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Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry

The Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry stream selects skilled individuals who wish to live in the Province of Nova Scotia permanently and who have at least one year work experience in Nova Scotia.

Minimum Requirements:

An applicant must:

• Be between the ages of 21 and 55;
• Have at least 12 months full-time (or an equal amount in part-time) skilled work experience in Nova Scotia in the three years before you apply;
• Have gained experience in Nova Scotia with the proper authorization (work permit, etc.);
• Have completed Canadian secondary (high school) or post-secondary educational credential OR a completed foreign educational credential from a recognized institution or authority AND an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report issued by an organization designated by IRCC if your educational credential was obtained outside of Canada;
• Meet the required language levels needed for the job for each language ability (speaking, reading, writing, and listening). These levels are CLB 7 for NOC 0 and A and CLB 5 for NOC B;
• Demonstrate that the applicant will become economically established in Nova Scotia and that will intend to live in the province permanently.

Work Experience:

To be considered for Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry, the applicant must have skilled work experience. To be counted toward the application, the experience must be:

• Gained by working for an employer in Nova Scotia
• Gained within three years of the date the applicant are applying to NSOI and to IRCC
• At least 12 months (1,560 hours) of full-time or an equal amount in part-time hours
• Paid experience which cannot have been gained through self-employment or while the applicant was a full-time student (volunteer work, unpaid internships, co-op terms, etc. do not count)
• In NOC 2016 Skill Type 0, Skill Level A or B

Interview

If required, candidates may have to attend an in-person interview in Nova Scotia. Candidates will be notified if such an interview is required.

When Not to Apply

If the applicant is:

an individual who has received a nomination under the Nova Scotia Nominee Program dated

within the last 12 months;

• intending to work in an occupation that is a National Occupational Classification (NOC) level C or D;
• a grand-parent, parent, spouse, or common-law partner of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada, an applicant under humanitarian and compassionate grounds, a refugee claimant or a failed refugee claimant;
• not legally present in the current country of residence;
• in Canada illegally, under a removal order, or are prohibited from entering or being in Canada;
• an individual who does not have status; the applicants are not eligible to apply until his status has been restored;
• an international student who is currently studying at a Canadian post-secondary institution;
• an international graduate who has studied in Canada, whose studies have been sponsored by an agency or government and who is contractually obligated to return to their country of origin;
• on a valid federal post-graduation work permit whose occupation falls under NOC skill level C or D;
• the spouse of an international student at a Canadian post-secondary institution who is not in his/her last academic year of studies;
• an individual with unresolved custody or child support disputes affecting any dependent;
• in a sales position that is based solely on commission for compensation;
• an individual whose 12 months full-time (or an equal amount in part-time) skilled work experience in the three years before your application is not based in Nova Scotia;
• an individual in Canada who is in the Caregiver Program;
• intending to start a business and/or be self-employed in Nova Scotia;
• a passive investor (individuals who intend to invest in a Nova Scotia business with very limited or no involvement in the day-to-day management of the business);