Canadian Provincial Nominee Program

The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) for British Columbia (BC) is divided into several streams, including:

1. Skills Immigration: This is for skilled and semi-skilled workers in high-demand occupations in BC. It’s divided into several categories including Skilled Worker Category, Healthcare Professional Category, International Graduate Category, International Post-Graduate Category, and Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Worker Category.

2. Express Entry BC: This is a faster way for eligible skilled workers to immigrate to BC. It uses the federal Express Entry system to speed up the permanent residency process.

3. Entrepreneur Immigration: It provides a pathway to Canadian permanent residence for experienced business people who can establish themselves in B.C., invest in and operate a commercially viable business that can provide significant benefits to the provincial economy.

4. Tech Pilot: This caters to the tech sector in BC, one of the fastest growing sectors in the province which has increasing job opportunities. The Tech Pilot helps employers address talent shortages by facilitating quicker access for international tech talent.

Each category has specific requirements applicants must meet.

Alberta’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), known as the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP), includes several streams:

1. Alberta Opportunity Stream: This pathway is for foreign workers who are already working in Alberta and have a full-time job offer from an Alberta employer in an eligible occupation.

2. Alberta Express Entry Stream: This allows Alberta to nominate a certain number of qualified candidates from the federal government’s Express Entry system, which fast-tracks their permanent residency application.

3. International Graduate Entrepreneur Immigration Stream: This new stream is for recent international student graduates from Alberta’s post-secondary institutions who want to start a business or buy an existing business in the province.

4. Foreign Graduate Start-Up Visa Stream: It is designed for foreign graduates from U.S. universities and colleges who wish to launch start-ups in Alberta.

5. Self-Employed Farmer Stream: This specific category facilitates individuals with farming experience and capital to immigrate by purchasing and managing a farm in Alberta.

Each of these streams has its own specific eligibility criteria that needs to be met by applicants.

Manitoba’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), known as the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP), includes several streams:

1. Skilled Worker Stream: This is for skilled foreign workers and international student graduates who are currently working in Manitoba and have a permanent, full-time job offer from their employer.

2. Skilled Worker Overseas Stream: This connects qualified foreign workers with Manitoba employers, using a point system to consider factors such as job skills, language proficiency, and family connections in the province.

3. International Education Stream: It provides international students graduating in Manitoba or elsewhere and meeting the criteria with fast pathways to nomination for permanent residence.

4. Business Investor Stream: It allows Manitoba to recruit and nominate qualified business people from around the world who have the intent and ability to move to Manitoba and establish or purchase a business or become partners in an existing business.

Within these categories are various pathways each with their own specific eligibility criteria that need to be satisfied by applicants.

Saskatchewan’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), known as the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), has several streams:

1. International Skilled Worker Category: For skilled workers abroad who want to work and live in Saskatchewan.

2. Saskatchewan Experience Category: For foreign nationals who are currently living and working in Saskatchewan.

3. Entrepreneur and Farm Category: It is for individuals who wish to own and operate a business or farm operation in Saskatchewan.

Each of these categories is divided into various sub-categories or “streams,” each with unique eligibility criteria tailored to different groups such as students, skilled workers, semi-skilled workers, health professionals, hospitality sector workers, long-haul truck drivers, and entrepreneurs.

Ontario’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), known as the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), includes several streams:

1. Human Capital Category: This includes Ontario’s Express Entry streams for French-Speaking Skilled Workers, Human Capital Priorities, and Skilled Trades.

2. Employer Job Offer Category: Open to foreign workers inside or outside Canada with a full-time and permanent job offer from an employer in Ontario.

3. Business Category: For international entrepreneurs looking to start a new or buy an existing business in Ontario.

4. Masters Graduate and PhD Graduate Streams: For international students with an Ontario master’s or PhD degree.

Each of these streams has specific eligibility criteria related to work experience, education, valid job offers, and proficiency in English or French among other factors.

Quebec does not have a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) like other provinces, but rather a separate agreement with the federal government for the selection of immigrants. The Quebec immigration selection system includes several programs:

1. Quebec Skilled Worker Program: For individuals who possess skills that can contribute to Quebec’s labour market and intends to settle in Quebec.

2. Quebec Experience Program: For foreign students and temporary foreign workers already in Quebec who meet certain eligibility criteria.

3. Quebec Business Immigration: This is divided into the Entrepreneur Program, the Self-employed Worker Program, and the Investor Program, which targets businessmen and investors capable of contributing to Quebec’s economic growth.

Each program has unique eligibility requirements aligned with the specific needs of Quebec’s labor market and economy.

Nova Scotia’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), known as the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP), includes several streams:

1. Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry: This stream selects highly skilled individuals who wish to live in Nova Scotia permanently.

2. Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry: For highly skilled individuals who have worked for a Nova Scotia employer for at least one year.

3. Skilled Worker Stream: This helps employers recruit foreign workers and recently graduated international students whose skills are needed in Nova Scotia.

4. Occupation in Demand Stream: It targets specific “in-demand” occupations that face labour shortages, such as nursing or trucking.

5. Physician Stream: Tailored to attract international doctors and specialists to work in Nova Scotia.

6. Entrepreneur Stream: For experienced business owners and senior business managers who want to live in Nova Scotia and start a new or purchase an existing business.

7. International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream: Aimed at recent graduates from a Nova Scotia university or college who have already started a business and want to settle in the province.

Each of these pathways has its own specific eligibility criteria that need to be met by applicants.

Prince Edward Island’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), known as the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP), includes several streams:

1. PEI PNP Express Entry: This stream is for candidates who are eligible to enter the federal Express Entry pool and are interested in living and working in Prince Edward Island.

2. Labour Impact Category: It comprises three streams which include Skilled Worker Stream, Critical Worker Stream, and International Graduate Stream, all of which require a job offer from an employer in PEI.

3. Business Impact Category: It is aimed at individuals who wish to invest in and actively manage a business in Prince Edward Island.

These streams are designed to attract and retain new immigrants who can contribute effectively to the socio-economic growth of the province based on their skills, education, and work experience.

Yukon’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), known as the Yukon Nominee Program (YNP), comprises several streams:

1. Skilled Worker Program: It targets individuals who have received an offer of permanent, full-time employment in a skilled occupation from a Yukon employer.

2. Critical Impact Worker Program: For semi-skilled or unskilled workers who have received an offer of permanent, full-time employment from a Yukon employer.

3. Business Nominee Program: This pathway is for experienced business entrepreneurs who want to own and operate businesses in Yukon by investing in an existing business or starting a new one.

The Yukon Community Pilot, a 2-year federal immigration pilot program, allows chosen immigrants to live and work in one of six communities in Yukon with an open work permit which gives them the flexibility to work for various employers within these communities.

Each stream is designed to attract and retain new immigrants based on their skills, experience, abilities and adaptability to contribute to Yukon’s labour market demands and economic growth.