Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP)

The Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) targets prospective immigrants who have the skills and experience to boost the province’s economy and tackle demographic challenges.

Candidates who meet the criteria of one of eight different streams can be nominated for Nova Scotia immigration, with a target processing time of three months.

The eight streams are:

1. Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry
2. Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities: Express Entry
3. Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities For Physicians: Express Entry
4. Skilled Worker
5. Physician
6. Occupations In Demand
7. Entrepreneur
8. International Graduate Entrepreneur

Nova Scotia also operates ‘Study and Stay’, a program specifically aimed at helping international students from China, India and the Philippines stay and build careers in the region after they graduate.

Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry

The Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry stream selects highly skilled individuals who wish to live in Nova Scotia permanently. Applicants must have at least one year of experience working in Nova Scotia in a high skilled occupation.

ELIGIBILITY

To apply you must:

• have at least 1 year of work experience in Nova Scotia;
• be 21 to 55 years old;
• have a Canadian high school credential or equivalent;
• prove language ability in English or French on the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB). You need CLB 7 for skilled work in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 0 and A. You need CLB 5 for NOC B positions;
• have a profile registered in Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s Express Entry system