Nova Scotia PNP Without Job Offer

Nova Scotia is one of the prime provinces in Canada which invites immigrants from all over the world to settle down. It boasts of a wonderful infrastructure, employment opportunities, and a standard of living to its residents.

If you wish to move to Nova Scotia, you can apply for permanent residency through the Nova Scotia Provincial Nominee Program. It uses the same criteria as the Express Entry Program. The only difference is that the province has the authority to nominate the candidates from the pool of those who have applied for the program.

Nova Scotia PNP (Provincial Nominee Program) chooses candidates on the basis of some criteria as like age, education qualification, language proficiency, and employment offer. The immigration program selects only those candidates who prove to be skilled workers and are able to fill the gaps in the economy of the province.

Employment Offer remains the biggest hurdle to obtain a permanent residency through the Provincial Nominee Program. However, you can still apply for Nova Scotia Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) without a job offer.

There are various streams in Nova Scotia PNP which let you apply for the program:

▶ International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream
▶ Skilled Worker Stream
▶ Nova Scotia Experience Express Entry Program
▶ Nova Scotia Demand Express Entry Program

Out of these four streams, only Nova Scotia Demand Express Entry lets you apply for Nova Scotia PNP without the job offer.

Nova Scotia Demand Express Entry has two categories through which a candidate can apply to permanently stay in Canada. Those two categories are:

▶ Category A: Those who have a legitimate job offer
▶ Category B: Those who do not have a job offer but a valid experience in the opportunity occupation.

If you do not have a job offer and yet you wish to apply for Nova Scotia PNP, you can apply through Category B. All you need is relevant work experience and enough money to settle in the province. The stream is expected to open and close throughout the year to control the influx of immigrants through this stream.

Keep in mind that the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration holds the right to consider only certain types of occupation category depending upon the needs of the current labor market.

There are various eligibility criteria in the Nova Scotia PNP Point Calculator which you need to fulfill in order to apply in Category B of Nova Scotia Demand Express Entry Program:

• You should have experience in one of the chosen occupations as identified by Nova Scotia Demand Express Entry Guide.
• You must have a profile registered at Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada Express Entry Program.
• You must obtain 67 points out of 100 in the Express Entry Program Score Grid.
• You must have at least one year of skilled work experience in the chosen occupation.
• You must have a Canadian high school credential or equivalent.
• You must have a proven language ability in English or French at Canadian Language Benchmark 7.
• You must have enough financial resources to successfully settle in Nova Scotia.

How to apply for Nova Scotia PNP without a job offer?

1.  The first step would be to apply for immigration to Canada through Express Entry Program. Create an Express Entry profile online on their website. Enter all your personal details like age, education, work experience, etc. Once you have completed the profile, you will be given a registration code. Hold on to it because you will need it again when you apply for immigration to Nova Scotia.
2.  While making your Express Entry profile online, you will be asked about where you want to move in Canada in one of the segments. Make sure you choose Nova Scotia in this segment. It is because when the Nova Scotia immigration officers are looking through Express Entry Pool, your application will get their attention.
3.  If they find your application suitable according to CRS Calculator, you will be asked to create a profile on the Nova Scotia Immigration website. Here too you will have to enter all your personal details correctly.
4.  After you have made your profile, your application will be assessed and given a score by the CRS Calculator. If you manage to score at least 67 points in the assessment, you will qualify to apply for Nova Scotia immigration.
5.  If your immigration application is accepted, then Nova Scotia Immigration authority will issue you a PNP. This will allow you get selected for immigration in next Express Entry Draw.
6.  Once you are selected for immigration in the draw and receive an ITA, you will have 90 days to apply for Canada Permanent Residency (PR) and another year to move there.

There are certain occupations which are in high demand here. If you are applying for Nova Scotia PNP, make sure your work experience and occupation fall under the categories chosen by Nova Scotia Occupation in Demand List. This list keeps changing every year depending upon the needs in the labor market. So it is important to keep yourself updated.