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Provincial Nominee Program

The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is a Canadian immigration program for those who desire to live permanently in a province or territory. Each province or territory in Canada has its own provincial nominee program tailored to the requirements and expectations of the local labor market. The federal government has expanded the number of immigrants accepted for permanent residency through PNPs throughout the years. Between 2020 and 2022, Canada hopes to accept approximately 200,000 persons under the PNP.

How many PNPs are there in Canada?

All the provinces or territories of Canada have their PNP with different immigration streams. The following are the major Canadian PNP programs:

Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP):

Alberta’s provincial nomination program offers nominations to foreign applicants in 3 streams

The applicants are required to meet the program’s eligibility requirements and show the intention of settling in the province.

Find out about the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program

British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP):

The applicants can seek the nomination in British Columbia PNP under the following streams:

These streams are meant to target skilled workers, international graduates, and professionals who have the qualifications, skills, and experience required for the PNP.

Find out about the British Columbia Provincial Immigrant Nominee Program

Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP):

The Manitoba PNP invites fresh graduates, skilled workers, and business people along with their families to settle in Canada as permanent residents. They are required to have the ability and intention of settling and establishing themselves economically in Manitoba.

The PNP has the following streams:

Find out about the Manitoba Provincial Immigrant Nominee Program

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP):

The Ontario PNP selects foreign employees, international students, and entrepreneurs who have the necessary education, abilities, and experience, as well as the desire to live in the province as permanent residents. Nominations are being accepted for the following streams under Ontario province’s economic immigration program:

Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream
Ph.D. Graduate Stream
French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream
Human Capital Priorities Stream
Skilled Trades Stream
Entrepreneur Stream

Find out about the Ontario Provincial Immigrant Nominee Program

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP):

SINP allows non-Canadians to immigrate to Canada and settle permanently in the province on a PR visa. Under the PNP, the following are the categories immigration candidates can apply to:

Find out about the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program

Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP):

The Prince Edward Island provincial government seeks individuals with the requisite abilities and experience. A Provincial Nomination Certificate is granted to qualifying applicants, who can subsequently apply to the Federal Government of Canada for a Canadian permanent residence (PR) visa

Under the PEI PNP, nominations are issued for the following immigration categories:

PEI PNP Express Entry

Find out about the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program

New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP):

New Brunswick is Canada’s only province where people speak two languages. Around 30% of the population speaks French as their primary tongue. Fredericton, Moncton, and Saint John are among the cities in New Brunswick. The NBPNP is the province’s Provincial Nominee Program, through which immigration candidates with the necessary qualifications and experience are nominated. The province welcomes nominations for the following categories:

Find out about the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program

Newfound land and Labrador’s Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP):

The province is divided into two different landmasses: Labrador, which is connected to the mainland, and Newfoundland, which is an island. With the support of its energy and natural resources, the province has recently undergone crucial economic development. Immigration candidates from other countries can apply for a nomination from the provincial government through the PNP.

Under NLPNP, nominations are available for the following immigration categories:

Find out about the Newfound land and Labrador’s Provincial Nominee Program

Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP):

Nova Scotia’s Provincial Nominee Program nominates qualified skilled workers, international graduates, entrepreneurs, and professionals for permanent residency in the province. The following immigration streams are accepted by the NSNP:

Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities
Labour Market Priorities for Physicians
Physician
Entrepreneur
International Graduate Entrepreneur
Skilled Worker
Occupations in Demand
Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry
Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry

Find out about the Nova Scotia Nominee Program

Yukon Nominee Program (YNP):

Yukon’s Provincial Nomination Program assists qualifying businesses in the province in nominating internationally skilled foreign employees and business individuals for permanent residency in the Canadian province.

The program has the following streams:

Am I eligible for Canada PNP?

Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) eligibility factors vary from province to province.

Because PNPs are part of an economic immigration policy, they are typically designed to attract employees who can readily contribute to the economy and are likely to stay in that province. As a result, certain PNPs prioritize immigrants with experience in in-demand vocations in that province. Other PNPs prefer immigrants with a link to the province, such as a family, because it improves the likelihood that they will stay in the province.

Young candidates with great language abilities, a high level of education, and competent job experience, like with most economic immigration programs, have a stronger chance of success.

Every PNP has different “immigration” streams, each of which is meant to attract immigrants with different skill sets.

How to apply for the Provincial Nominee Program?

Following are the simple steps to get Canada’s provincial nomination program:

Step 1: Check your eligibility for a PNP - Check through the above-mentioned list of PNPs under which PNP you are eligible to apply.
Step 2: Submit your application - After selecting the PNP, you have to submit your application for provincial nomination.
Step 3: Get your provincial nomination certificate - if your application is successfully evaluated by the provincial authority, you will be nominated for permanent residency in the province.
Step 4: Submit your PR Visa application - With your provincial nomination, you have to submit your Canada PR Visa application to IRCC. If your PNP is in line with the express entry program, you can apply online, if not you have to apply through a paper-based process.

Applying for Canada PNP through a Paper-based process

If your PNP is not in-line with the express entry program, you have to apply through a paper-based process.

Once you get a provincial nomination, you can submit your paper application for Canadian permanent residence to IRCC with a PCC and a medical examination certificate.

Processes using express entry programs that are conducted on paper take substantially longer than those conducted online. A paper application typically takes 18 months to process, compared to the 6 months on average for Express Entry applications for permanent residence.

Applying for Canada PNP through the Express Entry process

Create a profile on the Express Entry profile and submit it. You must state in your profile that a Canadian province or territory nominated you. You will be added to the Express Entry pool after your provincial nomination is approved, and your CRS score will increase by 600 points. You are essentially certain of getting an ITA for a Canada PR visa with thus many extra points.

Express Entry Provincial Nominee Program

The majority of PNPs have an “enhanced” immigration stream that enables the provinces to explore the Express Entry pool of the federal government for qualified immigrants who can fill the demands of the labor market. Candidates for the Express entrance program may then apply for a provincial nomination in this manner.

Express entrance applicants receive 600 CRS points to their profile after receiving a provincial nomination certificate, guaranteeing them an ITA in the subsequent rounds of invitation.

What is the processing time for a PNP?

Whether you submitted your PNP application using express entry linked streams or non-express entry linked streams will affect how quickly it is processed.

The total processing time for the Canada PNP covers both the original application to the province and the extra processing time for the IRCC’s PR Visa application.

The majority of provinces have cut processing timeframes to months or even weeks. Processing takes six to eight months for streams that are linked to Express Entry. It normally takes between one and two years for non-Express Entry applications (paper-based) to be processed at the federal level.

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