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Nova Scotia approved聽an increasing number of immigrants in 2020, paving the way for economic recovery over the next few years.
A total of 3,517聽immigration candidates were approved last year, many of whom are聽either聽skilled in essential services, such as healthcare workers, or already living in Canada. Those who currently live abroad are expected to arrive in Canada once聽coronavirus-related聽travel restrictions are eased.
The focus on essential services this year means that many healthcare聽workers were聽retained in the province, such as care assistants, nurses and physicians.
The immigration levels were lower in 2020 compared to 2019 due to the pandemic. Despite this, Nova Scotia continued to process applications through the (AIP) and the (NSNP). The province鈥檚 immigration minister Lena Diab recognizes the crucial role that continued immigration will play in Nova Scotia鈥檚 post-pandemic economic recovery and growth.
鈥淚mmigration will play an important role in our economy as we recover from this pandemic,鈥� Diab said in a media release. 鈥淲e will continue to work with our stakeholders to identify聽labour聽needs in key essential service sectors and employers who need specialized skills and talent to create economic growth.鈥�
The province seems to focus on attracting foreign talent with specialized skills or occupations that match identified labour shortages. In addition, the province seeks to retain international students after they graduate. Last year, 1,018 graduates chose to apply to stay in Nova Scotia after graduation, a significant increase from 2014, when only 35 graduates remained in the province.
How to immigrate to Nova Scotia
Those who are interested in moving to Nova Scotia permanently have two options to choose from: the (AIP), and the (NSNP).
The AIP allows employers in Atlantic Canada to hire foreign nationals for occupations that they were unable to fill.聽Employers do not need to obtain a聽 (LMIA).聽Atlantic Canada consists of four provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island.
Candidates arriving in Canada under the AIP must have a job offer from a designated employer and must have an individualized settlement plan. Candidates who accept a job offer from an employer in Atlantic Canada will be connected to a designated settlement service provider by their employer to develop their individualized settlement plan.
- , for Express Entry candidates who worked in Nova Scotia for at least one year;
- , for Express Entry candidates who meet specific聽labour聽market needs;
- , for Express Entry candidates who have a job offer as a family physician or specialist physician;
- , for physicians who have a job offer in Nova Scotia and are not in the Express Entry system;
- , for skilled workers who have received a job offer in the province;
- , for workers聽with聽a job聽offer聽in an occupation that is deemed聽鈥渋n-demand;鈥�
- , is for individuals who wish to start a business in the province;聽and
- ,聽for international graduates who wish to start a business in the province.
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