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Nova Scotia Nominee Program - Skilled Worker Stream

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This route is for prospective immigrants who have the skills and experience needed by Nova Scotia employers; they submit an expression of interest to one of the programme's streams and may then be nominated to immigrate.

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Limits of the record
  • Programme-level statement: the capture is the NSNP landing page and shows the 'Skilled Worker' stream only as a tile linking elsewhere.
  • No occupation, sector or employment situation specific to this stream appears in the capture.
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    Once you're ready to move to beautiful Nova Scotia you will want to submit an expression of interest (EOI) to a Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) stream. Through the NSNP, prospective immigrants who have the skills and experience needed by Nova Scotia employers may be nominated to immigrate.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

A job offer is mandatory and the stream is employer-driven. The applicant must have a full-time permanent job offer from a Nova Scotia employer, and an employer can only hire foreign workers for positions they have been unable to fill with permanent residents or Canadian citizens. Workers in NOC TEER 4 or 5 must already have six months' experience with that employer. For physicians the employer relationship is narrower: the sub-criterion is only open to general practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) and specialist physicians (NOC 31100 and NOC 31101) with signed approved opportunities with the Nova Scotia Health Authority or the IWK Health Centre.

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    The Skilled Worker stream helps employers recruit foreign workers and recently graduated international students whose skills are needed in Nova Scotia. An employer can only hire foreign workers for positions they have been unable to fill with permanent residents or Canadian citizens.
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    have a full-time permanent job offer from a Nova Scotia employer; have 1 year of work experience related to the job. (Workers in TEER 4 or 5 of the National Occupational Classification must already have six months’ experience with the employer.);
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    The Physician sub-criteria is only open to general practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) and specialist physicians (NOC 31100 and NOC 31101) with signed approved opportunities with the Nova Scotia Health Authority or the IWK Health Centre.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

Selection from the expression-of-interest pool may take into account, among other things, labour market needs, occupation or sector priorities, likelihood of retention in Nova Scotia, intended region of employment, the candidate's immigration status in Canada, available allocations, programme integrity and the volume and competitiveness of the pool; selection is not first-come, first-served and is not guaranteed.

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Limits of the record
  • These are programme-wide draw considerations, not eligibility criteria of the Skilled Worker stream.
  • The list is explicitly open-ended ('including, but not limited to') and names no occupation, NOC/TEER level, language level, wage or experience threshold.
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    The following may be taken into consideration during the selection process including, but not limited to: Labour market needs Occupation or sector priorities Likelihood of retention in Nova Scotia Intended region of employment Candidate immigration status in Canada Available program allocations Program integrity considerations Volume and competitiveness of EOIs in the pool Note: Selections are not made on a first-come, first-served basis, and are not guaranteed.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

Applications that meet the programme's requirements may receive a nomination and, where applicable, a letter of support for a work permit. The official source does not state what work is allowed, any tie to an employer or sector, or whether family may accompany.

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Limits of the record
  • This sentence is stated for the Nova Scotia Nominee Program as a whole, under 'Application Assessment'. The capture has no Skilled Worker stream page, so nothing confirms the letter of support is issued on this particular stream.
  • The capture does not state what work the permit allows, whether the holder is tied to an employer, occupation or sector, or whether family may accompany.
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    Applications that meet requirements may receive a nomination, and a letter of support for a work permit, if applicable.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Within twelve months of receiving the nominee certificate the nominee applies to IRCC for a permanent resident visa, and IRCC has the final authority to issue the visa. The official source does not state the duration or renewal of any work permit under this stream.

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Limits of the record
  • This is stated at Nova Scotia Nominee Program level; the capture has no Skilled Worker stream page.
  • The capture does not state how long any work permit issued under this stream is granted for, nor how it is renewed.
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    Within twelve (12) months of receiving your nominee certificate, apply to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for your permanent resident visa. You, your spouse and your dependents must meet all requirements for medical, security and criminal admissibility. In some cases you may be asked to go for an interview. IRCC has the final authority to issue a permanent resident visa.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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