Taking the case of economic immigration into consideration, Canada witness around 150,000-immigrations every year.

The process of selecting the immigrants are carried out by the Federal government through Canadian visa offices situated abroad. In order to meet the demands of a particular province, every province implements its own immigration program that is known as the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). The provinces selected almost 52,000 economic immigrants in 2005, with the province of Quebec accounting for 40000 of these. The number is expected to increase this year.

But the distribution of resources is still a tough decision to be made by the policy specialists and the program managers, as it is in case of all immigration programs in Canada. It is now a known fact that the choice of Canada as a destination for immigrants is well above the capacity of immigration programs.

In order to come to Canada as a permanent resident, the process involved is faster now, if your application is approved under a PNP. There are instances when a person unable to qualify under one of the federal programs, qualifies under another and may even be granted a temporary work permit in the mean time, thereby allowing him to make a early entry in Canada.

Under the provincial program, a qualified employer is empowered to nominate a prospective worker. Once the province approves the application, the process becomes fast and allows an early outcome. Initially, an applicant sponsored by a qualified employer might receive temporary, renewable, work permits while their application for permanent resident is underway.

Actually in a PNP, an employer is required to sponsor an application for one’s admission to Canada. Failing to get a sponsor, an application will not be approved. In order to qualify as a sponsoring employer, employers must show enough efforts to hire a Canadian and also offer competitive terms and conditions for the employment. The terms and conditions to qualify as a sponsor for a particular occupation, varies from one province to another.

In order to qualify as a sponsored employee under PNP, the position that is being occupied must be conventional to a National Occupation Classification skill level of O, A, B or should meet the conditions of a specified pilot project that is made for specific skill shortage in the province.

Under all the PNP’s, it is important to calculate the advantages of beginning the process with a work permit and beginning directly with the PNP. Then the decision should be made.