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Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
Provincial nominee programs (PNP) offer a pathway to Canadian permanent residence for individuals who are interested in immigrating to a specific Canadian province or territory. Each Canadian province and territory has its own PNP designed to meet that province/territory specific economic and demographic needs.
Provincial Nominee Program is for workers who:
- have the skills, education and work experience to contribute to the economy of a specific province or territory
- want to live in that province, and
- want to become permanent residents of Canada
Provinces or Territories participating in Provincial Nominee processes:
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon
Types of Provincial Nominee process:
In the paper-based process:
- You apply to the province or territory for nomination under a non-Express Entry stream.
- Once you have been nominated, you submit a paper application for permanent residence to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
- You have to pass a medical exam and get a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC).
- Application processing times are longer than through Express Entry.
In the online Express Entry process, there are 2 ways to apply:
- You contact the province or territory and apply for a nomination under an Express Entry stream.
- If the province or territory agrees to nominate you, you create an Express Entry profile (or update your profile if you already have one) and show you have been nominated.
- You create an Express Entry profile and show the provinces and territories you’re interested in.
- If a province or territory sends you a “notification of interest” to your account, you contact them directly.
- You apply to their Express Entry stream:If you’re nominated, the province will offer it to you through your account, and you accept it electronically.
- You must meet the eligibility requirements of the province or territory. And,
- You must submit an Express Entry profile and show that you meet the minimum criteria for Express Entry, including being eligible for one of the immigration programs it covers.
