Provincial Nomination
Desirability for Foreign Skilled Professionals
In Canada most provincial and territorial Governments have signed immigration programmes with Ottawa to attract and express the permanent residence applications of skilled workers.
Under the Provincial Nominee Program, provinces and territories may nominate a person for a permanent resident visa on the grounds that the individual’s skills are in particular demand in the particular province. These immigrants are expected to live in the province that nominated them in order to contribute their particular employment skills.
Persons who wish to apply and immigrate to Canada under the Provincial Nominee Program have the skills, education and work experience needed to make an immediate economic contribution to the province or territory that nominates them. They are ready to establish themselves successfully as permanent residents in Canada.
Provincial nominees are not assessed on the six selection factors of the Federal Skilled Workers Program. If you want to come to Canada as a provincial nominee, you must first be nominated by a province or territory. Each province or territory has its own nomination procedures. The province will consider your application based on their immigration needs and your genuine intention to settle there.
After you have been nominated by a province or territory, you have to make a separate application to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for permanent residence. An immigration officer will then assess your application based on Canadian immigration regulations. You will have to pass a medical examination and security and criminal checks. You must also show that you have enough money to support yourself and your dependents after you arrive in Canada.
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