The Nova Scotia Critical Construction Worker Pilot – Job Offer Pathway (NSCW) assists Nova Scotia employers in the recruitment and hiring of foreign workers within the construction sector.

The Nova Scotia International Graduates in Demand Stream (NSIG) is for recent international graduates whose skills and education match specific occupations.

The Nova Scotia Entrepreneur Stream (NSE) is for experienced business owners or senior business managers who want to live in Nova Scotia. They must start a new business or buy an existing business and must actively participate in the day-to-day management of the business.

The Nova Scotia International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream (NSIGE) is for recent graduates of a Nova Scotia university or the Nova Scotia Community College. To be qualified under this stream you must have already started or bought a Nova Scotia business and operated it for at least one (1) year.

The Nova Scotia Physician Stream (NSP) assists Nova Scotia’s public health authorities – the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) and the Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre (IWK) – to hire general practitioners, family physicians, and specialist physicians to work in Nova Scotia.

The Nova Scotia Occupations in Demand Stream (NSOID) targets specific TEER 3, 4 and 5 of the National Occupational Classification (NOC), intermediate-skilled occupations that are in high labour market demand in Nova Scotia.

The Nova Scotia Skilled Worker Stream (NSSW) helps Nova Scotia employers recruit and hire foreign workers and international graduates whose skills are in limited supply in the province.

The Nova Scotia Experience Express Entry Stream (NSEE) allows Nova Scotia to select applicants who wish to live permanently in Nova Scotia from Federal Express Entry system. They must have work experience in Nova Scotia.

The Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities for Physicians Stream (NSLMPP) allows Nova Scotia to nominate qualified physicians and specialist physicians from Federal Express Entry system.

The Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities Stream (NSLMP) allows Nova Scotia to nominate a limited number of qualified candidates who meet provincial labour market needs from Federal Express Entry system.