What does PNP mean in Canadas immigration program?
“PNP” stands for Provincial Nominee Program. This is a feature of the IRPA whereby provinces may establish their own system of selection for immigrants, using their own specific criteria. A province wishing to operate a PNP must first negotiate an agreement with Citizenship & Immigration Canada. Persons who decide to take this route to permanent residence in Canada begin by submitting their applications to the specific province. As part of the arrangement, persons chosen under a PNP agree to settle in the province that selected them when they come to Canada . After they are selected by a province such immigrants would have their files transferred into the normal processing stream for medical, criminal, and security checks prior to receiving their immigrant visas. The obvious advantage for the applicant is that if they cannot satisfy the general criteria establish by the federal department, they may still have a chance to be successful through the PNP of one of the provinces. In practic
