Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP)
The NSNP is Nova Scotia’s Provincial Nominee Program.
Through this program, prospective immigrants with the skills and experience targeted by the province may receive a Nova Scotia Provincial Nomination Certificate.
The NSNP accepts applications under the following immigration streams:
- Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry
- Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities
- Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities for Physicians
- Skilled Worker Stream Occupation in Demand Stream
- Entrepreneur Stream
- International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream
- Physician Stream
Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry
Nova Scotia uses the Express Entry immigration selection system in order to select candidates for this stream. This provides a pathway for permanent residence for highly skilled applicants, who have worked for an employer in Nova Scotia for at least one year.
Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities
The Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities Stream allows the province to select Express Entry candidates who meet specified labour market needs. The skilled occupations specified under this stream can change with each invitation round.
Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities for Physicians
The Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities for Physician stream selects Express Entry candidates who have an approved job offer as either a general practitioner and family physician (NOC 3112) or a specialist physician (NOC 3111).
Skilled Worker Stream
The province accepts applications under this stream from individuals who have received a job offer from a Nova Scotia employer. Workers in skilled, semi-skilled, and low-skilled occupations may be eligible to apply.
Occupation In Demand Stream
The Nova Scotia Occupation in Demand Stream is designed to target specific NOC Skill Level C related jobs that are in high demand in the province of Nova Scotia.
Entrepreneur Stream
The Nova Scotia Nominee Program Entrepreneur Stream is designed to attract applicants who wish to start or acquire a business and settle permanently in Nova Scotia.
International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream
The International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream is open to graduates who have completed at least two years of full-time study from a recognized Nova Scotia university or Nova Scotia Community College, have operated their own business in Nova Scotia for at least one year, and intend to settle permanently in Nova Scotia.
Physician Stream
The Physician Stream is open to internationally-trained general practitioners, family physicians and specialist physicians with a signed employment offer from Nova Scotia’s healthcare authorities.
Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program
Nova Scotia is one of four Atlantic provinces working in partnership with the Government of Canada to recruit foreign workers to fill jobs in Atlantic Canada that have not been filled locally. Foreign nationals interested in participating in the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program may be residing abroad or on temporary status in Canada at the time of applying.
All applicants to the pilot must have a job offer from a designated employer that meets the requirements of the program.