Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities for Physicians

To be eligible to apply under Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities for Physicians stream under NSNP a foreign applicant is required to have a valid job offer either from the IWK Health Centre or the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA). The job offer must be at the position listed for NOC code 3111 which belongs to a Specialist Physician or 3112 which belongs to a General Practitioner or any of the Family Physicians.

To be eligible to apply for Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities for Physicians Stream under NSNP an applicant must have been registered with an active Express Entry profile to become eligible to apply under this stream. Applicants who have qualified one of the three programs mentioned below; make them eligible to apply and submit their application under this stream of NSNP.

Applicants are required to appear for the language proficiency test in English or French, and submit their test scores along with their application. The Nova Scotia province often particularly selects the applicant proficient in the French language. However, this happens sometimes and not always. Applicants applying under this stream are required to fulfil the minimum requirements listed by the Express Entry Program for language proficiency and education.