WHATSAPPThe New Brunswick Skilled Worker with Employer Support Stream of the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) is meant for streamlining the provincial nomination applications of candidates with a job offer from an employer in New Brunswick. You have high chances of obtaining a provincial nomination from New Brunswick if you are working or studying in New Brunswick or if you have lived in New Brunswick in the recent past.
As the New Brunswick Skilled Worker with Employer Support Stream is not aligned to Express Entry, this is a viable pathway for those who are not eligible for Express Entry and those with low CRS scores.
Eligibility criteria for The New Brunswick Skilled Worker with Employer Support Stream
- Age between 22 and 55 years.
- Minimum language ability. Applicants in National Occupation Classification (NOC) skill levels C and D must have minimum language ability equal to Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 4 across all four categories: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The validity of the test result is two years.
- Minimum education level equal to Canadian high school diploma
- Intend to live and work in New Brunswick permanently
- A valid employment offer. The company that issues the job offer must have been in operation for at least one year at the time of submitting the application. The candidate must also prove that he/she had been interviewed and hired by the employer.
- The candidate must be a full-time employee of a company in New Brunswick and their job must not have a pre-determined end date.
- The candidate’s job must be represented in one of the following National Occupation Classification (NOC) skill levels: Skill levels O, A, B, Skill level C (Skill type 1, 3, 7, 8, 9 only), Skill level D (Skill type 1, 3, 7, 8, 9 only)
- You must score at least 50 points in the selection factors detailed below:
Age (Maximum score: 10)
| Age | Score |
|---|---|
| 22-24 | 5 |
| 25-55 | 10 |
Language (Maximum score: 15)
| Skill | English | French |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced | 9 | 9 |
| Intermediate | 7 | 7 |
| Basic | 4 | 4 |
Education (Maximum score: 18)
| Level Completed | Score |
|---|---|
| Post-graduation | 18 |
| Post-secondary education | 15 |
| Secondary education | 10 |
Adaptability (Maximum score: 25)
| Factors | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Relative in New Brunswick | The candidate or their spouse/common-law partner has a son, daughter, brother, sister, mother, father, child, grandparent, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew, who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in New Brunswick | 10 |
| Education in New Brunswick | The candidate has completed minimum one year of post-secondary education in New Brunswick | 5 |
| The candidate has completed minimum two years of post-secondary education in New Brunswick | 10 | |
| Employment in New Brunswick | One year work experience in New Brunswick acquired within the past five years | 10 |
| Two year work experience in New Brunswick acquired within the past five years | 15 | |
| New Brunswick work experience of the candidate’s spouse/common-law-partner of at least six months in the last calendar year | 5 | |
| Area of Skill Shortage | A positive LMIA | 10 |
| Additional Job Skills | Successful employment in a second occupation, which is different from your intended occupation in New Brunswick. It must be a skilled occupation supported by a diploma or trade certificate. | 5 |
Work experience (Maximum score: 10)
| Work Experience (in the last five years) | Score |
|---|---|
| 5 years | 10 |
| 4 years | 8 |
| 3 years | 6 |
| 2 years | 4 |
| 1 year | 2 |
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