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Provincial Nominee Program

Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program

Newfoundland and Labrador keeps the freshest public draw record of any province, updated within a day of each round. Two things catch applicants out. Every worker route requires a job offer, with no exceptions, and anyone who lived in another province before arriving must complete a full year of work in Newfoundland before they can be nominated.

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Streams currently listed
5
Usable from outside Canada
3

Status

The Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program right now

OpenNewfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program

Open and inviting regularly, with the most recent round on 10 September 2026. The province moved to an expression of interest model in February 2025 after demand outstripped the spaces available.

Priority Skills NL no longer appears among the province's current pathways, though no formal closure was announced. Selection is discretionary rather than scored: meeting the criteria does not guarantee an invitation, and the province notes that applications tied to the St John's area may be given lower priority where a route is already heavily used.

Official NLPNP page Official draw results

Checked against the province's own pages on September 11, 2026. Streams change through the year, so confirm on the official page before you apply.

Streams

Streams you can use from outside Canada

Open

Skilled Worker

Workers with a job offer from a Newfoundland and Labrador employer, at any skill level.

Open to applicants outside Canada

Open

International Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurs starting or buying a business in the province.

Open to applicants outside Canada

OpenExpress Entry linked

Express Entry Skilled Worker

Candidates already in the federal Express Entry pool with a job offer in the province.

Open to applicants outside Canada

Streams

Streams that need you to be here already

Open

International Graduate

Graduates staying in the province on a post-graduation work permit.

Requires you to already be in the province

Open

International Graduate Entrepreneur

Memorial University and College of the North Atlantic graduates already running a business in the province.

Requires you to already be in the province

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