The application intake period for the Northwest Territories Nominee Program closed at 5pm on March 6, 2025.
On March 11, 2025, following pre-screening, 90 applications will be selected for assessment at random. The Employer, the Nominee Applicant and/or the Authorized Representative will receive an email if their application is selected.
Applications that are not selected will stay in the intake queue until December 12, 2025. If a space becomes available due to application denials or withdrawals, the NTNP will select an application for assessment from the intake queue at random. Selected applications will be notified by email.
If you have questions, please contact 1(855) 440-5450 or immigration@gov.nt.ca.
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To immigrate here through the Northwest Territories Nominee Program, you need to either:
- be ready to open, purchase or invest in a business in the NWT; or
- have a job offer from an employer in the NWT.
If you’re coming here to open, purchase or invest in a business in the NWT, you can apply for the Business Stream. If you have a job offer from an NWT employer, we call that the Employer-Driven Stream.
Select the option you would like to learn more about:
Not sure what stream applies to you? Contact us to speak to a real person in the NWT. We are here to help you