This pathway targets individuals with substantial work experience in exceedingly sought-after fields or those who demonstrate proficiency in the province’s designated language areas.
Not eligible to apply under this category if candidates have received nomination or endorsement under NSP of Atlantic Immigration Pilot with in the last 12 months or have applied on H&C grounds or to claim refugee status or received a removal order in Canada.
Program Eligibility
Requirement |
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| Express Entry Profile | – Have a valid express entry profile number
– Have stated in their Express Entry profile that they are interested to move to Nova Scotia. – Federal Skilled Worker (FSW): Candidate must:
o Have a high school diploma, at minimum
o Have at least 1 year of continuous full-time, skilled work experience.
– Canadian Experience Class (CEC): Candidate must:
o Not have minimum education requirement.
o Have at least 1 year of full-time skilled work experience in Canada.
o Have their work experience be within the 3 years before application, and it does not need to be continuous.
– Federal Skilled Trades (FST): Candidate must:
o Not have minimum education requirement.
o Have at least 2 years of full-time work experience in a skilled trade occupation |
| Job Offer | – Need not require any specific job offer to apply under this stream. |
| Level of Education | – Meet the educational criteria of their Express Entry program. |
| Work Experience | – Have work experience in a specific occupation, as announced by the province.
– Meet the minimal work experience criteria of their Express Entry program. – Did minimum 51% of the main duties set out in NOC for their job. |
| Language Proficiency | – Meet the language criteria of their Express Entry program. |
| Connection to Province | – Need not require any specific connection to the Nova Scotia.
– Prove their immigration status in the country they are currently living. |
| Settlement Funds | – As per IRCC’s requirements |
Application Procedure
- The Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities stream operates on an invitation-only basis.
- Candidates must create an Express Entry profile and wait for Nova Scotia to issue a Letter of Interest (LOI) to their IRCC account.
- After receiving a LOI, candidates must prepare and submit an application to Nova Scotia.
- If the application is accepted, Nova Scotia will notify the candidate of their selection for provincial nomination, increasing their CRS score by 600 points.
- Candidates must prepare and submit an official application for Canadian permanent residence within the specified time frame after receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA).
Recent Intake Rounds
| Date | Priority | Details |
| February 8th, 2022 | NOC 3012 | Candidates must have CLB score of 9 or higher in all English or French language abilities and demonstrate three or more years of experience as a registered nurse or registered psychiatric nurse, and have completed a bachelor’s degree or a program of 3 years or more at a university, college, trade, or technical school or another institute. |
| October 7th, 2021 | NOC 7271 | Candidates must have CLB score of 5 or higher in all English language abilities and demonstrate two or more years of skilled trades experience as a carpenter. |
| October 7th, 2021 | Nova Scotia Job Offer | Candidates must have CLB score of 5 or higher in all English or French language abilities, hold a high school diploma, and have at least 1 year of work experience related to the job. |
| March 29th, 2021 | French-speakers | Candidates must have selected French as their first official language and have a CLB 9 or higher in all French language abilities and a CLB score of 7 or higher in all English language abilities, hold a bachelor’s degree or have completed a program of 3 years or more at a university, college, trade, or technical school or other institute. |
| January 19th, 2021 | NOC 1114 | Candidates must have CLB score of 9 or higher in all English language abilities, hold a bachelor’s degree or have completed a program of 3 years or more at a university, college, trade, or technical school or other institute. |
| December 1st, 2020 | Nova Scotia Job Offer | Candidates must have CLB score of 5 or higher in all English or French language abilities, hold a high school diploma, and have at least 1 year of work experience related to the job. |
| October 22nd, 2020 | NOC 2174 | Candidates must have CLB score of 7 or higher in all English language abilities, hold a bachelor’s degree or have completed a program of 3 years or more at a university, college, trade, or technical school or other institute. |
| September 24th, 2020 | NOC 7321, 7322 | Candidates must have CLB score of 5 or higher in all English language abilities, have completed a program of 2 years or more at a university, college, trade, or technical school or other institute. |
| May 22nd, 2020 | NOC 3012 | Candidates must have CLB score of 8 or higher in all English or French language abilities, hold a bachelor’s degree or have completed a program of 3 years or more at a university, college, trade, or technical school or other institute. |
| April 27th, 2020 | French-speakers | Candidates must have selected French as their first official language and have a CLB 8 or higher in all French language abilities and a CLB score of 6 or higher in all English language abilities , hold a bachelor’s degree or have completed a program of 3 years or more at a university, college, trade, or technical school or other institute. |
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