Occupational / Skilled Worker Category
The Provincial Nominee Program will be used to nominate persons who have
specialized skills that are deemed as having a critical impact on the operations
of an employer which are not otherwise obtainable in Canada. Applicants
submitting an application in this category will be required to have a bona fide
offer of paid employment, at prevailing market rates, from a Newfoundland and
Labrador employer. The applicant may also be required to visit Newfoundland and
Labrador for a pre-employment interview with the employer and the
Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism, Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment
. Applicants who are already in the province
on a work permit may also be required to attend an interview with the
Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism, Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment
prior to submitting an application. The
skilled worker will also be required to meet with department officials within
fourteen days after landing.
In some circumstances an employer, in cooperation with the
Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism, Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment
, may arrange for a temporary work permit
(see Citizenship and Immigration Canada
www.cic.gc.ca)
to allow the
prospective immigrant to accept employment and to assess whether he/she and the
family will be able to settle successfully in Newfoundland and Labrador.
This will
not, however, guarantee issuance of a nomination certificate by the province.
In most cases, employment positions that require the immigrant to meet provincial
credentials standards and/or professional licensing requirements must be
successfully completed prior to the final decision on the issuance of a nomination
certificate by the province.
The applicant's permanent job or job offer should fall within the strategic sector
list. There is an onus on the employer to ensure that the applicant's skills could
not have been met locally and/or that the position was extremely difficult to fill,
and that the skills have a critical impact on the local employer's/organization's
operating ability. Applicants currently working in the province on a work permit
will be required to have been in the province for a
six month period prior to
submitting a Provincial Nominee application.
Please submit original signed copies of the following forms required for the Skills
Category:
- Self-Assessment Form (PNP-NL-01S)
- Pre-Assessment Form (PNP-NL-02)
- Newfoundland and Labrador Employment Offer Form (PNP-NL-03)
- Newfoundland & Labrador Supplementary Information Form (PNP-NL-05)
- Information Release Form (PNP-NL-06)
- Personal Net Worth Form (PNP-NL-07S)
- Schedule 1 Background/Declaration Form (IMM 0008- Schedule 1)
- Application for Permanent Residence Form (IMM 0008-Generic)
- Schedule 4-Economic Classes-Provincial Nominees (IMM 0008-Schedule 4)
- Additional Family Information Form (IMM 5406)
- Authority to Release Information to Designated Individuals Form (IMM 5476)
- Supporting documents - see document checklist
You may be asked to submit additional information so the
Program Officer can make this
assessment. Only one
PNP-NL-05 form should be completed for the entire family. Check
that the appropriate questions are answered in full and the form is signed by both
principal applicant and spouse. Attach additional pages, where necessary.
Place the completed application forms together with the $150.00 CAD(or equivalent in US
dollars) certified cheque or money order made payable to the Newfoundland Exchequer in
a sealed envelope and mail to:
Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism
Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment
Provincial Nominee Program
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's, NL
A1B 4J6
Canada
Note: All supporting financial information must be presented in Canadian dollars.