Canada, Nova Scotia offer employment, permanent settlement under new programs

Canada and its maritime province Nova Scotia are set to roll out new immigration programs that will provide job opportunities and permanent settlement for qualified applicants.

In a statement Friday, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said Canada will implement in January a recruitment model for economic migration called “Express Entry (formerly Experssion of Interest),” which she said will transform Canada’s immigration system “into one that is fast, flexible, and focused on meeting its economic and labor needs.”

Under the scheme, candidates who receive a valid job offer or nomination under Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) will be quickly invited to apply for permanent residency—a key distinction between Express Entry and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, which is only used to fill temporary labor and skills shortages.

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