New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP)
New Brunswick is one of Canada’s northeastern Maritime provinces. New Brunswick is also Canada’s only officially bilingual province, with around 30% of the population speaking French as a first language.
Prospective immigrants with the necessary skills and experience may be eligible for a New Brunswick provincial nomination certificate under the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP). Foreign nationals who receive this nomination may subsequently seek for permanent residence in Canada. The NBPNP accepts applications for the following immigration categories:
N.B Immigration Streams
If you wish to immigrate to New Brunswick, then you have five options to choose from:
- Express Entry Stream
- Skilled Workers Stream
- Business Immigration Stream
- Strategic Initiative Stream
- Critical Worker Pilot
- Atlantic Immigration Program
This stream enables the NBPNP to use the federal Express Entry immigration selection system to satisfy the labor market and demographic needs of New Brunswick. This stream follows the ‘Expression of Interest’ model.
Minimum Conditions:
- A Valid Job Seeker Validation Code or documentation of enrollment in a PGWP-eligible program at a post-secondary institution that has received government recognition
- A current Express Entry profile
- Currently residing in New Brunswick is a must
- Must have valid language test results that are at least at Canadian Language Benchmark Level 7 (CLB 7) in either English or French.
New Brunswick accepts applications under this category from individuals who have received a full-time, permanent job offer from a New Brunswick employer.
Minimum Requirements:
- Must prove that they intend to reside in New Brunswick;
- Must have a full-time permanent job offer from an eligible New Brunswick employer and a letter of support from them;
- Must have a minimum of Canadian secondary (high school) diploma or a foreign high school diploma equal to a Canadian credential.
- Must be between 19-55 years of age;
- Must have valid language test scores in either English or French equal to Canadian Language Benchmark Level 4 (CLB 4).
New Brunswick accepts applications under this category from individuals who plan to own and actively manage a business in New Brunswick. Applicants are expected to make a monetary investment in the business.
Minimum Requirements:
- Must have an eligible connection to New Brunswick to submit an Expression of Interest;
- Must have completed an academic degree from a college or university that required at least three years of full-time study, or a diploma in a specific trade that required at least two years of full-time study.
- Must be able to demonstrate a minimum personal net worth of at least $600,000 CAD. At least $300,000 CAD of the net worth must be readily available and unencumbered.
- Must be between 22-55 years of age;
- Must have valid language test scores in either English or French equal to Canadian Language Benchmark Level 5 (CLB 5).
This stream is designed for Francophone workers who have the skills, education and work experience to contribute to the province’s economy, and who wish to live and work in the province permanently.
Minimum Requirements:
- Must intend to reside in New Brunswick;
- Must have a qualifying connection to New Brunswick;
- Must have a minimum of Canadian secondary (high school) diploma or a foreign high school diploma equal to a Canadian credential;
- Must have the required amount of settlement funds;
- Must be between 19-55 years of age;
- Must have valid language test scores in either French equal to a Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 5.
The Critical Worker Pilot, a novel initiative that will go into effect in November 2022, will let selected New Brunswick firms hire foreign workers to fill open positions in their workforces.
One of the four participating Atlantic provinces, New Brunswick is collaborating with the Canadian government to bring in foreign labor to fill the region’s labor market gaps. Foreign nationals who are interested in applying to the Atlantic Immigration Program may already be living overseas or have a temporary visa for Canada.
All pilot applicants must have a job offer from a designated employer that satisfies the program’s qualifications.