Term: Provincial Nominee

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2022-12-08

Definition:

The provincial nominee program is for skilled workers who wish to migrate and settle in the different provinces of Canada. Each province of Canada has a unique Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP), created in 1996 and implemented in 1998, is the oldest Canadian nominee program and has accounted for over half of all immigrants to the province since 2005.

NOTE: The Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) – Permanent Residence Database in the Repository has two files containing immigration data that cover different time periods, with different variables containing different values / codes for identifying provincial nominees:

• the LEGACY LANDING file variable Immigration Category code (IMMIGRATION_CATEGORY_CD) value for provincial nominee = 67; and
  
• the (current) LANDING file variable Application Category code (APPLICATION_CATEGORY_ID) value for provincial nominee = 10138552

Related concepts 

• Immigration / Migration Overview - Links to Immigration / Migration Data and Related Concepts and Glossary Terms
• Immigration Admission Category

Related terms 

• Immigration Admission Category
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Permanent Resident Database
• Migrant / Migration

References 

• Urquia M, Walld R, Prior H, Detillieux G, Eze N, Koseva I. The Diversity of Immigrants to Manitoba, Migration Dynamics and Basic Healthcare Service Use. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2020. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)