Program delivery update: COVID-19 – Facilitative measures for paper-based Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) applications
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
March 8, 2021
The facilitative measures for paper-based Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) applications have been updated with new dates. Previously, requests for holds could be made from September 17, 2020 to November 17, 2020. These dates have been updated.
Until March 10, 2021, provincial and territorial jurisdictions may request that a PNP application be placed on hold in cases where an applicant has experienced a job loss in Canada as a result of the pandemic.