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Provincial Nominee Program

Which provincial streams are worth your time?

A nomination adds 600 points — more than every other factor on the grid combined. For most people below the general cutoff, it is the realistic route.

Your score with a nomination

1200of 1,200

A CRS of 763 would have been invited in 10 of the last 10 general rounds. With a nomination, 1200 clears every cutoff IRCC has ever set.

Not sure? Work it out first — your answers carry over.

Streams, most reachable first

Ordered by how much you need before you can even apply — streams open to candidates with no prior tie to the province come first, because those are the ones you can act on today.

Ontario Workforce Priority stream

Ontario · Express Entry aligned

No local connection needed

Open to candidates with no prior connection to the province.

Typical threshold: Newly launched — no draw history to quote yet

  • · Ontario closed every other OINP stream when this one launched. If you were tracking Human Capital Priorities or the French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream, this replaces both.
  • · Read the Ontario page directly: this stream is new enough that no reliable pattern of draws exists.

Official stream page and current intake status

Alberta Advantage Immigration Program — Express Entry stream

Alberta · Express Entry aligned

No local connection needed

Open to candidates with no prior connection to the province.

Typical threshold: Alberta publishes no threshold and says its selection priorities change without notice

  • · An Express Entry profile, generally with a CRS of at least 300.
  • · Strong preference for candidates with an Alberta job offer or a family connection.
  • · Alberta issues Notifications of Interest; you cannot apply directly.

Official stream page and current intake status

Nova Scotia: Express Entry

Nova Scotia · Express Entry aligned

No local connection needed

Open to candidates with no prior connection to the province.

Typical threshold: Selected from an expression-of-interest pool; no published CRS floor

  • · Replaced three former streams in February 2026 — Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry, Labour Market Priorities, and Labour Market Priorities for Physicians.
  • · Nova Scotia draws from an expression-of-interest pool against current provincial priorities and its remaining nomination allocation.

Official stream page and current intake status

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program — International Skilled Worker: Express Entry

Saskatchewan · Express Entry aligned

Depends on your occupation

Depends on whether your occupation is on the province’s list.

Typical threshold: Ranked on Saskatchewan’s own 100-point grid, commonly 60s–80s

  • · An occupation on Saskatchewan’s in-demand list.
  • · Educational credential assessment and language results.
  • · No job offer required for this stream — one of the few genuinely open to outsiders.

Official stream page and current intake status

Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program — Skilled Worker Overseas

Manitoba · Express Entry aligned

Needs study, work or family there

Needs prior study, work or family in the province.

Typical threshold: Manitoba’s own 1,000-point grid; commonly 500–700

  • · A connection to Manitoba: family, prior study or work there, or an invitation from a targeted draw.
  • · Manitoba runs frequent draws, including ones restricted to specific occupations.

Official stream page and current intake status

BC PNP Skills Immigration — Skilled Worker

British Columbia · Express Entry aligned

Needs a job offer

Needs a job offer from an employer in the province.

Typical threshold: BC ranks on its own points system, not CRS

  • · An indeterminate full-time job offer from a BC employer.
  • · Scored on BC’s own registration system — CRS is not the ranking factor.
  • · Targeted tech, healthcare, childcare and construction draws run at lower scores.

Official stream page and current intake status

New Brunswick Skilled Worker — Express Entry

New Brunswick · Express Entry aligned

Needs a job offer

Needs a job offer from an employer in the province.

Typical threshold: Selection is by employer need rather than a published CRS floor

  • · A job offer from a New Brunswick employer, or participation in a provincial information session.
  • · French ability is a substantial advantage.

Official stream page and current intake status

PEI PNP — Express Entry

Prince Edward Island · Express Entry aligned

Needs a job offer

Needs a job offer from an employer in the province.

Typical threshold: PEI ranks on its own points grid

  • · Generally a full-time job offer from a PEI employer.
  • · A very small annual allocation — expect long waits.

Official stream page and current intake status

NL PNP — Express Entry Skilled Worker

Newfoundland and Labrador · Express Entry aligned

Needs a job offer

Needs a job offer from an employer in the province.

Typical threshold: No published CRS floor

  • · A job offer from a Newfoundland and Labrador employer.
  • · The Priority Skills stream offers a route without a job offer for some in-demand fields.

Official stream page and current intake status

Yukon Nominee Program — Skilled Worker

Yukon · Paper-based

Needs a job offer

Needs a job offer from an employer in the province.

Typical threshold: Employer-driven; no public score threshold

  • · A job offer from a Yukon employer, who applies on your behalf.
  • · The employer, not the candidate, initiates the application.

Official stream page and current intake status

NTNP — Employer Driven

Northwest Territories · Paper-based

Needs a job offer

Needs a job offer from an employer in the province.

Typical threshold: Employer-driven; no public score threshold

  • · A job offer from an NWT employer, who applies on your behalf.

Official stream page and current intake status

Before you rely on any of this: Provincial streams open and close without notice, and thresholds move mid-year. Every figure above is indicative and was last checked on 2026-08-11 — confirm intake status with the province before you spend money or make plans. 14 streams are listed here; provinces run more, including ones aimed at graduates, entrepreneurs and specific communities.
Note: Being eligible for a stream is not the same as being nominated. Provinces select against their own labour-market priorities, and most run their own scoring separate from CRS.

Source: Ontario — Ontario Workforce Priority stream; Ontario — Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program — Human Capital Priorities; Ontario — Ontario — French-Speaking Skilled Worker; British Columbia — BC PNP Skills Immigration — Skilled Worker. Data current as of 2026-08-11. Streams open and close without notice and thresholds move. Treat every figure as indicative and confirm with the province before acting. Next review: 2026-11-01.