Canada · CA-PNP · Live there permanently

Provincial Nominee Program

4 official facts · checked 4 Nov 2026

Cost
C$1,590
Time
7 months
Stay
to confirm
Canada CA-PNP

Provincial Nominee Program

4 verified facts

Cost
Your application: CAD 1,590, including the processing fee and the right of permanent residence fee. Spouse and children cost extra.
Time
IRCC estimate for provincial nominees applying through Express Entry: about 7 months.
Stay
To be confirmed with IRCC before applying.
Leads to
To be confirmed with IRCC before applying.
Your match

Needs your answers

Answer a few questions. It takes about two minutes, with no account. We'll check your answers against this visa's official rules.

The details

What the official rules say

Each line links to its official source and the date we checked it. Anything we could not check is marked.

Cost

C$1,590

Your application: CAD 1,590, including the processing fee and the right of permanent residence fee. Spouse and children cost extra.

Applies to Principal applicant: processing fee + right of permanent residence fee.

≈ USD 1,138 — indicative only, at the ECB reference rate of 3 Nov 2026. Not an official fee.

ircc.canada.ca ↗ · checked 4 Nov 2026

How long it takes

IRCC estimate for provincial nominees applying through Express Entry: about 7 months.

The government's estimate, not a promise

canada.ca ↗ · checked 4 Nov 2026

IRCC estimate for provincial nominees not applying through Express Entry: about 13 months.

The government's estimate, not a promise

Applies to Paper-based (not through Express Entry) stream.

canada.ca ↗ · checked 4 Nov 2026

How long you can stay

To be confirmed with IRCC before applying.

Can it lead to living there permanently?

To be confirmed with IRCC before applying.

Rules

To be confirmed with IRCC before applying.

These are the official rules we have so far. There may be more. Read the official page before you apply.

Official page

Immigrate as a provincial nominee — IRCC

canada.ca ↗ · checked 4 Nov 2026

What can come next
  1. This visa Provincial Nominee Program
  2. Next step Canadian Citizenship Usually needs 1,095 days

A possible next step. Times come from each visa's official rules. See what long-term visas need.

Keep exploring

Compare this with other visas.