Newfoundland and Labrador selects 205 workers for provincial immigration

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador performed 2 provincial migration choice rounds on Oct. 23 and 24, leading to the combined issuance of 205 invites.

Of these, 195 were released under the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP), and 10 through the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP).

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Prospects who get an invite have up to 60 days to send a total application to Newfoundland and Labrador for provincial election under the NLPNP or recommendation under the AIP

When chosen or backed, effective candidates can use to the federal government for irreversible home (PR).

Under a short-lived federal procedure presented on June 9, 2026, qualified base PNP candidates living in Canada can obtain a bridging open work authorization without very first getting an Acknowledgement of Receipt (AOR) for their PR application.

AIP-endorsed prospects, on the other hand, might get approved for an employer-specific work authorization legitimate for as much as 2 years.

Draw information

NLPNP prospects represented roughly 95% of all invites released throughout the 2 draws:

Date of draw Invites provided: NLPNP Invites released: AIP Oct. 23 120 N/A Oct. 29 75 10

The provincial federal government did not divulge which NLPNP streams invites were released under or define the sectors and professions of welcomed prospects.

The Oct. 29 draw saw AIP invite numbers increase above those tape-recorded in any stepping in draw because Aug. 26, when subsequent rounds had actually released either one invite or none.

Since Oct. 29, the province has actually carried out an overall of 20 provincial migration draws– with 15 of these releasing invites throughout both programs.

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism has actually released 3,158 provincial migration invites. Of these, 2,750 have actually gone to NLPNP prospects and 407 to AIP prospects.

The table listed below highlights how Newfoundland and Labrador’s newest choices compare to previous 2026 draws:

Date of draw Invites released: NLPNP Invites released: AIP Oct. 29 75 10 Oct. 23 120 N/A Oct. 16 130 1 Oct. 9 125 1 Sept. 25 41 N/A Sept. 18 61 1 Sept. 10 36 N/A Sept. 4 97 N/A Aug. 26 94 46 Aug. 18 122 N/A Aug. 10 186 22 July 28 400 45 July 10 17 40 June 10 89 19 May 28 84 19 May 11 168 18 May 1 157 33 April 13 177 33 March 30 209 36 March 6 362 83

About Newfoundland and Labrador’s prospect choice procedure

Foreign nationals looking for to immigrate to Newfoundland and Labrador through the NLPNP or AIP need to finish the following actions:

• Fulfill the eligibility requirements of the AIP or a certifying NLPNP stream;
• Develop and send an Expression of Interest (EOI) profile;
• Get an invite to use in a provincial choice round;
• Send an application for election or recommendation within 60 days of getting an invite; and
• Get a provincial election or recommendation certificate upon approval.

Effective prospects can then use to the federal government for PR.

Invites are released based upon the province’s choice top priorities, that include work in healthcare, work outside significant metropolitan centres, and graduation from a post-secondary organization in Newfoundland and Labrador.

More information can be discovered on the province’s Expression of Interest Model (EOI) Prioritization Criteria websites

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