Nova Scotia Skilled Worker Stream
The Skilled Worker stream of NSNP allows all the eligible employers of Nova Scotia to hire any international student who graduated recently or any foreign workers whose special skills are required in the Nova Scotia province.
Program Requirements
| Requirement | |
|---|---|
| Express Entry Profile | No |
| Connection to Province | Study Experience |
| Job Offer | No |
| Language Proficiency | Required more than or equal to CLB level 7. |
| Level of Education | Minimum Post-secondary. Minimum of 2 years. |
| Work Experience | Business ownership as well as managerial experience In the Nova Scotia province. Minimum of 1 year. |
| Investment Requirement | None |
Job Offer
An applicant is required to have a valid job offer from an eligible employer in the Nova Scotia province in order to become eligible to apply for the Nova Scotia Skilled Worker stream under NSNP. A valid job offer must come from an eligible business owner having a permanent residency status in the Nova Scotia province and must have been actively operating from past 2 years. The job offer will only be considered valid if an employer provides the proof that they were unable to find any Canadian citizen or a Permanent Resident to fill the vacant position.
If a valid job is offered at the skill level C or D as listed by NOC, an applicant must have a minimum work experience of 6 months working with an eligible employer in the Nova Scotia province. Applicants are required to demonstrate a minimum 1-year of full-time work experience in the same field as the new job offered to them.
Language Proficiency
All the applicants having a job offer of Skill Level 0, A, or B framed by NOC are exempted from the language proficiency test requirement. The applicants speaking English or French as their second language are required to appear for the language proficiency test, and submit their test scores along with their application.
The applicants having a job offer of Skill Level 0, A, or B framed by NOC are required to obtain a minimum of CLB level 5 in language proficiency test to become eligible to apply under this stream. All the applicants having a job offer of Skill Level C or D framed by NOC are required to obtain a minimum of CLB level 4 in language proficiency test to become eligible to apply under this stream.
Level of Education
All the applicants are required to have adequate education such as a Canadian high school diploma or any of the equivalent degrees.
Work Experience
Applicants are required to demonstrate a minimum 1-year of full-time work experience in the same field as the new job offered to them.
Settlement Funds
All the applicants are required to fulfil the settlement funds requirement as listed by IRCC.