{"id":236083,"date":"2019-10-29T20:25:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T00:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=236083"},"modified":"2019-10-29T20:25:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T00:25:12","slug":"nova-scotia-draws-430-registered-nurses-from-federal-express-entry-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/10\/29\/nova-scotia-draws-430-registered-nurses-from-federal-express-entry-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Nova Scotia draws 430 registered nurses from federal Express Entry pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_47027\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47027\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/shutterstock_208548073.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47027\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/shutterstock_208548073.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/shutterstock_208548073.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/shutterstock_208548073-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All 430 individuals invited had a profile in the\u00a0Express Entry system, which manages the pool of candidates for Canada\u2019s three Federal High-Skilled economic immigration programs \u2014 the\u00a0Federal Skilled Worker Class,\u00a0Federal Skilled Trades Class\u00a0and the\u00a0Canadian Experience Class. (Shutterstock Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Immigration candidates with work experience as registered nurses or registered psychiatric nurses were the focus of a new Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities draw held October 28.\u00a0<span id=\"more-13038\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>All 430 individuals invited had a profile in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/express-entry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Express Entry system<\/a>, which manages the pool of candidates for Canada\u2019s three Federal High-Skilled economic immigration programs \u2014 the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/federal-skilled-worker-program-fswp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Skilled Worker Class<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/canada-federal-skilled-trades-program-fstc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Skilled Trades Class<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/canadian-experience-class.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canadian Experience Class<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/nova-scotia-express-entry-labour-market-priorities.html?_ga=2.141629682.1939866481.1572270849-806715713.1510089659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Labour Market Priorities Stream<\/a>\u00a0allows Nova Scotia to search the Express Entry pool for candidates with work experience in occupations facing labour shortages in the province and invite them to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence.<\/p>\n<p>A provincial nomination results in an additional 600 points toward an Express Entry candidate\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/express-entry-comprehensive-ranking-system.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score<\/a>\u00a0and effectively guarantees an invitation to apply for Canadian permanent residence from the Government of Canada.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/nova-scotia-provincial-nominee-program.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nova Scotia Nominee Program<\/a>\u00a0(NSNP) said there was no minimum CRS score required for this draw.<\/p>\n<p>This was Nova Scotia\u2019s fifth draw through the Labour Market Priorities Stream in 2019. Previous draws have targeted carpenters, early childhood educators, financial auditors and accountants, and French-speaking Express Entry candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Nursing candidates invited by Nova Scotia in the October 28 draw have to meet the following criteria in order to be considered for a provincial nomination:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have a primary occupation of registered nurse or registered psychiatric nurse (NOC 3012);<\/li>\n<li>Have three years or more of work experience as a registered nurse or registered psychiatric nurse supported with letters of reference from employers;<\/li>\n<li>Have a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/canadian-language-benchmark-clb-descriptions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canadian Language Benchmark<\/a>\u00a0(CLB) score of 8 or higher in English or French in all four language abilities;<\/li>\n<li>Hold a bachelor\u2019s degree or have completed a program of three years or more at a university, college, trade or technical school, or other institute.<\/li>\n<li>Have an Express Entry profile that was submitted on or after November 1, 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Those invited have 30 days from the date of their invitation from the NSNP to submit a complete application.<\/p>\n<p>The NSNP allows Nova Scotia to nominate a set number of immigration candidates for Canadian permanent residence each year through nine streams tailored to specific economic needs in the province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Immigration candidates with work experience as registered nurses or registered psychiatric nurses were the focus of a new Nova Scotia &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":47027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-236083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-immigration","mauthors-cic-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236083"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":236084,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236083\/revisions\/236084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}