Skilled Worker

Application Form
Immigration and Population Growth Labour, Skills and Immigration
  • Average Completion Time 60 Minutes
  • Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

General Criteria

The Skilled Worker stream helps employers recruit foreign workers and recently graduated international students whose skills are needed in Nova Scotia. An employer can only hire foreign workers for positions they have been unable to fill with permanent residents or Canadian citizens.

Depending on your occupation, there may be additional sub-criteria you must meet.

To submit an expression of interest (EOI) you must:

• have a full-time permanent job offer from a Nova Scotia employer;
• have 1 year of work experience related to the job. (Workers in TEER 4 or 5 of the National Occupational Classification must already have six months’ experience with the employer.);
• be 21 to 55 years old;
• have a high school diploma;
• have the appropriate training, skills and/or accreditation for the job;
• prove language ability equal to Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Level 5 if you are in a NOC TEER category 0, 1, 2, or 3 occupation. If your first language is English or French, that is enough proof. Workers in a NOC TEER 4 or 5 occupation must have test results to prove they meet CLB 4 even if their first language is English or French;
• show enough financial resources to successfully settle in Nova Scotia.

For physicians

The physician sub-criteria is only for general practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) and specialist physicians (NOC 31100 and NOC 31101) with signed approved opportunities with the Nova Scotia Health Authority or the IWK Health Centre.

For construction workers

Construction workers must:

• have a full-time permanent job offer from a Nova Scotia employer in the construction sector (NAICS 23) in an approved NOC
• have 1 year of work experience related to the job;
• have a high school diploma OR proof you have completed a construction specific industry training program;
• be 21 to 55 years old;
• prove language ability equal to Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Level 5 (NOC TEER 0, 1, 2, 3) or CLB Level 4 (NOC TEER 4 and 5) even if your first language is English or French;
• show enough financial resources to successfully settle in Nova Scotia.

Required Documents

  • Education proof: Certificates, diplomas, degrees
  • Financial documents
  • Letters of reference from employers and supporting documents
  • Passports/travel documents - all relevant pages

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