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New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program
The New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) provides pathways to permanent residence for foreign nationals wishing to live, work, or run a business in New Brunswick. It is managed by Immigration New Brunswick in collaboration with IRCC.
Summary
The NBPNP selects and nominates candidates based on skills, education, and work experience aligned with New Brunswick’s economic needs. Nominees must apply for permanent residence to IRCC before their nomination certificate expires. The program includes several streams such as Skilled Worker, Express Entry, Strategic Initiative, Business Immigration, and pilot programs.
Key points
- Withdrawing a nomination certificate to reapply under another NBPNP stream is not permitted.
- Nominees must submit their permanent residence application to IRCC before the nomination certificate expires.
- NBPNP offers pathways for foreign nationals to live, work, or run a business in New Brunswick.
- Immigration New Brunswick manages the program in collaboration with IRCC.
- Candidates are selected based on skills, education, and work experience relevant to New Brunswick’s economic needs.
- Streams include Skilled Worker, Express Entry, Strategic Initiative, Business Immigration, and pilot programs such as Critical Worker and Private Career College Graduate.
- Related information includes the Atlantic Immigration Program.
Policy changes
- Nomination certificates cannot be withdrawn to reapply under another NBPNP stream.
Who is affected
- Foreign nationals wishing to live, work, or run a business in New Brunswick.
- Nominees under the NBPNP who must apply for permanent residence before nomination expiry.
How to apply / next steps
- Submit application for permanent residence to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) before nomination certificate expires.
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