The Northwest Territories Nominee Program, which gives residents a possible path to permanent residency and Canadian citizenship, is to re-open its application intake this coming Thursday, January 16, at 9:00 a.m.
In a news release, the GNWT states that individuals can apply online through the application portal on the Northwest Territories Nominee Program website and applications will be processed in the order they are received.
For this month’s intake, the GNWT will be accepting 100 new applications and setting allotments for the total number of applications it will accept under each Stream.
- Under the Francophone Stream, 10 applications will be accepted
- Under the Employer-Driven Stream, 45 applications will be accepted for Entry Level/Semi-Skilled Occupations category, and 45 for the Skilled Worker and NWT Express Entry categories combined.
The government states that the change is intended to ensure employers have access to a pool of workers with a variety of skillsets that can meet the labour needs of the territory. It adds that If a category receives enough applications to fulfill its allocation of nominations, it will be paused until further notice.
The government says the total number of nominations issued under the Employer-Driven Stream and Francophone Streams have risen steadily in recent years, from 77 in 2020 to over 300 in 2024.
Nomination allocations are set by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Since the Northwest Territories Nominee Program’s 2025 allocation has not yet been confirmed by IRCC, the program will be accepting 100 new applications beginning this month. Once IRCC provides the 2025 allocation, an additional intake period may be added later in the year.
Anyone interested is encouraged to review the program guidelines and application checklists and begin compiling required information and documentation before the program re-opens.
If you have questions, please phone 1 (855) 440-5450, email [email protected], or visit www.immigratenwt.ca.
