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Nova Scotia — Skilled streams

Nova Scotia runs several skilled streams and publishes monthly selection counts rather than score cutoffs.

Who it's for

  • Skilled workers in demand, often with a Nova Scotia job offer.

Recent draws

Labour Market Priorities
2026-05-01
No cutoff published
150 invitations
Express Entry
2026-04-01
No cutoff published
80 invitations
Physician Stream
2026-03-15
No cutoff published
12 invitations

Showing a committed snapshot — refreshed automatically as new draws are published.

Estimated processing time

Federal PR stage: about 6 months if nominated through Express Entry, about 13 months for a base (non-Express Entry) nomination — plus the province's own nomination time.

Official source
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