What are Provincial Nominee Programs?
Canada PNP (Province Nomination programs) allow Canadian provinces to nominate individuals for immigration to their province based on criteria set by the provincial government from the foreign countries. Successful applicants obtain a provincial nomination which is helpful to get the ITA (Invitation to Apply) from IRCC (Refugees and Citizenship Canada), which may then be used to apply to Immigration to Canada.
Canada Immigration department permits Canadian provinces and territories to nominate and select skilled working professionals to migrate and settle in Canada while helping their economy in a fruitful manner through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) makes the provinces sign an agreement in order to participate in this activity. By this agreement, the provinces are allowed to select candidates as per requirements.
Canada PNP program lets prospective candidates file through a specific province or territory in Canada. The related province or territory can then nominate the candidates through Canada Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). All the provinces fall in this category except Quebec which is having its own set of criteria for selecting eligible candidates.
The efforts of the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) made it possible for all provinces and territories to come to an agreement keeping in mind the skilled immigration agreement. This agreement involves the particular requirements of employers and capital investment as per each geographical need. As a matter of fact, all the provinces in Canada have designed their own set of rules and business immigration schemes in order to uplift and stabilize their economy by motivating skilled professionals in their provinces.