Priority Skills NL

A former NLPNP category for workers with experience in priority occupations in areas such as health care, technology, aquaculture and agriculture, which did not require a job offer and also targeted recent Memorial University master's and doctoral graduates in those fields. The province has removed it from its published list of nominee program categories; the criteria shown are the former published criteria.

Closed Skilled worker · Newfoundland and Labrador · Last verified 23 Oct 2026

Priority Skills NL no longer appears in the list of NLPNP categories on the official program overview page and its former stream page is no longer published; no official closure date was found.

Status

Closed

As verified on 23 Oct 2026

Job offer

Not required

Eligibility does not hinge on having a job offer

How you apply

Expression of Interest

Expression of Interest (EOI) — you register a profile and wait to be invited

Key requirements

Age	21 years or older (former criteria)
Education	A Memorial University master's or doctoral degree completed within the past 3 years in technology, health care, aquaculture or agriculture was an alternative to the work experience route (former criteria)
Language	Minimum CLB 5 (former criteria) (minimum CLB 5)
Work experience	At least 1 year of experience in a highly skilled, high-demand occupation within the last 10 years (former criteria)
Job offer	Not required
Ties to the province	Candidates were ranked through a Priority Skills NL expression of interest (former criteria)
How you apply	Expression of Interest (EOI) — you register a profile and wait to be invited
Points system	Priority Skills NL points assessment (minimum 60 points, former criteria)

Summary only — requirements change and details decide real cases. Always confirm the full criteria on the official program page before applying: https://www.gov.nl.ca/immigration/immigrating-to-newfoundland-and-labrador/provincial-nominee-program/overview/ (this record was verified against that source on 23 Oct 2026). This page is general information, not legal or immigration advice.