The criteria by province and territory vary and can change without notice.
British Columbia
The BC PNP offers: Skills Immigration, Express Entry BC and Entrepreneur Immigration Streams. These streams are divided into categories that target skilled workers, international graduates and other professionals with skills, experience and qualifications demanded in B.C.
Alberta’s PNP offers three main streams: The Alberta Opportunity Stream, the Self-Employed Farmer Stream, and the Alberta Express Entry Stream. The province grants provincial nominations to foreign nationals who intend to reside in this Western province.
Manitoba’s provincial immigration program consists of streams that target skilled workers and their families who wish to work and live in the province permanently. Most programs require you to have a family or work connection to the province.
Ontario’s provincial streams target foreign professionals, person’s in the trades/ construction sector, business owners or entrepreneurs who seek to establish businesses, and various other in-demand occupations advertised by the province.
New Brunswick’s provincial immigration streams target 4 main groups: Entrepreneurs seeking to establish businesses, international graduates from the province, skilled workers with job offers, and skilled workers in the federal Express Entry system.