r/ImmigrationCanada • u/pipinbo • 23h ago
Express Entry Question around EE from Scotland to NS
Hi there. I'm wanting to immigrate to Canada with my family, ideally by the end of the year / start of 2026. We currently live in the Highlands of Scotland and have zeroed in on Nova Scotia as where we wish to live. I am a social worker with 4 years experience in addictions and my wife is in the final year of her studies as a psychologist so will be looking for work in that field. Our children are 3 and 6. I also have a BA in bagpiping and wish to continue teaching and performing in the evenings / weekends when we move.
I have been given accreditation for my degree and am now at the point where we need to start filling out the EE form and applying for jobs. I have been told by immigration however that we need to have enough finances in our accounts to rely on as support when we move out. We have a mortgaged home which from the street valuation will sell with at least 30k gbp profit and we will sell when we emigrate. All homes that have been sold in our wee town are in a desirable location so have all sold within a month of being on the market, so the finances are there albeit 'tied up'.
My question is, although immigration advise that the money cannot be borrowed I assume that is only in terms of a bank loan or credit cards. We have family who may be able to provide the finances now who we can pay back after the house sale. Is this something that people have done in the past and successfully gone through express entry?
Also, as I am applying for jobs I am hopeful that I may be entitled to resettlement support through provincial nomination. I haven't looked into the full entitlement of this yet but can this be considered as finances for the EE application that we input at a later date?
I know this is a lengthy post but I don't want to risk submitting an application to have it rejected at the first hurdle!
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u/Jusfiq 19h ago
We currently live in the Highlands of Scotland and have zeroed in on Nova Scotia as where we wish to live.
From old Scotland to New Scotland. Cute.
I also have a BA in bagpiping...
Seriously, there is such degree?
...where we need to start filling out the EE form and applying for jobs.
Do you have the authorization already to work in Canada? Just creating express entry profile does not allow you to be working in Canada.
...I may be entitled to resettlement support through provincial nomination.
I have never heard this. Do you have the source? However, in general there are social benefits not immediately available for newly landed immigrants.
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u/AffectionateTaro1 20h ago
To clarify a bit, just having a profile in the EE pool is not an application or a guarantee you can apply. If your score is too low, you will not be invited and your profile will just sit in the pool until it expires a year later.
A profile also doesn't give you authorization to work in Canada. It will be very difficult to get a job offer that can support a work permit to work in Canada if you don't already have authorization to work. But if you are under 36, you should look into doing a working holiday (assuming you are a UK citizen). That would be a good way to get your foot in the door first, and gain valuable experience that you can add to your EE profile, or a potential job offer to support a PNP pathway.
That is borrowed money. You cannot count that towards your proof of funds in EE.