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NB Skilled Workers with Employer Support

The NBPNP is a provincial immigration program made possible through an agreement with the Government of Canada. As an economic program, the NBPNP selects, and nominates, qualified workers from around the world who will live in New Brunswick and contribute to the New Brunswick economy through full time ongoing employment.

This category facilitates immigration for workers who have received a full-time, permanent offer of employment from a New Brunswick employer.

Minimum Requirements for Applicants

In order to be eligible under the Skilled Worker with Employer Support Stream, candidates must:

Be between 22 and 55 years of age;
Have sufficient English or French to fulfill job duties (at minimum a basic level of proficiency);
- 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. They may be asked to submit the results with their application.
- Designated testing agencies include:
  - English:
    - IELTS (General Training Test only)
    - CELPIP (General Test only)
  - French:
    - TEF
  - 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 type 1, 3, 7, 8, or 9
      - Skill level D, Skill type 1, 3, 7, 8, or 9
    - Applicants in C or D level occupations must have already been working for the same employer issuing the job offer for at least one year prior to application.
  - Demonstrate an intention to live and work in New Brunswick; and
  - Score a minimum of 50 points on a selection grid.

Minimum Requirements for Employers – In addition, employers must prove that:

They were unable to recruit a Canadian citizen or permanent resident for the position offered;
The job will provide a comparable industry rate of pay and will comply with provincial employment standards.

Selection Factors

If all other eligibility criteria (outlined above) are met, applicants will be assessed according to five selection factors. In order to qualify for the Skilled Worker with Employer Support Stream, candidates must score a minimum of 50 points.

Factor 1: Age

Age	Points
22-24	5
25-55	10

Factor 2: Language

Skill	Speaking Ability	English	French
Advanced	Operational command of the language with only occasional inaccuracies	9	9
Intermediate	Effective command of the language despite some inaccuracies and misunderstandings	7	7
Basic	Partial competence in familiar situations	4	4

Factor 3: Education

Level Completed	Requirements	Points
Post-graduate education	Master’s degree awarded by a graduate school of a college or university, after completing a Bachelor’s degree Doctorate degree awarded based on at least three years of graduate studies and a thesis, after completing a Master’s degree	18
Post-secondary education	Academic degree awarded by a college or university to those who complete an undergraduate curriculum that required at least three years full-time study, or Diploma completed in a specific trade that required at least two years full-time study	15
Secondary education	High school diploma awarded after junior/middle school and before college, university or other formal training	10

Factor 4: Work Experience

Work Experience (in the last five years)	Points
5 years	10
4 years	8
3 years	6
2 years	4
1 year	2

Factor 5: Adaptability

Adaptability (maximum 10 points)	Points
Family in New Brunswick The applicant, or his/her spouse/common-law partner, has a son, daughter, brother, sister, mother, father, child, grandparent, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew living in New Brunswick as a Canadian citizen or permanent resident	10
Education in New Brunswick The applicant has completed at least one year of post-secondary education in NB, or The applicant has completed at least two years of post-secondary education in NB	5 10
Employment in New Brunswick The applicant has worked for at least one of the last five years in NB, or The applicant has worked for at least two of the last five years in NB	10 15
Spouse’s Employment in New Brunsick The applicant’s spouse/common-law partner has worked for at least six months in the last calendar year in NB	5
Labour Market Impact Assessment The applicant has a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) from the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) or, The employer demonstrates that they have been unable to find a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada to perform the job duties AND they participate in recruitment activities with the NBPNP	10
Additional Job Skills The applicant can demonstrate successful employment in a second occupation, where the occupation is different from the intended occupation in New Brunswick. The occupation must be skilled and supported by a diploma or trade certificate.	5

Adaptability (maximum 10 points)

Points

Family in New Brunswick

The applicant, or his/her spouse/common-law partner, has a son, daughter, brother, sister, mother, father, child, grandparent, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew living in New Brunswick as a Canadian citizen or permanent resident

Education in New Brunswick

The applicant has completed at least one year of post-secondary education in NB, or

The applicant has completed at least two years of post-secondary education in NB

Employment in New Brunswick

The applicant has worked for at least one of the last five years in NB, or

The applicant has worked for at least two of the last five years in NB

Spouse’s Employment in New Brunsick

The applicant’s spouse/common-law partner has worked for at least six months in the last calendar year in NB

Labour Market Impact Assessment

The applicant has a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) from the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) or,

The employer demonstrates that they have been unable to find a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada to perform the job duties AND they participate in recruitment activities with the NBPNP

Additional Job Skills

The applicant can demonstrate successful employment in a second occupation, where the occupation is different from the intended occupation in New Brunswick. The occupation must be skilled and supported by a diploma or trade certificate.