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

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2. Find a stream you fit

Every province runs several streams (skilled workers, graduates, in-demand occupations, entrepreneurs) and each sets its own education, language, work experience and sometimes job-offer requirements.

Waiting on: Choose the province you want to live in

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The authority on this stepImmigrate as a provincial nomineecanada.ca · Government of Canada

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Our plain-language summaryLast reviewed 29 July 2026

Every province runs several streams (skilled workers, graduates, in-demand occupations, entrepreneurs) and each sets its own education, language, work experience and sometimes job-offer requirements. IRCC does not set them.

Why it's required: Streams open and close with little notice. What counts is the rule in force on the day you apply, not the day you started reading.

Rules set byThe provinceNot by IRCC. The provincial site is the authority on its own streams.

Job offerSometimes neededSome streams require one; others draw from a pool without it.

Documents you'll need

Your work history with National Occupational Classification codes
Language test results, if the stream requires them
An educational credential assessment, if the stream requires one

Before this step

Not startedChoose the province you want to live in

Finishing this unlocks: Find out which of the two routes you're on