Provincial Nominee Programs

As of May 10, 2017, the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration has resumed receiving online applications to the Nova Scotia skilled worker and the province graduates and workers streams of the province nominee program (NSNP). On May 9, all online application services of the NSNP were unavailable. While service has resumed for the Skilled Worker and Experience: Express Entry streams, no further applications are being received for the occupational list through Express Entry stream.

Potential sponsors who received an invitation now have less than 60 days to submit a complete application

A rundown of the most impactful changes to Canadian immigration in 2022—and what it can tell us about 2023.

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Sara Rose Taylor, PhD
Research Associate
National Immigration Centre
The Conference Board of Canada

Three of Canada’s largest cities — Calgary, Vancouver, and Toronto — continue to rank among the top 10 most livable cities in the world in The Economist’s latest survey. The three cities are the only North American cities in the top 10 of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)’s 2018 Global Livability Index.

June 1, 2016—As of June 1st, 2016 , Canadian employers who are hiring skilled French-speaking temporary workers from abroad who want to work in Francophone minority communities outside of Quebec will be exempt from the Labour Market Impact Assessment. This will make it easier for employers to hire them.

Some major cities have asked the federal Immigration Department to hold off sending more Syrian refugees their way until they can find places to house them.

In 2014 about 51.2 million individuals were forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations.

For the twelfth time Express Entry draw from the pool was made on July 11th 2015, during which Citizenship and Immigration Canada issued a total number of 1516 invitations to successful candidates who had acquired minimum 463 CRS points.

In 2021, Ontario welcomed 198,000 new permanent residents, or nearly 49% of all new permanent residents in Canada.

After only three weeks of Justin Trudeau as prime minister of Canada. Working to make changes in Canada's immigration system has started.

Canada’s provincial nominee programs (PNP) are becoming increasingly active. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) increased its cap for the number of newcomers arriving in Canada through the PNPs to 51,000 for 2017, representing an increase of seven percent over the target for 2016. Several provinces have made moves to meet these increased targets by opening and expanding various categories and streams of their respective PNPs.

The past few days and weeks of September number of Canadian provinces make important announcements in relation to their Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) for immigration to Canada.

According to the latest legislation EB5 investment amounts increased in September 2015. Under the new legislation, investment levels would increase from $500,000 to $800,000 in Targeted Employment Areas (TEAs), and from $1M to $1.2M in non-TEAs. This legislation is expected to be approved and come into effect on September 30, 2015, and EB5 application levels are already increasing.

First impressions matter. Lineups for incoming travellers have gotten so bad that during May security staff were forced to hold passengers outside of a jammed customs hall an average of twice a day. Wait times in the holding area is more than 30 minutes before travellers could begin the long process of working their way through the customs lineup.

In addition to the mandatory Express Entry educational credential assessment, PNP programs are starting to request for educational credential equivalency in non-Express Entry application processes. Since 2022, the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) has been among Canada’s leading immigration pathways. The success of the program is projected to continue.

The Nova Scotia Nominee Program operates independently of the AIP and offers prospective candidates nine separate immigration pathways.

Express Entry aligned streams

The Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities, Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry and Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities for Physicians are only open to candidates who have Express Entry profiles with (IRCC).

The AIP is an employer-driven program that facilitates the hiring of foreign nationals.

Canada’s first PNP now nominates over 5,000 applicants a year.