Most provinces and territories in Canada have an agreement with the Government of Canada that lets them nominate immigrants who want to settle there. Also, all of the provinces and territory have their own Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP), Inorder to promote immigration policies suited to a province’s particular needs. The provinces and territories nominates those immigrants who have the skills, education and work experience to contribute to the economy of that province or territory and also must want to live there. Also, the applicant have to pass a medical exam and get a police clearance certificate. Thus, all immigrants must have these checks, no matter where they plan to reside in Canada.
As a result, the provinces are receiving an increasing role in the selection of economic immigrants intending to settle in a province. Provincial Nominee guidelines may change at any time without notice. The general process under this category includes:
Since January 2015, many provinces and territories have launched new Express Entry streams to ease the immigration process.