Here's the Northwest Territories Nominee Program guidelines for Skilled Worker.
The NTNP Skilled Worker Category is an employer driven process that is intended for skilled occupations for which formal education and/or specialized training is required (NOC Skills Level O, A and B). It is designed to attract qualified individuals that will assist with shortages of skilled workers in the Northwest Territories (NWT).
Employer Eligibility:
Have a job vacancy; Identify a potential nominee; Be a registered business, industry association or a local, municipal, First
Nation or Territorial government in the NWT that has been registered and
operational for a minimum of one year;Provide proof that they have tried to recruit locally and nationally to fill the
position using national advertising requirements; and,Obtain a Labour Market Opinion (LMO)
A Human Resources Plan that verifies the need to fill the position with a nominee will be evaluated as an asset to the application. The employer is responsible for completion of the application form and for submission of all required documentation to ECE.
The Offer of Employment must:
Be for a permanent full-time position; Be in an occupation that falls into NOC Matrix Skill Levels O, A or B Not conflict with existing collective bargaining agreements; Comply with the NWT Employment Standards Act; and, Provide a comparable industry rate of pay.
Nominee Eligibility:
Have the required certification or accreditation for the specific trade or
occupation;Be licensed or accepted by the Territorial body governing the occupation or trade, if applicable; Be able to conduct basic communications in either English or French,
depending on the official language of the work place; and,Not be a refugee claimant.
When submitting an application form, employers should be sure to include the
following documents:
Letter of offer of employment Proof of attempted local and national recruitment for the position Labour Market Opinion (LMO) Original or certified true copy of nominee’s accreditation translated into
English or FrenchOriginal or certified true copy confirming nominee’s previous work experience, translated into English or French Copy of nominee’s temporary work permit (if available or applicable).
Here's where you may get more information, application forms and where to send your NTNP Skilled Worker category application:
Canada/NWT Service Centre
North Slave Region
Education, Culture and Employment
Government of the NWT
Greenstone Building
110, 5101 - 50TH AVE
BOX 1320
YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Ph: (867) 766-5100
Fx: (867) 873-0423
ECE Service Centre
Deh Cho Region
Education, Culture and Employment
Government of the NWT
9802 – 98 Ave
BOX 740
FORT SIMPSON NT XOE ONO
Ph: (867) 695-7332
Fx: (867) 695-7351
ECE Service Centre
Sahtu Region
Education, Culture and Employment
Government of the NWT
BOX 147
NORMAN WELLS NT XOE OVO
Ph: (867) 587-7163
Fx: (867) 587-2612
ECE Service Centre
Beaufort Delta Region
Education, Culture and Employment
Government of the NWT
Mack Travel Building, 2nd Floor
BAG SERVICE #1
INUVIK NT XOE OTO
Ph: (867) 777-7137
Fx: (867) 777-7218
ECE Service Centre
Education, Culture and Employment
Government of the NWT
Courthouse Building
8 CAPITAL DRIVE
HAY RIVER NT XOE 1G2
Ph: (867) 874-5050
Fx: (867) 874-5062
ECE Service Centre
South Slave Region
Education, Culture and Employment
Government of the NWT
Sweetgrass Building
BOX 1406
FORT SMITH NT XOE OPO
Ph: (867) 872-7425
Fx: (867) 872-4507
I'll update this post once the application forms for NTNP Skilled Worker Category are made available online at GNWT Education, Culture and employment website, http://www.ece.gov.nt.ca.
