Northwest Territories nominee stream · NTNP-FR
NTNP Francophone Stream (Northwest Territories)
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French-speaking workers with a job offer from a Northwest Territories employer.
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How it works
About the francophone stream
The genuine overseas route, and the territory says so: candidates do not need a work permit when they apply, which is precisely why employers use this stream to recruit internationally. It runs first come, first served rather than by draw, and accepts job offers at every skill level.
Applying from outside Canada: The best northern option for applicants abroad. Two cautions. The governing guidelines still carry an effective date of November 2025 and were not reissued for the 2026 changes. And this is one of the two pages that still opens with the stale notice about the 2025 intake being closed, which sits directly above the current stream description, so read past it and confirm the detail with the territory before applying.
Source: the province's own page for this stream. Last checked September 18, 2026. Provinces change stream criteria without notice, so confirm the detail before you rely on it.
Requirements
What this stream asks for
- A job offer from a Northwest Territories employer, in any TEER level
- Two language tests, each in a single sitting: CLB 5 in French and CLB 4 in English
- Settlement funds of $10,000, plus $2,000 for each accompanying dependant, with three months of stamped bank statements
- No work permit required at the time of application
Programme
The Northwest Territories programme right now
Open. The employer-driven stream moved to an expression of interest model in March 2026, while the francophone and business streams stay first come, first served. The 2026 allocation was raised from 197 to 300 in August. The last draw currently scheduled is 25 September 2026, with a cut-off of 22 September for entering the pool.
Exactly two official pages still display a notice saying the programme has closed its 2025 intake because it received enough applications to fill a nomination cap of 300. They are the Immigrate Here landing page and the Francophone Stream page. That text is stale: the territory has run and published expression of interest draws on 25 March, 25 June and 26 August 2026, and has scheduled the next for 25 September 2026. No such notice appears on the Business Stream, Employer-Driven Stream, Skilled Worker, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled, or NWT Express Entry pages.
Official NTNP page Official draw results
Checked against the province's own pages on September 18, 2026. Streams change through the year, so confirm on the official page before you apply.
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