Over the next three years, Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program to create a huge impact on immigration in the country.
The Canadian Provincial Nominee Program and the high-skilled economic immigration programs are under the control of Canada’s Express Entry system in plans to play vital roles in Canada’s immigration strategy in the years to come. The admissions targets are set for the combined plan for Canadian Provincial Nominee Program and the high-skilled economic immigration programs are set to reach 160,100 new permanent residents in 2021 under Canada’s new immigration levels plan released last week. This indicates a 23% hike in comparison to the earlier years.
For applying for permanent residence under Provincial Nominee Program, the applicants need a to be nominated by a Canadian province or territory. But first, you will have to apply to the province where you wish to settle and complete its provincial nomination process. The application then will be considered on the immigration needs and your unmalicious intention to live in the province.
The candidates nominated by the province will have the skills and education to help the economy of the province thrive while making a significant difference to the community. Once the candidates receive the nomination, the candidate will have to apply for the further processing of permanent residence or their citizenship which will then be examined based on Canadian immigration regulations.
The three Federal High Skilled programs(Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class and the Canadian Experience Class) and Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) will attain nearly 44% of 1.3 million new permanent residents which is 572,000 which is planned for the term between 2018-2021.
The tabular below clearly explains the admission targets
Year |
Federal High Skilled Targets |
Provincial Nominee Program Targets |
Combined total |
2018201920202021 |
74,90081,40085,80088,800 |
55,80061,00067,80071,300 |
129,900142,400153,600160,100 |