Provincial Nominee Program
A Canadian territory or province must nominate you if you want to immigrate through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). They will determine whether you can satisfy their labor or economic market requirements.
Through the Provincial Candidate Program, qualified and experienced individuals are permitted to settle in Canada's provinces and specific territories. Those individuals who wish to immigrate to Canada are nominated by these provinces and territories.
The Canadian provinces and territories can nominate people who want to move to Canada and who are interested in establishing in a specific location through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Quebec and the region of Nunavut in Northern Canada are the sole exceptions. Instead, Quebec has the power to set its own standards for deciding who can immigrate for economic reasons.
The PNP's main goal is to disperse the advantages of immigration across Canada. Most immigrants to Canada settled in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia prior to the PNP's 1998 start. However, since 1998, immigration to Canada has been more evenly distributed across the nation, with the Prairie provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba) and the Atlantic provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador) receiving the majority of newcomers.
How does the provincial nominee's program work?
The provincial nominee's program nominates people who:
Many provinces and territories participate in the PNP program along with their stream and requirements. These provinces can target students, entrepreneurs, skilled workers, and semi-skilled workers.
The provincial nominee's program nominates people who: