in 2026. The former Human Capital Priorities, French-Speaking Skilled Worker, Skilled Trades, Employer Job Offer, Masters Graduate and PhD Graduate streams should therefore not be presented as current OINP streams. Ontario introduced the Ontario Workforce Priority stream as part of the redesign.

Prince Edward Island: PEI currently identifies Express Entry, Skilled Workers Outside Canada, Skilled Workers in PEI, Critical Workers, International Graduates, Intermediate Experience and Occupations in Demand as worker pathways, together with the Business Work Permit Stream. PEI’s current Express Entry requirements specifically require the applicant to qualify for one of the three federal Express Entry programs.

Saskatchewan: The SINP currently has two major program categories — International Skilled Worker and Saskatchewan Experience — with multiple pathways. The current International Skilled Worker pathways include Saskatchewan Express Entry, Occupations In-Demand, Employment Offer, Agriculture Talent, Health Talent and Innovation and Tech Talent. Saskatchewan Experience includes pathways such as Existing Work Permit and Students. The former Hard-To-Fill Skills Pilot is closed and should be removed from a current table.

Northwest Territories: The current NTNP has three streams: Employer-Driven, Francophone and Business. The Employer-Driven Stream contains Entry Level/Semi-Skilled, Skilled Worker and NWT Express Entry categories.

Yukon: The 2026 Yukon Nominee Program has three streams: Yukon Express Entry, Skilled Worker and Critical Impact Worker. It is an employer-driven program.

Quebec: Quebec is not included because it does not operate a PNP. Quebec selects its own economic immigrants under the Canada–Quebec immigration framework. Nunavut also does not operate a PNP.

This table is intended as a high-level screening tool only. Program criteria, intake restrictions, occupational priorities, invitation policies and application windows can change without notice. Always review the applicable provincial program guide before relying on a stream for an individual application.

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276 thoughts on “Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP)”

  1. Am currently 37, would be 38 in Jan 2019, i have a masters in Business Administration, my band score in IELTS is 8 and my CRS score is 434, my work experience is in customer service in the banking industry. Please what province would offer PNP based on my profile and also am single.

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  4. Yea @ Kikelomo you can apply through FSW or PNP you qualify.
    Omoniyi you can create your profile if you also have your WES report
    Emmanuel, what they need is Proof of Fund in any bank with your name.

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  5. My wife got 6.5bands not less than 6 in any module.
    i got 5.5bands.
    Where can i apply for PNP (Ontario,Toronto,British Columbia,Quebec).
    wife will be primary and i will be secondary.
    Please reply me. and i need step by step procedure to apply.
    can send me full details (arshadmsa@gmail.com)

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  6. hello, i recently got a provincial nomination request for Saskatchewan in Early childhood educators,. I have 5 years experience working in a child care foundation in my community, and a master degree in Special Education. I don’t know if i can be granted a license for Early childhood educators and instructors? to submit my SNP
    application for review.

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  7. Hi…i have already filed in federal…but my score is 365 so waiting for pnp nominations…could you pls tell on which site can i check as when any state nominates?

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  8. I had applied for PNP and also got UCI number and Application number .But since last 09 months i am getting mail from bengaluru consulate for biometric and endorsement and before 48 hours mail suddenly comes from bengaluru consulate tht due to such reason date for biometric and endorsement is cancelled and will lets us know after 8-9 workings days.
    Kindly let me know what exactly procedure is and is it possible of getting changes in biometric and endorsement dates frequently for about 09 months?

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  9. @kikelomo .. Hi, did you get the information you were looking for, like which province to apply for as your profile is almost similar to mine

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  11. Am currently 37, would be 38 in Sep 2019, i have done masters in Business Administration(Marketing), my band score in IELTS is 6 (6 in each) and my CRS score is 365, my work experience is in sales and marketing in automotive industry. Please suggest which province would offer PNP based on my profile.

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  12. My PNP’s NOC is 1111 while in EE pool, my NOC is 0821. I hope to receive a provincial nomination. I would like to know whether it has any implication.

    Thank you.

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  14. I want to know about my eligibilty in PNP for Canada. Few details are given below:
    1) 6.5 in ilets : listening 7.5 , reading nd writing 6.5 and speaking 6.
    2) Qualification : MBA
    3) Work Experience: 3 years as a Business Development Officer

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  16. I have been trying to fill the PNP for Alberta online but I have not seen the actual site. I have seen other province but I have not seen for Alberta. Pls kind you put me through

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  17. I am currently 40, i did MCA, my band score in IELTS is 5.5 and my work experience is 10 yearsin Internet Marketing/Digital marketing. Please what province would offer PNP based on my profile and also am married.

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  18. Hi, My CRS score is 429 by securing 8 band in IELTS exam. My query is, which PNP do I have to try based on my profile ?
    Background details :
    1. Age : 26 (Single)
    2. Designation : Software developer (NOC : 2174)
    3. Work experience : 4 years

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  19. I have received a certificate for nomination for MPNP recently and trying to apply for a work permit and RP now. But it looks like I need some advise. .

    I create an account online on https://onlineservicesservicesenligne.cic.gc. , and now I have a list of the document to uplift. I have a few questions regarding this.
    1. I am applying with my husband, do I have to fill up this form for him:

    Application for Work Permit Made Outside of Canada (IMM1295)

    He is applying as a dependent, I am the main applicant. As he doesn’t have a job offer yet, I don’t know what do we have to put into the field with the information about the employer. NA?
    2. Also, its required to uplift the document: Purpose of Travel. He is going as my husband, what kind of document I have to uplift to show that he is a dependent and I am the main applicant?
    3.The next document is:
    Proof that you Meet the Requirements of the Job Being Offered (required) .
    It is not the same as the supporting letter that I got together with my nomination certificate?
    4. The form IMM 5802 – Offer of Employment to a Foreign National LMIA Exempt.
    Where can I get it? It is not a job offer from my Employer?
    6.Once I will submit all those forms online, I will still have to send it all via mailing to the address provided in the certificate of nomination, is it correct?
    7. Do I have to wait for the IMM 1017-E from immigration office, to do my Medical examination? Both of us we have to do this , me and my spouse? He lives in Poland for the last 6 month, and it is written on cic website, in medical exam instructions that he is not required to do this.

    I am so sorry for so many questions, but I am just trying to do everything right from the beginning. I would really appreciate your help and understanding!

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  20. I am currently 25 years old and have a work experience of 3 as an assistant professor. I have scored 7.5 bands overall in IELTS and have 6.5 in reading rest all modules are above 7. what are the chances of getting a PR and through which way?

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  22. I have scored 6.5 band in IELTS. I have 8+ years experience in software field. Is it possible for me to get through PNP as I was in need of 7.5 score for express entry and failed to get that. ?

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  23. I have 5band score in IELTS, which of the province will accept this? Can I create my profile with it as well. Msc in Corporate Governance and MBA in Production and Operations Management and HND in Petroleum Marketing Technology.
    Kindly advise

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  24. Hi,
    For AINP paper based application in which one has received a nomination. How long does it take get the decision about the application.
    If I understand correctly, following is the process for the AINP paper based application
    i. Get nomination
    ii. Send documents to AINP
    iii. Application received by them and allotted file number (this is where the decision is made and considered as accepted?)
    iv. Further information requested if required
    v. Final decision about the application (ITA issued)
    vi. Medical and Biometric
    vii. request for passport for visa
    The above process is believed to take 6-8 months right?
    Awaiting for the response.
    Thanks.

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  25. Hi ,
    My CRS score is 404 and my IELTS score is band 8. I’ve work experience in Oil and gas operations ( entry level job-2 years ) . Graduated B.tech in Petroleum engineering Aged 24 and single . Kindly suggest me in which province i should apply to land myself in a job related to oil and gas sector

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  26. Hi there

    I am 28 year old sales professional from New Zealand with experience in retail and banking. I am Single and ielts of 8/8/7/7 – L/R/R/W. I am wanting to immigrate to Canada specifically to BC. Could you tell me if this is possible or which province do you think would be the best chances for me.

    Thanks again
    Abi

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  27. Sorry just adding my experience is 5plus years and i have done high school and a diploma in sports science for a year after high school from a tertiary college.

    Regards
    Abi

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