New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP)

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.

Express Entry candidates are among those who may benefit from provincial nomination under the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program.

New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program streams

See below for currently available NBPNP streams.

Express Entry Labour Market Stream: For Express Entry candidates. Criteria for this stream has changed previously, and may do so again. Successful applicants obtain 600 additional Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points and an invitation to apply (ITA) at a subsequent draw from the Express Entry pool.

Skilled Worker with Employer Support: For applicants with an eligible job offer in New Brunswick.
Entrepreneurial stream: For international entrepreneurs who want to establish and manage a business in New Brunswick.
Post-Graduate Entrepreneurial stream: For graduates of New Brunswick institutions who go on to start a business in the province.

New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual province in Canada, with about 30 percent of the population speaking French as a first language. New Brunswick is home to a number of cities such as Fredericton, Saint John, and Moncton.

The NBPNP is New Brunswick’s Provincial Nominee Program.

The 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.