Nova Scotia Nominee Program Points Calculator and Occupation List – 2020

What is NSNP?

If you wish to live and work on a permanent basis in Nova Scotia Province of Canada, you need to apply in Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP). The interested applicants having skills and experience to integrate in beautiful Nova Scotia, apply in Nova Scotia Nominee Program and acquire the nomination for Canadian permanent residency as well from Nova Scotia government.

Key NSNP streams

Here are key streams under Nova Scotia Nominee Program:

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

You need to choose and apply for the most relevant stream to apply for Nova Scotia nomination for Canadian PR.

Skilled Worker Stream

This particular stream has been designed for the skilled workers who have got the permanent employment offer from the employer in Nova Scotia. This stream can be further segregated to three key subcategories, i.e.

• Skilled Workers
• Low-Skilled Workers.
• Semi-Skilled Workers

Entrepreneur Stream of NSNP?

This particular stream has been designed for the business managers or business owners willing to begin or purchase in the province of Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia Experience- Express Entry Stream of NSNP?

This stream is for those highly skilled workers, who have already worked for an employer in Nova Scotia for at least one year, and now they seek the permanent residency in the province. However, the applicant must be eligible to qualify in any of the three streams of Federal Express Entry System, i.e. Federal skilled worker (FSW), Federal Skilled Trades, and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) and enter in the EE Pool of candidates.

Nova Scotia Demand- Express Entry Stream

NSNP’s Nova Scotia Demand- Express Entry (Category B) stream is largely popular stream among the nomination applicants, that opens a few times every year and gets quickly capped as well in view of the massive competition among the applicants. The applicant must also be eligible to enter the express entry pool by qualify in any of the three streams of federal express entry system, i.e.

• Federal skilled worker (FSW),
• Federal Skilled Trades, and
• Canadian Experience Class (CEC)

The applicants of Express Entry (category B) stream is based on first come first served basis. The applicants also don’t need the employment offer to apply in this key stream of Nova Scotia Nominee Program. However, the applicants need to register their profile in federal express entry system and also need to have the experience (minimum one year) in any of the opportunity occupations of Nova Scotia.

NSNP Processing Time

Well, the processing time of selected applications can be three 3 months or even more depending on the stream, visa category, etc. you have chosen. Within six months of receipt of provincial nomination, an applicant need to submit application for Canadian PR to IRCC (Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada).

Note: The processing time varies based on validity and accuracy of individual applications and documents. Some applications may take longer than estimated processing time if NSNP is waiting for extra documents or for a reply of procedural fairness letter.

Eligibility requirements to apply NSNP

The eligibility criteria depends on the immigration stream etc. you have chosen to apply in NSNP. However, the key eligibility requirements to apply under popular Nova Scotia Demand Express Entry (NSDEE) stream are as follows. The people applying for the category B of the NSNP-express entry stream need to meet following criteria:

• Applicant must have a profile registered in federal Express Entry system
• Require having minimum 1 year of skilled work experience in any of the target occupations of the province of Nova Scotia
• Need to foreign education credentials equivalent to Canada (duly assessed and authenticated by relevant assessing authority)
• Meet the language ability criteria in English or French, i.e. CLB ( Canadian Language Benchmark) 7 or above
• A candidate require securing minimum 67 points or more on the points assessment grid of the stream
• Need to demonstrate enough financial resources to settle in the province of Nova Scotia successfully. 

Nova Scotia PNP Occupation list 2020

The candidates applying in NSDEE need to have work experience in any of the following ‘opportunity’ occupations may submit an application to the NSDEE:

NSNP Documents Requirement 2020

Here are key documents to apply NSNP:

• IELTS Test result for English language proficiency
• ECA (Educational Credential Assessment) from WES or any other relevant assessing authority.
• Other basic documents required by the relevant NSNP stream 

Nova Scotia PNP Points Calculator 2020

The Nova Scotia Demand:  Express Entry stream is quite popular stream in NSNP. The selection for this stream is happens based on some key profile factors, i.e. age, education, work experience, etc.

How to apply in NSNP ?

If you wish to apply in Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) or any other relevant PNP to obtain Canadian Permanent Residency this year, you may contact certified Canadian Immigration expert at Visas Avenue Immigration.

Visas Avenue is a top and registered Visa and Immigration Documentation Consultancy Service for Canada immigration process. You may contact Visas Avenue immigration expert on Visas Avenue Toll Free Number- 78-18-000-777.

Moreover, to get your eligibility checked and subsequently, get a call from the expert, you may fill the free assessment form.