How many CRS points does a Northwest Territories nomination add?

An Express Entry linked nomination from Northwest Territories adds 600 points to your Comprehensive Ranking System score, which in practice guarantees an invitation to apply in a general round. Base streams that sit outside Express Entry do not add CRS points; they lead to a paper based permanent residence application instead.

Do I need a job offer for the NTNP?

Yes. Every current Northwest Territories stream is employer driven and requires a valid job offer from an employer in the province. If you have no offer, look at Saskatchewan or Nova Scotia, which still select some candidates without one.

How do I check if I qualify for the NTNP?

Enter your status, province, education, language scores, NOC TEER category and work experience in the free checker at hloo.in/pr. It tests your answers against every Northwest Territories stream and shows which requirements you already meet and which you do not, alongside your CRS score. It is an information tool, not immigration advice.

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Northwest Territories PNP 2026 — NTNP

The Northwest Territories nominee program is employer driven from end to end, and it receives very few applications. If you can find an NWT employer, the queue in front of you is short in a way it simply is not anywhere else in Canada.

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The Employer Driven stream splits into skilled worker and critical impact worker routes, the second of which reaches into TEER 4 and 5 occupations that most provinces will not touch.

Cost of living and isolation are real considerations and the territory expects you to have thought about them. Employers there are used to people leaving after a year, so demonstrating that you intend to stay carries weight.

Northwest Territories nominee streams

Northwest Territories · NTNP

Employer Driven — Skilled Worker

Express Entry linked · nomination adds 600 CRS

An NWT employer offer. Very few applications, so very little competition.

What it asks for

A full-time offer from an approved NWT employer
CLB 4 or above
TEER 0–3 for the skilled route; critical impact route covers TEER 4–5

These are the conditions we are able to summarise. What decides your actual outcome is the province's own points grid, its current in-demand occupation list, and whether intake is even open this week — none of which we can verify for you. Read the current rules on the official Northwest Territories page →

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