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Critical Construction Worker Pilot (former Nova Scotia stream)

NS Critical Construction WorkerJob offer: RequiredVerified against official sources on 2026-10-01
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Replaced Replaced on 2026-02-18 when Nova Scotia merged ten streams into four. The pilot's criteria now sit in the construction sub-criteria of the Nova Scotia Skilled Worker stream.

A former Nova Scotia pilot for construction workers with a job offer. It is now a construction sub-criteria within the Skilled Worker stream, which lists specific construction NOC codes in the construction sector (NAICS 23).

Who it suits

  • Workers with a full-time permanent offer from a Nova Scotia construction-sector employer in a listed NOC code

Requirements

  1. Job offerPermanent full-time job offer from a Nova Scotia employer in the construction sector (NAICS 23) in a listed NOC (including 70010, 70011, 72011, 72014, 72020, 72102, 72106, 72200, 72201, 72310, 72320, 72401, 72402, 72500, 73100, 73102, 73110, 73200, 73400, 75101, 75110, 75119). ↗ liveinnovascotia.com
  2. LanguageCLB 5 for TEER 0-3 or CLB 4 for TEER 4-5, even for native English or French speakers. ↗ liveinnovascotia.com
  3. EducationHigh school diploma or a completed construction-specific industry training program. ↗ liveinnovascotia.com
  4. GeneralOther Skilled Worker stream rules (age 21-55, one year of related experience, funds) apply. ↗ liveinnovascotia.com

How candidates are selected

Through the Skilled Worker EOI pool (see NS_SKILLED).

Location requirement: Nova Scotia construction-sector employer.

Processing: After selection the candidate has 7 calendar days to upload documents and pay the fee. The provincial assessment time is not published. A nominee certificate is valid for 12 months to apply to IRCC. IRCC processing time for the federal stage is shown in IRCC's tool (Provincial nominees) and was not readable as a number on the page.

Related pathways

Open

Nova Scotia Nominee Program: Entrepreneur

Open

Nova Scotia: Express Entry

Replaced

Labour Market Priorities (former Nova Scotia stream)

Replaced

Physician Stream (now sub-category of Skilled Worker and Nova Scotia: Express Entry)

Open

Nova Scotia Nominee Program: Skilled Worker

Official sources

Program rules change often. This page summarizes the official pages listed above; the official page always takes precedence.

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