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Provincial Nominee Program (PNP): how long it takes, what it costs, and whether it leads to permanent residence
Provincial
Provincial or territorial nomination
Provinces and territories nominate people who meet their own streams. An Express Entry-aligned nomination adds 600 CRS points. Quebec and Nunavut do not have a PNP.
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-08-15
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Does Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) lead to permanent residence?
- Residency
Permanent residence on grant
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-08-15
Do you need a job offer for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)?
- Job offer
Not stated
The verified record does not state whether a job offer is required. Absence of the field is not a no — check the official source below.
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-08-15
How much does Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) cost to apply for?
- Application fee
CAD 1,590
Federal Economic immigration fee for a Provincial nominee principal applicant: CAD 990 processing + CAD 600 right of permanent residence, published as CAD 1,590 together. Spouse or partner is a further CAD 1,590 (or CAD 990 without the residence fee). Dependent child CAD 270 each. Biometrics CAD 85 per person (family maximum CAD 170) are charged separately. Provinces and territories also charge their own nomination fees; those amounts are not on the IRCC fee list and are not stored here.
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-08-15
How long does Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) take to process?
- Processing time
No duration published; the authority points to a guidance tool
Open the authority's page for this fact
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-08-15
What Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada does not publish
We checked for each of these and the page carried no figure. The absence is recorded with the reason, so this page states nothing the authority does not.
Processing time
The PNP page embeds the live processing-times tool (it failed to load when read) and says processing times may increase. The tool itself states times 'are not a maximum or a guarantee.' No fixed month range is published.
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-08-15
Minimum education
Federal page: 'Each province and territory has its own requirements.' No Canada-wide diploma (or other) education minimum is published. Previous stored value 'diploma' was unsourced and has been removed.
Not yet verified against an official source
How it works
- 1Apply to a province or territory stream that matches you.
- 2If nominated through Express Entry, the nomination adds 600 CRS points.
What changed when we last checked this record
PNP is a federal framework over many provincial streams, not a single program. Each province and territory sets its own requirements. Two federal application routes: Express Entry and non-Express Entry. Permanent residence is granted by IRCC after nomination, not as a later transition from a provisional visa. Previous stored age range, diploma minimum, USD fee, month range, and 14-month PR pathway were unsourced or contradicted and have been removed.
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-08-15
Other verified Canada routes
- Express Entry — Federal Skilled Worker
- Express Entry — Canadian Experience Class
- Express Entry — Federal Skilled Trades
- Study Permit → PGWP
- Quebec — Skilled Worker Selection (PSTQ)
- Quebec — Quebec Experience Program (PEQ)
- Quebec — Investor Program
- Quebec — Entrepreneur Program
- Quebec — Self-employed Worker Program
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Official sources
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