Provincial Nominees

PERMANENT RESIDENCE –ECONOMIC CLASS- PROVINCIAL NOMINEE PROGRAM (PNP)

Provincial Nominee Program (Pnp)

The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) 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 or territory
  • want to become permanent residents of Canada
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Each province and territory has its own “streams” (immigration programs that target certain groups) and requirements.

Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), each with various streams:

1. Alberta Immigration Nominee Program (AINP)

2. British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP)

3. Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)

4. New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (New Brunswick PNP)

5. Newfoundland & Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NL PNP)

6. Northwest Territories Provincial Nominee Program (Northwest Territories PNP)

7. Nova Scotia Provincial Nominee Program (Nova Scotia PNP)

8. Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)

9. Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP)

10. Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program (SINP)

11. Yukon Nominee Program (YNP)

How the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) work

When applying for permanent residence through a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) under the Canadian immigration system, there are two options for applicants to choose from:

• Apply directly to a province (Non-Express Entry process) or

• The PNP-Express Entry linked process.