Nova Scotia Occupation in Demand Express Entry stream is opening on November 17, 2018 to accept approximately 225 application.

Category B: Paid Work Experience in an Opportunity Occupation

• Be in one of the target occupations as given below:

• Have a profile registered in Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s Express Entry system;
• Score 67 points or more on the stream’s six selection factors;

• Have at least one year of continuous full-time (or 1,560 hours or more) or an equal amount in part-time paid work experience in the last 6 years in an opportunity/demand

• Have a Canadian high school credential or equivalent;

• Valid English or French language test results from a designated agency IELTS (General training test only); CELPIP (General test only);or TEF demonstrating CLB 7 in each of the 4 language abilities (reading, writing, listening and speaking).

• Show enough financial resources to successfully settle in Nova Scotia.

Mandatory minimum requirements

To be eligible for the Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry stream, candidates need to meet the following three minimum requirements:

• Valid foreign diploma, certificate or credential and its educational credential assessment (ECA) by a designated body or valid Canadian educational credential.
• A minimum of 1 year of full-time (or equivalent part-time) paid work experience (in Canada or international) in the last 6 years in NOC 2016 Skill Type 0, Skill Level A or B.
• Valid English or French language test results from a designated agency IELTS (General training test only); CELPIP (General test only);or TEF demonstrating CLB 7 in each of the 4 language abilities (reading, writing, listening and speaking).