Other than the express entry program, there is also another immigration program that allows the skilled immigrants to apply for Canada PR Visa and that is the Provincial Nomination Program (PNP). PNPs allow the provinces (except Quebec) in Canada to nominate the skilled immigrants for permanent residence in order to help in the economic development of the province.

Every PNP has a stream that is in-line with the Federal Government’s Express Entry Program that allows the express entry registered candidates to apply for provincial nomination. If a candidate is able to land the provincial nomination certificate, they are awarded 600 CRS points. These many points give a major boost to the CRS score of the express entry candidate and make sure that they are able to get the ITA. Some of the PNPs with stream in-line with Express entry program are as follows:

• Express Entry for Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)
• Express Entry for Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)
• Express Entry for British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP)
• Express Entry for Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP)
• Express Entry for Nova Scotia Provincial Nominee Program (NS PNP)