Canada's Provincial Nominee Program is designed for those skilled workers who have the right skills, work experience and educational qualification to contribute to a specific provincial or territorial economy and want to live in a specific province as permanent residents.
Each Canadian province and territory has its own immigration programs and streams that target specific groups and has different eligibility requirements. A stream may target skilled workers, semi-skilled workers, students or business people.
As mentioned, different province follows a different program, thus, how an applicant can apply for provincial nomination depends on which PNP stream he/she is applying to. An applicant may apply following a paper-based process, or via an online process through Canada's Federal Express Entry.
As a part of the PNP programs in Canada process, applicants must pass a medical examination and get a police clearance certificate as a mandatory document, no matter which province they are planning to live and work.
Let's discuss about the above mentioned PNP application process, i.e. Paper-Based and Express Entry.
Paper-based process- Apply as a provincial nominee on paper
Under this process, applicants can directly apply to the province or territory of their choice for nomination under specific non-Express Entry stream.
An applicant must meet the key eligibility requirements of a particular provincial nominee program that nominates him/her. After getting a nomination, applicant must submit a paper application for Canadian permanent residency to the IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) along with relevant documents.
Please note, the application processing times here take longer than usual in comparison to Express Entry, i.e. 15 to 19 months.
Here is simple stepwise process you may follow to apply under any Provincial Nominee Program via a paper-based process:
Express Entry process- Apply as a provincial nominee online through Express Entry
Under PNP's online Express Entry process, you may apply for provincial nomination through two different ways.
The 2 ways to apply are as follows:
Please note, under both circumstances, creating an Express Entry profile is a must, so always remember to create one from the beginning.
Here is simple stepwise process you may follow to apply under any Provincial Nominee Program via Express Entry:
Please note, under any of the above mentioned application processes, if you fail to follow the proper directions and procedures and found to be providing any misleading information, you could be inadmissible in Canada. This clearly means that you could be banned from applying for Canada immigration for up to five years.
Thus, the best idea is to seek expert assistance at early stage so that you can be sure about the your case file and its accuracy and completeness. The reason why we recommend seeking expert guidance here is the amount of experience and expertise they posses is far better than any newcomer or an aspiring immigrant.
They understand the process to the core and keep themselves updated about the latest changes in the rules and regulation or requirements like, fee amount, age limit, English or French language ability sections and more. They know how an applicant can create an error-free application, how and what all documents you need to gather, how you can improve your CRS scores and more, which in turn ensures you quick visa approval either through PNP or Express Entry.
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