Northwest Territories Nominee Program Reopens for 2025 Applications
When to Apply for the Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP)
If you’re a foreign national and want to move to Canada through the Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP), you need to apply between 9 am MT on February 27 and 5 pm MT on March 6 for the 2025 intake.
How Many Applications Will Be Processed?
The NTNP will process 90 new applications for 2025, plus 60 applications from 2024, making a total of 150 applications.
What Happens if Too Many Applications Are Received?
If the NTNP gets more applications than they can handle, they will randomly select which applications to process. They will then notify the selected applicants by email.
How Will Applications Be Processed?
Once the intake closes, the NTNP will process the selected applications in order of when their work permits expire.
Why Are Changes Being Made to the NTNP?
The NWT government made changes to balance the needs of employers who need workers with expiring permits, recognize workers who have been with their employers for a long time, and help NWT employers with different needs.
What Are the Changes to NTNP Streams?
There are different “streams” or categories in the NTNP, and they have new rules this year.
Employer-Driven Stream
This stream allows NWT employers to hire foreign workers and help them get permanent residence (PR). But only the employer can apply, not the worker directly. There are three categories in this stream:
- Entry Level / Semi-Skilled Occupations
- Skilled Worker
- NWT Express Entry
For these categories, applicants must have work experience in the same job and with the same employer right before applying.
Additionally, there will be reserved applications for workers in communities outside Yellowknife, with 5 applications for each of the Entry Level and Skilled Worker categories.
| Occupation | NOC Code |
|---|---|
| Accounting technicians and bookkeepers | 12200 |
| Administrative officers | 13100 |
| Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians | 32104 |
| Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers | 74203 |
| Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers | 72410 |
| Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics | 72400 |
| Construction trades helpers and labourers | 75110 |
| Early childhood educators and assistants | 42202 |
| Elementary school and kindergarten teachers | 41221 |
| Financial advisor | 11102 |
| Geological and mineral technologists and technicians | 22101 |
| Heavy equipment operators | 73400 |
| Heavy-duty equipment mechanics | 72401 |
| Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations | 44101 |
| Industrial electricians | 72201 |
| Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing | 95103 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 32101 |
| Medical laboratory technologists | 32120 |
| Metallurgical and materials engineers | 21322 |
| Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | 33102 |
| Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | 31301 |
| Social and community service workers | 42201 |
| Transport truck drivers | 73300 |
| Underground production and development miners | 83100 |
| Welders and related machine operators | 72106 |
Employer-Driven and Francophone Stream
There will be 10 more reserved applications for Francophone (French-speaking) candidates under the Employer-Driven and Francophone streams. To apply for this, candidates must:
- Be bilingual (speak both French and English)
- Have a job offer from an NWT employer
- Be eligible for any National Occupation Classification (NOC) TEER level job
| Occupation | NOC code | TEER category |
|---|---|---|
| Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians | 32104 | 2 |
| Audiologists and speech language pathologists | 31112 | 1 |
| Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists | 32123 | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 31201 | 1 |
| Dental hygienists and dental therapists | 32111 | 2 |
| Dentists | 31110 | 1 |
| Dieticians and nutritionists | 31121 | 1 |
| General practitioners and family physicians | 31102 | 1 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 32101 | 2 |
| Massage therapists | 32201 | 2 |
| Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations | 33101 | 3 |
| Medical laboratory technologists | 32120 | 2 |
| Medical radiation technologists | 32121 | 2 |
| Medical sonographers | 32122 | 2 |
| Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | 33102 | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners | 31302 | 1 |
| Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors | 31300 | 1 |
| Occupational therapists | 31203 | 1 |
| Optometrists | 31111 | 1 |
| Other medical technologists and technicians | 32129 | 2 |
| Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating | 31209 | 1 |
| Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment | 32109 | 2 |
| Paramedical occupations | 32102 | 2 |
| Pharmacists | 31120 | 1 |
| Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants | 33103 | 3 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 32124 | 2 |
| Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals | 31303 | 1 |
| Physiotherapists | 31202 | 1 |
| Psychologists | 31200 | 1 |
| Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | 31301 | 1 |
| Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists | 32103 | 2 |
| Social and community service workers | 42201 | 2 |
| Social workers | 41300 | 1 |
| Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine | 31100 | 1 |
| Specialists in surgery | 31101 | 1 |
| Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies | 41301 | 1 |
| Veterinarians | 31103 | 1 |
Why Did These Changes Happen?
The NTNP had to make these changes because of a 50% reduction in the number of people Canada is accepting for immigration in 2025. This decision came because of housing and affordability issues in Canada. As a result, immigration targets for many provinces, including NWT, were reduced.
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