The easternmost provinces of Canada are becoming increasingly popular among newcomers to the country.

Atlantic Canada consists of four provinces: Nova Scotia (NS), New Brunswick (NB), Prince Edward Island (PEI), and Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) are the provinces (NL).

In the last decade and a half, "the share of immigrants settling in Atlantic Canada has [nearly] tripled," according to Canada's most recent census. In fact, over the last 15 years, the percentage of Canadian immigrants who have chosen to live in Atlantic Canada has increased from 1.2% (2006) to 3.5% (2021).

If you want to immigrate to Atlantic Canada, the following are some possible immigration routes:

Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP)

On January 1, 2022, the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) was officially introduced .

The AIP is an immigration programme that exempts foreign nationals who already have a job offer in Atlantic Canada from obtaining a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA).

"Once the candidate accepts the position, the employer will connect the candidate with a designated settlement service provider organisation for a needs assessment and settlement plan development."

Employers will "support the long-term integration" of the newcomer and their family in Atlantic Canada in addition to providing a starting point for the immigrant's career in Canada. This will help ensure that immigrants who come through the AIP are able to settle in their new home.

More information on how to apply for immigration to Canada through the AIP are available here.

Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs)

Except for Quebec and Nunavut, eleven of Canada's thirteen provinces and territories have a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) that allows the province/territory to select foreign nationals who can best help address provincial or territorial labour market needs.

Among the four provinces that make up ‘Atlantic Canada’, these programs are:

New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) 

The NBPNP contains the following four streams:

Express Entry Stream: For foreign nationals best suited to assisting the province in meeting its specific demographic and labour market needs/goals;
Skilled Workers Stream: Candidates must be in possession of a full-time, permanent job offer.

Business Immigration Stream: Applicants to this stream must have plans for owning and actively managing a business;

Strategic iInitiative Stream: Particularly for immigrants from the francophone community, this stream accepts people who want to live or work permanently in New Brunswick and who have the knowledge, training, and work experience to contribute to the province.

Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP) 

The NLPNP has five streams:

Newfoundland and Labrador Express Entry Skilled Worker: For foreign skilled workers who hold a current job offer and have an active Express Entry profile in the Federal Pool of eligible candidates;

Skilled Worker Category: for qualified candidates with a job offer, including occupants of NL with a valid work permit;

International Graduate Category: A stream for recent graduates with a job offer and a Post-Graduate Work Permit (PGWP).

International Entrepreneur Category: Applicants in this stream want to start, co-manage, or buy a business in Newfoundland and Labrador after working for at least one year on a work permit in the province.

International Graduate Entrepreneur Category: This stream is reserved for graduates of a post-secondary institution in NL that want to establish, co-own, or run a business.

Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) 

There are nine different pathways contained within the NSNP:

Nova Scotia Experience (Express Entry): This stream does not require a job offer but it is reserved to those who have an Express Entry profile in the Federal Pool of eligible candidates.

Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities: Those who have a current and valid Express Entry profile. In this case, applicants must also have received a Letter of Interest on their Express Entry profile from the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration (NSOI).

Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities for Physicians: Applicants in this stream must first obtain "a job offer from the Nova Scotia Health Authority or IWK Health Centre as a general practitioner, family physician, or specialist physician" in addition to having an active and valid Express Entry profile and a Letter of Interest from NSOI.

There are also separate NSNP streams for the six groups of people listed below:

Skilled workers aged 21 to 55 who have a valid, full-time, and permanent job offer from a provincial employer

People working in occupations deemed to be in high demand across the province of Nova Scotia

International graduates working in high-demand occupations throughout Nova Scotia

Entrepreneurs over the age of 21 who "have a minimum of CAD $600,000 in Net Business and Personal Assets"

International Graduate Entrepreneurs: Immigrants must have a full-time Nova Scotia post-secondary diploma or degree that is at least two years long and must have lived in NS full-time during their studies to qualify for this stream.

Physicians who are either general practitioners, family physicians, or specialist physicians. Applicants must be licensed in Nova Scotia and have a signed approved opportunity with the Nova Scotia Health Authority or the IWK Health Centre to apply through this stream.

Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP)

The PEI PNP contains the following three streams:

PEI PNP Express Entry: For foreign nationals with a current Express Entry profile with Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC);

Labour Impact Category: Contains a separate stream for Skilled Workers, ‘Critical’ Workers, and International Graduates;

Business Impact Category: A stream for foreign nationals who want to invest in a business in PEI.

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