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.

Nova Scotia has different Streams through which applicants can immigrate to Canada, and they are -

• Labour Market Priorities Stream
• Labour Market Priorities Stream for Physicians
• Entrepreneur
• International Graduate Entrepreneur
• International Graduates in Demand
• Skilled worker
• Occupation in demand
• Nova scotia Experience: Express Entry

Out of the above streams, it is Nova Scotia’s Labour Market Priorities Stream that allows applicants to immigrate without a job offer.

What are the Eligibility Requirements of Nova Scotia’s Labour Market Priorities Stream?

• The applicant should have a Letter of Interest (LOI) from the Nova Scotia province received within the Express entry system.
• Submit your application in 30 calendar days after receiving your LOI.
• The applicant needs to have full-time work experience in your desired field of occupation in Nova Scotia in the past five years.
• Applicants' age should be between 18-49 years of age.
• You have a valid passport or text document of the country where you are residing legally.
• You have a degree, diploma, or certificate from a recognized post-secondary educational institution.
• You have the required amount of funds to settle in here.
• You have intentions to settle in Nova Scotia permanently.

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.