If you’re interested in immigrating to Canada and want to settle in a specific province or territory, you have to follow their procedures. The provincial nominee program (PNP) allows provinces and territories to nominate applicants who meet their own criteria. If you are selected as a provincial nominee, the province will support your application for Canadian permanent residence.

If you’re interested in immigrating to Canada and want to settle in a specific province or territory, you have to follow their procedures.

If you’re interested in immigrating to Canada and want to settle in a specific province or territory, you have to follow their procedures. For example, if you’re interested in living and working in British Columbia (BC), you’ll need a job offer from a Canadian employer in BC.

To find out what the requirements are for other provinces or territories, visit Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s website.

Who can apply

To apply for the PNP, you must be nominated by a province or territory. You must also meet the eligibility requirements. These include:

• Being eligible to apply for the program

• Having a valid temporary work permit

• Being a skilled worker, business person, or international student

The province or territory will select an applicant who meets the provincial criteria.

Once you have been nominated by a province or territory, you may apply for permanent residence. The province or territory will select an applicant who meets the provincial criteria.

Then, the province nominates you, which means that they support your application for Canadian permanent residence.

Once your application is complete, the province nominates you. This means that the province supports your application for Canadian permanent residence and wants you to immigrate to their region.

The provinces nominate individuals who can contribute to their economy or fill a shortage in their labour market.

Once the province nominates you, the next step is to apply for permanent residence through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Once you’re nominated, IRCC will issue a permanent resident visa. This means you can apply for Canadian citizenship after three years in Canada.

The first step is to get your nomination certificate from the province of your choice and submit it with your application for permanent residence through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). You have 30 days to submit both documents. If these are not submitted within this time frame it can be costly: failure to provide required documents may result in a $1,000 penalty fee per application plus the cost of obtaining new supporting documents.

You must keep meeting with all the requirements of this program. If any of your circumstances change, you must report it to IRCC.

To keep your status as a provincial nominee, you must keep meeting with all the requirements of this program. If any of your circumstances change, you must report it to IRCC.

If you do not meet the requirements for nomination by the province or territory where you want to settle (for example, if your employment falls below 70% full-time), then that province or territory will not nominate you under PNP and cannot approve your permanent residence application.

Similarly, if an employer withdraws their offer of employment because they no longer wish to hire a candidate under PNP or if they fail to provide timely evidence that they have met with and interviewed an applicant as required by their Provincial Nominee Program agreement with the federal government; then both parties may be subject to penalties—including disqualification from further participation in the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).