Nova Scotia

A total of 23 entrepreneur candidates have been issued invitations to apply to the Nova Scotia Nominee Program in draws held March 27.

Statistics Canada has released its Labour Force Survey (LFS) for the month of August 2022.

The past few days and weeks of September number of Canadian provinces make important announcements in relation to their Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) for immigration to Canada.

The Nova Scotia Nominee Program operates independently of the AIP and offers prospective candidates nine separate immigration pathways.

Express Entry aligned streams

The Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities, Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry and Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities for Physicians are only open to candidates who have Express Entry profiles with (IRCC).

The AIP is an employer-driven program that facilitates the hiring of foreign nationals.

Under the Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024, the PNP is the main economic-class immigration program for this year and the next.

When a PNP is aligned with Express Entry, it is known as an enhanced PNP.In order to get an enhanced PNP, candidates first need to be eligible for one of the Express Entry-managed programs: Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), or the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP).

The Canadian employers, looking to hiring a foreign worker, may need a Labour Market Impact Assessment.

The main deciding factor on whether or not immigrants stay in Nova Scotia depends on the job opportunities that are available.

Quarterly CBSA detention statistics show that Canada separates detained persons based on seven different “grounds for detention”. The list of reasons for detaining immigrants includes: