A provincial nomination is an important fast-track immigration option for anyone seeking Canadian permanent residence.

Most Canadian provinces and territories have a Provincial Nominee Program, or PNP, which allow them to select immigration candidates with the skills, work experience and/or other human capital to meet labour market or community needs.

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Find out if you qualify for a Provincial Nominee Program.

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Every PNP now has at least one immigration stream that is aligned with the federal Express Entry immigration selection system. These streams are known as ‘enhanced’ nomination streams and award selected Express Entry candidates an additional 600 Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points. To learn more about how PNPs function with respect to the Express Entry system, visit this dedicated page.

PNP immigration streams currently available per province or territory

Express Entry

  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Ontario
  • New Brunswick
  • Nova Scotia
  • Newfoundland
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Yukon
  • Northwest Territories

Skilled Worker (Professional)

  • Nova Scotia
  • Ontario
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Manitoba
  • New Brunswick
  • Saskatchewan
  • Newfoundland
  • Northwest Territories
  • Yukon

International Graduates

  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • Newfoundland
  • Nova Scotia
  • Ontario
  • Saskatchewan

Business Immigration

  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • New Brunswick
  • Northwest Territories
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Saskatchewan
  • Yukon

Interested in Business/Entrepreneur immigration? Click here to compare all PNP entrepreneur categories.

Semi-Skilled Worker

  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Saskatchewan
  • Northwest Territories
  • Yukon

 

Before submitting an application to immigrate to Canada, a nominee must first receive a Provincial Nomination Certificate from the province/territory. After a successful nomination by a province/territory, a separate application must be made to Citizenship and Immigration Canada for your Canada Immigration (permanent resident) Visa. Provincial Nominee Program processing times vary from one Canadian immigration visa office to another.

The province of Quebec, where Montreal is located, does not participate in the Provincial Nominee Program. Instead, the Governments of Quebec and Canada have entered into a series of agreements by which Quebec has established its own selection criteria for all economic immigrants with an intention to reside in Quebec.

Learn more about Canadian provinces and territories.