PNP Eligibility Tool

Use our awesome tool to find which PNP is right for you!

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Last edited:
September 29, 2024

The tool presented below will help you find the right Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) stream that you could be eligible to, based on a set of criteria explained below. With more than 80 different streams, across 12 provinces/territories, this tool is quite easy to use, and prevents you from going through reading the eligibility requirements of all 80+ provincial immigration streams.

How to use the Tool / Filter criteria used

The table below lists all the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) streams that exist, currently open or closed (to find out the current status of each stream, check the PNP Live Monitor). There are 8 filters that can be used to find out which stream best suits you, and 7 of them are just “Yes or No” filters to make the search easier. 

Below is an explanation if the filters used:
  • Province / Territory: If you have a specific province in mind to see what PNP streams they offer, select the corresponding province or territory in the dropdown list in the filers line. You can click on each province in the table to get more details about the eligibility requirements of each stream.
  • Aligned with Express Entry: If you are already in the Express Entry pool, select “Yes”, and you will get all the streams that will get you 600 additional CRS points. You need to know that non-Express Entry aligned streams do not take advantage of the fast processing time of 6 months of Express Entry. These non-aligned streams are usually processed within 15 to 19 months. 
  • Job offer: If you select “No” in the filter line, you will get all streams that do not require a job offer to be eligible. However, there are, of course, other eligibility criteria to take into account.
  • In-demand NOC list: If you select “Yes”, you will get the streams that require work experience in a specific occupation (by NOC code). However, as is the case for New Brunswick’s Skilled Workers Express Entry stream, for example, there may be other criteria, such as speaking French, to be eligible. You can click on the “Yes” links to get the in-demand list for each stream.
  • Work Experience in Canada: If you select “No”, you will have the streams that do not require to have previous work experience in Canada.
  • Priority to French-Speaking: If you select “Yes”, you will see the streams that are directed to or have advantages for French-speaking candidates. Some streams in Manitoba, for example, do not require to have experience in the in-demand occupations list if you speak French at a CLB7 level.
  • Studies in Canada: This filter will let you know if you need to have studied in Canada to be eligible for a given stream.
  • Business: if you have a large amount of money to invest, then you can select “Yes”, and you will see all Entrepreneurial streams.

PNP Eligibility Tool

Stream / Category Province / Territory Aligned with Express Entry? Job offer? In-demand NOC list? Work Experience in Canada? Priority to French-speaking? Studies in Canada? Business?
Filters:
Human Capital Priorities Ontario - OINP Yes No Yes No No No No
French-Speaking Skilled Worker Ontario - OINP Yes No No No Yes No No
Skilled Trades Ontario - OINP Yes No No Yes No No No
Masters Graduate Ontario - OINP No No No No No Yes No
PhD Graduate Ontario - OINP No No No No No Yes No
International Student Ontario - OINP No Yes No No No Yes No
In-Demand Skills Ontario - OINP No Yes Yes Yes No No No
Foreign Worker Ontario - OINP No Yes No No No No No
Entrepreneur Ontario - OINP No No No No No No Yes
Skilled Worker British Columbia - BCPNP Yes & No Yes No No No No No
International Graduate British Columbia - BCPNP Yes & No Yes No No No Yes No
International Post-Graduate British Columbia - BCPNP Yes & No No No No No Yes No
Health Authority British Columbia - BCPNP Yes & No Yes No No No No No
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled British Columbia - BCPNP No Yes No Yes No No No
Entrepreneur Immigration Base Program British Columbia - BCPNP No No No No No No Yes
Entrepreneur Immigration Regional British Columbia - BCPNP No No No No No No Yes
Skilled Worker Program (Arrima) Quebec No No No No Yes No No
Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) - Quebec graduate Quebec No No No No Yes Yes No
Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) - Temporary Foreign Workers Quebec No No No Yes Yes No No
Pilot program for food processing workers Quebec No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Pilot program for orderlies - Work stream Quebec No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Pilot program for orderlies - Work-study stream Quebec No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Pilot program for workers in the artificial intelligence, information technologies and visual effects sectors - Artificial intelligence stream - Foreign workers Quebec No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Pilot program for workers in the artificial intelligence, information technologies and visual effects sectors - Artificial intelligence stream - Quebec graduates Quebec No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Pilot program for workers in the artificial intelligence, information technologies and visual effects sectors - Information technologies and visual effects stream Quebec No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Entrepreneur Program Quebec No No No No Yes No Yes
Investor Program Quebec No No No No Yes No Yes
Self-Employed Worker Program Quebec No No No No Yes No Yes
Alberta Express Entry Alberta - AAIP Yes No No No No No No
Alberta Opportunity Stream (AOS) Alberta - AAIP No Yes No Yes No No No
Rural Renewal Alberta - AAIP No Yes No No No No No
Tourism and Hospitality Alberta - AAIP No Yes Yes Yes No No No
Farm Alberta - AAIP No No No No No No Yes
Graduate Entrepreneur Alberta - AAIP No No No No No No Yes
Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Alberta - AAIP No No No No No No Yes
Rural Entrepreneur Alberta - AAIP No No No No No No Yes
Morden's Community-Drive Immigration Initiative (MCDII) * Manitoba - MPNP Yes No Yes No No No No
Skilled Workers Overseas Manitoba - MPNP No No No No Yes No No
Skilled Workers in Manitoba Manitoba - MPNP No Yes No Yes No No No
Career Employment Manitoba - MPNP No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Graduate Internship Manitoba - MPNP No No No No No Yes No
International Student Entrepreneur Manitoba - MPNP No No No No No Yes Yes
Entrepreneur Manitoba - MPNP No No No No No No Yes
Farm Investor Manitoba - MPNP No No No No No No Yes
NB Express Entry New Brunswick - NBPNP Yes No Yes No Yes No No
NB Skilled Worker New Brunswick - NBPNP No Yes No No No No No
NB Transport Truck Drivers New Brunswick - NBPNP No Yes No Yes No No No
NB Strategic Initiative New Brunswick - NBPNP No Yes No No Yes No No
Business Immigration Stream (BIS) New Brunswick - NBPNP No No No No No No Yes
NS Experience: Express Entry Nova Scotia - NSNP Yes No No Yes No No No
NS Labour Market Priorities Nova Scotia - NSNP Yes No No No No No No
Labour Market Priorities for Physicians Nova Scotia - NSNP Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Physician Nova Scotia - NSNP No Yes Yes No No No No
Skilled Worker Nova Scotia - NSNP No Yes No No No No No
Occupations in Demand Nova Scotia - NSNP No Yes Yes No No No No
International Graduates in Demand Nova Scotia - NSNP No Yes Yes No No Yes No
Critical Construction Workers Pilot Nova Scotia - NSNP No Yes Yes No No Yes No
Entrepreneur Nova Scotia - NSNP No No No No No No Yes
International Graduate Entrepreneur Nova Scotia - NSNP No No No Yes No Yes Yes
Saskatchewan Express Entry Saskatchewan - SINP Yes No Yes No No No No
Occupation In-Demand Saskatchewan - SINP No No Yes No No No No
Employment Offer Saskatchewan - SINP No Yes No No No No No
Tech Talent Pathway Saskatchewan - SINP Yes & No Yes Yes No No No No
Health Talent Pathway Saskatchewan - SINP Yes & No Yes Yes No No No No
Agriculture Talent Pathway Saskatchewan - SINP No Yes Yes No No No No
Saskatchewan Experience Saskatchewan - SINP No Yes Yes Yes No No No
Entrepreneur Saskatchewan - SINP No No No No No No No
International Graduate Entrepreneur Saskatchewan - SINP No No No No No Yes Yes
Farm Owner and Operator Saskatchewan - SINP No No No No No No Yes
Express Entry Skilled Worker Newfoundland - NLPNP Yes Yes No No No No No
Skilled Worker Newfoundland - NLPNP No Yes No No No No No
International Graduate Newfoundland - NLPNP No Yes No No No Yes No
International Graduate Entrepreneur Newfoundland - NLPNP No No No Yes No Yes Yes
International Entrepreneur Newfoundland - NLPNP No No No No No No Yes
PEI Express Entry Prince Edward Island - PEIPNP Yes No No No No No No
Skilled Worker in PEI Prince Edward Island - PEIPNP No Yes No Yes No No No
Skilled Worker outside Canada Prince Edward Island - PEIPNP No Yes No No No No No
International Graduate Prince Edward Island - PEIPNP No Yes No No No Yes No
Critical Worker Prince Edward Island - PEIPNP No Yes No Yes No No No
Intermediate Experience Prince Edward Island - PEIPNP No Yes No Yes No No No
Occupations In Demand Prince Edward Island - PEIPNP No Yes Yes No No No No
Work Permit Prince Edward Island - PEIPNP No No No No No No Yes
NWT Express Entry Northwest Territories - NTNP Yes Yes No No No No No
Skilled Worker Northwest Territories - NTNP No Yes No No No No No
Entry Level/Semi-Skilled Occupations Northwest Territories - NTNP No Yes No Yes No No No
Francophone Northwest Territories - NTNP No Yes No No Yes No No
Entrepreneur Business Northwest Territories - NTNP No No No No No No Yes
Express Entry Yukon - YNP Yes Yes No No No No No
Skilled Worker Yukon - YNP No Yes No No No No No
Critical Impact Worker Yukon - YNP No Yes No No No No No
Business Nominee Yukon - YNP No No No No No No Yes

Which PNPs are open?

If you found the right PNP(s) you are eligible to, you can check out here if they are currently open.
To find out about other provincial and territorial nominee programs, check out this link.