Family Business Worker Stream

The Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) Family Business Worker stream helps employers in hiring workers who are close relatives and also have the required skills for positions that they may have been unable to fill with a permanent resident or Canadian citizen.

This stream is employer-driven. The worker must have a guaranteed, permanent job offer in Nova Scotia from an employer who is a close relative and who owns an established business in Nova Scotia.

The worker must be related to the family business owner(or his/her spouse, common-law or conjugal partner) in one of the following ways. The worker is the business owner’s*:

Son or daughter
Brother or sister
Niece or nephew (children of brothers or sisters)
Uncle or aunt (parents’ brothers or sisters)
Grandchild

(* or a step- or half- relative of the same degree)

To be eligible to apply to this category, the Worker must:

Have legal status in his/her country of residence
Wish to settle permanently in Nova Scotia
Have sufficient settlement supports
Have a permanent, full-time job offer in Nova Scotia from an established Nova Scotia business which belongs to a close family member.
- The job offer must provide compensation in the form of salary and benefits package that meets provincial employment standards and prevailing wage rates
- priority will be awarded to positions with minimum salary in excess of $10.00/hour or a minimum annual wage in excess of $20,000 Canadian dollars
- be sufficient to retain the worker in Nova Scotia and does not contravene existing bargaining unit agreements or any employment disputes
Have the qualifications, training or transferable skills, work experience, and licensing or accreditation required for the job or have a suitable plan.
Meet the minimum criteria for age, education, work experience, and language ability requirements for this stream.

Priority will be given to workers whose family employer can demonstrate that they will provide additional supports to assist the Worker and accompanying dependents with their settlement needs.

Family Business Worker Application Guide and Forms

Please carefully review and follow the instructions outlined in the NSNP Family Business Worker Application Guide and Forms. These forms must be used for all NSNP Family Business Worker applications submitted to the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration. The applications will be assessed based on the criteria outlined in the NSNP Family Business Worker Application Guide.

Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)
Family Business Worker Stream
(June 2007)

NSNP Family Business Stream Guide (pdf)
(revised June 2007)

NSNP 100 - NSNP Worker Application Form (pdf)
(revised March, 2007)

NSNP 300 Family Business Employer Application Form (pdf) (revised June 2007)

NSNP 50 Use of a Representative form

NSNP 60 Authority to Release Personal Information to a Designated Individual

Citizenship and Immigration Canada Forms
provide COPIES with your Nominee Application forms

IMM EP7000 Guide for Provincial Nominees

IMM 0008 Generic - Application for Permanent Residence

IMM 0008 Schedule 1 - Background/Declaration

IMM 0008 Schedule 4 - Economic Classes: Provincial Nominees

IMM 5406 - Additional Family Information