Nova Scotia announces new immigration targets for 2022

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2022 12:00:28 +0000

Nova Scotia has confirmed its allocations for the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) and the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) for 2022. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has increased the provincial nomination number to 5,340 and added 1,173 more endorsement spaces to the AIP, which is 75% more than 2021. IRCC determines the number of […]

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Nova Scotia fishes out carpenters from the Express Entry pool

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:56:50 +0000

Nova Scotia held its second draw this month through its Labour Market Priorities Stream, this time inviting eligible carpenters with a profile in the federal Express Entry pool to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence. The Labour Market Priorities Stream allows the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) to search the Express Entry […]

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Nova Scotia creates new pathway for physicians looking to immigrate to Canada

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 15:26:18 +0000

The Atlantic province of Nova Scotia is turning to the world to answer its call for more doctors. The Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP)’s new Labour Market Priorities for Physicians Stream offers eligible general practitioners, family physicians, and specialist physicians with a profile in Canada’s federal Express Entry system the chance to immigrate to the […]

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Nova Scotia invites Express Entry candidates with work experience in early childhood education

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 16:21:54 +0000

Nova Scotia held a new draw for 312 Express Entry candidates with eligible work experience as early childhood educators and assistants on June 3. The invitations were issued through the Labour Market Priorities Stream, which allows Nova Scotia to search the federal Express Entry pool for candidates with eligible work experience in an occupation that […]

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Nova Scotia set new immigration record in 2018

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 22:07:26 +0000

Nova Scotia welcomed a record 5,970 new permanent residents last year, the provincial government has announced.   The 2018 total was a gain of nearly 500 over the previous record of 5,485 set in 2016. The province’s Office of Immigration said more than 65 per cent of the new permanent resident landings in 2018 were approved through the […]

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Nova Scotia approved record number of immigration applicants in 2018

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 16:26:23 +0000

Nova Scotia approved a record number of applications from immigration candidates in 2018 and is on track to welcome more new permanent residents this year than ever before, the provincial government says.    The Atlantic Canada province approved 2,272 applications through its immigration programs this year, compared to 1,651 in 2017. “More immigrants have been approved to […]

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Nova Scotia Express Entry category reopens for new applications


Nova Scotia reopened one of its most popular Express Entry-linked immigration categories for up to 225 new applicants on November 17.  Known as Category B of the Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry Stream, it is one of four immigration pathways that allow the Atlantic Canada province to nominate candidates in the federal government’s Express Entry […]

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