northwest territories greenReviewed step-by-step guide

Northwest Territories Nominee Program

Coordinate one current NWT employer-driven, Francophone or business stream through the territorial application, nomination and separate federal permanent-residence stage.

Reviewed 2026-07-13Next review: 2026-07-27

Before you start

  • Use only your own government account.
  • Never share government or email credentials.
  • Confirm fees, deadlines and checklists when you act.

CHANGING CONDITIONS

NWT stream openings, employer criteria, forms and allocations can change; recheck Immigrate NWT before filing.

REVIEWED STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

Responsibilities, outputs and checkpoints

  1. 01
    RESPONSIBLEApplicant

    Select the NWT stream and actor

    Review the current Employer-Driven, Francophone and Business streams and record whether employer, applicant or business-owner actions control the selected stream.

    Expected output
    A dated NWT stream and responsibility record.
    Checkpoint
    The stream is current and no eligibility verdict is made.
  2. 02
    RESPONSIBLEEmployer

    Prepare NWT stream evidence

    Prepare employer support and job terms or business concept/net-worth records plus language, education, work, status, family and settlement facts required by the stream.

    Expected output
    An NWT stream evidence index.
    Checkpoint
    Employer, applicant and business facts agree across current records.
  3. 03
    RESPONSIBLEApplicant

    Submit through NWT Apply Online

    Create the responsible party’s official online record, complete the territorial forms, upload current evidence and pay the Northwest Territories directly where required.

    Expected output
    A complete NWT application confirmation and receipt.
    Checkpoint
    The selected stream, employer and applicant identifiers are consistent and the filing is complete.
  4. 04
    RESPONSIBLENorthwest Territories

    Verify the NWT nomination

    If nominated, retain the territorial certificate and check applicant, stream, destination, conditions and validity.

    Expected output
    A verified NWT nomination file.
    Checkpoint
    The nomination remains valid and does not itself grant permanent residence.
  5. 05
    RESPONSIBLECanada

    Complete the federal stage

    Use the federal route named by the nomination, submit to IRCC and complete medical, police, security and finalization requests.

    Expected output
    An NWT nomination-linked federal submission and decision.
    Checkpoint
    The federal case matches the nomination and includes every family member.

DOCUMENT PREPARATION SUMMARY

What this procedure organizes

  • Prepare the selected NWT stream record, employer/job or business evidence, language/education/work/status/family/settlement facts, online territorial forms and receipt, nomination and conditions, federal checklist, civil/police/medical records, AOR, requests and decision.

Frequently asked questions

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