To complete your applications through paper copy apply directly to the province with all necessary documentation, and once the province invites you to apply for entry complete an express entry profile and apply there, including your invitation for the provincial nominee program. To complete application online create an express entry profile that will show the provinces and territories that you are interested in, allowing them to view your profile. When you receive a notification of interest contact the province directly, or accept their invitation online to their own express entry system.

            To qualify for this program you must first qualify for the Federal Express Entry program, and you must fit into one of their entre streams. These include the international student program, Federal Skilled Workers, Federal Skilled Trades, or Canadian Experience class. Through this process you must pass through one of the streams of entry for the province that is nominating you, and then pass through an express entry stream for the federal government.

Though express entry is a faster way to achieve immigration to Canada it is a detailed and lengthy process. To make your application as effective as possible ensure you meet all requirements for your stream of entry, if you are using the PNP ensure that you meet all requirement for both the province and the federal government, and ensure all documents and paperwork are up to date before filling. Ensuring all documentation is present is one of the top ways to ensure that your application can be processed quickly and efficiently as each request for more information or a new document extends the time it takes to process. With so many wonderful places to live and work and a welcoming environment Canada is a country that values family and welcomes people of all walks of life.

            To ensure you meet both sets of requirements it can be easiest to print a copy of the requirements for the province to which you have applied and then a copy of the express entry stream that you qualify under for the federal program, and ensure that all combined requirements are met. This will help your application to be processed quicky and efficiently. Although the provincial requirements can change as they adapt to the changing economy and their needs, the current streams of entry by province include:

Alberta: Two streams for workers who are living in Alberta including the Alberta Opportunity Stream and Alberta Express Entry Stream. There are three streams for entrepreneurs including International Graduate Entrepreneur Immigration Stream, Self Employed Farmer Stream, and Foreign Graduate Start-Up Visa Stream.

British Columbia: In British Columbia there is an Express Entry program, Skills Immigration, and Entrepreneur Immigration.

Manitoba: Manitoba has a Skilled Worker Stream that considers skilled workers inside Manitoba and skilled workers overseas, International Education Stream with career employment pathway, graduate internship pathway, and international student entrepreneur pilot program, and a Business Investor Stream for the entrepreneur pathway and the farm investor pathway.

New Brunswick: This province has a Skilled Workers Stream, Atlantic Immigration Pilot Project, and a Business Immigration Stream.

Newfoundland and Labrador:  Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Priority Skills NL, International Entrepreneur, and International Graduate Entrepreneur.

Northwest Territories: The Business Stream and the Employer-Driven Stream are the two available in this territory one for opening or purchasing a business and one for those who have job offers from an employer in the Northwest Territories.

Nova Scotia: This province has streams for Labour Market Priorities, Physician, Entrepreneur, International Graduate Entrepreneur, Skilled Worker, Occupations in Demand, and Nova Scotia Experience Express Entry.

Ontario: Ontario has streams for French Speaking Skilled Worker Stream, Human Capital Priorities Stream, Skilled Trades Stream, Entrepreneur Stream, and Employer Job Offer In Demand Skills Stream, Employer Job Offer Foreign Worker Stream, Employer Job Offer International Student Stream, Masters Graduate Stream, and PhD Graduate Stream.

Prince Edward Island: Streams in this province include Atlantic Immigration Project, Expression of Interest, International Graduates, Skilled Workers Outside Canada, Critical Workers, Skilled Workers in PEI, Work Permit Stream, Buy or Sell A PEI Business, Partial Ownership Stream, and the 100% Ownership Stream

Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan streams to entry include International Skilled Worker, Work Experience Application, Entrepreneur, and the Farm Owner and Operator streams.

Yukon: The Yukon only accepts those who have a valid job offer from a business in the Yukon. You may apply to jobs in the territory and if they selection your job application and send a job offer they will apply for your entry.

Nunavut: is not accepting applications to entry.

Quebec: The province of Quebec has a separate program that is not operated with the Provincial Nominee Program and must be applied to through their separate program. They have streams for Skilled Workers.