Three provinces held draws this week under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). All of Canada’s provinces and territories (except Quebec and Nunavut) operate their own PNPs to select the economic immigration candidates that they feel have the best chance of becoming economically established, settling in the province, and contributing to the provincial economy.

1. IRCC determines if a PNP candidate can
economically establish in Canada
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2. • Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada(IRCC) has updated its processing
instructions to provide guidance about how they assess a principal applicant’s ability to
become economically established under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).
• The PNP is main pathway for economic class immigrants in Canada. Each year, IRCC
releases an Immigration Levels Plan, in which permanent residence admissions targets are
outlined by immigration class and program. In 2023, the plan targets 105,000 new
permanent residents through the PNP.
• Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR), there are conditions that
an applicant must satisfy to be eligible for provincial nomination. The candidate must:

3.  have the ability to become economically established in Canada.
 be named in a nomination certificate issued by the government of a province or territory.
 intend to reside in the province or territory that nominated them.
• The family and dependents of a PNP candidate may also be able to obtain permanent
residency if the principal applicant meets the criteria outlined to become economically
established.
• Economically established
• When IRCC says a candidate must be able to economically establish, this means the
candidate needs to be able to support themself (and any eligible dependents) financially.

4. • Getting a provincial nomination is usually considered sufficient proof of this ability because PNP
applications contain much of the same information and have some similar eligibility criteria as an
application for permanent residence to IRCC, even though they are two separate applications.
• In instances where an immigration officer questions a candidate’s ability to become economically
established, they may need to look beyond the provincial nomination and examine other factors.
For example, the candidate’s current job (or job offer), language ability (test results, language of
work experience, how they communicate in an interview), overall work experience and education. If
the officer discovers anything that raises red flags, it can lead to further questions.