Nova Scotia Nominee Program Community Identified Stream ...

Application and Assessment Process
If you meet all the eligibility criteria, you can prepare and submit a complete application package to the Nova
Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP). You must notify the Office of Immigration of any changes in your status
or eligibility criteria for this stream.
1. The principal applicant contacts a Community Identified mandated organization
If you meet all the criteria described in the section Criteria and Requirements for the Principal Applicant, you can contact
the appropriate Community Identified mandated organization as listed in Appendix 3. The organization may require that
you provide documentation for assessment purposes. It may also request letters of support identifying your connections
and social contribution to the community, as well as an interview, in order to make a decision. As the requirements may
vary, it is important that you check directly with the organization.
If the Community Identified mandated organization is satisfied that you are a suitable candidate under the NSNP
requirements, and can meet community specific labour market priorities, the organization will issue a Letter of Identification
in your name. The Letter of Identification is sent by the organization directly to the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration with a
copy to you. This letter is valid for a period of one year from the date of the letter.
The issuance of a Letter of Identification from the Community Identified mandated organization is at the sole discretion of
the organization. In addition, the provision of the Letter of Identification does not guarantee that you will be nominated or
that you will receive a permanent resident visa.
2. The principal applicant prepares an application
Carefully read the application guide. You must gather and prepare all your application materials.
• NSNP application forms
• Government of Canada forms (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)
• Supporting Documents
Please refer to Appendix 1 – Document Checklist.
Eligible family members included in the application are called “dependents” and include:
• Spouse (legal marriage)
• Common-law/conjugal partnership of at least one year, 2
• Dependent children: Daughters and sons, including children adopted before the age of 18, who:
o are under the age of 22 and do not have a spouse or common-law partner;
o have been continuously enrolled as full-time students and financially supported by their parents
since turning 22 (or from the date of becoming a spouse or common-law partner if this happened
before the age of 22); or
2 You are a common-law partner either of the opposite sex or same sex if you have been living together in a conjugal relationship for at least one year
in a continuous, non-interrupted 12-month period. You are a conjugal partner if you have maintained a conjugal relationship for at least one year and
you have been prevented from living together or marrying if you can provide evidence there was a satisfactory reason you could not live together. You
will need to complete a Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union [IMM 5409] at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5409E.PDF
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16 MAY 2012