The Newfoundland and Labrador Priority Skills Stream (NLPS) is intended for individuals who have work experience in occupations in demand in Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as have a high level of education and language ability, and who wish to express their interest in either staying in, or coming to the province and becoming a permanent resident of Canada.

The Newfoundland and Labrador International Graduate Stream (NLIG) gives recent graduates from a Canadian university or college who has a job offer from a Newfoundland and Labrador employer, the opportunity to apply to permanently live and work in the province.

The Newfoundland and Labrador International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream (NLIGE) is for recent graduates of Memorial University or College of the North Atlantic. To be qualified under this stream you must have already started or bought a Newfoundland and Labrador business and operated it for at least one (1) year.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Entrepreneur Stream (NLE) is for experienced business owners or senior business managers who want to live in Newfoundland and Labrador. They must start a new business, buy an existing business or partner in a business in the province and must actively participate in the day-to-day management of the business.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Skilled Worker Stream (NLSW) gives foreign workers in Canada with a job offer from an employer in the province or those who are currently working in the province, the opportunity to apply to permanently live and work there.

The Newfoundland And Labrador Express Entry Stream (NLEE) gives foreign workers in Canada with a job offer from an employer in the province, the opportunity to apply to permanently live and work there.