Canada PNP Status Check

Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) allows Canadian provinces and territories to nominate those candidates who want to immigrate to Canada.

Provincial Nominee Programs are the fastest-growing pathway of Canadian Immigration. Over recent years, The Canadian Federal Government is showing the importance of these programs with the gradually increasing provinces’ annual allocations for their respective Provincial Nomination Programs. Provincial Nominee Program is becoming a major key part of Canada’s Immigration policy. Under this program, there are expected that more than 200,000 people may able to obtain Canadian permanent residence between 2019 and 2021.

Check the list of all streams of Canadian provinces and their statuses:

Alberta

Category/Stream Aligned with EE? Job Offer Required? Canadian Work Experience Required? Canadian Study Required? Current/Recent Canadian Residence Required? Business?
Express Entry Yes No No No Yes No
Opportunity Stream No Yes Yes No Yes No
International Graduate Entrepreneur Immigration Stream No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Foreign Graduate Start-up Visa No No No No No Yes
Self-Employed Farmer No No No No No Yes
Accelerated Tech Pathway Yes Yes No No No No

 

British Columbia

Category/Stream Aligned with EE? Job Offer Required? Canadian Work Experience Required? Canadian Study Required? Current/Recent Canadian Residence Required? Business?
EEBC – Skilled Worker Yes Yes No No No No
EEBC – Healthcare Professional Yes Yes No No No No
EEBC – International Graduate Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
EEBC – International Post-Graduate Yes No No Yes Yes No
Skills Immigration (SI) – Skilled Worker No Yes No No No No
SI – Healthcare Professional No Yes No No No No
SI – International Graduate No Yes No Yes Yes No
SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
SI – International Post-Graduate No No No Yes Yes No
Entrepreneur No No No No No Yes
Entrepreneur Regional Pilot No No No No No Yes

 

Manitoba

Category/Stream Aligned with EE? Job Offer Required? Canadian Work Experience Required? Canadian Study Required? Current/Recent Canadian Residence Required? Business?
Skilled Workers Overseas (SWO) No No No No No No
SWO: Express Entry Pathway Yes No No No No No
SWO: Human Capital Pathway No No No No No No
Skilled Workers in Manitoba (SWM) No Yes Yes No Yes No
SWM: Work Experience Pathway No Yes Yes No Yes No
SWM: Employer Direct Recruitment Pathway No Yes No No No No
Career Employment Pathway (International Education Stream) No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Graduate Internship Pathway (International Education Stream) No No No Yes Yes No
Student Entrepreneur Pathway (International Education Stream) No No No Yes Yes Yes
Business Investor Stream (BIS): Entrepreneur No No No No No Yes
Business Investor Stream (BIS): Farm Investor No No No No No Yes
Morden Community-Driven Initiative No No No No No No

 

New Brunswick

Category/Stream Aligned with EE? Job Offer Required? Canadian Work Experience Required? Canadian Study Required? Current/Recent Canadian Residence Required? Business?
Express Entry Labour Market Stream Yes Yes (for EOI-based)

No (for direct invite from Express Entry pool)

 No No No No
Skilled Worker With Employer Support No Yes No No No No
Post-Graduate Entrepreneurial stream No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Entrepreneurial stream No No No No No Yes

 

Newfoundland And Labrador

Category/Stream Aligned with EE? Job Offer Required? Canadian Work Experience Required? Canadian Study Required? Current/Recent Canadian Residence Required? Business?
Express Entry Skilled Worker Yes Yes No No No No
Skilled Worker No Yes No No No No
Priority Skills

(i) In-Demand Occupation Stream

(ii) Education Stream

 (i)No

(ii)No

(two options)

 (i) No

(ii) No

 (i) No

(ii) No

 (i) No

(ii) Yes

 (i) No

(ii) No

 (i) No

(ii) No
International Graduate No Yes No Yes Yes No
International Graduate Entrepreneur No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
International Entrepreneur No No No No No Yes

 

Northwest Territories

Category/Stream Aligned with EE? Job Offer Required? Canadian Work Experience Required? Canadian Study Required? Current/Recent Canadian Residence Required? Business?
Express Entry Yes Yes No No No No
Skilled Workers No Yes No No No No
Entry Level/Semi-Skilled (Critical Impact) No Yes Yes No Yes No
Business Stream No No, but must invest in or create an eligible business No No No Yes

 

Nova Scotia

Category/Stream Aligned with EE? Job Offer Required? Canadian Work Experience Required? Canadian Study Required? Current/Recent Canadian Residence Required? Business?
Experience: Express Entry Yes No Yes No Yes No
Express Entry Labour Market Priorities Yes No No No No No
Skilled Worker No Yes No No No No
International Graduate Entrepreneur No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Entrepreneur No No No No No Yes
Physician No Yes No No No No
Occupations in Demand No Yes No No No No
Labour Market Priorities for Physicians Yes Yes – – – –
International Graduates In Demand No No Yes Yes Yes Yes

 

Ontario

Category/Stream Aligned with EE? Job Offer Required? Canadian Work Experience Required? Canadian Study Required? Current/Recent Canadian Residence Required? Business?
Human Capital Priorities Yes No No No No No
French-Speaking Skilled Worker Yes No No No No No
Skilled Trades Yes No Yes No Yes No
Foreign Worker No Yes No No No No
International Student No Yes No Yes No No
In-Demand Skills No Yes Yes No No No
Masters Graduates No No NO Yes Yes No
PhD Graduates No No No Yes Yes No
Entrepreneur No No No No No Yes
Regional Immigration Pilot Unknown (TBA) Unknown (TBA) – – – –
Corporate No No No No No Yes

 

Prince Edward Island

Category/Stream Aligned with EE? Job Offer Required? Canadian Work Experience Required? Canadian Study Required? Current/Recent Canadian Residence Required? Business?
Express Entry Yes No, but increases chances of being invited / nominated No No No No
International Graduate (sub-category of Labour Impact category) No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Skilled Worker Outside Canada (sub-category of Labour Impact category) No Yes No No No No
Skilled Worker in PEI (sub-category of Labour Impact category) No Yes Yes No Yes No
Critical Worker (sub-category of Labour Impact category) No Yes Yes No Yes No
Business Work Permit Entrepreneur No No No No No Yes

 

Quebec

Category/Stream Aligned with EE? Job Offer Required? Canadian Work Experience Required? Canadian Study Required? Current/Recent Canadian Residence Required? Business?
Quebec Skilled Worker Program No No No No No No
Quebec Experience Program: Foreign Workers No No Yes No Yes No
Quebec Experience Program : Students & graduates No No No Yes Yes No
Entrepreneur Program No No No No No Yes
Self-Employed Program No No No No No Yes
Investor Program No No Yes No Yes Yes

 

Saskatchewan

Category/Stream Aligned with EE? Job Offer Required? Canadian Work Experience Required? Canadian Study Required? Current/Recent Canadian Residence Required? Business?
International Skilled Worker (ISW): Express Entry Yes No No No No No
ISW: Occupations In-Demand No No No No No No
ISW: Employment Offer No Yes No No No No
Saskatchewan Experience: Existing work permits and Health Professionals No Yes Yes No Yes No
Saskatchewan Experience: Students No Yes Yes No Yes No
Saskatchewan Experience: Hospitality Workers No Yes Yes No Yes No
Saskatchewan Experience: Long Haul Truck Drivers No Yes Yes No Yes No
Entrepreneur No No No No No Yes
International Graduate Entrepreneur No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Farm Owner and Operator No No No No No Yes
Saskatchewan Experience: Semi-skilled Agriculture Worker with Existing Work Permit No Yes Yes No Yes No
Hard-To-Fill Skills Pilot No Yes No No No No

 

Yukon

Category/Stream Aligned with EE? Job Offer Required? Canadian Work Experience Required? Canadian Study Required? Current/Recent Canadian Residence Required? Business?
Express Entry Yes Yes No No No No
Skilled Worker No Yes No No No No
Critical Impact Worker No Yes No No No No
Business Nominee No No No No No Yes