Provincial nominee programs

However, the style followed may be that of the APA Publication Manual, Chicago Manual of Style, the Modern Language Association of America style, or the style of the refereed journal to which the manuscript is eventually submitted. [...] In particular, Manitoba, the first province to sign a PNP agreement, appears to have succeeded in this regard; in 2007, the 3 immigration rate of the province was the highest in the country, at 0.92 percent. [...] We restrict our attention to short term outcomes, 6 The paucity of research on Nominee outcomes is emphasized in the recent report of the Auditor General of Canada, which notes ―although PNP agreements require the provinces and territories to collect information on the retention of nominees within their respective jurisdictions, the information is either absent or incomplete and not always shared [...] Given the rising importance of the PNPs and the possibility that they represent a new direction in immigration policy, analyzing the outcomes of the Nominee programs may provide insights into whether these programs have the potential to improve the welfare of one of the key stake holders in Canadian immigration policy — the immigrants themselves. [...] The province in which taxes were filed and the age of the individual in the tax year are also recorded.