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 have 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

​

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.

​

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 must 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.

​

Express Entry process:

​

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.

OR

❖ 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. And,

❖ 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.

​

Right Source Immigration Canada helps find the right Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) for our clients. Please contact us.