This round in detail

In the June 10 draw, Newfoundland and Labrador issued immigration invitations to 108 candidates. The vast majority (82.4%) went to candidates in the Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP), a split that continues the pattern seen throughout the province's 2026 draws. By program, the Provincial Nominee Program accounted for 89 invitations and the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) for 19.

The province's Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism (OIM) did not specify which NLPNP streams were involved in this round, nor did it identify the particular occupations or sectors targeted. It was the office's first-ever draw held in June.

Reversing the year's downward trend, with cumulative invitations far ahead of last year

Notably, this round broke the steady decline in per-round invitations that the province had seen across 2026, with the total ticking back up from 103 in the previous draw to 108. Looking back over the year's draws, the province opened in March at a substantial scale before tapering month after month:

As of June 10, the province has issued a cumulative 1,487 invitations in 2026 to apply for nomination (NLPNP) or endorsement (AIP), with the large majority (83.8%) going to provincial nominee candidates. Although the most recent single-round totals are well below those at the start of the year, on a year-to-date basis the province's invitation volume still far exceeds the same period in 2025.

A recovery after the federal squeeze on allocations

The shift in the province's draw cadence this year is closely tied to the broader trajectory of federal immigration allocations. In 2025, Canada cut the national Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) intake target from roughly 110,000 spots in 2024 to 55,000 — a 50% reduction. As a result, Newfoundland and Labrador's initial 2025 allocation was at one point compressed to 1,050 spots, before being raised to 2,050 through negotiation with the federal government; together with the Atlantic Immigration Program, this brought the province's total envelope for the year to roughly 2,525.

Heading into 2026, the federal government restored the national PNP target to 91,500 — an increase of about two-thirds over 2025 — while setting the national Atlantic Immigration Program target at 4,000. The province's specific 2026 nomination allocation, however, has not yet been officially published by the provincial immigration office. Some immigration analysts, drawing on conditions across the provinces generally, expect Newfoundland and Labrador's allocation this year to be at least on par with the roughly 2,525 spots seen in 2025. Others read the year-over-year decline in per-round invitations as a sign that the province is pacing its issuance against a finite annual allocation — launching the year with a large draw (the March 6 round alone issued 445 invitations) and then steadily narrowing to preserve the remaining spots.

Attracting immigrants carries real significance for the province. Newfoundland and Labrador has long faced an aging population, a declining birth rate, and out-migration, making it one of the provinces with the weakest natural population growth in Canada. In response, the province has developed a population growth strategy that treats new immigration as a key way to bolster the labour force and sustain communities, and it has set a goal of welcoming roughly 5,100 newcomers per year by 2026. In 2023, the province welcomed a record 5,485 new permanent residents.

How to be considered for the NLPNP or AIP

Candidates hoping to immigrate through the Provincial Nominee Program or the Atlantic Immigration Program must first submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to Newfoundland and Labrador. Before submitting an EOI, applicants must already hold a valid job offer from an employer in the province; entrepreneur-focused streams under the Provincial Nominee Program are exempt from this requirement.

In the EOI, candidates provide information on their occupation, education, language ability, and intent to settle in the province, among other details. Once submitted, the EOI is reviewed by the provincial immigration office. If a candidate's profile is selected in a draw, the next step is to respond to the invitation within 60 days by submitting an application for nomination or endorsement. Atlantic Immigration Program applications are submitted by the employer, while Provincial Nominee Program applications are submitted by the candidate.

An EOI is valid for 12 months. Candidates who are not invited before their EOI expires must submit a new one in order to remain in the pool.

Priority selection criteria

The provincial immigration office may give priority to candidates who meet certain conditions, including those working in healthcare occupations, those employed outside major urban centres, those with strong long-term settlement prospects, and those who have a connection to the province by virtue of having graduated from a local post-secondary institution. A full description of the province's EOI prioritization criteria is available on the provincial immigration office's official webpage.

The process and processing times after nomination or endorsement

Once candidates have obtained a provincial nomination certificate or an Atlantic Immigration Program endorsement, they can apply to the federal government for permanent residence (PR). The federal government processes the application and, if it is approved, issues a Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR).

In terms of processing times, permanent residence applications submitted through the base PNP currently take roughly 13 months, those submitted through the enhanced PNP (the Express Entry-linked stream) about 6 months, and those submitted through the Atlantic Immigration Program about 26 months. Notably, processing times for the Atlantic Immigration Program have improved markedly of late — according to data updated by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on June 8, the program's processing time has fallen from a previous 38 months to 26 months, a meaningful relief for applicants under the program.