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New Brunswick’s immigration program streams are pathways to permanent residence (PR) for foreign workers who have the skills, education, and work experience necessary to successfully contribute to New Brunswick’s economy.
- Pathway to Permanent Residency
If you decide you want to make New Brunswick your permanent...
- New Brunswick Express Entry Stream
The New Brunswick Express Entry Stream of the New Brunswick...
- Pathway to Permanent Residency
If you decide you want to make New Brunswick your permanent home after graduation, you’re ready to start your journey to permanent residency. Explore our Permanent Residency Streams.
The New Brunswick Express Entry Stream of the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) connects to the federal express entry system and will increase your chance of being issued an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residency from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
- Minimum Requirements
- Selection Factors
- Business Trip
- Interview
- Business Plan
- Conditionally Refundable Deposit
- Business Investment
- When Not to Apply
In order to be eligible as a Business Applicant, candidates must: 1. Be between 22 and 55 years of age; 2. Hold at least a high school diploma; 3. Demonstrate sufficient English and, or French language ability to actively manage a business in New Brunswick; 4. Demonstrate an intention to live and operate a business in New Brunswick; 4.1. The applic...
If all other eligibility criteria (outlined above) are met and the business plan is approved, applicants will be assessed according to five selection factors. In order to qualify for the Business Applicant Stream, candidates must score a minimum of 50 points. Factor 1: Age Factor 2: Language Factor 3: Education Factor 4: Business Experience Applica...
Applicants are required to take a business trip to New Brunswick, prior to submitting their application, in order to become better acquainted with the province's business environment. The trip must be a minimum of five full business days, not including travel days, interview days, and statutory holidays. During the trip, applicants are required to ...
After completing the business trip, applicants are required to attend an interview in New Brunswick with an NBPNP official. The purpose of this interview is to evaluate the applicant based on his/her: 1. Ability to speak, listen, and understand English or French; 2. Previous management experience; 3. Understanding of business in New Brunswick; 4. O...
Under the Business Applicants stream, all candidates are required to submit a business plan with their application. The business plan is a written document explaining how the business will operate. Applicants have three options when considering a business in New Brunswick: 1. Purchase an existing business 2. Enter into a partnership with a New Brun...
In order to guarantee the applicant's intention to operate a business in New Brunswick, a deposit of $75,000 CAD is required. This deposit is refundable provided that: 1. The applicant meets the requirements of the Deposit Agreement; 2. The applicant and his/her dependent family members have been granted permanent resident status by IRCC; 3. The ap...
Applicants must be prepared to make a minimum business investment of $125,000 CAD in New Brunswick. Qualifying investments include: 1. Purchase of land and/or building for business purposes; 2. Moving costs for devices, equipment, and goods required for business operation; 3. Purchase of manufacturing equipment; 4. Purchase of office equipment, com...
Candidates should not apply if they: 1. Have an application in process under another immigration program in Canada; 2. Are not lawfully residing in their country of residence at the time an application is received at the NBPNP Office (proof of lawful residence is required); 3. Have an unresolved humanitarian and compassionate claim in Canada; 4. Ar...
The Atlantic Immigration Program is a pathway to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers and international graduates from a Canadian institution who want to work and live in 1 of Canada’s 4 Atlantic provinces—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland and Labrador.
May 10, 2023 · Through the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP), prospective immigrants with the skills and experience targeted by the province may receive a New Brunswick provincial nomination certificate. With this nomination, foreign nationals may then apply for Canadian permanent residence.
Jul 22, 2022 · The New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program, or NBPNP, is one of Canada's Provincial Nominee Programs, or PNPs. Through the NBPNP, New Brunswick can nominate new immigrants to Canada based on local needs. If you’re looking for the perfect place to build a career or raise a family, New Brunswick might be the perfect Canadian immigration option.
