Provincial Nominee Programs

New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP)

Streams include:

• NB Skilled Worker Stream
• NB Express Entry Stream
• NB Business Immigration stream

Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP)

Streams include:

• Prince Edward Island Express Entry Stream
• Prince Edward Island Critical Workers Stream
• Skilled Worker in Prince Edward Island Stream
• Skilled Workers Outside Canada Stream
• The Atlantic Immigration Pilot
• International Graduate Stream
• Business Start-Up and Entrepreneurship

Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP)

Streams include:

• Express Entry Skilled Worker
• Skilled Worker
• International Graduate
• International Entrepreneur Category
• International Graduate Entrepreneur Category

Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP)

Streams include:

• Business Stream
• Employer-Driven Stream
• Express Entry Stream

Yukon Nominee Program (YNP)

Streams include:

• Yukon Skilled Worker
• Yukon Express Entry
• Yukon Critical Impact Worker
• Yukon Business Nominee
• Yukon Community Pilot

Canada introduced the Express Entry process as a quicker and more efficient way to manage permanent residence applications. Since the creation of this online process, many provinces and territories have adopted express entry for use in their PNP streams and pathways. Currently, Express Entry is now mostly used to process Canadian permanent residency applications from skilled worker candidates with university or college degrees who are moderately proficient in English and/or French languages.

In order to apply for Express Entry Aligned streams, you will need to do the following:

1. Research PNP express entry streams that you are eligible for
2. Gather your required documents together.
3. Create your Express Entry online profile

When creating your online Express Entry profile you will need to submit information about yourself, your skills, and work experience to the federal express entry system. This information will be used to assign you points in the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). If a candidate scores enough points, they will then be accepted into the pool of Express Entry candidates.

Candidates with the highest scores on their profile in the Express Entry pool will receive invitations from the immigrant nominee program to apply for permanent residency. If invited to apply, the nominee will have 60 days to submit their application along with all necessary supporting documents. The Canadian government will most likely process the permanent residency application within 6 months or less.

Foreign nationals who are applying for a PNP Express entry stream will need the following documents in order to create an online profile:

• A valid passport or travel document
• Language test results
• Proof of Canadian education or an educational credential assessment report (this is needed if you are applying through the Federal Skilled Workers Program or if you would like to get points for the education you got outside Canada)
• Your provincial nomination (if you have already received one)
• A written job offer from a Canadian employer (if you already have one)
• Proof of sufficient funds for travel and resettlement

It should be noted that candidates will need certain documents at certain stages of the application process. In addition, candidates will only initially need the information contained in these documents. They will not need to upload the documents when first creating the profile but may need to upload the documents later as they progress with their application.

After an Express Entry candidate receives a nomination from a provincial nominee program to apply for permanent residency, they will then need to upload all of the supporting documents used in their Express Entry profile. In addition, they will also need to upload the following in order to apply for Canadian permanent residence:

• Police certificates
• Medical exams
• Proof of funds
• Birth certificate (this is required if you are declaring dependent children)
• Use of a Representative Form (this is required if you have hired a representative to help with your application)
• Common-law union form (this is required if you have declared your marital status as “common-law”
• Marriage certificate (if you are married)
• Divorce certificate and legal separation agreement (if you are divorced)
• Spouse’s death certificate (if you declared your marital status as “widowed”)
• Adoption certificate (if you have dependent children who are adopted)

You may also choose to include additional supporting documents to help strengthen your application such as the following:

• Proof of relationship to a relative in Canada
• Digital photos to confirm your identity
• Any other name you may have had in the past (to confirm aliases)
• Authority to Release Personal Information to a Designated Individual Form
• Any other documents that you feel are important to your application

Foreign nationals who would like to apply to a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and Canadian permanent residency (if nominated) will need to pay the following fees in Canadian dollars:

• Provincial nominee processing fee: $825
• Right of permanent residence fee: $500
• Provincial nominee processing fee for your spouse or partner (if applicable): $825
• Right of permanent residence fee for your dependent child (if applicable): $500
• Biometrics: $85
• Biometrics (for a family of 2 or more): $170
• Educational Credential Assessments: $300
• Language Tests: costs will vary but expect to pay around $300 per test
• Medical exams: costs will vary
• Miscellaneous costs for certified translation, notaries, etc: costs will vary

In addition to these costs, candidates will also need to pay for the application fees of their specific PNP program. The fees for each specific PNP will vary depending on the province or territory where the applicant is applying.

Provincial Nominee Program applicants who do not apply through Express Entry streams will need to apply for permanent residence via a paper-based process. In order to apply for permanent residence, candidates must first receive a nomination certificate from the province or territory where they intend to immigrate. When the nominee has received their PNP certificate, they will then apply for permanent residence by sending off their paper application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). All details regarding application instructions, necessary forms and documents, and any other helpful details will be communicated to the nominee in their application package sent to them along with their nomination certificate.

The nominated applicant must also pay the necessary fees online and submit their biometrics (fingerprints and photo) before sending off their paper application to the Centralized Intake Office in Canada. The Centralized Intake Office will then process the permanent residence application and if approved, will transfer the application to the nominee’s local visa office abroad.