All You Need to Know About the Nova Scotia Immigration

Be it travel, work or study, Canada makes up for an excellent option for all. It offers a better life, high standards of living, access to world-class education and gives you ample chance to work and live in a peaceful multicultural society. Of all the beautiful provinces in Canada, Nova Scotia still charms the world with its lupine-decorated fields, extravagant houses, picture-perfect towers and gently covering waves on sandy shores.

Good looks aside, this wonderful province of Canada has one of the fastest growing information and communications technology sector. On the top of it, health care and social service sectors, goods sector as well as the public administration have also been on the rise thus enhancing the employment scenario of the state.          
                                       
If you're keen on migrating to this wonderful province of Canada, Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) is a sure shot way to fulfill your desire. Any prospective immigrant who has the required skill and experience as demanded by the Nova Scotia can be nominated to migrate under this program.

Once you have decided that you want to live and work permanently in Nova Scotia, you are advised to review the different NSNP streams to determine your eligibility. Typically you'll have four different categories - Skilled worker category, Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry, Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry and Family Business Worker, among which you can apply as per your eligibility.

To apply, complete the required application forms enclosed with all the supporting documentation and submit your application to the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration for evaluation. It may take three or more months to process your application.

Within six months of acquiring your nominee certificate, you will have to apply to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for your permanent resident visa. You, your spouse and your dependents will have to meet all the requirements for medical, security and criminal inadmissibility. In some cases, you may also have to go through the interview process to get a permanent resident visa for Nova Scotia.

The eligibility criteria for Nova Scotia skilled worker immigration include:

1. Canadian residents should have a proof of legal status.
2. The candidate should be 21 to 55 years of age while filing application.
3. The candidate must have received a part-time or a full-time job opportunity from a Nova Scotia-based company.
4. He/she must have completed 10+2 and must have the relevant education and training required to work in Canada.
5. He/she must have at least 12 months of work experience.
6. Should have excellent fluency in writing and speaking English and French.
7. Must exhibit the real purpose of settling in the Province of Nova Scotia.

Organizations supporting applicants through this program must meet the following requirements:

1. Should have permanent establishment in Nova Scotia.
2. Should be functional in Nova Scotia, under the current governance, for at least two years.
3. Should offer full time, permanent job offers to the individual applicant.
4. The line of work should be in Nova Scotia.
5. The remuneration and payments in the job should meet Provincial employment standards.
6. The job must be offered when there is a dearth of qualified Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
7. Job offers made to NOC level C or D line of work will be well thought out based on local labor market demands and stipulations.
8. Must display recruitment efforts to fill the position with a well-qualified Canadian citizen or permanent resident.