Canada is being flocked by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) due to its no placement fee policy and lots of opportunities that awaits for skilled migrants.

If you are planning to migrate in the cities’ of St. John’s, Labrador City, or any other city in Newfoundland and Labrador, this article can help you expedite your application for your permanent resident visa.

Before applying to Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program, you must first receive a Provincial Nomination Certificate from the province where you wish to work. Then after having a successful nomination with the province, the applicant must file application at the Citizenship and Immigration Canada for Canada Immigration (Permanent Resident) Visa.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program

The Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program has four categories: Occupational/Skilled Worker, Immigrant Entrepreneur, Immigrant Partner and Family Connections.

Occupational/Skilled Worker

Applicants who want to apply through the Occupational/Skilled Worker of the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program must have a job offer that comply with the following requirements:

• full time and permanent;

• utilize specialized skills that are deemed as having shortage of qualified workers that are not obtainable in Canada;
• job location must be within the province’s Strategic Sector list, including knowledge-based industries, manufacturing, natural resources, agriculture and agri-foods, health care, tourism, fishing, and cultural industries, although employment in other industries may also be valid; and
• consistent with provincial employment and wage standards.

Interested applicants for the Occupational/Skilled Worker might be obliged for a pre-employment interview with the employer and the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism, Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment at Newfoundland and Labrador.

They are also required to meet with the department official 14 days after they land at Newfoundland and Labrador. Applicant who are already working in Newfoundland and Labrador and holding a work permit are also required to undergo an interview with the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism, Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment.