The Provincial Nominee Program is a joint-program involving the provinces of Canada and the federal government, permitting provinces to design their own immigration programs and actively manage immigrant selection in accordance with provincial plans and priorities.

Applicants to all provincial nominee programs must meet federal admissibility criteria in order to enter Canada. Applicants seeking a provincial nomination from any one of the participating provinces must first ensure they meet the program criteria specific to that province, and make their applications in two parts: first to the provincial program administration and then to the federal government department responsible for immigrant selection.

Each province and territory has its own “streams” (immigration programs that target certain groups) and requirements to their individual economic and demographic needs. For example, in a program stream, provinces and territories may target:

• Students

• Business people

• Skilled workers

• Semi-skilled workers

This program is for workers who:

• Have the skills, education and work experience to contribute to the economy of a specific province or territory

• Want to live in that province, and

• Want to become permanent residents of Canada