NTNP — Employer Driven
Paper-based (not Express Entry) · Needs a job offer
Typical threshold: Employer-driven; no public score threshold
- · A job offer from an NWT employer, who applies on your behalf.
Provincial Nominee Program
Northwest Territories PNP streams
A nomination from Northwest Territories adds 600 points to your CRS — more than every other factor on the grid combined.
Common questions
- How many CRS points is a Northwest Territories nomination worth?
- A provincial nomination adds 600 points to your Comprehensive Ranking System score, which puts you above every cutoff IRCC has ever set in a provincial-nominee round.
- Can you apply to a Northwest Territories stream without a job offer?
- Every Northwest Territories stream listed here requires a job offer from an employer in the province.
- What CRS score do PNP rounds cut off at?
- Provincial-nominee rounds cut off far higher than general ones because everyone in them already has the 600-point nomination. The most recent, on 4 August 2026, cut off at CRS 768.
Caution: Streams open and close without notice and thresholds move. This page was last checked on 2026-08-10 — confirm intake status with the province before acting.
Source: NTNP — Employer Driven. Data current as of 2026-08-10. Streams open and close without notice and thresholds move. Treat every figure as indicative and confirm with the province before acting.