Nova Scotia

Find out by Exploring the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP)

Delicious food and coastal beauty. Glimmering waters and an island lifestyle. Nova Scotia offers a peaceful lifestyle and a high standard of living. Whether you’re pursuing culture in Halifax or relaxing in an Adirondack chair on the coast, Nova Scotia offers something for everyone.

Nova Scotia is primarily looking for entrepreneurs, for people who have arranged employment or for people who have existing work experience within the province. Read on to discover whether one of these provincial programs might be right for you.

The NSNP accepts applications under the following immigration streams:

• Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry
• Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry
• Skilled Worker Stream
• Entrepreneur
• International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream

Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry

Nova Scotia has placed a temporary halt on the intake of new applications for its Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry stream.

Nova Scotia uses the federal government’s Express Entry immigration selection system in order to select candidates for Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry. This stream, which came into effect on January 1, 2015, is for highly-skilled individuals with a post-secondary education and qualifications that will help them successfully settle in Nova Scotia. There is a list of 29 eligible occupations for this stream.

Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry

Nova Scotia uses the federal government’s Express Entry immigration selection system in order to select candidates for this stream, which provides a pathway to permanent residence for highly skilled applicants who have worked for a Nova Scotia employer for at least one year.

Skilled Worker Stream

The NSNP accepts applications under this stream from individuals who have received a job offer from a Nova Scotia employer. Workers in skilled, semi-skilled, and low-skilled occupations may be eligible to apply.

Entrepreneur Stream

The Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) Entrepreneur Stream is designed to attract individuals who wish to start or acquire a business and settle permanently in Nova Scotia.

International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream

The International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream is open to graduates who have completed at least two years of full-time study from a recognized Nova Scotia university or Nova Scotia Community College, have operated their own business in Nova Scotia for at least one year, and intend to settle permanently in Nova Scotia.

Will Nova Scotia be your new home?

Contact CIP to discover whether or not you meet all of the requirements for one of these provincial immigration programs. If you do, we will help you prove it and so speed your immigration to your new home.