Canadian Provincial Immigration Programs (PNP)

Canadian Provincial Immigration Programs (PNP) are one of the fast-track and important ways to immigrate to Canada and obtain Canadian permanent residence. Provincial programs (PNPs) provide the possibility for Canadian provinces and territories to select people who intend to immigrate to Canada and are interested in living in a certain province.

Each of the provinces (except Quebec, which has a different provincial selection system) and Nunavut have unique provincial selection programs. Participating provinces and territories sign an agreement with Immigration Canada through which they can select people who meet their requirements.

What are the requirements for Canadian provincial programs?

Canadian provinces and territories can nominate applicants who intend to reside in that province under provincial PNP programs. In order to be a candidate for a province, you must meet the requirements of that province’s immigration program.

Each Canadian province’s immigration program specifies its own requirements for applicants. For example, a province may target applicants who have work experience in a particular job or nominate applicants who are fluent in French. In fact, the conditions of each province are determined based on the labor market needs of that province.

Each of Canada’s provincial programs (PNP) consists of several immigration streams. In the following, you can see the conditions of all the immigration programs of the Canadian provinces at a glance:

 

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State	route/program	Compliance with Express Entry	Need to make a job offer	Canadian work experience required	Canadian education required	Need to live in Canada	Need for investment	current situation
Alberta	Express Entry Alberta	Yes	no	no	no	Yes	no	active
Alberta	Alberta Technology Fast Track	Yes	Yes	no	no	no	no	active
Alberta	Alberta Rural Renewal	no	Yes	no	no	no	no	active
Alberta	Opportunity Alberta	no	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	no	active
Alberta	Entrepreneurship in rural areas	no	no	no	no	no	Yes	active
Alberta	Alberta Alumni Entrepreneurship	no	no	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	active
Alberta	Entrepreneurship of foreign graduates	no	no	no	no	no	Yes	active
Alberta	Farm entrepreneurship	no	no	no	no	no	Yes	active
British Columbia	Skilled Worker – SI	no	Yes	no	no	no	no	active
British Columbia	Health experts – SI	no	Yes	no	no	no	no	active

 

How do I apply for Canadian provincial programs?

To apply through Canadian PNP programs, you must go through the following steps:

1. Choose the most suitable provincial program according to your conditions: evaluate your conditions for each of the provincial programs with the help of the table above.

2. Apply for the provincial program of your choice: Submit your case directly on the portal of your desired province.

3. Get a provincial nomination certificate: If your case is accepted, the province will nominate you.

4. Submit your file for permanent residence: Send your file along with all the required documents to the immigration office. If your PNP application qualifies for Express Entry, you must do so online; Otherwise, you must send it in paper form.