Provincial Nominee Program
Canada and its Provinces have entered into agreements that allow a person to be
nominated by the Provincial Government and to be issued an Immigrant Visa
without having to meet the pass mark that is required for skilled worker
immigrants.
As a result, individual Provinces are responsible for issuing nomination
certificates. If you are successful in convincing a Province that you have a
skill or business which is in high demand for that particular Province, the
Province will issue you a certificate, provided that you meet all other
statutory and admissibility requirements of Citizenship and Immigration Canada
and that you can become economically established. You will then be issued an
Immigrant Visa for entry into Canada.
The requirements and procedures for the Provincial Nominee Programs differ from
Province to Province depending upon the needs and experience.
Note: After you have been nominated by a province, you have to make a separate
application to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for permanent residence.
A CIC officer will assess your application based on Canadian immigration
regulations.
Provincial Nominees are not assessed on the six selection factors of the
Federal Skilled Workers Program.
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