Canada boosts Northwest Territories immigration to historic high

The federal government has actually greenlighted the Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP) to choose an extra 50 employees for Canadian long-term house in 2026.

At 350 areas, the NTNP’s yearly migration quota now stands at an all-time high.

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In the wake of the boost, the NTNP will be holding an extra Expression of Interest (EOI) draw under its Employer-Driven Stream (EDS) on Nov. 18, 2026.

To receive factor to consider in the NTNP’s upcoming draw, foreign nationals need to send their EOI profiles by 11:59 p.m. Northwest Territories Time on Nov. 17.

The Government of the Northwest Territories officially revealed the allowance boost on Nov. 10 through a notification published on the NTNP News websites.

The NTNP’s Francophone Stream and Business Stream will continue running under their existing first-come, first-served consumption design.

With the addition of the Nov. 18 choice round, the NTNP is on track to hold 5 draws under the EDS in 2026.

The NTNP keeps in mind that those picked in the upcoming draw “ought to be prepared to send a finished application within one week of getting an invite to use,” to support prompt processing.

The 50 extra elections mark the 2nd federal boost to the area’s yearly allotment, which at first stood at 197 elections before being broadened by 103 areas in August.

The area’s 2026 allotment is now 50 areas greater than its year-end overall of 300 elections in 2025.

How to be thought about under the NTNP’s Employer-Driven Stream

In February 2026, the NTNP presented an EOI choice system for the EDS in reaction to high application need.

The system ranks prospects utilizing a points-based evaluation of 3 aspects:

• Abilities and experience (optimum 375 points): Age, education, language efficiency, and work experience.
• Links to the NWT (optimum 340 points): Employment status, trades-related task deals, and previous work experience in the area
• Capability to settle in the NWT (optimum 130 points): Family ties and previous post-secondary education in the area

Additional information on how points are granted can be discovered in the NTNP’s main scoring grid

To go into the EDS EOI swimming pool, prospects and their companies should finish the following procedure:

• The prospect acquires a certifying task deal.
• The company and prospect validate that they please the stream’s eligibility requirements.
• The company signs up a represent the prospect in the NTNP online website, picking “Employer-Driven Stream.”
• The prospect finishes and sends the EOI profile utilizing the company’s login qualifications, getting a rating upon submission.

The NTNP then evaluates the profiles in its EOI swimming pool, picking the highest-ranking profiles through regular draws. Companies of picked prospects get invites to send total applications for territorial election, for which there is a 30-day due date.

Outcomes of the NTNP’s previous 2026 draws

The NTNP’s choice activity in 2026 has actually consisted of 4 draws, through which an overall of 353 employees have actually been welcomed to pursue territorial election under the EDS.

Date of draw Invites released Breakdown of choices by path Place of choices Series of prospect ratings March 25 65 NWT Express Entry: 32
Knowledgeable Workers: 20

Entry Level/Semi-Skilled Occupations: 13 Yellowknife: 37

Outdoors Yellowknife: 28

417– 597 June 25 79 NWT Express Entry: 40

Proficient Workers: 20

Entry Level/Semi-Skilled Occupations: 19

Yellowknife: 52

Outdoors Yellowknife: 27

336– 590 August 26 104 NWT Express Entry: 47

Experienced Workers: 21

Entry Level/Semi-Skilled Occupations: 36

Yellowknife: 83

Outdoors Yellowknife: 21

346– 555 September 25 105 NWT Express Entry: 26

Proficient Workers: 21

Entry Level/Semi-Skilled Occupations: 58

Yellowknife: 96

Outdoors Yellowknife: 8

317– 492

The area has actually not divulged the number of elections it has actually provided to date in 2026.

In its Nov. 10 press release, the NTNP likewise validated that choice rounds for 2027 will be revealed as soon as the area gets its federal election allotment.

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