International Post Graduate Students Topics for Today

International Post Graduate Students

Topics for Today • Pathways to Immigration • Nova Scotia Office of Immigration • Nova Scotia Nominee Program - Requirements - Process • Settlement Programs and Services

Pathways to Immigration Economic Class Federal Skilled Trades Federal Skilled Worker Business Immigrant (includes Start-Up Visa) Family Class Provincial Nominee Programs Spouses, Partners & Children Other relatives Canadian Live-in Experience Caregivers Class Protected Persons Class Government Assisted Refugees Privately Sponsored Refugees Dependents Abroad Protected Persons in Canada Parents and grandparents (Super-visa) Skilled Worker Family Business Worker Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry Other Humanitarian and Compassionate Citizenship and Immigration Canada Current NS Nominee Program streams Future NS Nominee Program streams Business Stream

Nova Scotia Office of Immigration • Established in April 2005 • Staff (27) diversity: Canada, United Kingdom, China, St. Lucia, Croatia Egypt and India • Language diversity: English, French, Arabic, Gujarati, Creole, Mandarin, Cantonese and Croatian

Nova Scotia Office of Immigration (continued) What we do: • Nova Scotia Nominee Program, Settlement Program, Strategic Policy and External Relations, Stakeholder Engagement, Communications, Administration • Attracting new skilled immigrants & their families • Helping immigrants settle, succeed and stay

Nova Scotia Nominee Program Benefits • Primary tool for recruiting skilled international workers to the province • Province selects and nominates individuals who will contribute to labour market and economy • Flexibility – assessment based on criteria not points system • Faster processing • No fees to apply

Nova Scotia Nominee Program Criteria • Legal status • Work experience • Age • Financial resources • Education • Intention to settle • English or French language ability (listening, reading, writing and speaking) • Full-time, permanent job offer

Skilled Worker Stream Criteria Skilled Occupations (NOC O, A, B): • Main focus is on these occupations • Permanent, full-time job offer from NS employer • Age 21 to 55 • Canadian high school equivalency of 12 years • Related work experience of 12 months or 1, 560 hours within the last 5 years • English or French language ability to a CLB Level 5 (mandatory testing on case-by-case basis) • Financial resources and settlement supports

Skilled Worker Stream Criteria (continued) Semi-skilled and Low-skilled Occupations (NOC C and D) • Considered on a case-by-case basis • Permanent, full-time job offer from established NS employer • Age 21 to 55 • Canadian high school equivalency of 12 years - English or French language ability to a CLB Level 4 (mandartory language testing)

Skilled Worker Stream Criteria (continued) • Related work experience of 12 months or 1, 560 hours within the last 5 years, 6 months of which must be with the NS employer supporting the application • Applicants with a federal post-graduation work permit where occupations fall under NOC D are not eligible to apply (see ‘when not to apply’ in Skilled Worker Stream Application Guidelines)

Application Process *Always review Skilled Worker Stream Application Guidelines, specifically under ‘when not to apply’ on page 10 before applying* Two Stage Process: Step 1: Apply to Nova Scotia Nominee Program • Meet eligibility requirements • Prepare and submit complete application package • Processing within 3 months or more

Application Process (continued) Step 2: Apply to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) as Provincial Nominee • Meet admissibility requirements • Submit federal application and certificate of nomination to CIC – Central Intake Office in Sydney, Nova Scotia • CIC has final say in awarding permanent residency

Settlement Services Nova Scotia Start: • • • Pre-arrival and post-arrival services Settlement planning and services Introduction to Nova Scotia Communication and language skills Business Programs More information: www. novascotiastart. ca

Settlement Services (continued) Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia • Employment programs and services - Career coaching Resume and cover letter writing Pre-employment workshops Practice interviews • For more information: www. isans. ca / 902 -423 -3607

Thank you! Questions? Contact us: Nova Scotia Office of Immigration 1741 Brunswick Street, Suite 110 A PO Box 1535, Halifax, NS B 3 J 2 Y 3 Phone: (902) 424 -5230 E-mail: nsnp@gov. ns. ca www. novascotiaimmigration. ca/ www. immigrationnouvelleecosse. ca