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The NSNP 200 form is a crucial document for employers partaking in the Nova Scotia Nominee Program, specifically designed to support an NSNP 100 application. It is not an employment contract, but it serves to verify that a genuine job offer has been extended to a potential candidate. This form gathers comprehensive employer information, including business details and the nature of the job offer, ensuring that both the employer and the employee meet the program's requirements. To streamline your application process and support your potential employee's immigration journey, click the button below to fill out the NSNP 200 form.

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The Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) 200 form, an essential document for employers backing an NSNP 100 application, plays a pivotal role in the process of hiring foreign workers to fill employment gaps within Nova Scotia. Designed to verify the authenticity of the job offer made to a potential nominee, this form encompasses detailed sections ranging from employee and employer information to specifics about the position offered, including the nature of the job, salary, benefits, and educational requirements. Furthermore, it delves into the recruitment process undertaken by the employer, probing whether efforts to fill the position with a Canadian citizen or permanent resident were exhausted before seeking an overseas candidate. Important compliance details are also addressed, such as the employer’s obligation to possess a registration certificate from the Labour Standards division, crucial for the lawful hiring of a foreign worker in Nova Scotia. Compiled with an aim to ensure transparency and honesty in the hiring process, the NSNP 200 form underscores the province's regulatory framework designed to protect both the employer's and the foreign worker's rights, and also outlines the mandatory recruitment activities to be undertaken by employers. This comprehensive form not only serves as a testament to the offer of employment but also as a procedural guide ensuring adherence to local labor laws and standards, emphasizing Nova Scotia's commitment to fair and ethical employment practices.

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Form Name	Form Nsnp 200
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Nova Scotia Nominee Program

NSNP 200 – Employer Information

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

This form must be completed by the employer supporting an NSNP 100 application. It is not an employment contract, but verifies that an offer of employment has been made. This form is not applicable for the Family Business Worker Stream.

Section A – Employee Information

Name of worker:

(family name, given name(s))

Position offered:

Section B – Employer Information

1. Business name:

Name of business contact:

Mailing address:

street address	city, town or village				postal code
Telephone:			Email:
Website:
2. Head office information, if applicable
Mailing address:

street address	city, town or village			country	postal code
Telephone:			Email:
Corporate registry number:		Canada Revenue Agency business number:
Year business established:				Date business purchased:
				(dd/mm/year)

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3.Description of the company. Please provide a concise description of your company’s type of industry, goods manufactured, or services provided and attach information on the business.

Number of employees in Nova Scotia:
Full Time: ____________	Part Time: ____________	Temporary Foreign Workers: ____________

Section C – General Information

1. How did you learn about the Nova Scotia Nominee Program?

Nova Scotia Office of Immigration Website

Industry association

Other (please specify):

Nova Scotia promotional material Applicant


2. How did you learn about this applicant?
Employer recruiting activities					Employee initiated contact with employer
Lawyer (name)
Immigration consultant (name)
Recruiter (name)
Other (please specify)
Note:

An authorized, paid immigration representative must be a member in good standing of either the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC), a Canadian provincial or territorial law society, or the Chambre des notaires du Québec. For more information on immigration representatives and who may assist you, see www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/representative/rep-who.asp

Employers using a recruiter to assist with hiring foreign workers must use a licenced recruiter. For more information on licenced recruiters see http://novascotia.ca/lae/employmentrights/FW/LicensedRecruiters.asp

For more information on hiring immigrants visit the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration’s employer webpage at http://novascotiaimmigration.ca.

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Employers’ Registration for the Purpose of Hiring Foreign Workers

The Nova Scotia Labour Standards Code regulates the hiring of foreign nationals to work in Nova Scotia.

Employers require a registration certificate from the Labour Standards division of the Department of Labour and Advanced Education to lawfully hire a foreign worker in Nova Scotia. Employers must provide the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration with a copy of the registration certificate.

∙Employers need to provide the registration certificate when applying to Service Canada for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA).

∙There is no fee for the registration certificate.

Recruiting Foreign Workers

The Labour Standards Code contains rules about recruiting foreign nationals to work in Nova Scotia.

∙Recruiters who want to recruit foreign workers for employment in Nova Scotia must be licensed by Labour Standards to engage in this work.

∙Employers who do their own recruitment do not need a license.

∙Labour Standards posts a list of licensed recruiters: http://novascotia.ca/lae/employmentrights/FW/LicensedRecruiters.asp

For more information, contact Labour Standards at (902) 424-4311 or 1 (888) 315-0110 (toll free in Nova Scotia) or by visiting http://novascotia.ca/lae/employmentrights/FW/ForeignWorker.asp

Section D – Position Information

Please ensure that you have attached:

∙A detailed position description including roles and responsibilities, qualifications, education and experience required

∙Detailed conditions of employment and all supporting documents; including, but not limited to:

OWages (if there is a probationary period, explain the length of time and pay during this period)

Oovertime pay

Ovacation time & vacation pay

Oholiday pay

Ohours of work

Olocation of employment

Obenefits (including accommodations, if applicable)

∙A copy of the accepted job offer with the signature of the authorized signing officer for your business and the signature of the employee accepting the offer

1. Is this a permanent, full-time position?

Yes

2. Annual salary:

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3.Benefits and bonuses:

4.Education requirements:

University

Trade School/College

High School

Other:

Canadian/Nova Scotia industry or association standards required: (please check all boxes that apply)

Industry standards

Association standards

Journeyman standards

Licenses:

Other

Is this a unionized position?

Yes

If yes, please attach a letter indicating union concurrence.

Language fluency required for the position:

English

Read

Speak

Write

Listen

French

Read

Speak

Write

Listen

Fluent

Well

Basic

None

8. Is this a new position?

Yes

9. Describe why you need this position in your business: (attach additional pages if necessary)

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Section E – Mandatory Recruitment Activities

If this section is not completed the form will not be assessed and file will be closed.

Please note: all activities in this section must pre-date the applicant’s Offer of Employment. Recruitment activities are also required for applicants with an open work permit.

1. Was the applicant’s current work permit issued based on a valid LMIA?	Yes	No
If yes, provide a copy and continue to Section F.
If no, complete the following:

2.	How long was this position vacant? _____ weeks
3.	Was the position advertised?	locally

Where was the position advertised?

Newspaper Internet Magazine

_____ months _____ years

nationally

Other, please specify

____________________

List dates (dd/mm/year) position was advertised and attach copies of all published advertisements (newspaper, magazines, internet postings)

 If internet postings, provide:
Date posted _______________________________		Date deleted _______________________________
(dd/mm/year)		(dd/mm/year)
Website(s)

Advertisement # ____________________________ # of responses _____________________________

4.State why the position could not be filled by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident

5.NOC Code

6.If you have not recruited for this position, explain why. (Attach additional pages and supporting documents.)

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Section F – Support and Retention Plan

1.Describe any benefit plans, employee advancement opportunities, or other factors that may encourage the applicant to remain with your company.

2.Will your company provide the applicant and accompanying family with any assistance related to the payment of Government of Canada immigration fees, travel costs, or finding housing?

Yes	No If yes, please explain.

3.Will your company provide settlement supports to assist the applicant and the accompanying family with matters such as orientation, language training or other settlement needs?

Yes	No If yes, please explain.

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Section G – Temporary Work Permit

The Nova Scotia Office of Immigration may provide a Letter of Support to a Nova Scotia nominee to apply for a new temporary work permit or for an extension to a still valid temporary work permit without Service Canada validation. The employer has to demonstrate a need for the applicant to start work before the issuance of a permanent resident visa.

1. Do you expect the applicant to apply for a temporary work permit before obtaining a permanent resident visa?

Yes

Please explain:

2. Would you like the Office of Immigration to issue a Letter of Support?

Yes

Position NOC Code

Refer to http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2011/SearchAlphabetical.aspx

Note: Once the applicant is nominated by the Province of Nova Scotia and receives a Letter of Support, he/she must attach the original of the letter to his/her application for a temporary work permit to Citizenship and Immigration Canada. This Letter of Support replaces the need for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) from Service Canada for this position.

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Section H – Authority to Collect and Disclose Information and Employer Declaration

Initial beside each statement and authorization to acknowledge agreement and then sign at the bottom of the page.

	Initials
____		This information release and declaration must be signed by the designated representative of the company.
____		The company has a history of good workplace and business practices, and complies with all applicable laws
		and regulations, including, but not limited to the following statutes, as amended from time to time (please
		refer to official versions):
		Labour Standards Code (as noted in Section C)
		https://www.novascotia.ca/lae/employmentrights/docs/labourstandardscodeguide.pdf
		Worker’s Compensation Act as applied by the Worker’s Compensation Board of Nova Scotia
		http://www.wcb.ns.ca/wcbns/index_e.aspx?ArticleID=715
		Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
		http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/I-2.5/FullText.html
		Nova Scotia Human Rights Act
		http://nslegislature.ca/legc/statutes/human%20rights.pdf
		Nova Scotia Occupational Health and Safety Act
		http://nslegislature.ca/legc/statutes/occph_s.htm
		Nova Scotia Health Protection Act, Food Safety Regulations (Food Services Industry Only)
		http://www.novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/hpafdsaf.htm
____		By signing, I authorize the Government of Nova Scotia to collect, use, retain, disclose, and destroy personal
		and business information to assess individual applications to the Nova Scotia Nominee Program. If I have
		any questions about the collection, use, retention, disclosure, or destruction of personal and business
		information, I may contact the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration. In addition, I authorize the Government of
		Nova Scotia to research, monitor, and evaluate the Program under the authority of the Nova Scotia
		Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and
		Regulations and other relevant Government of Canada legislation.
____		I authorize immigration officials with the Government of Nova Scotia to disclose personal and business
		information to the Government of Canada, and to collect personal and business information from the
		Government of Canada, as necessary, for the purpose of assessing, verifying information, monitoring and
		evaluating the Nova Scotia Nominee Program, or in the event of any suspected non-compliance with any
		provincial or federal law.
____		I understand that the Government of Nova Scotia may contact any person to verify information provided by
		me in this form.
____		I consent to the Government of Nova Scotia collecting any personal, business and other information
		required as part of my company’s involvement in the Nova Scotia Nominee Program and to locate and
		contact me and my company about evaluating the program and our participation in it.
____		I consent to the Government of Nova Scotia collecting this information from any federal, provincial,
		municipal or other local authority or any other person, department, agency or organization holding such
		information.

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____	I consent to the sharing of the information in this form with the nominee to whom I have made a permanent
	full-time job offer.
____	I consent to the sharing of the information in this form with employment agencies in Nova Scotia to confirm
	and facilitate local recruitment efforts.


Name of authorized signing officer (Family name, given name)		Title of authorized signing officer

Signature of authorized signing officer

Date (dd/mm/year)

Company Name

Street addressCity, town or villagePostal Code

Please note that the Employer, and not a third party representative, must be a party to, and signatory of, the Employer Form.

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Section I – Declaration of Authorized Signing Officer

Initial beside each statement and authorization to acknowledge agreement and then sign at the bottom of the page.

Initials
____	I declare that the information I have given in this form is truthful, complete and correct, and give consent to
	the Government of Nova Scotia to verify any information I have provided in this form.
____	I certify that, to my knowledge, the job offer noted above does not conflict with any bargaining agreements,
	the settlement of any labour dispute, the employment of a person involved in such a dispute, or any labour
	agreements/standards.
____	I certify that I have provided confirmation of employment and other relevant documents to demonstrate my
	company’s financial ability to honour this employment offer.
____	I understand that any false statement or concealment of information may result in, but is not limited to, some
	or all of the following consequences:
	 Refusal of the corresponding application to the Nova Scotia Nominee Program; and/or
	 Refusal or withdrawal of the applicant’s nomination; and/or
	 Decision by the Office of Immigration to refuse to process other applications involving the company or
	companies associated with the company, the authorized signing officer or other officers or employees in
	the company.
____	I understand all these statements and have asked for and received an explanation on every point that was
	not clear to me.


Name of authorized signing officer (Family name, given name)		Title of authorized signing officer

Signature of authorized signing officer

Signed at (city/town and country)

Date (dd/mm/year)

Please submit completed form or application to the address provided below:

Nova Scotia Office of Immigration

1741 Brunswick St., Suite 110A

P.O. Box 1535

Halifax, Nova Scotia

CANADA B3J 2Y3

Tel: (902) 424-5230

Fax: (902) 424-7936

Email: nsnp@novascotia.ca

Web: www.novascotiaimmigration.ca

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