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By Rice Alcantara @Questjobs · Sep 15, 2025

AIP Nova Scotia Top 20 Hiring Companies

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updated Nov. 22,2025

Key Stats and Summary

Seats left in 2025: Nova Scotia reported 1,312 provincial immigration spaces remaining as of August 6, 2025.
AIP PR processing time 13 months as of writing of this article
There are 2,755 AIP Nova Scotia designated companies
As per QuestJobs data, there are 1,391 AIP jobs across all the four provinces. Nova Scotia remains to have the most job openings at over 50%.

Seats still available in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia publicly indicated it had about 1,312 spots left in 2025 across its provincial immigration programs as of August 6, 2025. The province hasn’t released a public breakdown of how many of those 1,312 remain for AIP specifically. (source) . The AIP PR processing time is currently at 13 months for the federal permanent residence stage (doesn’t include biometrics or time to get endorsement).

Tip: If you need to verify an employer, Nova Scotia publishes an official, current list of AIP-designated employers (updated July 31, 2025).

The QuestJobs Top 20: Designated AIP Nova Scotia Employers

Below are 20 of the largest organizations on Nova Scotia’s AIP Designated Employers list with their sector. Use these as priority targets inside QuestJobs when filtering for PR-eligible roles.

#	Employer (site)	Sector	Approx. headcount
1	Loblaw Companies	Retail & pharmacy	220,000 (global).
2	Circle K / Couche-Tard	Convenience retail & fuel	149,500 (global).
3	Sobeys (Empire)	Grocery retail	127,000.
4	Walmart Canada	Retail	100,000+ (Canada).
5	Nova Scotia Health	Public healthcare	23,000+ (NS).
6	GFL Environmental	Environmental services	15,000.
7	Emera Inc.	Energy (utilities)	7,600.
8	Dalhousie University	Higher education	6,000+ (NS).
9	Shannex	Senior living & health	5,900.
10	Michelin Canada	Manufacturing (tires)	3,500 (NS).
11	Kent Building Supplies	Home improvement retail	3,400 (Atlantic).
12	IWK Health Centre	Hospital (pediatric & women’s)	3,200+ (NS).
13	IMP Group	Aerospace/defence & IT	1,001–5,000 (LinkedIn)
14	Irving Shipbuilding	Shipbuilding	2,400 (NS).
15	Nova Scotia Power	Electric utility	2,300+ (NS).
16	NSCC	Higher education (college)	2,000 (NS).
17	Blue Ocean Contact Centers	BPO / contact centre	800.
18	St. Francis Xavier University	Higher education	501–1,000 (LinkedIn)
19	Mount Saint Vincent University	Higher education	610.
20	Acadian Seaplants	Agri-food (marine)	200–500 (LinkedIn)

How QuestJobs helps you land a PR eligible job in Nova Scotia

Create your trial account at www.questjobs.io

Filter jobs to AIP-designated employers in Nova Scotia. All jobs and companies listed in the portal had been researched and studied thoroughly to be eligible to sponsor via AIP.

Use AI Job Matching and the CV Analyzer to tailor applications to the job description and boost your response rate.

Basic eligibility requirements for AIP PR sponsorship

Work experience: At least 1,560 hours in the last 5 years in NOC 2021 TEER 0–4 (international graduates of eligible Atlantic institutions are exempt from the work-experience requirement).

Language: Minimum CLB/NCLC 5 (TEER 0–3) or CLB/NCLC 4 (TEER 4).

Education: Credential level aligned to the TEER of the job offer (e.g., post-secondary for TEER 0–1; at least high school for TEER 2–4), foreign credentials require ECA.

Settlement funds: Required if applying from outside Canada; exempt if you’re already working in Canada on a valid work permit. (Thresholds were updated July 29, 2025.)

Designated-employer job offer & provincial endorsement: You must secure a full-time, non-seasonal job offer from a designated Nova Scotia employer and obtain a provincial endorsement before applying for PR. Endorsement certificates are valid 12 months (no extensions).