Required supporting documents:

• a copy of the Letter of Interest from the NSNP
  • proof of your approved job offer from the NSHA or IWK
  • a copy of your Return of Service Agreement with the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness
• documents showing that you meet the minimum work experience requirements for one of these Express Entry streams:
  – Canadian Experience Class
  – Federal Skilled Worker Program
             
• letters of reference from previous employers.
• copies of certificates, diplomas, degrees or transcripts that prove that you meet all the criteria required to obtain a licence to practise medicine in Nova Scotia from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia, if you were educated or trained in Canada.
• Provide the documents listed above AND a copy of your Educational credential assessment (ECA) report from the Medical Council of Canada, if you were educated or trained outside Canada.
• the results of one of these language tests;
  – International English Language Testing System (IELTS) General Training
  – Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) General
              – Pearson Test of English (PTE) Core
              – Test d’évaluation de français (TEF) Canada
              – Test de connaissance du français (TCF) Canada
• copies of biographical pages of passports of you, and everyone immigrating with you
• a copy of your marriage certificate (if applicable)
  • a copy of a Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union (if applicable)
  • copies of birth certificates for dependent children (if applicable)
  • copies of custody documents for children younger than 19 (if applicable)
  • proof of permission allowing children under 19 to come with you to Canada (if applicable)
  • copies of adoption papers (if applicable)
• a copy of proof of your legal status in Canada, If you currently live in Canada
• a copy of proof of your legal status in your current country of residence if you currently live in a country of which you are not a citizen
• Copies of every letter you have received from the Canadian government or any provincial or territorial government regarding each application, if you have applied to immigrate to Canada before
• any temporary residence permits you have access to, if you have lived in Canada before
• banking statements from the past 3 months showing all account
  balances and transaction history
  • statements from your investment portfolio showing fixed deposits
  and the terms for withdrawing funds before the investment matures (if applicable)

Application Procedure:

• Create an express entry profile
• Look for a Letter of Interest in the Express Entry online system
• Apply to the Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities Stream for Physicians. IF you are nominated then
• Apply to IRCC for Permanent Residence
• Inform LSI when you become a Permanent Resident

*updated May 29, 2025.