Canada Permanent Resident – New Brunswick Skilled Worker Stream

In order to be eligible under the New Brunswick Skilled Worker Stream, candidates must:

• Be between 19 and 55 years of age;
• IELTS minimum CLB 4  (General Training) or NCLC 4 for French in all four language (reading, writing, listening and speaking).
• Applicants in semi- and low-skilled occupations (NOC levels C and D) are required to undergo mandatory testing at a designated testing agency and achieve a minimum standard of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 4 across all four categories.
• Have the education, qualifications, and/or licenses and certification needed to perform the job in New Brunswick. Applicants must have at least a high school level of education
• Receive a genuine full-time, permanent offer of employment from an eligible New Brunswick employer;
• The business must have been operating in the province for at least one year.
• Applicants must demonstrate that they have been interviewed and hired by the future employer.
• The job must be represented in one of the following NOC skill levels:
• Skill levels 0, A, or B, Skill level C
• Skill level D, Skill type 7, 8, or 9 as well as as NOC 6711 (Food Counter Attendants) and NOC 6731 (Light-duty Cleaners)
• Demonstrate an intention to live and work in New Brunswick; and
• Score a minimum of 60 points on a selection grid.
• Have at least one year of work experience in the last 3 years in the same position (or a position related to the same field) to be eligible.

Step 1: Accept an offer of permanent full-time employment;

Step 2: Verify you meet all minimum eligibility criteria and have all you documents ready for submission to the Government; of New Brunswick and the Government of Canada.

Step 3: Create a candidate profile via the New Brunswick online system.

Step 4: Wait to be invited to the NBPNP. You will have up to 45 calendar days from the date of your invitation to submit a complete application via the New Brunswick online system.

Step 5: Wait for you application to be reviewed and approved.

Step 6: If approved, submit your PR visa application directly to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

Who is not eligible under this stream:

• have an application in process under another immigration program in Canada;
• not lawfully residing in their country of residence at the time an application is received 
• have an unresolved humanitarian and compassionate claim in Canada;
• failed or unresolved refugee, humanitarian and compassionate claimants living in Canada;
• under a removal order in Canada;
• prohibited from entering Canada;
• engaged in full-time post-secondary education;
• live-in caregivers
• seasonal workers.