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Provincial Nominee Program

Nova Scotia Provincial Nominee Program

Nova Scotia runs a compact programme of four streams, and the Skilled Worker stream is the realistic route for most people applying from outside Canada. The province publishes only monthly totals of candidates selected, not individual draws or score cut-offs, so nobody can tell you a cut-off score for Nova Scotia.

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Streams currently listed
4
Usable from outside Canada
2
Cities covered
1
Occupations in demand
3

Status

The Nova Scotia Nominee Program right now

OpenNova Scotia Nominee Program

Open. Nova Scotia consolidated ten streams into four on 18 February 2026. Two changes since then affect applicants directly: expressions of interest now expire after twelve months, from 1 May 2026, and the province began charging application fees on 1 September 2026.

Ten streams were consolidated into these four on 18 February 2026. Expressions of interest submitted before that date remain active. Nova Scotia also lists Critical Vacancies in its navigation, but the province states plainly that it is not an invitation to apply for a nomination.

Official NSNP 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

Entrepreneur

Business owners who will invest in and actively run a Nova Scotia business.

Open to applicants outside Canada

Open

Skilled Worker

Workers with a permanent Nova Scotia job offer that the employer could not fill locally.

Open to applicants outside Canada

Streams

Streams that need you to be here already

Open

Nova Scotia Graduate

Graduates of Nova Scotia institutions working in one of four care and health occupations.

Requires you to already be in the province

OpenExpress Entry linked

Nova Scotia: Express Entry

People already working in Nova Scotia who hold an Express Entry profile, and approved physicians.

Requires you to already be in the province

Cities

Cities in Nova Scotia

Occupations

Occupations in demand in Nova Scotia

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