The Federal Government of Canada concluded several agreements with the provinces helping them select immigrants on their territories. Selected immigrants should have the skills, education and work experience needed to make an immediate economic contribution to the province or territory that nominates them. Jade Immigration offers services in all of the below mentioned programs.


Alberta

• Employer driven stream
    1. Skilled worker category
    2. International graduate category
    3. Semi-skilled worker category
        1. Food and beverage processing industry
        2. Hotel and lodging industry 
            a. Food and beverage servers and room attendants
            b. Front desk agent/clerk
    4. Manufacturing industry
    5. Trucking industry
• Self-employed farmer stream.

British Colombia

• Strategic Occupations
  The Strategic Occupations component of the BC PNP supports BC employers who need to recruit or retain highly qualified foreign workers to help meet their current and future skill needs, and whose activities contribute to the Province’s economic development objectives. The employer and the prospective employee (nominee candidate) submit a joint application to the program.
  
• Business Immigrants
  This component of the program accepts applications from experienced entrepreneurs who plan to invest in and actively manage a business in BC.

Manitoba

• General Stream
• Employer Direct Stream
• Family Support Stream
• International Student Stream
• Community Support Stream
• Business Category

New Brunswick

Job Offer Applicants
To be considered for nomination as a skilled worker under the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program, you require a permanent, full-time job offer from an established New Brunswick company. The job must meet provincial employment standards and offer comparable industry rates of pay. In most cases, the skills offered by the potential immigrant are not readily available in New Brunswick and employers must demonstrate that they are having difficulty finding these skills in the local job market.

As an applicant to the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program, you must make a commitment to settle permanently in New Brunswick and are required to sign a declaration stating your intention to live and work in this province. Provincial Nominees are likely to see their application for immigration to Canada processed expeditiously.

Business Plan
To be considered as a business plan applicant:

• you must have previous management experience with proven success as a senior executive and/or business owner;
• your business skills must be relevant to the business you intend to pursue in New Brunswick;
• You must have sufficient funds to finance the first phase of the planned business venture without third party assistance and to support your family for a period of up to two years (the personal net worth requirement will vary based on business venture proposed);

Newfoundland and Labrador

Occupational/Skilled Worker
An applicant with specialized skills and experience which may fill a shortage or specialized need in the existing provincial labour market. Applicants much have either a guaranteed job offer from a local employer or be currently employed within the province on a valid work permit.

Immigrant Entrepreneur
An applicant who intends to be self-employed and wants to start a new business or purchase an existing business. Applicants must take up residence in the province.

Immigrant Partner
An applicant who invests and actively participates in a new or existing business located in Newfoundland and Labrador as a director or a senior manager. Applicants must take up residence in the province. No more than four immigrant partners can participate in any such business.



Nova Scotia

• Skilled Worker Stream
• Family Business Worker Stream
• Community Identified Stream
• Economic Stream
• International Graduate Stream
• Business Mentor Program

Prince Edward Island

Under the Agreement for Canada-Prince Edward Island Co-operation on Immigration, the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) is a Federal-Provincial partnership agreement between the Province of Prince Edward Island and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). PEI PNP is a shared responsibility whereby the Province recruits, selects and nominates qualified immigrant applicants, with the federal government completing security and health background checks and giving final approval.

There are four categories for immigrant selection under the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program, which are as follows:

1. Skilled Worker Category
To be eligible to apply to the Skilled Worker Category an applicant is required to have:

• a bona fide offer of employment from a Prince Edward Island employer
• education and training consistent with the position offered
• a moderate command of the English and/or French language if required for the position
• the intention to settle in Prince Edward Island
• pay a $250 application fee

2. Immigrant Connections Category
The Government of Prince Edward Island, through the Provincial Nominee Program Office, welcomes people to share their “connections”. This category encourages a “champion” to suggest family members they would like the PEI PNP office to consider for nomination. The “champion” provides a written commitment stating they will take every possible action to ensure the nominee’s integration into the Province is a smooth one.

Champions must have lived in Prince Edward Island for more than two (2) years after receiving permanent residency, have a regular source of income sufficient for their needs and their dependents, and have an unblemished personal history.

3. Immigrant Partner Category
An Immigrant Partner invests a minimum of $200,000 by way of preferred shares in a Prince Edward Island business and serves as a director of that company. To be eligible to apply to the Immigrant Partner Category an applicant is required to have:

• a minimum net worth of $400,000 Canadian dollars
• be between the ages of 21 and 49 and no older than 55
• a minimum 12 years of education (high school)
• have at least five years of management or business ownership experience in a sector with relevance to the Prince Edward Island economy
• the intention live in Prince Edward Island

The applicant must also:

• use an Investment Intermediary approved by the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program
• make an exploratory visit to Prince Edward Island of a minimum three days to meet with potential investment recipients
• provide a $25,000 good faith deposit placed in escrow and returnable after the applicant has resided in Prince Edward Island for a minimum of one (1) year after landing in Canada as a permanent resident.
• provide a $20,000 language deposit if the immigrant does not speak sufficient English and/or French, to pass an interview in that language, the $20,000 deposit will be returned when the applicant proves moderate English and/or French ability after residing in Prince Edward Island for a minimum of one (1) year after landing in Canada as a permanent resident.
• pay a $2,500 application fee

4. Immigrant Entrepreneur Category
An Immigrant Entrepreneur is an individual who has chosen to relocate to Prince Edward Island and to start or purchase a business; if purchasing, the Entrepreneur must purchase no less than one-third equity in the business. The minimum investment for an Entrepreneur is $100,000.

To be eligible to apply to the Immigrant Entrepreneur Category, an applicant is required to have the same criteria as an Immigrant Partner, make a visit to Prince Edward Island, and provide the same good faith deposit, language deposit (if applicable) and application fee.

In addition, the applicant must also:

• provide $100,000, to be held in escrow by the Province, to be returned when the nominated individual has resided in Prince Edward Island for a minimum of one (1) year after landing in Canada as a permanent resident and commenced business operations
• provide a Business Plan or a “Business Capacity Document” to indicate the potential for investment in Prince Edward Island

Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) can provide an alternate and quicker means of entry into Canada. It allows Saskatchewan to nominate applicants, who qualify under criteria established by the province, to the federal government for landed immigrant status. The SINP offers:

• The ability to select applicants whose skills and abilities best fit the province's needs;
• Application processing times that are faster than other federal immigration classes; and
• Assistance from Provincial Immigration Officers who are readily available to explain program requirements and processes.

Skilled Workers
This category is for skilled workers, professionals or managers who have a full-time, permanent job offer from a Saskatchewan employer. It is divided into three sub-categories: Skilled Workers/Professionals, Critical Occupations and Existing Work Permit.

Family Members
This category is for immigrant families living in Saskatchewan who want to help their family members live and work in the province. Supporting family members must provide settlement assistance to applicants and their dependents, which may include financial support.

Entrepreneurs
This category is designed to help entrepreneurs establish their businesses in Saskatchewan. We have Business Immigration Officers available to help you through every step of the process.

Farm Owners / Operators
This category is for individuals with proven experience in farming and substantial capital available to invest in a farming operation who intend to purchase and operate a farming operation in Saskatchewan.

Health Professions
This category allows internationally-trained health professionals, who have been working in Saskatchewan for at least six months under a temporary work permit, to apply for landed immigrant status under the SINP. It is divided into three sub-categories: Physicians, Nurses and Other Health Professions.

Students
This category allows students who have graduated from a recognized, Saskatchewan post-secondary educational institution and worked for at least six months for a Saskatchewan employer under a CIC post-graduation work permit in a field related to their schooling to apply for landed immigrant status under the SINP.

Long Haul Truck Drivers
This category allows Saskatchewan trucking firms to bring workers to the province for occupations requiring a high school diploma or on-the-job training under Service Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker policy.


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