SomeofCanadasmostdesireddestinationprovinceshavebeenactivewith

respecttotheirExpressEntryalignedProvincialNomineeProgram(PNP)
streamsthisSpring,givingcandidatesintheExpressEntrypoolarangeof
opportunitiestoobtainaprovincialnominationcertificate.Withsucha
nomination,acandidateobtains600additionalComprehensiveRanking
System(CRS)pointsandanInvitationtoApply(ITA)forpermanentresidenceat
asubsequentdrawfromthepool.

ArecentreportissuedbyImmigration,RefugeesandCitizenshipCanada
(IRCC)revealedtheimportanceofPNPsforcandidateswhowanttotakea
decisivesteptowardsachievingtheirCanadianimmigrationgoals.Lastyear,morethanoneinfourinvited
candidateshadaprovincialnomination,upfromaroundoneineightthepreviousyear.Moreover,sofarthisyear
provinceshaveappearedkeentowelcomeevenmorenewapplicationsfromcandidatesinthepool.

Overrecentweeks,theprovincesofOntario,Saskatchewan,NovaScotia,andBritishColumbia(BC)haveeach
takensignificantstepstobringinginmoreimmigrantsandtheirfamiliesthroughExpressEntry.

Ontario
Earlierthismonth,thegovernmentofOntarioannouncedthat
itwouldissueNotificationsofInterest(NOIs,effectivelythe
sameasaninvitationtoapply)tocandidatesintheExpress
Entrypoolonaweeklybasis.TheseNOIsareissuedfor
theHumanCapitalPrioritiesstreamoftheOntarioImmigrant
NomineeProgram(OINP)ahighlypopular,yetunique,
streamwithintheCanadianimmigrationlandscape.

Previously,NOIsforthisstreamhadbeenissuedintermittently,
butwithnoindicationofregularissuanceperiodsfromthe
province.Indeed,noNOIswereissuedbetweenFebruary,
2016andFebruary,2017.BasedonOntariosrecent
announcement,allofthatissettochange. Toronto,Ontario

TheHumanCapitalPrioritiesstreamoperatesonapassivemodelitisneitherfirstcome,firstserved,nor
ExpressionofInterestbased.Instead,theOINPsearchesthepoolforeligiblecandidateswhomaysettleinthe
provincesuccessfullybasedonsetcriteria,andissuesthemaNOI.Amongthecriteriaisarequirementforthe
candidatetohaveatleast400CRSpoints.

InvitedcandidateshavesixmonthstoregisteronOntariosonlineapplicationsystemandsubmittheapplication.
Onceregistered,thecandidatehas14daystosubmittheapplication.Agovernmentprocessingfeeof$1,500
CADapplies.

OntarioalsohasanExpressEntryalignedFrenchSpeakingSkilledWorkerstream,which,atthetimeofwriting,
remainsopenconsistently.Thatistosay,itisnotpassiveliketheHumanCapitalPrioritiesstream.

Saskatchewan
OnMay16,thepopularInternationalSkilledWorkerExpressEntrysubcategoryoftheSaskatchewanImmigrant
NomineeProgram(SINP)reopenedfor600newapplications.Thiswasthethirdsuchreopeningthisyear,andthe
applicationintaketypicallyfillswithindays,benefitingcandidateswhohavepreparedthoroughlyinadvance.
Historically,intakeperiodsdonotcomewithpriornotice.
Atthetimeofwriting,thesubcategoryremainsopen.Ifthe
intakeisreachedandtheprogramsubsequentlyclosesfora
period,itmayreopenagainlaterin2017.

Amongtheeligibilitycriteriaisarequirementtohavework
experienceinanindemandoccupation.Nojobofferis
required,andthisworkexperiencemaybefromoutside
Canada.Forthemostrecentintakeperiod,theprovince
providedanupdatedoccupationslist,whichmaybereviewed
below.

Saskatoon,Saskatchewan

NOC OCCUPATION SKILL

LEVEL

0423 ManagersinSocial,CommunityandCorrectional 0
Services

0513 Recreation,SportsandFitnessProgramand 0
ServiceDirectors

0714 FacilityOperationandMaintenanceManagers 0

0821 ManagersinAgriculture 0

1252 HealthInformationManagementOccupations B

2161 Mathematicians,StatisticiansandActuaries A

2221 BiologicalTechnologistsandTechnicians B

2225 LandscapeandHorticultureTechniciansand B
Specialists

2231 CivilEngineeringTechnologistsandTechnicians B

2232 MechanicalEngineeringTechnologistsand B
Technicians

2244 AircraftInstrument,ElectricalandAvionics B
Mechanics,TechniciansandInspectors

2253 DraftingTechnologistsandTechnicians B

2255 TechnicalOccupationsinGeomanticand B
Meteorology

7253 GasFitters B

7312 HeavydutyEquipmentMechanics B

7321 AutomotiveServiceTechnicians,TruckandBus B
 MechanicsandMechanicalRepairers

7332 ApplianceServicersandRepairers B

NovaScotia
TherewasaflurryofactivityintheNovaScotiaNominee
Program(NSNP)inearlyMay,withthehighlypopularNova
ScotiaDemand:ExpressEntrystreamwelcomingapplications
forthefirsttimesince2015.

Thisstreamcontainstwocategories,oneofwhichdoesnot
requireacandidatetohaveajoboffer.Forthiscategory
(CategoryB),candidatesmusthaveatleastoneyearoffull
time(orequivalentparttime)skilledworkexperienceinthe
lastsixyearsinoneofthe16opportunityoccupations
consideredbyNovaScotia.

NovasScotiasCabotTrail

OCCUPATION NOC
CODE

FinancialAuditorsandAccountants 1111

Otherfinancialofficers 1114

Professionaloccupationsinadvertising,marketingand 1123
publicrelations

Administrativeassistants 1241

Accountingandrelatedclerks 1311

Civilengineers 2131

Informationsystemsanalystsandconsultants 2171

Computerprogrammersandinteractivemedia 2174
development

Computernetworktechnicians 2281

Usersupporttechnicians 2282

Registerednursesandregisteredpsychiatricnurses 3012

Licensedpracticalnurses 3233

Collegeandothervocationalinstructors 4021

Paralegalandrelatedoccupations 4211
 Socialandcommunityserviceworkers 4212

Financialsalesrepresentatives 6235

Soonafteropening,intakeunderCategoryBofthestreamwaspaused.AstaffmemberattheNovaScotiaOffice
ofImmigration,speakingtoCICNews,saidthatthiswasbecausetheonlineapplicationsystemwasexperiencing
technicaldifficulties,andthatitisexpectedthatapplicationswillonceagainbeacceptedunderthiscategoryin
duecourse.

NovaScotiahasasecondExpressEntryalignedPNPstream,knownasNovaScotiaExperience:ExpressEntry.
Thisstream,whichremainsopenatthetimeofwriting,providesapathwaytopermanentresidenceforskilled
applicantswhohaveworkedforaNovaScotiaemployerforatleastoneyear.

BritishColumbia
OnMay10,theBritishColumbiaProvincialNominee
Program(BCPNP)invited364candidatestoapplyfora
provincialnominationcertificate.Ofthese,133candidates
wereinvitedunderanExpressEntryalignedcategory.While
thismayseemlikeasmallfigure,itshouldbenotedthatthis
wastheeighthsuchdrawtotakeplacesofarin2017,andon
eachoccasionExpressEntrycandidateshavebeenamong
theinvitees.

LikeOntario,BCalsohasaninvitationtoapplysystem,butin
BCscasecandidatesmustalsoregisterintheprovinces
ownimmigrationmanagementsystembeforebeinginvitedto
apply. Vancouver,BC