1) u should be qualified for one of the provincial nominee programs
2) submit all your documents to the province
3) Get your first AOR which is an email holding your file number
4) get nomination and steps to follow to submit your application for CIO (central intake office)
5) Prepare your package and send it to Sydney in Nova scotia
6) Get your second AOR which contains your XEP a number for your application
7) get your EP it is the same number but without X and this means that your application is online and ready to be transfer to your local visa office and UCI and it is a code for u
8 ) Your application will transfer to your local visa office
9) Medical request
10) Passport request
11) Visa issued
12) good bye
and of course a different waiting time between every stage
Good luck