The Canadian province of Nova Scotia has been granted an additional 300 spaces for its Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP), bringing the total annual allocation cap for the NSNP to 1,350.

2. The Canadian province of Nova Scotia has been granted an
additional 300 spaces for its Nova Scotia Nominee Program
(NSNP), bringing the total annual allocation cap for the NSNP to
1,350. The news follows extensive lobbying of the federal
government by the government of Nova Scotia.
"Nova Scotia, because of its aging population, is desperate for
immigrants . . . So what we are hoping to do in the time between
now and the fall is to hold these discussions, for me to be able to
generate large numbers of immigrants overall and for me to be able
to agree to Nova Scotia to receive significantly more . . But we're
not there yet, we're in the early stages."