Nova Scotia Nomination PNP Point Calculator
Nova Scotia provincial nomination program is designed to fulfill the demands generated in the province for skilled and qualified workers. With the help of this program immigrants can directly apply for the permanent residence visa of Canada. Applicants are nominated from the express pool and then are awarded 600 points in the CRS(point-based system). Getting a nomination from the provinces increases the chances for getting the permanent residence visa.
There are various factors that are factored in to select a applicant for the nomination program by the province. Nova Scotia immigrants office has divided the work group in two categories:
- Professionals with full-time job offers from an eligible employer in the province.
- Applicants having minimum of 1 year working experience in the province within last 10 years.
NSPNP Points Calculator
Applicants needs to have minimum 67 points out of 100. These points are awarded on the basis of various factors like education, age, work experience, language ability and arranged employment. Following are the table that are demonstrating the points awarded with the respective factors.
Education
| Level of Education | Points |
| Doctoral level | 25 |
| Masters level or professional degree | 23 |
| Two or more post-secondary credentials, one of which is a three-year or longer post-secondary credential | 22 |
| Three-year or longer post-secondary credential | 21 |
| Two-year post-secondary credential | 19 |
| One-year post-secondary credential | 15 |
| Secondary school | 5 |
Language Skills
| First Official Language | ||
| Speaking/Listening/Reading/Writing | Intermediate IELTS 6.0/6.0/6.0/6.0 | 4 per ability |
| Speaking/Listening/Reading/Writing | High intermediate IELTS 6.5/7.5/6.5/6.5 | 5 per ability |
| Speaking/Listening/Reading/Writing | Advanced IELTS 7.0/8.0/7.0/7.0 | 6 per ability |
| Speaking/Listening/Reading/Writing | Spouse/partner’s official language (CLB4) IELTS 4.0/4.5/3.5/4.0 | 5 per ability |
| Second Official Language | ||
| Speaking/Listening/Reading/Writing | CLB/NCLC 5 in all abilities IELTS 5.0/5.0/4.0/5.0 | 4 per ability |
Work Experience
| Work Experience(in years) | Points |
| 1 year (Minimum threshold) | 9 |
| 2-3 years | 11 |
| 4-5 years | 13 |
| 6 years or more | 15 |
Age
| Applicant’s age(in years) | Points |
| 18 – 35 | 12 |
| 36 | 11 |
| 37 | 10 |
| 38 | 9 |
| 39 | 8 |
| 40 | 7 |
| 41 | 6 |
| 42 | 5 |
| 43 | 4 |
| 44 | 3 |
| 45 | 2 |
| 46 | 1 |
| 47 and above | 0 |
Arranged Employment
| Applicants | With(following conditions) | Points |
| is currently working in Canada on an LMIA-based work permit and his or her work in Canada is considered “skilled” (NOC 0, A, or B level). |
*At the time the permanent resident visa is issued, the applicant is expected to still hold a valid work permit. |
10 |
| is currently working in Canada on an LMIA-exempt work permit or a work permit issued under a provincial/territorial agreement. |
*At the time the permanent resident visa is issued, the applicant is expected to still hold a valid work permit. |
10 points |
| does not hold a valid work permit and is not otherwise authorized to work in Canada. |
|
10 |
| holds a valid work permit or is otherwise authorized to work in Canada, but does not fall under one of the two above scenarios. |
|
10 |
Adaptability
| Adaptability | Points |
| PA previous work in Canada (minimum 1 year NOC 0,A,B) | 10 |
| Previous study in Canada | 5 |
| Previous study in Canada – accompanying spouse/partner | 5 |
| Previous work in Canada – accompanying spouse/partner | 5 |
| Arranged employment in Canada | 5 |
| Relative in Canada – 18 years or older | 5 |
| Language ability CLB 4 or above – accompanying spouse/partner (IELTS 4.0/4.5/3.5/4.0) | 5 |
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