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International Post Graduate
Students
Topics for Today
• Pathways to Immigration
• Nova Scotia Office of Immigration
• Nova Scotia Nominee Program
- Requirements
- Process
• Settlement Programs and Services
Pathways to Immigration
Family
Class
Economic Class
Federal
Skilled
Trades
Federal
Skilled
Worker
Business
Immigrant
(includes
Start-Up Visa)
Provincial
Nominee
Programs
Spouses,
Partners &
Children
Other
relatives
Canadian
Live-in
Experience Caregivers
Class
Protected Persons Class
Government
Assisted
Refugees
Privately
Sponsored
Refugees
Dependents
Abroad
Protected
Persons in
Canada
Parents and
grandparents
(Super-visa)
Skilled
Worker
Family
Business
Worker
Nova Scotia
Demand:
Express Entry
Other
Humanitarian
and
Compassionate
Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
Current NS Nominee Program
streams
Future NS Nominee Program
streams
Business
Stream
Nova Scotia Office of
Immigration
• Established in April 2005
• Staff (27) diversity: Canada, United Kingdom,
China, St. Lucia, Croatia Egypt and India
• Language diversity: English, French, Arabic,
Gujarati, Creole, Mandarin, Cantonese and
Croatian
Nova Scotia Office of Immigration
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What we do:
• Nova Scotia Nominee Program, Settlement
Program, Strategic Policy and External
Relations, Stakeholder Engagement,
Communications, Administration
• Attracting new skilled immigrants & their
families
• Helping immigrants settle, succeed and stay
Nova Scotia Nominee Program
Benefits
• Primary tool for recruiting skilled international
workers to the province
• Province selects and nominates individuals who will
contribute to labour market and economy
• Flexibility – assessment based on criteria not points
system
• Faster processing
• No fees to apply
Nova Scotia Nominee Program
Criteria
• Legal status
• Work experience
• Age
• Financial resources
• Education
• Intention to settle
• English or French
language ability
(listening, reading,
writing and speaking)
• Full-time, permanent
job offer
Skilled Worker Stream Criteria
Skilled Occupations (NOC O, A, B):
• Main focus is on these occupations
• Permanent, full-time job offer from NS employer
• Age 21 to 55
• Canadian high school equivalency of 12 years
• Related work experience of 12 months or 1,560
hours within the last 5 years
• English or French language ability to a CLB Level
5 (mandatory testing on case-by-case basis)
• Financial resources and settlement supports
Skilled Worker Stream Criteria
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Semi-skilled and Low-skilled Occupations
(NOC C and D)
• Considered on a case-by-case basis
• Permanent, full-time job offer from established NS
employer
• Age 21 to 55
• Canadian high school equivalency of 12 years
- English or French language ability to a CLB Level
4 (mandartory language testing)
Skilled Worker Stream Criteria
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• Related work experience of 12 months or 1,560
hours within the last 5 years, 6 months of which
must be with the NS employer supporting the
application
• Applicants with a federal post-graduation work
permit where occupations fall under NOC D are
not eligible to apply (see ‘when not to apply’ in
Skilled Worker Stream Application Guidelines)
Application Process
*Always review Skilled Worker Stream
Application Guidelines, specifically under ‘when
not to apply’ on page 10 before applying*
Two Stage Process:
Step 1: Apply to Nova Scotia Nominee Program
• Meet eligibility requirements
• Prepare and submit complete application package
• Processing within 3 months or more
Application Process (continued)
Step 2: Apply to Citizenship and Immigration
Canada (CIC) as Provincial Nominee
• Meet admissibility requirements
• Submit federal application and certificate of
nomination to CIC – Central Intake Office in
Sydney, Nova Scotia
• CIC has final say in awarding permanent
residency
Settlement Services
Nova Scotia Start:
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Pre-arrival and post-arrival services
Settlement planning and services
Introduction to Nova Scotia
Communication and language skills
Business Programs
More information: www.novascotiastart.ca
Settlement Services (continued)
Immigrant Services Association of Nova
Scotia
• Employment programs and services
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Career coaching
Resume and cover letter writing
Pre-employment workshops
Practice interviews
• For more information: www.isans.ca / 902-423-3607
Thank you! Questions?
Contact us:
Nova Scotia Office of Immigration
1741 Brunswick Street, Suite 110A
PO Box 1535, Halifax, NS B3J 2Y3
Phone: (902) 424-5230
E-mail: [email protected]
www.novascotiaimmigration.ca/ www.immigrationnouvelleecosse.ca