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Find a Canada Provincial Nominee Program

With the Canada Provincial Nominee Finder (PNP Finder) you can easily and quickly explore your best provincial immigration pathways to Canadian permanent residence. Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) allow Canada’s provinces and territories to nominate candidates for immigration.

The following Canada is a list of all PNPs across Canada. Use it to find out which PNPs are open, and which ones are right for you.

Province	Category / Stream	Program Status	Express Entry-Linked	Job Required
Alberta	Express Entry	Passive	Yes	No
Alberta	Alberta Opportunity	Accepting applications	No	Yes
Alberta	Self-Employed Farmer	Accepting applications	No	No
British Columbia	Express Entry BC: Skilled Worker	Accepting EOIs	Yes	Yes
British Columbia	Express Entry BC: Healthcare Professional	Accepting applications	Yes	Yes
British Columbia	Express Entry BC: International Graduate	Accepting EOIs	Yes	Yes
British Columbia	Express Entry BC: International Post-Graduate	Accepting applications	Yes	No
British Columbia	Skills Immigration: Skilled Worker	Accepting EOIs	No	Yes
British Columbia	Skills Immigration: Healthcare Professional	Accepting applications	No	Yes
British Columbia	Skills Immigration: International Graduate	Accepting EOIs	No	Yes
British Columbia	Skills Immigration: Entry-level and Semi-skilled	Accepting EOIs	No	Yes
British Columbia	Skills Immigration: International Post-Graduate	Accepting applications	No	No
British Columbia	Entrepreneur	Accepting EOIs	No	No
British Columbia	Entrepreneur Immigration — Regional Pilot	Set to open early 2019	No	No
Manitoba	International Education Stream (IES): Graduate Internship Pathway	Accepting EOIs	No	Yes
Manitoba	Skilled Worker Overseas	Accepting EOIs	No	No
Manitoba	Skilled Worker Overseas – Express Entry	Accepting EOIs	Yes	No
Manitoba	Skilled Worker Overseas – Human Capital	Set to open in February 2019.	No	No
Manitoba	Skilled Worker in Manitoba	Accepting EOIs	No	Yes
Manitoba	Skilled Worker in Manitoba – Employer Direct Recruitment	Set to open February 2019.	No	Yes
Manitoba	Skilled Worker in Manitoba – Manitoba Work Experience	Set to open February 2019.	No	Yes
Manitoba	Business Investor: Entrepreneur	Accepting applications	No	No
Manitoba	Business Investor: Farm Investor	Accepting applications	No	No
Manitoba	IES: Career Employment Pathway	Accepting EOIs	No	Yes
Manitoba	Morden Community-Driven Initiative	Accepting applications	No	No
New Brunswick	Express Entry Labour Market	Accepting EOIs	Yes	No
New Brunswick	Skilled Worker with Employer Support	Accepting applications	No	Yes
New Brunswick	Entrepreneurial Stream	Paused	No	No
New Brunswick	Post-Graduate Entrepreneur	Accepting EOIs	No	No
Newfoundland and Labrador	Express Entry Skilled Worker	Accepting applications	Yes	Yes
Newfoundland and Labrador	Skilled Worker	Accepting applications	No	Yes
Newfoundland and Labrador	International Graduate	Accepting applications	No	Yes
Newfoundland and Labrador	International Graduate Entrepreneur	Set to open in the near future.	No	No
Newfoundland and Labrador	International Entrepreneur	Set to open in the near future.	No	No
Northwest Territories	Express Entry	Accepting applications	Yes	Yes
Northwest Territories	Skilled Workers	Accepting applications	No	Yes
Northwest Territories	Critical Impact Worker	Accepting applications	No	Yes
Northwest Territories	Entrepreneur Business	Accepting applications	No	No
Nova Scotia	Demand: Express Entry — Category A	Accepting applications	Yes	Yes
Nova Scotia	Demand: Express Entry — Category B	Paused	Yes	No
Nova Scotia	Experience: Express Entry	Accepting applications	Yes	No
Nova Scotia	Labour Market Priorities	Passive	Yes	No
Nova Scotia	Skilled Worker Stream – Skilled Workers	Accepting applications	No	Yes
Nova Scotia	Skilled Worker Stream – Semi-Skilled & Low-Skilled	Accepting applications	No	Yes
Nova Scotia	Entrepreneur	Accepting EOIs	No	No
Nova Scotia	International Graduate Entrepreneur	Accepting EOIs	No	No
Nova Scotia	Physician	Accepting applications	No	Yes
Ontario	Human Capital Priorities – FSW candidates	Passive	Yes	No
Ontario	Human Capital Priorities – CEC candidates	Passive	Yes	No
Ontario	Skilled Trades	Passive	Yes	No
Ontario	French-Speaking Skilled Worker – FSW candidates	Passive	Yes	No
Ontario	French-Speaking Skilled Worker – CEC candidates	Passive	Yes	No
Ontario	Employer Job Offer – Foreign Workers	Accepting applications	No	Yes
Ontario	Employer Job Offer – In-Demand Skills	Accepting applications	No	Yes
Ontario	Employer Job Offer – International Students	Accepting applications	No	Yes
Ontario	Master’s Graduate	Paused	No	No
Ontario	PhD Graduate	Accepting applications	No	No
Ontario	Entrepreneur	Accepting EOIs	No	No
Ontario	Corporate	Accepting applications	No	No
Prince Edward Island	Express Entry	Accepting EOIs	Yes	No
Prince Edward Island	Labour Impact – Skilled Worker	Accepting EOIs	No	Yes
Prince Edward Island	Labour Impact – Critical Worker	Accepting EOIs	No	Yes
Prince Edward Island	Labour Impact – International Graduate	Accepting EOIs	No	Yes
Prince Edward Island	Business Impact – Work Permit	Accepting EOIs	No	No
Prince Edward Island	Business Impact – 100% Ownership	Terminated	No	No
Prince Edward Island	Business Impact – Partial Ownership	Terminated	No	No
Quebec	Quebec Skilled Worker Program	Accepting EOIs	No	No
Quebec	Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) – Temporary Foreign Workers	Accepting applications	No	No
Quebec	Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) – International Student	Accepting applications	No	No
Quebec	Entrepreneur Program	New intake period started August 15, 2018. Accepting 25 new applications under Component One and 35 for Component Two of the program.	No	No
Quebec	Self-Employed Worker Program	New intake period started August 15. Accepting 50 new applications for this program.	No	No
Quebec	Investor Program	New intake started September 10, 2018. Accepting 1,900 new applications for this program.	No	No
Saskatchewan	International Skilled Worker (ISW): Express Entry	Accepting EOIs	Yes	No
Saskatchewan	ISW: Occupations In-Demand	Accepting EOIs	No	No
Saskatchewan	ISW: Employment Offer	Accepting applications	No	Yes
Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan Experience: Existing Work Permit	Accepting applications	No	Yes
Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan Experience: Health Professionals/Hospitality Sector Project, Long Haul Truck Driver Project	Accepting applications	No	Yes
Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan Experience: Students	Accepting applications	No	Yes
Saskatchewan	Entrepreneur	Accepting EOIs	No	No
Saskatchewan	Farm Owners and Operators	Accepting applications	No	No
Yukon	Express Entry	Accepting applications	Yes	Yes
Yukon	Critical Impact Worker	Accepting applications	No	Yes
Yukon	Business Nominee	Accepting applications	No	No

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