Provincial Nominee Program step by step: how a PNP nomination works

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Provincial Nominee Programs

A province nominates you for permanent residence. Two routes run from the same nomination: one through Express Entry, one around it.

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Ontario nominates through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. Check the OINP page for which streams are currently open before planning around one.

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Provincial Nominee Programs

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First visit? Here's how the map works.

Steps run in order. A dashed step is blocked: something before it has to be finished first.

Check a step off when it's done. Whatever it was blocking unlocks by itself.

Some steps are IRCC's to make, not yours. Those show as waiting and can't be checked off.

Start with step 1: Choose the province you want to live in

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1. Choose the province you want to live in

Eleven provinces and territories run a nominee program: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Yukon.

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The rest of the pathway, folded up

This view fits the whole pathway on one screen: the step you're on is enlarged, its neighbours are shown small, and everything further out is folded into a summary bar you can open. The idea is borrowed from degree-of-interest trees (Card and Nation, 2002).

Times and fees on this page are rough and change without notice. Check canada.ca before you pay for anything or make a plan around a date.