New Canada Provincial Nominee Program Changes April 2024

Having knowledge of these new modifications helps existing candidates in the pool and future applicants, as well as authorized representatives, prepare the applications with up-to-date instructions.

In the month of April, the provincial nominee programs (PNPs) of Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia made some changes.

This article enlists all the updates and changes made by these PNPs this month.

Language Requirements For Provincial Nominee Program Express Entry Applicants
Every PNP candidate nominated under an Express Entry stream has to take a language exam.
In their Express Entry profile, applicants must list their exam results. The results of the test need to be valid.
Because test results in Express Entry are electronically verified with the testing agency, PNP-EE candidates do not need to submit a copy of their test results with their application.

Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP)
Alberta PNP, officially known as Alberta Advantage Immigration Program, updated on April 23 that they are ending all the temporary processing measures for Ukrainian nationals effective April 30, 2024.
Furthermore, AAIP also updated the fees for worker streams and the farm stream, the fees for post-nomination services, requests for business performance agreement changes, and introduced a new fee to submit an expression of interest under the entrepreneur streams.

Application/request type Fee
Worker stream applications:
Alberta Opportunity Stream; Alberta Express Entry Stream; Rural Renewal Stream; Tourism and Hospitality Stream $840
Entrepreneur stream applications: Graduate Entrepreneur Stream; Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream; Rural Entrepreneur Stream; Farm Stream $3,500
Expression of Interest (required and evaluated based on points factors to determine if submission qualifies for an invitation to submit a full business application): Graduate Entrepreneur Stream; Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream, or Rural Entrepreneur Stream $200
Request to Extend Nomination (Reissue of an expired nomination certificate after 6 months) $150
Request for a 204(c) Letter of Support from AAIP to apply for work permit $150
Request for a 205(a) Letter of Support from AAIP to apply for work permit $150
Request for Reconsideration $250
Request for Business Performance Agreement changes $150



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