How Does The Provincial Nomination Program Work
APR 1, 2021
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REUBEN WALTER
If you had to pick a province to live in, in Canada, which would you choose? The dense green wild of Atlantic Canada, the rolling fields of Saskatchewan, or the giant rocky mountains of Alberta and British Columbia. Canada has thirteen provinces and territories, each has its own particular set of labor requirements depending on the industries thriving in each province.
To receive a provincial nomination means two things; you have somewhere to go when you arrive in Canada and you're going somewhere you are actually needed. Immigration programs that target the specific needs of various areas and sectors of a country's economy naturally work best. That is what has made the Provincial Nomination Program so effective at sourcing the right people for each province and making awarding them permanent residency for what they bring to the table.
What makes the provincial nomination program a bit of a tough nut to crack is each province has its own portal to which an applicant applies for a provincial nomination. It is recommended that you also only apply to one province at a time, you can apply to a second province but you must inform them you have already applied to another province. If you're thinking about immigrating to Canada and are ready to assess your eligibility for the Provincial Nomination Program, follow the button below.
There are two ways to apply for a Provincial Nomination, which we will go over now.
Express Entry Program

Contact the Province Directly
Contact the province directly by creating an online profile via their portal and apply for a nomination via one of the provincial express entry streams. If you are successful you can create an Express Entry profile and your nomination will be transferred to show you have been nominated. orCreate an Expression of Interest
Start by creating your Express Entry profile, you can create an Expression of Interest (EOI) in the province you would like to live and work in. If the province you submitted the EOI for believes you will add value to their economy, they will endorse your Express Entry profile and you will receive an invitation to apply for permanent residency in the next Express Entry draw.Paper Based Process

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- British Columbia - tourism/hospitality, long-haul trucking and food processing
- Manitoba - health, food processing and many more
- New Brunswick - health, tourism/hospitality, retail, long-haul trucking, delivery services, food processing and agriculture
- Newfoundland & Labrador - health, hospitality/tourism, retail, transport/delivery, agriculture and food processing
- Northwest Territories - retail salespersons, hotel desk clerks, truck drivers, farm workers, cashiers, food counter attendants, hotel housekeeping and janitorial services.
- Nova Scotia - nurse aides and transport truck drivers
- Prince Edward Island - health, food processing, food service/hospitality, delivery services, agriculture,food processing and cleaning services
- Saskatchewan - one of the widest variety of in-demand labour requirements in Canada, find out more by taking the eligibility test
- Yukon - retail salespersons, hotel desk clerks, truck drivers, farm workers, cashiers, food counter attendants, hotel housekeeping and janitorial services.
- Ontario - agriculture, retail, transportation truck drivers, health and construction
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