The Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry stream selects highly skilled individuals who wish to live in Nova Scotia permanently. Applicants must have at least one year of experience working in Nova Scotia in an occupation at TEER category 0, 1, 2, or 3 of the National Occupational Classification.<\/p>\n
*As of 12 noon ADT, April 17, 2024, the Nova Scotia Provincial Nominee Program has a significant volume of applications for candidates in the Accommodation and Food Services sector awaiting a decision and must stop accepting applications in this sector while processing current inventory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"single-pathway.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"immigration-pathway-category":[174,173,116],"class_list":["post-20507","immigration-pathway","type-immigration-pathway","status-publish","hentry","immigration-pathway-category-express-entry-aligned-5","immigration-pathway-category-nova-scotia-nominee-program-nsnp","immigration-pathway-category-permanent-immigration"],"acf":{"immigration_requirements_to_qualify_for_ee":"\"You must meet the minimum criteria for at least one of the federal economic immigration programs subject to IRCC\u2019s Express Entry system:\r\n\r\n\u2022 Federal Skilled Worker Program\r\n\u2022 Canadian Experience Class\r\n\r\n- a valid Express Entry profile number\r\n\r\n- You should receive a Letter of Interest from the Nova Scotia Nominee Program within the Express Entry system;\r\n\r\n- submit your application within 30 calendar days of the date on which your Letter of Interest was issued;\r\n\"","immigration_comprehensive_ranking_score":"if nominated, a candidate will receive an additional 600 CRS points in their Express Entry profile","immigration_age":"You are between 21 to 55 years old","immigration_language":"You need to prove language ability in English or French on the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB). \r\n\r\nYou need CLB 7 for skilled work in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) category 0 and 1, and you need CLB 5 for NOC category 2 and 3 positions; \r\n\r\nThese language requirements are in line with Express Entry's CEC program eligibility requirements. 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