New Brunswick Skilled Worker Stream
Program Overview:
Foreign Nationals who have the required skills, education and work experience needed to contribute to New Brunswick’s economy and have the intention to live and work in the province permanently can apply under the New Brunswick Provincial Nomination Program. Candidates must meet the program’s minimum eligibility requirements and have a genuine offer of employment from a New Brunswick Employer to receive a nomination.
Key Program Highlights
- There are different streams under which an applicant can apply, ie. New Brunswick Express Entry Stream and the New Brunswick Skilled Worker Stream. The New Brunswick Express Entry Stream is designed for skilled Foreign Nationals who meet the Federal Express Entry Stream requirements while the New Brunswick Skilled Worker Stream is for skilled Foreign Nationals who have a genuine offer of employment from a New Brunswick Employer and meets other requirements.
- The New Brunswick provincial nominee program is in partnership with the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
- Successful applicants to the New Brunswick PNP can apply for permanent residence if nominated.
- The New Brunswick PNP also helps New Brunswick employers, unable to fill job vacancies with a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, recruit foreign nationals and international graduates whose skills are needed.
Program Eligibility Requirements
Program Specific Data Analysis
Canada – Admissions of Permanent Residents by Province/Territory of Intended Destination and Immigration Category, January 2015 – November 2020.
Level plan 2021 to 2023 Notice – Supplementary Information for the 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan – Canada.ca
Key Candidates for the Program
- Skilled foreign nationals and international graduates.
Step by Step Process
Determine your eligibility
Check to see you meet the eligibility requirements to apply for the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program.
Submit an expression of interest
A foreign national interested in applying to the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI).
If invited, submit your application
Candidates who receive a nomination from the New Brunswick PNP must apply together with all supporting documents.
Apply for permanent residency
If successful, New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program will nominate candidates for permanent residence, and the applicant can then submit their application to IRCC for a permanent resident visa.
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HOW TO APPLY
- An applicant applying under the express entry stream must first create a Federal Express Entry profile and obtain an express entry profile number and a job seeker validation code.
- All applicants must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) by registering through the INB portal.
- If the candidates receive an invitation to apply, they must submit their application within 45 days of invitation and all supporting documents. The applicant must pay the application fee of $250. The applicant should read the application guide for skilled worker stream or express entry steam before completing the application.
- If successful, New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program will issue a nomination certificate, and the successful applicant can then submit their application to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for a permanent residency visa. Selected candidates for nomination by New Brunswick must submit their application for permanent residency. IRCC makes the final decision on all applications for Permanent Residency. Learn more about how to apply for permanent residence as a provincial nominee.
Latest Program Updates
New Brunswick has indicated that it will continue to process applications under all immigration streams within the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIP) program for international student graduates and temporary workers currently living or working in New Brunswick despite the challenges with the covid-19 pandemic. Read more about New Brunswick covid-19 notice.
Historical Program Data
- References
- NB Express Entry
- New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP)
Canada – Admissions of Permanent Residents by Province/Territory of Intended Destination and Immigration Category, January 2015 – November 2020.
- New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP)
- NB Express Entry
- References
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