{"id":271,"date":"2023-03-14T12:33:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T17:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hsimm1668.com\/en\/?p=271"},"modified":"2023-03-21T11:31:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T16:31:18","slug":"nova-scotia-labour-market-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hsimm1668.com\/en\/nova-scotia-labour-market-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Program Overview: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities is the latest provincial nomination program (PNP) opened by the Province of Nova Scotia on August 2, 2018, to meet the province&#8217;s labor market demands. The invited occupations for each round of invitations will vary based on the changes in Nova Scotia&#8217;s labor market demands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Program Advantages:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No employer sponsorship required.<\/li>\n<li>Relatively short processing time (about 6 months).<\/li>\n<li>No Canadian work experience required.<\/li>\n<li>Receive 600 additional points in EE (current candidates invited through EE only need 400+).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applicant Requirements, meeting one of the following three criteria: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSW) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have at least 1 year of full-time (1560 hours) or equivalent part-time work experience (0, A, B occupations) within the last 10 years before the application.<\/li>\n<li>Submit an application form, supporting documents, and a business plan (within 90 days of receiving an ITA).<\/li>\n<li>High school education or higher, with non-Canadian education requiring ECA certification.<\/li>\n<li>Have sufficient settlement funds.<\/li>\n<li>Score 67 points or higher on the comprehensive ranking system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Canadian Experience Class (CEC) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have at least 12 months of full-time (1560 hours) or equivalent part-time work experience (0, A, B occupations) in Canada within the last 3 years before the application.<\/li>\n<li>The work experience must be acquired while holding a valid work permit (work experience obtained before graduation is not eligible).<\/li>\n<li>High school education or higher, with non-Canadian education requiring ECA certification.<\/li>\n<li>Meet language requirements:\n<ul>\n<li>NOC 0 or A: CLB 7 or higher in English or French (IELTS: 6 for four bands).<\/li>\n<li>NOC B: CLB 5 or higher in English or French (IELTS: Listening 5, Reading 4, Writing 5, Speaking 5).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Federal Skilled Trades Program (FST) <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have at least 2 years of full-time (1560 hours) or equivalent part-time work experience in a skilled trade (Major Group 72, 73, 82, 92; Minor Group 632, 633) within the last 5 years before the application. \u25b2 Obtain a job offer supported by an LMIA or a certificate of qualification issued by a Canadian province.<\/li>\n<li>Achieve CLB 5 or higher in English or French for speaking and listening, and CLB 4 or higher for reading and writing (IELTS: Listening 5, Reading 3.5, Writing 4, Speaking 5).<\/li>\n<li>High school education or higher, with non-Canadian education requiring ECA certification.<\/li>\n<li>Have sufficient settlement funds (Annotation 2).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Obtain an LOI from Nova Scotia <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create an Express Entry profile.<\/li>\n<li>Meet Nova Scotia&#8217;s labor market needs.<\/li>\n<li>Indicate an intention to settle in Nova Scotia in the Express Entry profile.<\/li>\n<li>Meet the settlement funds requirement for settling in Nova Scotia.<\/li>\n<li>Have legal status in the country or region where currently residing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Steps <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Create an Express Entry Profile<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applicants create their own Express Entry (EE) profile.<\/li>\n<li>Indicate an intention to settle in Nova Scotia in EE profile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Apply for Nova Scotia Nomination<\/p>\n<p>Receive an invitation from Nova Scotia, and submit a provincial nomination application to the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration within 30 days of receiving the invitation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Obtaining Nova Scotia Nomination<\/p>\n<p>After carefully reviewing the application, the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration issues a provincial nomination letter and a work permit support letter (if required) to the applicant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Entering the Fast Track for IRCC Processing<\/p>\n<p>Upon obtaining the provincial nomination, the applicant enters the IRCC processing stage for fast track processing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Overview: The Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities is the latest provincial nomination program (PNP) opened by the Province of Nova Scotia on August 2, 2018, to meet the province&#8217;s labor market demands. The invited occupations for each round of invitations will vary based on the changes in Nova Scotia&#8217;s labor market demands. 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