Alberta is a province in Western Canada. Its landscape encompasses mountains, prairies, desert badlands and vast coniferous forests. It has more than 600 lakes, and rich mineral deposits. In the west, the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks have glaciers in the Columbia Ice fields.
Provincial Nominee Program
Provincial Nominee Programs that allow expedited immigration processing that meets provincial needs have been set up in most provinces in Canada. There are basically two types of PNP programs.
Skilled Worker PNP
This program will allow expedited processing for skilled workers that have a jobs offer from a local provincial business in an occupation or business sector that meets local provincial needs. The provinces that have a skilled worker PNP are
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Ontario
- Nova Scotia
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec has a special separate immigration program
Formerly Known as Student Partnership Program (SPP)

Business PNP
Most business PNPs allow expedited immigration processing if the applicant does some variation of one of the following in the province: establishes a new business; invests money; or joint ventures with a local business. The provinces that have a business PNP are: British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island and the Yukon. Quebec has a special separate immigration program.
In PNP applications, the first step is for application to be approved by the province. In most cases this first step is completed quickly. After the PNP approval, police, medical and security checks are still required
Do you know under Student Direct Stream student visa of Canada has a very high probability of success in getting visa?
AINP Faqs !
The SDS study permit application has to be completed online, it is not a paper-based application.
After the completion of your biometrics, the Canadian Student Visa gets processed normally within 20 days.
Both students entering a graduate and undergraduate program of study in Canada, can apply through the SDS stream, provided that it is done through a Designated Learning Institution (DLI).
Yes! You can extend your study permit up to 30 days prior to its expiration but make sure your passport doesn’t expire before or at the same time.
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