Nova Scotia

Eligible candidates who are interested in applying to the stream may benefit from being prepared in advance and ensuring they have all documentation up-to-date and ready to submit. Applicants who are successfully nominated by the province of Nova Scotia receive an additional 600 Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points, leaving them well positioned to receive an Invitation to Apply for Canadian permanent residence.

Statistics Canada reports that 58% of internationally educated healthcare professionals (IEHPs) in Canada find work in their field, though this lags behind Canadian-educated counterparts. With 500,000 healthcare workers set to retire soon, IEHPs are crucial.

The Atlantic pilot project is a new three-year pilot program for immigration to Atlantic Canada. The program was launched on March 6, 2017.

Nova Scotia says its Provincial Nominee Program nominated a record number of immigrants in 2017. The Atlantic Canada province nominated more than 1,400 people through its 5 provincial nominee programs.

Alberta
Alberta announced it is launching a new expression of interest portal and a new immigration pathway for recent international student graduates from Alberta post-secondary institutions.

This a primer for new Canadian PRs containing answers to a few of the most common questions about healthcare in Canada.

Candidates in the Express Entry pool may find themselves selected by provinces . specialized immigration streams in Ontario, Alberta and Nova Scotia started selecting qualified skilled workers from Express Entry selection pool.

Canada’s provinces employ a variety of approaches to selecting the Express Entry candidates they invite to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence, and the past week saw examples of three of them in action in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Ontario.

A new immigration policy for Atlantic Canada will be established very soon. Nova scotia ,New Brunswick ,Prince Edward Island , Newfoundland and Labrador are planning to find solutions to simplify their immigration policies to attract more immigrants to their provinces.

The following table outlines how average hourly wages have changed for salaried employees in each province between December 2022 and February 2023.

Some in-demand occupation categories experienced increases in offered wages even higher than the national average, including:

Four Canadian provinces have invited candidates in the most recently published Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw results.

New office space and more employees are expected to reduce processing time for family class applications.

Three charter flights are being provided for Ukrainians to travel from Poland to three different Canadian provinces.

Over the next few weeks, Ukrainians who have been approved under the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET) and their family members will have access to chartered flights to Canada.

IRCC will now allow physicians who are already in Canada to apply for PR under Express Entry programs.

IRCC has announced a cap of 437,000 study permits for 2025, marking a 10% reduction compared to 2024. This cap applies to all study permit approvals, including students required to submit Provincial Attestation Letters (PALs) or Territorial Attestation Letters (TALs) and those exempt from this requirement.

In 2022 over 550,000 new study permits were issued for international students from 184 countries. Currently Canada has almost 810,000 New international students.

Canada’s Start-Up Visa (SUV) Program saw an unprecedented rise in 2024, with some sources reporting around 5,600 permanent resident admissions, and the total may have been even higher. This marks a massive increase from 1,460 in 2023, highlighting the program’s rapid expansion.

Provincial nominee programs in PEI, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick playing key roles

A look back at last month's Provincial Nominee Program updates and draw results from across the country.