Provincial Nominee Program was launched in 1998. This is the leading way to immigrate to Canada as a skilled worker. Every province and territory operates the PNP to welcome skilled workers from all over the world to help strengthen their economies.
The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) allows Canadian provinces and territories to nominate individuals who wish to immigrate to Canada and who are interested in settling in a particular province. Few exceptions are there in Northern Canada like territory of Nunavut and Quebec. The province of Quebec has its own selection criteria for economic immigration. The main purpose of the PNP is to spread the benefits of immigration across Canada.
Each PNP has at least one immigration stream that is aligned with the Federal Express Entry immigration selection system. Provincial nominations issued under these Express Entry-aligned streams are known as ‘enhanced nominations’. The benefits of enhanced PNP streams are that they award Express Entry candidates can obtain additional 600 points under Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).
This will guarantee that they will receive a permanent residence invitation under Express Entry. Also,they can have their permanent residence application processed by the federal government quicker, mostly within six months. The other way to obtain permanent residence through the PNP is through a ‘base’ stream. In this stream the candidate can apply to a PNP stream directly and obtain a provincial nomination. The federal government will process your permanent residence application.
This program is for candidates who
Each province and territory has its own “streams” and requirements. For example, in a program stream, provinces and territories may target