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Nurse practitioners diagnose, treat, and prescribe within an expanded scope of practice. The occupation sits in Canada's Express Entry healthcare & social services category, though licensing is set provincially and separate from immigration.
CAD 117,000
/year
~470
points
26 weeks
Required
Apply through NNAS for an Advisory Report, then register in the nurse practitioner class with the provincial nursing regulator (e.g., CNO in Ontario).
A longer read on this occupation's route into Canada: the category rule, the cutoffs recent rounds actually cleared, and how licensing runs alongside immigration.
How Nurses Immigrate to Canada: Express Entry's Healthcare Category, NNAS, and the Real CutoffsWhat this does not include: Provincial licensing nuances and the latest in-demand lists change frequently. Always verify against the current NOC and provincial bodies.
What would change this answer: A new category-based draw round, an updated NOC version, or a province changing its in-demand list.