Yukon Nominee Program (YNP): Streams and Eligibility

A small territorial programme built entirely around employer demand — every main stream requires a Yukon job offer, and the employer drives the application.

What the YNP is

The Yukon nominee programme lets the province select candidates who match its own labour-market needs and nominate them for Canadian permanent residence. A nomination does not itself grant status — you still apply to the federal government — but it is decisive, because an enhanced nomination adds 600 CRS points to an Express Entry profile, which in practice guarantees an invitation.

The main streams

• Yukon Express Entry — Enhanced stream for candidates in the federal pool holding a Yukon job offer.
• Skilled Worker — Base stream requiring a full-time, permanent offer from a Yukon employer.
• Critical Impact Worker — For semi-skilled roles the territory struggles to fill locally.
• Yukon Business Nominee — For those establishing or purchasing a Yukon business, with investment and residency conditions.

Enhanced or base?

As with every Canadian province, Yukon's streams split in two. Enhanced streams require an active Express Entry profile and add the 600-point block. Base streams bypass Express Entry entirely — you apply to the province, then separately to Ottawa. Base streams are slower, but they do not care about your CRS score, which makes them the realistic option for candidates whose age or language scores would never clear a federal draw.

Who it suits

Candidates who have secured a Yukon employer first — without an offer there is effectively no route here.

Before you apply

Provincial streams open, close, and change criteria at short notice, and several operate limited intake windows. Confirm the current position with Yukon's own immigration authority before preparing an application — a nomination programme that was open last quarter may not be open now.

See how Yukon fits the wider picture in our guide to every Canadian immigration pathway, or read the full Canada programme dossier.