Nova Scotia targets childhood educators

The province has created a new immigration pilot and has already invited candidates. Let's go over the details.

Nova Scotia has launched a new Early Childhood Educators (ECE) Immigration Pilot. On December 20, the province sent notifications of interest to professionals who were in the Express Entry candidate pool.

What were the conditions for receiving a notification:

profile in the Express Entry system;
the occupation of early childhood educator or assistant;
Express Entry's profile states a desire to immigrate to Nova Scotia or states a desire to immigrate to any province in Canada.

Express Entry is the system Canada uses to process applications for federal immigration programs. Candidates can receive an invitation in a general Express Entry draw or apply for provincial immigration programs that work through Express Entry. If a candidate has received a notification of interest from a province, they can accept it and subsequently immigrate to that region.

Thus, educators who previously registered in Express Entry and have now received notifications from Nova Scotia can move to this province.

What should be done?

Nova Scotia asks those who have received notifications of interest to fill out a form on the province's website. This is the first step to begin the immigration process. The form will ask you to upload your ID card, diplomas, language test results, and other documents.

Please note: Filling out the form does not guarantee that you will immigrate to Nova Scotia. All applications will be further screened, and provincial representatives will contact the successful applicants. Candidates will be selected by the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

What's next?

If you are invited, you can immigrate to Nova Scotia. The Early Childhood Educators Pilot is not a separate immigration stream. Candidates who are selected will be able to move through one of the following programs:

If you do not receive an invitation, your profile will remain in the Express Entry pool. You may still be selected in a general Express Entry draw, or you may be sent notifications of interest by other provinces. If you are an educator and want to move specifically to Nova Scotia, you can also consider other immigration streams in this province.