The Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP) nominates individuals to the federal government wishing to obtain Canadian permanent residence.

What Are The NLPNP Immigration Categories?

1. Express Entry Skilled Worker Category.
2. Skilled Worker Category.
3. International Graduate Category.
4. International Graduate Entrepreneur Category.
5. International Entrepreneur Category.
6. Atlantic Immigration Pilot

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1) Express Entry Skilled Worker Category

This category is for applicants who:

• Have a profile in the federal Express Entry Pool
• Have a high-skilled job offer from an eligible Newfoundland & Labrador employer for at least two years with possibility of extension.
• Salary and benefits must meet provincial standards and prevailing wage rates.

Additional requirements:

• Score a minimum of 67 points out of 100 on the PNP point assessment grid.
• Have an IRCC Work Permit with at least 4 months remaining at time of application or be entitled to apply for one.
• Have a Canadian post-secondary degree or diploma, or a foreign qualification with an approved Educational Credential Assessment.
• Demonstrate the intention and ability to settle permanently in Newfoundland and Labrador.
• Have sufficient settlement funds and/or financial resources.
• Provide language test results matching level declared in Express Entry profile.

2) Skilled Worker Category

This category is for individuals who have a guaranteed offer of employment from a Newfoundland and Labrador employer, or who are already working in the province on a valid Work Permit. To be eligible to submit an application under this program, you must:

• Have a full-time job offer from a Newfoundland and Labrador employer;**
• Have a Citizenship and Immigration Canada Work Permit or be entitled to apply for one;
• Have the qualifications, training, skills, and/or accreditation required for the job;
• Demonstrate the intention and ability to settle permanently in Newfoundland and Labrador;
• Demonstrate that you have sufficient settlement funds and financial resources to successfully establish yourself and any dependents in Newfoundland and Labrador;
• Your employer (or future employer) can demonstrate a need for your skill set; and
• Demonstrate sufficient English or French language capability to perform the employment duties. 

** Some applications to the International Graduate category can be working in a field unrelated to their study at the time of application, provided they graduated from Memorial University or College of the North Atlantic.

To qualify in this instance, candidates require:

1. A post-secondary degree or diploma or an equivalent amount of experience;
2. A job or job offer that corresponds to NOC level 0, A, B or C;
3. The job must reasonably be expected to lead to career advancement;
4. A recent combination of skill, experience and/or training, according to the NOC description, in the field they are working;
5. Job or job offer must be full-time and indeterminate;
6. Position responds to a labour market need in Newfoundland & Labrador

3) International Graduate Category

This category is for recent graduates who have a Post-Graduate Work Permit and a job or job offer from a Newfoundland and Labrador employer. In order to qualify under this category, the applicant must:

• Have completed at least half of their studies in Canada and have graduated from an eligible publicly funded Canadian college or university;
• Have completed at minimum a two-year diploma or degree program, while studying on a full-time basis with opportunity for advancement;
• Have a full-time job offer in their field of study, or a related field of study, from a Newfoundland and Labrador employer; 
• Have applied to the NLPNP within two years of the date on which they received their degree or diploma;
• Have legal status to work in Canada; that is to say, have a Citizenship and Immigration Canada Post-Graduate Work Permit;
• Have the qualifications, training, skills, and accreditation required for the job;
• Demonstrate the intention and ability to settle permanently in Newfoundland and Labrador; 
• Can demonstrate that they have sufficient financial resources to successfully establish themselves and any dependents in Newfoundland and Labrador; 
• Can demonstrate sufficient English or French language capability to perform the employment duties.

4) International Graduate Entrepreneur Category

Newfoundland officials announced the International Graduate Entrepreneur Category on July 30, 2018. Further details are expected soon. Check this for updated information.

Basic requirements:

• Open to immigrants wishing to start, join or manage a business in the province.
• Be a graduate of Memorial University or the College of the North Atlantic.
• Have complete a program at least two years in length.
• Have benchmark level 7 in one of Canada’s official languages.
• Have at least one year of experience in managing or owning a business in the province.
• Candidates must establish themselves and their business on a temporary work permit, before being nominated for permanent residence after at least one year.
• There is no up-front investment requirement.

5) International Entrepreneur Category

Newfoundland officials announced the International Entrepreneur Category on July 30, 2018. Further details are expected soon. Check this for updated information.

Basic requirements:

• Open to immigrants aged 21 to 59.
• Transfer $500,000 in net business and personal assets to the province.
• Have two years of experience managing a business.
• Candidates must establish themselves and their business on a temporary work permit, before being nominated for permanent residence after at least one year.

6) Atlantic Immigration Pilot

The Atlantic Immigration Pilot is a joint federal-provincial program targeting skilled workers and international students.

It is an employer-driven immigration program.

Click here for more information on the Atlantic Immigration Pilot.

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