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Most provinces and territories run their own streams to nominate newcomers who fit their local labour and economic needs. A provincial nomination is a powerful boost: through Express Entry it adds enough points to virtually guarantee an invitation. Each province sets its own criteria, and nominees must intend to settle in that region.
Skilled workers, graduates, and some entrepreneurs whose profile matches a specific province's economic needs.
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
Yes. Paper-based (non-Express Entry) PNP applications are generally processed more slowly than applications submitted through the electronic Express Entry system.
Yes. You must genuinely intend to live and work in the province or territory that nominated you, and a visa officer assesses that intention as part of the decision.
Express Entry-aligned PNP streams require you to also meet a federal Express Entry program; a nomination adds 600 points to your profile. Non-Express Entry (paper-based) streams are for people who qualify for a province's stream but not a federal Express Entry program.
Yes. Paper-based (non-Express Entry) PNP applications are generally processed more slowly than applications submitted through the electronic Express Entry system.
Without a valid nomination you cannot continue on the PNP route, but you may still qualify through Express Entry or another program if you meet its criteria.
Express Entry-aligned PNP streams require you to also meet a federal Express Entry program; a nomination adds 600 points to your profile. Non-Express Entry (paper-based) streams are for people who qualify for a province's stream but not a federal Express Entry program.
Yes. You must genuinely intend to live and work in the province or territory that nominated you, and a visa officer assesses that intention as part of the decision.
Like all economic permanent residence applicants, you must pass medical, criminality and security admissibility screening, which typically means a medical exam and police certificates.
