Provincial Nominee Program

Most Canadian provinces have Provincial Nominee Programs. Their Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) provides an accelerated process for skilled and/or experienced workers, experienced business persons and their family members who want to settle permanently in that particular province of Canada. If you choose to immigrate to Canada as a provincial nominee, you must first apply to the province where you wish to settle and complete its provincial nomination process.

Nominees are then able to apply for Permanent Resident status through Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Each province selects applicants on the basis of their education and work experience in accordance to the province’s skill needs and requirements. Work experience or study experience in that province often helps an applicant better qualify.