Skilled Worker Stream
Considering the increasing demand for the skilled workers in the vast labour market of northern Canada, the Skilled Worker stream under NTNP invites all the eligible applicants with skill level 0, A, or B as listed by NOC to apply for the provincial nomination. Applicants are also required to express the intent of getting permanently settled in the Northwest Territories.
Both the eligible employers in Northwest Territories, as well as the critical impact workers, are required to fulfil certain requirements to become eligible to apply for Canadian PR under this stream.
Program Requirements
| Requirement | |
|---|---|
| Express Entry Profile | No |
| Connection to Province | Work Experience (with few exceptions) |
| Job Offer | Yes |
| Language Proficiency | CLB Level 6 needed for skill type 0 and A as listed by NOC CLB Level 5 needed for skill type B as listed by NOC |
| Level of Education | Education or special skill set concerning the job offer |
| Work Experience | At the job with skill type 0, A, or B as listed by NOC Minimum 1 year |
| Investment Requirement | None |
Applicant Requirements
Connection to Northwest Territories
Applicants who work in the Northwest Territories are required to testify that they possess the legal status to work inside Canada. In the rarest of the cases, it may happen that the Northwest Territories accepts the application of an applicant residing abroad.
Job Offer
Applicants are required to have a valid full-time job offer from an eligible employer in the Northwest Territories with skill level 0, A, or B as listed by NOC.
Language Proficiency
Applicants are required to appear for the language proficiency test in English or French, and submit their test scores along with their application. All the applicants having a job offer of Skill Level 0 and A, framed by NOC are required to obtain a minimum of CLB level 6 in language proficiency test to become eligible to apply under this stream. All the applicants having a job offer of Skill Level B framed by NOC are required to obtain a minimum of CLB level 5 in language proficiency test to become eligible to apply under this stream.
Level of Education
All the applicants are required to have adequate education or any special skill set needed to perform their duties at the job.
Work Experience
Applicants are required to have a work experience of minimum one-year working full-time where the job you are working at must be similar to the new job being offered to you from an eligible employer in the province.