Provincial Immigration

Nova Scotia Passes 1,000 Invites For 2019 Under Express Entry Labour Market Priorities

Nova Scotia immigration has passed 1,000 Letters of Interest for 2019 with a new draw through its Express Entry-linked Labour Market Priorities stream.

The September 4 draw saw 204 LOIs issued to French-speaking candidates scoring Canadian Language Benchmark level 8 or higher in all abilities.

Candidates were also required to score Canadian Language Benchmark level 6 or higher in all abilities for English.

Those receiving a letter of interest from the Nova Scotia Nominee Program have 30 calendar days to submit a complete application.

This was the fourth draw of 2019 through the Labour Market Priorities stream, with a total of 1,124 LOIs issued.


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Requirements for September 4 Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities Draw

Candidates must:

  • Have selected French as their first official language and have a Canadian Language Benchmark score of 8 or higher in French in all language abilities.
  • Have English as a second official language with a Canadian Language Benchmark score of 6 or higher in English in all language abilities.
  • Hold a bachelor’s degree OR have completed a program of three or more years at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute.
  • Have a valid Express Entry number and meet all IRCC criteria for the Express Entry pool.
Colin Singer

Colin Singer is an international acclaimed Canadian immigration lawyer and founder of immigration.ca featured on Wikipedia. Colin Singer is also founding director of the Canadian Citizenship & Immigration Resource Center (CCIRC) Inc. He served as an Associate Editor of ‘Immigration Law Reporter’, the pre-eminent immigration law publication in Canada. He previously served as an executive member of the Canadian Bar Association’s Quebec and National Immigration Law Sections and is currently a member of the Canadian Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Colin has twice appeared as an expert witness before Canada’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. He is frequently recognized as a recommended authority at national conferences sponsored by government and non-government organizations on matters affecting Canada’s immigration and human resource industries. Since 2009, Colin has been a Governor of the Quebec Bar Foundation a non-profit organization committed to the advancement of the profession, and became a lifetime member in 2018.

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