{"id":229445,"date":"2019-09-04T19:24:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T23:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=229445"},"modified":"2019-09-04T19:24:32","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T23:24:32","slug":"new-nova-scotia-labour-market-priorities-draw-invites-204-express-entry-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/09\/04\/new-nova-scotia-labour-market-priorities-draw-invites-204-express-entry-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"New Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities draw invites 204 Express Entry candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nova Scotia held its first Labour Market Priorities draw in three months on September 4, inviting 204 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence. (File Photo<\/a>: Spacing Magazine\/Flickr<\/a>, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nova Scotia held its first Labour Market Priorities draw in three months on September 4, inviting 204 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Labour Market Priorities Stream<\/a>\u00a0allows the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) to search Canada\u2019s\u00a0Express Entry pool<\/a>\u00a0for eligible candidates who match identified labour market needs in the province.<\/p>\n

Since its launch in 2018, the stream has invited early childhood education workers, financial auditors and accountants, and French-speaking Express Entry candidates.<\/p>\n

This latest draw targeted Express Entry candidates who had selected French as their first official language and have a\u00a0Canadian Language Benchmark<\/a>\u00a0(CLB) score of 8 or higher in French in all language abilities (reading, writing, listening and speaking).<\/p>\n

Selected candidates also had to have a CLB score of at least 6 or higher in English in all four language abilities and either a bachelor\u2019s degree or a completed program of three years or more at a university, college, trade or technical school.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the NSNP said there was no minimum\u00a0Comprehensive Ranking System<\/a>\u00a0(CRS) score requirement.<\/p>\n

A CRS score determines a candidate\u2019s rank in the Express Entry pool and is based on factors such as age, education, skilled work experience and proficiency in English or French, among others.<\/p>\n

Express Entry candidates with a\u00a0provincial nomination<\/a>\u00a0receive an additional 600 points toward their CRS score, effectively guaranteeing an invitation to apply for Canadian permanent residence.<\/p>\n

Candidates who received a Letter of Invitation in today\u2019s draw now have 30 calendar days to submit a complete application to the NSNP.<\/p>\n

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