Skilled Workers
The Provincial Nominee Program will be used to nominate persons who have specialized skills that are deemed as having a critical impact on the operations of an employer which are not otherwise obtainable in Canada. Applicants submitting an application in this category will be required to have a bona fide offer of paid employment, at prevailing market rates, from a Newfoundland and Labrador employer. The applicant may also be required to visit Newfoundland and Labrador for a pre-employment interview with the employer and the Department of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development. Applicants who are already in the province on work permit may also be required to attend an interview with the Department of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development prior to submitting an application. The skilled worker will also be required to meet with department officials within fourteen days after landing.
The applicant's permanent job or job offer should fall within the strategic sector list. There is an onus on the employer to ensure that the applicant's skills could not have been met locally and/or that the position was extremely difficult to fill, and that the skills have a critical impact on the local employer's/organization's operating ability.
