PROVINCIAL NOMINEE PROGRAM

This 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

Each province and territory has its own streams (immigration programs that target certain groups) and requirements. For example, in a program stream, provinces and territories may target:

• Students
• Business people
• Skilled workers
• Semi-skilled workers

Understand the application options
How you will apply depends on which Provincial Nominee Program stream you’re applying to. You might need to apply using the paper-based process, or by the online process through Express Entry. As part of the process, you will have to pass a medical exam and get a police check (certificate). Everyone must have these checks, no matter where they plan to live in Canada. Paper-based process.
In the paper-based process:

• You apply to the province or territory for nomination under a non-Express Entry stream.
• You need to meet the eligibility requirements of the province that nominates you.
• Once you have been nominated, you submit a paper application for permanent residence to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
• You have to pass a medical exam and get a police check (certificate). Everyone must have these checks, no matter where you plan to live in Canada.
• Application processing times are longer than through Express Entry. How PNP works 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.

In both cases:

• You must meet the eligibility requirements of the province or territory.
• 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.
• If you are invited to apply, you submit an electronic application to IRCC.

Our Full Service & Processing Includes:

• Document Checklist
• Complete migration processing & application processing
• Forms, Documentation & Petition Filing
• Guidance on acquiring the specific police clearance certificate
• Assistance with medicals
• Updates & follow-up with the Embassy
• Visa interview preparation – if required
• Accommodation assistance
• Relocation orientation
• Job search assistance