Community Identified Stream

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The Community Identified stream of the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) is aimed at selecting individuals who have long established connections to a Nova Scotia community, wish to live there permanently, and are employable and can contribute to the labour market and economy of that specific community.

This stream is community-driven. The applicant must have a Letter of Identification from an organization mandated by the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration before submitting an application to the Nova Scotia Nominee Program. The list of mandated organizations is found in Appendix 3 of the NSNP Community Identified Application Guide posted below.

Applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis.

There is no application fee to apply to the NSNP Community Identified Stream.

To be eligible to apply to this category, the Community Identified candidate must:

• not be eligible for any other NSNP streams
• have legal status in his/her country of residence
• have a Letter of Identification from a mandated community organization
• have long established connections in the specific community which provided the Letter of Identification
• wish to settle permanently in that Nova Scotian community
• have sufficient settlement supports
• be employable i.e. have skills, training and work experience for future employment in a field or sector required by that community
• meet the minimum criteria for age, education and language ability requirements for this stream

Community Identified Application Guide and Forms

Please carefully review and follow the instructions outlined in the NSNP Community Identified Application Guide and Forms. The applications will be assessed based on the criteria outlined in the NSNP Community Identified Application Guide.

NSNP Community Identified Guide (revised September 2007)

NSNP 100 Application Form (revised March 2007)

If applicable:

NSNP50 Use of a Representative Form
(December 12, 2006)

NSNP60 Authority to Release Personal Information to a Designated Individual (PDF)
(December 12, 2006)