On December 7, 2022, Northwest Territories published guideline updates for the Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP) streams and Employer Criteria change. According to the announcement, the NTNP began using the new National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 system and updated the eligibility criteria for all programs that use the NOC. In addition, NTNP updated the Employer-Driven and Francophone Streams and removed the employer requirement demanding nominating employers to be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. As a result, foreign-owned businesses operating in NWT, including enterprises owned by nominees under the NTNP Business Stream, will access ECE’s Employer-Driven and Francophone Streams.
