The Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) issues periodic Invitations to apply to qualified candidates.
Below are the invitations issued during 2018.
NSNP Draws 2019
Express Entry Labour Market Priorities Stream
| Date | Target Occupation | Letters of Interest issued | Express Entry Score Range |
| 20-12-2019 | NOC 1123: Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations | 144 | N/A |
| 05-12-2019 | NOC 4212: Social and Community Service Workers | 172 | N/A |
| 28-10-2019 | NOC 3012: Registered Nurses or Registered Psychiatric Nurses | 430 | N/A |
| 20-09-2019 | NOC 7271: Carpenters | 22 | N/A |
| 05-09-2019 | None: Draw targeted at candidates with French language skilled CLB 8 or higher | 204 | N/A |
| 03-06-2019 | NOC 4214: Early childhood educators and assistants | 312 | N/A |
| 20-03-2019 | None: Draw targeted at candidates with French language skilled CLB 7 or higher | 308 | N/A |
| 24-01-2019 | NOC 1111: Financial Auditors and Accountants | 300 | 400-450 |
Entrepreneur Stream
| Date | Number of invitations | Lowest score |
| 12-11-2019 | 20 | 118 |
| 06-09-2019 | 46 | 113 |
| 24-06-2019 | 43 | 110 |
| 17-05-2019 | 27 | 112 |
| 04-04-2019 | 27 | 112 |
| 19-02-2019 | 22 | 112 |
| 07-01-2019 | 33 | 112 |
International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream
| Date | Number of invitations | Lowest score |
| 06-09-2019 | 1 | 54 |
| 24-06-2019 | 1 | 74 |
| 07-01-2019 | 1 | 54 |
