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)”

Kulvinder Singh on April 3, 2019 at 6:16 am said:

Hi mine clb score is 6 got more then 9 years of work experience in teaching (play school, maxfort and presidium) age 36 years. Did BA, MA and NPTT.
any provenance where I can apply for PR with my family

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Bhagat on April 5, 2019 at 5:24 pm said:

Hi
I completed my study in CDI College Montreal. Somebody told me you can not apply in ontario PNP program because Your college is private and your study is useless . Is it true???

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Saqib Ilyas Sheikh on April 23, 2019 at 11:21 am said:

Want to know about Medical Examination?

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Edwin Chidiebere on May 15, 2019 at 5:32 am said:

Is possible migrating to Saskatchewan or Manitoba through pnp programs without connection.If it is possible.How I go about it?
Thanks.

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Ravneet on May 26, 2019 at 10:50 pm said:

My noc -2173
I have 2-3 years experience in IT.
As my IELTS score is 5.5 in one band .can I still be eligible for ITA.?

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Kunal Shah on May 30, 2019 at 11:20 pm said:

I have 14 years and above job experience in banking and financial sectors. Which province is suitable for me as per my experience as well as how much band score I have required for Canada PR. I am 37 years old so I am eligible for with family in immigration process.

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- Puneet on December 12, 2019 at 9:04 am said:
  
  hey buddy if u have found answer plz help me i am in similar situation .
  
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Jigar Trivedi on June 29, 2019 at 4:11 am said:

Dear Sir / Mam,
I am have score of 6.5 bands in Ielts, & i am a graduate B. Text Textile, and 12+ Years of work experience in the field of sales & Marketing. I am 37 Years old, do i qualify for PNP program in any of the province.

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Sushma Pandian on July 4, 2019 at 3:21 am said:

I have got overall 6.5 band.. & I have 4 years of experience in Payroll Executive. Am I eligible for PNP

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Abhishek Sharma on July 5, 2019 at 6:19 pm said:

I have got bc pnp program and I got my name in the draw on 12th June 2019. Post that I have got my and my family medical done on 20th june 2019. Online application has been submitted on 5th july2019. So let me know in how many days I will get AOR n PPR request.

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Racbid bentaleb on July 14, 2019 at 4:45 pm said:

I’m looking for a work

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Racbid bentaleb on July 14, 2019 at 4:47 pm said:

Je chercher le travail

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Saravpreet on July 27, 2019 at 7:50 pm said:

Hi I have score of 448 in express entry and noc code 1221. Am I eligible for state nomination and for which state

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Tooba on August 6, 2019 at 12:08 pm said:

Hello
I have clb 8 and have an express entry profile, i recieved invitation from saskatchewan through OID As before necessary changes could be made inEE profile portal was shut.
Now my question is can i use my nomination of SINP OID in express entry or do i necessarily have To complete the PR process paper based??

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Okogun Amaka on August 13, 2019 at 8:08 am said:

I have 6.5 band score in IELTS. R: 5.5, S: 7.5, W:6.5, L:6.5. can I apply for PR?

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Okogun Amaka on August 13, 2019 at 8:15 am said:

I have 6.5 band score in IELTS. R: 5.5, S: 7.5, W:6.5, L:6.5. Am 37years old. Please which province can I apply with my score?

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Divya Samson on October 13, 2019 at 11:37 pm said:

I have 8 clb with 5 yrs of experience in 4021 noc code I wish to know that can I apply for canada pnp

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Priscilla on November 14, 2019 at 8:26 am said:

Hi, my name is Priscilla, i am about to submit an EOI for Manitoba PNP, are gift deeds accepted? Do they have to be in the account for up to 6 months?

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raj on November 25, 2019 at 3:33 am said:

Hi guys,

My WES score got expired(crossed 5 Years) planning to reapply for express entry by renewing the WES report(renewal extends 5 more years of validity). Will IRCC accepts the renewed WES score report OR should i have to reapply for new WES score report? Please help me.

Thanks,
Raj

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Fakhar Zaman on December 3, 2019 at 9:59 pm said:

I have received Nomination from Nova Scotia but before submitting my documents my IELTS score expired by a month e.g. I received Nomination in July 2019 and my IELTS expired in August 2019. So my question is do I need to do the IELTS again?

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kalpesh Prajapati on December 24, 2019 at 1:11 am said:

hi. i have 8 year of work experience in store incharge ( engineering company). age 29 year. i am married. graduate in B.A. which province is suitable for me and how much band score i have required for canada PR.

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Siddharth Solanki on January 7, 2020 at 6:37 am said:

Is it possible PR without ielts???

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Siddharth Solanki on January 7, 2020 at 6:38 am said:

Is it possible PR in Canada without ielts??

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Nirapjeet Sidhu on March 11, 2020 at 2:54 am said:

Hi
I need to update funds in my account as I’m told insufficient funds..it’s BC pnp EE ..FSW.. so if I directly add 5000 dollars more then what proof I need to give that I deposited ..source? Or it’s ok?

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Manjeet kaur on March 29, 2020 at 1:45 pm said:

I am an Optometrist, a healthcare professional.
Age 22
Single
Ielts LRWS 6.5 6 7 7
ECA : PROFESSIONAL DEGREE
CRS 379

WHAT ARE MY CHaNCES FOR ANY PROVINCE PNP?
AM I ELIGIBLE TO ENTER IN FEDRAL EXPRESS ENTRY POOL ?

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Manjeet kaur on March 29, 2020 at 1:48 pm said:

I am an Optometrist, a healthcare professional.
Age 22
Single
Ielts LRWS 6.5 6 7 7
ECA : PROFESSIONAL DEGREE
Experience : 2 years
1. One year full-time paid internship during bachelor degree (optometrisrt intern)

2. One year job : optometrist

CRS 379

WHAT ARE MY CHaNCES FOR ANY PROVINCE PNP?
AM I ELIGIBLE TO ENTER IN FEDRAL EXPRESS ENTRY POOL

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Manjeet kaur on March 29, 2020 at 1:49 pm said:

I am an Optometrist, a healthcare professional.
Age 22
Single
Ielts LRWS 6.5 6 7 7
ECA : PROFESSIONAL DEGREE

Experience : 2 years
1. One year full-time paid internship during bachelor degree (optometrisrt intern)

2. One year job : optometrist

Noc : 3237
CRS 379

WHAT ARE MY CHaNCES FOR ANY PROVINCE PNP?
AM I ELIGIBLE TO ENTER IN FEDRAL EXPRESS ENTRY POOL

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Gaurav Vishnu Londhe on March 31, 2020 at 9:56 pm said:

I have got my ECA for Master of Engineering from WES, and I have already got band 6.0 in IELTS exam so kindly guide me, for which province nominations I am eligible for, and the links for its application if any.

Kindly suggest how can I proceed with this IELTS score only.

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Narinder Singh on July 4, 2020 at 3:31 am said:

Hi, I want to settle in Canada with my family, I am 45 years old, I am working in construction line as a carpenter supervisor I have 15 years experience I have two sons my elder son already in Canada for studies I read about Nova Scotia demand express entry please give ur expert advice

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Kanwal Javed on July 5, 2020 at 4:18 pm said:

Hi,my noc Code is,1312 and i want to know that is it demand on any province of my noc code or no.

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Saksham on July 7, 2020 at 2:01 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?

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