The NLPNP accepts applications under the following immigration categories:

• Newfoundland & Labrador Express Entry Skilled Worker: The NLPNP can use the federal Express Entry immigration selection system to nominate qualified people with job offers under the NL Express Entry Skilled Worker category. Applicants who have been approved into the federal Express Entry pool may apply for the NL Express Entry Skilled Worker category.
• Skilled Worker Category: Individuals who have obtained a guaranteed employment offer from a Newfoundland and Labrador employer are eligible to apply under this category. Individuals with a valid work permit who are actively working in the province may also be eligible.
• International Graduate Category: This category is open to recent graduates of an appropriate Canadian post-secondary institution who have earned a Post-Graduate Work Permit.
• International Entrepreneur Category: Foreign nationals who want to live in Newfoundland and Labrador and start, co-manage, or buy a business will soon be able to apply for this NLNP business immigration category. Before requesting a provincial nomination, candidates must run their business for a year while on a Temporary Work Permit.
• International Graduate Entrepreneur Category: This NLNP International Graduate Entrepreneur programme will enable international graduates who have attended post-secondary institutions in Newfoundland and Labrador and want to start, co-own, or operate a business in the province with a road to permanent residency in Canada.
• Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program: Atlantic Canada is working with the Canadian government to employ foreign employees to fill employment openings in the region. Foreign citizens who are residing abroad or in Canada on a temporary basis at the time of application may be eligible.