Provincial Nominee program (PNP) - Fast Immigration to Canada
An individual who wants to immigrate to Canada may also consider under Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program.
At present, prior to implementation of the approved amendment of the IRPA that ultimately aims to speed up a Residents Visa application to 6 to 12 months, most PNP applications are decided faster compared to applications forwarded to the Federal Skilled workers and professionals category.
Provincial nominees, as they will be called, are selected based on their ability to contribute to the province's economic development.
Most provinces in Canada participate in the Provincial Nomination Program, except Quebec, who doesn’t participate. Quebec as a province has entered into an agreement with the Government of Canada and has their own selection criteria for all economic immigrants wishing to immigrate to their province.
List of Canadian Provinces participating in the PNP
An applicant must first apply to the province of their choice and get a Provincial Nomination Certificate, before submitting an application to immigrate to Canada
After a successful nomination by the province they applied to, a separate application must be made to Citizenship and Immigration Canada for Canada Immigration (Permanent Resident) Visa.
Provincial Nomination Program processing times vary from one Canadian Immigration Visa office to another.
For more information on the Provincial Nomination Programs (PNP), I suggest you visit the Canadian Embassy website.
At present, prior to implementation of the approved amendment of the IRPA that ultimately aims to speed up a Residents Visa application to 6 to 12 months, most PNP applications are decided faster compared to applications forwarded to the Federal Skilled workers and professionals category.
Provincial nominees, as they will be called, are selected based on their ability to contribute to the province's economic development.
Most provinces in Canada participate in the Provincial Nomination Program, except Quebec, who doesn’t participate. Quebec as a province has entered into an agreement with the Government of Canada and has their own selection criteria for all economic immigrants wishing to immigrate to their province.
List of Canadian Provinces participating in the PNP
- Alberta
- Manitoba
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Ontario
- Saskatchewan
- British Columbia
- New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia
- Prince Edward Island
- Yukon
- Northwest Territories
An applicant must first apply to the province of their choice and get a Provincial Nomination Certificate, before submitting an application to immigrate to Canada
After a successful nomination by the province they applied to, a separate application must be made to Citizenship and Immigration Canada for Canada Immigration (Permanent Resident) Visa.
Provincial Nomination Program processing times vary from one Canadian Immigration Visa office to another.
For more information on the Provincial Nomination Programs (PNP), I suggest you visit the Canadian Embassy website.
Comments
You can not apply in the Federal Skilled Worker Class as a Pharmacist, but a Welder may apply in the program.
To know about the program, please search for CIO in the search bar of this blog.
Regards,
Jay Araneta
I'm now in Saudi Arabia working as Business Analyst for an FMCG company.
I sent an email to you earlier about the possibility of migrating to Canada via PNP. I planned a visit to your office but unfortunately time did not permit me.
I want to start applying for PNP and would like to know what would be the requirements and cost. Can you take me through the steps I need to take? My email address is enrique.araneta@gmail.com.
Thank you and looking forward to hear from you soon.
Kind regards,
Ricky Araneta
thank you!
You can check the file status from the Canadian Govermnent Website. cic.gc.ca look under Check application status button.
Regards,
Jay Araneta