International Graduate Entrepreneur

The International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream is for recent graduates of a Nova Scotia university or the Nova Scotia Community College. They must have already started or bought a Nova Scotia business and operated it for at least a year. If they intend to settle in Nova Scotia, the graduate may be nominated for permanent resident status. Application to the stream is by invitation only.

Eligibility

To apply you must:

• want to live permanently in Nova Scotia while owning and actively managing a Nova Scotia business;
• have at least one year’s continuous experience actively managing and owning your current Nova Scotia business (33.33% ownership minimum);
• have completed a degree or diploma after at least 2 academic years of full-time, in-person study at a university in Nova Scotia or the Nova Scotia Community College;
• have a valid post-graduation work permit;
• have a score of at least 7 on the Canadian Language Benchmark in speaking, listening, reading and writing in English or French;
• complete an online Expression of Interest;
• receive an Invitation to Apply from the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration.

How to Apply

• Complete the Expression of Interest.
• If you are invited to apply, complete the application form and include all required information and attachments.

Application Guide and Forms

• Application Guide
• Changes – Application Guide
• Application Form (NSNP 500)
• Use of a Representative (NSNP 50)
• Authority to Release Personal Information (NSNP 60)
• Draw Criteria

FINANCIAL STATEMENT REVIEW SERVICE PROVIDERS

MNP
200 – 100 Venture Run
Dartmouth NS B3B 0H9
(902) 493-5452
NSNP-MNP@mnp.ca

CONTACT

Write to:

Labour, Skills and Immigration
Immigration and Population Growth
PO Box 697
Halifax, NS B3J 2T8

Visit in Person:

Labour, Skills and Immigration
Immigration and Population Growth
1505 Barrington Street, 4th Floor (Maritime Centre)
Halifax, NS B3J 3K5

Email: immigration@novascotia.ca

Telephone: (902) 424-5230