What does the Provincial Nomination Program enable provinces to do?

• A. Provinces can regulate all visa categories.
• B. The program funds settlement services.
• C. Provinces can nominate a percentage of the immigrants Canada selects each year.
• D. Provinces can grant permanent residency directly.

Answer: (C)

The main idea is how provinces influence who can immigrate by guiding their own needs. The Provincial Nomination Program lets a province identify and nominate individuals who match its labor market priorities; those nominees then move forward to the federal government for permanent residency. Because Canada sets annual immigration levels, the program allows provinces to contribute a portion of the total immigrants by nominating a percentage of the people Canada plans to admit each year. Provinces don’t control every visa category, settlement services aren’t funded specifically through this program, and provinces can’t grant permanent residency directly—the federal government makes the final PR decision after nomination.