Introduction
of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is a province in eastern
Canada. It is the most populous of Canada’s three Maritime Provinces and
four Atlantic provinces of Canada. It is the country’s second- most densely
populated province and second-smallest province by area, both after neighboring
Prince Edward Island. Nova Scotia offers a quality of life that allowing its
residents to keep everything in perspective: work, family, relaxation and
responsibility. Nova Scotia is surrounded by the natural beauty of the rolling
sea, lush green forests, lakes and farmland. All of this, combined with its
growing cities and low cost of living, makes Nova Scotia one of the most
enjoyable places to live in Canada. The people of Nova Scotia are
friendly, welcoming and live in safe communities. Their healthcare system puts
people first, based on need and not financial status. The Government of Nova Scotia
provides free schooling from kindergarten to the end of secondary school.
Province’s post-secondary education facilities offer a full range of programs
through its 11 universities and 13 professional colleges.
Nova Scotia has a very diverse economy
that includes key industries in the services, manufacturing and mining sectors.
It has also a highly developed forestry sector as well as a highly specialized
commercial agriculture sector. The mining sector is dominated by coal
production. The province of Nova Scotia has recently begun to benefit from the
extensive exploration of offshore oil and gas has been undertaken in the past
decade.
Geographic
details of Nova Scotia
Capital |
Halifax |
Largest
City |
Halifax |
Total
Area |
21,345 sq.
mi |
Area
rank |
12th in
Canada |
Population |
9.71
lakhs (2019) |
Population
Rank |
7th in
Canada |
Per
capita |
C$44,931 |
Weather
Condition of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia has a modified continental
climate that is greatly influenced by the proximity of the sea. The Atlantic
coastal regions experience the warmest winter and coolest summer
temperatures.
Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP)
Nova Scotia is a small Canadian province
located in the Maritimes region of the country.
The NSNP is Nova Scotia’s Provincial
Nominee Program. Through this program, prospective immigrants with the skills and
experience targeted by the province may receive a Nova Scotia Provincial
Nomination Certificate.
Candidates who meet the criteria of one of nine different streams listed below can be nominated for Nova Scotia immigration.
·
Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry
·
Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry
·
Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities:
Express Entry
·
Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities
For Physicians: Express Entry
·
Skilled Worker
·
Physician
·
Occupations In Demand
· Entrepreneur
· International Graduate
Nova Scotia Demand : Express Entry
Nova Scotia uses the federal government's Express Entry immigration selection system in order to select candidates for Nova
Scotia Demand: Express Entry. This stream, which came into effect on January1,
2015, is for highly-skilled individuals with a post-secondary education and
qualifications that will help them successfully settle in Nova Scotia.
Prospective
candidates must score at least 67 out of 100 points on a point grid that
measures
Education
(Maximum 25 points)
Language
ability
(Maximum 28 points)
Work experience (Maximum 15
points)
Age
(Maximum 12 points)
Arranged employment
in Nova Scotia (Maximum 10 points)
Adaptability
factors (Maximum 10 points)
The candidate has an arranged job offer from a Nova Scotia-based employer.
Nova Scotia Experience : Express Entry
Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry provides a pathway to permanent residence for highly skilled applicants who have worked for a Nova Scotia employer for at least one year.
Candidates must also be eligible to enter the federal Express Entry pool through one of the three federal economic immigration programs:
·
Federal Skilled Worker
·
Federal Skilled Trades
·
Canadian Experience Class
There are two application routes to Nova
Scotia Experience: Express Entry stream. Candidates may either apply
directly to the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration (NSOI), or they
may be selected from the Express Entry pool by the NSOI. To be
considered for this stream, candidates are required to have an active profile
under the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) online
Express Entry system to submit a complete application to the NSOI.
If required, candidates may have to attend
an in-person interview in Nova Scotia. Candidates will be notified if such
an interview is required.
The Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities stream
provides a pathway to Canadian permanent residence for Express Entry candidates
who meet specified labour market needs in the province.
This unique stream is flexible and the specified occupations and criteria may vary from draw to draw, depending on Nova Scotia's labour market and social needs.
Candidates interested in applying under this
stream must have a valid federal Express Entry profile under one of the three
federal economic immigration programs:
·
Federal Skilled Worker (FSW)
·
Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC)
·
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
The Nova Scotia
Labour Market Priorities for Physician stream selects Express Entry
candidates who have an approved job offer as either a general practitioner and
family physician (NOC 3112) or a specialist physician (NOC 3111).
The Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities Stream
for Physicians provides a pathway to Canadian permanent residence for general
practitioners, family physicians and specialist physicians who are in the
Express Entry pool.
Candidates must have an approved offer from the
Nova Scotia Health Authority or the Izaak Walton Killam (IWK) Health
Centre in Halifax, among other criteria, and they must receive a Letter of
Interest from the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration in order to apply. This
program pulls candidate profiles from the federal Express Entry pool
under one of two federal economic immigration programs:
·
Federal Skilled Worker (FSW)
·
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
The Skilled Worker stream helps Nova Scotia
employers recruit and hire foreign workers and international graduates whose
skills are in limited supply in the province.
The Nova Scotia Nominee Program
(NSNP) Skilled Worker Stream provides a Canadian immigration pathway to
foreign nationals with the required skills for positions that the province has
not been able to fill with a permanent resident or Canadian citizen. The
Skilled Worker Stream is not an Express Entry-linked Stream, which means
foreign nationals can apply for Canadian permanent residence even if they are
not eligible to enter the federal Express Entry pool.
The Nova Scotia Office of Immigration
(NSOI) does not provide a specific occupation or skills shortage list for the
Skilled Worker Stream. However, the NSOI utilizes the National
Occupational Classification (NOC) to distinguish between three occupation
types: Skilled Workers, Semi-skilled, and Low-skilled Workers.
This category is for individuals with
experience in an occupation classified as NOC level 0, A or B, also known as
skilled occupations. Priority is given to these highly skilled
applicants.
This category is for workers whose
occupations are classified as NOC level C. Applications in this category will
only be considered if all eligibility criteria are met and the applicant has
worked for at least six months with a Nova Scotia employer that is supporting
his or her application for permanent residence.
This category is for individuals
whose occupations are classified as NOC level D. Applications in this category
will only be considered if all eligibility criteria are met and the applicant
has worked for at least six months with a Nova Scotia employer that is
supporting his or her application for permanent residence. There must be a
strong sense of support from an employer, such as contribution to the
immigration fees, accommodation/housing, language training, and career training
plans.
The Nova Scotia
Occupation in Demand Stream is designed to target specific NOC Skill Level C
related jobs that are in high demand in the province of Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia’s Occupation
in Demand Stream is a three-year pilot for candidates with an eligible job
offer in a targeted intermediate-skilled occupation.
Introduced in May
2019, the Occupation in Demand Stream is used to nominate workers in
occupations “in high labour demand” in Nova Scotia for Canadian permanent
residence.
Occupations targeted
through the stream are subject to change as labour market needs in the province
evolve.
The stream is
currently open to eligible candidates with a full-time permanent job offer from
a Nova Scotia employer in the following two occupations, both of which are
considered Skill Level C under Canada’s National Occupational Classification
(NOC):
·
NOC 3413 — Nurses, aides,
orderlies and patient service
· NOC 7511 — Transport truck drivers
International Graduate
Entrepreneur Stream
The International
Graduate Entrepreneur Stream is open to graduates who have completed at least
two years of full-time study from a recognized Nova Scotia university or Nova
Scotia Community College, have operated their own business in Nova Scotia for
at least one year, and intend to settle permanently in Nova Scotia.
This Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) stream functions on an Expression of Interest (EOI) system whereby candidates submit an EOI and are then awarded points based on a number of criteria. The highest ranked candidates are invited to apply to the program by the NSNP. The IGE Stream targets international graduates who intend to reside permanently in the province while owning and actively managing a Nova Scotia business.
Physician Stream
The Physician Stream is open to internationally-trained general practitioners, family physicians and specialist physicians with a signed employment offer from Nova Scotia's healthcare authorities.
Internationally-trained doctors and specialists with the necessary
skills to fill healthcare positions in Nova Scotia may be eligible to apply for
permanent residence in Nova Scotia under the Physician Stream.
The Nova Scotia Nominee
Program (NSNP) launched the Physician Stream to support Nova Scotia's
public authorities — the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) and the Izaak
Walton Killam (IWK) Health Centre— to employ general practitioners, family
physicians, and specialist physicians to work in the province and help
alleviate healthcare labour shortages.
The
Physician Stream allows the NSHA and the IWK Health Centre to recruit foreign
physicians to fill positions that they have been unable to fill with a
permanent resident or Canadian citizen.
Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP)
Employers in Atlantic Canada who wish to hire
foreign talent through the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP) must first
receive employer designation.
The AIPP is an
immigration pilot program, introduced in 2017. It allows eligible skilled
workers, intermediate level workers, and international
graduates to become permanent residents of Canada and immigrate to one of
the Atlantic provinces, namely Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward
Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
All programs under
the AIPP are employer-driven, meaning that applicants require a job offer in
order to satisfy the criteria. As such, local employers play a big role in the
process.
There is no Labour Market Impact Assessment process under the AIPP. However, employers must still follow a few steps in order to hire
through this program.
Under the AIPP, employers also work with settlement service provider organizations in their province. This will help newcomers settle and integrate in Canada.
Nova Scotia AIPP employer requirements
Nova Scotia is one of four Atlantic provinces working in partnership with the Government of Canada to recruit foreign workers to fill jobs in Atlantic Canada that have not been filled locally. Foreign nationals interested in participating in the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program may be residing abroad or on temporary status in Canada at the time of applying.
All applicants to
the pilot must have a job offer from a designated employer that meets the
requirements of the program.
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