All Canadian provinces and territories except Quebec offer nomination programs that help fill labor shortage. They play a part in supporting Canada’s economic goals by selecting economic immigrants intending to settle in their province. In some cases, individuals who might not qualify under the federal skilled worker program might qualify for PNP.

Application for PNP’s is in two stages,

1. Apply to the province or territory where you intend to live. Your application will be assessed based on the immigration needs of the province and the intention to work and settle in the province/territory. If successful at this stage, a nominee certificate will be issued to you. This enables you to apply to IRCC
2. After which, you can apply to IRCC under the PNP program. The discretion is solely on IRCC to decide whether you are admissible to Canada or not. Also at this stage, a medical exam and police clearance will be required.

If you have a spouse, or child, grandchild or other relative who are Permanent Residents or Citizens of Canada, they might be able to sponsor you to migrate to Canada. Sponsor must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent resident who is over 18 years old and live in Canada except exempt from meeting the requirement.

For those who would like to sponsor their parent or/and grandparent, the sponsor needs to make sure they meet the financial income requirement for their family size.