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Provincial Nominee Programs

Canada’s provincial nominee programs (PNPs) offer a path to Canadian permanent residence for individuals who are interested in immigrating to a specific Canadian province or territory. PNP programs are the fastest growing route to economic immigration in Canada, as the Canadian federal government increases the number of PNP invitations annually.

Each of 13 provinces (Excluding Quebec), runs several PNP streams which are designed to help meet their unique immigration goals (i.e. economic and demographic requirements), and as a result, the eligibility criteria and application procedures vary.

All decisions regarding permanent residence must be approved at the national level by the federal government, so Canada’s provinces cannot approve permanent resident status on their own. This is why the provincial programs are considered “nominee” programs.

Securing a nomination is a two step process; first, the applicant needs to achieve approval as a nominee at the relevant provincial level, and second, following obtaining the nominee status, they must apply to federal level.

As PNPs are a part of an economic immigration strategy, they are focused on attracting individuals who can readily contribute to the economy and who have a high probability of remaining in that province. As a result, some PNPs rank applicants who have experience in occupations which are in-demand in that province.