Nova Scotia announces new immigration targets for 2022

Highlights

• Nova Scotia sets new immigration target under NSNP and AIP
• Nova Scotia welcomes around 9,025 newcomers as permanent residents in 2021
• Invests around $1 million for immigration and population growth marketing campaigns
• $1.4 million for settlement services in communities

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Nova Scotia immigration initiatives

Nova Scotia confirms its allotment using Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) and Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) for 2022. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) provides the number of allocations each year based on the Immigration Levels Plan.

Immigration Program	Number of nominations	Increased % from 2021
NSNP	5340	75
AIP	1173	75

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Immigration initiative for economic growth

Immigration Program	Year	Permanent Residents	Increased % from 2019
NSNP	2021	9025	19
AIP	2021	1564	-

Budget allocation for Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia invests and allocates budget for Immigration programs and a few services mentioned below.

Years	Immigration & population growth	Settlement Series	For more Staff
2022-23	$1 million	$1.4 million	$895,000

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Minister of Labour Skills and Immigration, Jill Balser Statement

“Nova Scotia is definitely a special place that excites and also one can foresee their future along with their families. Population growth plays a key role in the country’s economic success. We have plans to welcome many people to make Nova Scotia their permanent home after preparing for growth, market standards, working with employers and many settlement organizations.”

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Nova Scotia Immigration Programs

 

1.       Atlantic immigration program (AIP)

The Atlantic immigration program was introduced in 2017 as an experimental program for the immigrants to get settled in any of the four Atlantic Provinces.

AIP has a proven record level of success and was finally made permanent in January 2022.

This encourages Atlantic Canadian employers to register with the province for official designation; this earns that if the employers hire foreign nationals, they can omit the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA).

If at all an employee accepts a job offer from an authorized employer, then the employer must have to connect them with a designated settlement service provider. The service provider needs to assess the applicant and any family members for their arrival and create a settlement plan.

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2. Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP)

The NSNP is an independent program from the AIP that offers the candidates nine different immigration pathways.

Express Entry aligned streams

The Nova Scotia labor market priorities, Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry, and for Nova Scotia labor market priorities, physicians are only open to candidates with Express Entry profiles with the IRCC.

IRCC uses Express Entry, an application management system for economic immigration programs. Candidates with eligibility criteria for Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), and Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) have been allocated scores that are based on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). The highest scored people receive an invitation to apply (ITA) for permanent resident status.

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Skilled Worker stream

This stream needs a job offer from an employer in Nova Scotia Province, and the illustrating work experience must be listed in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) skill code.

The Skilled Worker stream can be applied through the NOC skill codes 0, A, B, C, or D. Language proficiency score requirements can be varied depending on the candidate’s NOC.

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In-Demand Occupation stream

The In-Demand Occupation Stream needs a job offer from any in-demand occupations, generally from the NOCs C and D.

In-Demand International Graduates stream

The In-Demand International Graduates stream applicants have to finish at least a 30-week program for an in-demand occupation like early childcare or any in-demand occupation-related program. At least half of the 30-week program needs to be completed in Nova Scotia, and a job offer in Nova Scotia is required.

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International Graduate: Entrepreneur stream

The International Graduate - Entrepreneur stream is the program for international graduates who have completed a two-year study program during their post-secondary school and must have obtained a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP). These Candidates also require at least one year of the business ownership experience.

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Entrepreneur stream

Entrepreneur stream candidates must have at least three years of the business ownership experience, a business plan, and the willingness to invest a minimum of $150,000 in acquiring or establishing a business within Nova Scotia province.

Immigration initiatives a success in Atlantic Canada

Nova Scotia’s population growth is primarily associated with the NSNP and AIP programs. Between 2017 and 2021, around 10000 newcomers arrived in Nova Scotia, and 91% of the immigrants stayed in the province only.

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