PNP Draws in New Brunswick: The province issues 86 invitations to apply via Express Entry in April.

This year, New Brunswick issued 416 Invitations to Apply (ITA), with 86 issued during the month of April.

The number of ITAs granted in the province in April was down 53.8 percent from the 186 issued in March and 40.3 percent from the 144 issued in February.

The bilingual province of Atlantic Canada does not publicise the results of its immigration draws, although it does publish the monthly results.

According to the most recent monthly results, New Brunswick issued 14 ITAs through its Express Entry Occupations In Demand Connection (OIDC) programme, 45 through its New Brunswick Employment Connection (EC) programme, and 27 through its New Brunswick Student Connection programme last month.

So far this year, the province has distributed 201 ITAs through the NB Employment Connection programme, 120 via the NB Student Connection programme, and 95 via NB Occupations In Demand.
Since the beginning of February, New Brunswick has halted receiving Expressions of Interest (EOI) under its EC programme for four types of employees, those having the following NOC codes:

62010 – Supervisors of retail sales 60030 – Managers of restaurants and food service
62020 – Supervisors of food service 63200 – Cooks
Those employees may still apply under the Atlantic Immigration Programme (AIP) and the Skilled Worker stream of the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Programme (NBPNP).

EC applicants must fulfil the minimal job experience, language competency, and educational standards, as well as show adequate cash.

The work requirement for the programme is at least one year of full-time paid employment (1,560 hours total) or an equivalent number of part-time labour. That work experience must be in NOC TEER categories 0, 1, 2, or 3 and in the same job type as mentioned in the immigration application.

Applicants for Express Entry must pass a valid language test in either French or English.
All candidates who apply via the New Brunswick Express Entry stream must also have a valid language exam in English or French performed by an organisation recognised by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

The language test must be less than 18 months old when the application is submitted to the province of New Brunswick, and the applicant must have a minimum score of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7 for English or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) 7 for French.

Applicants who have not completed an Educational Credential Assessment performed by a specified organisation must additionally produce a copy of an Educational Credential Assessment conducted by a designated organisation.

Settlement payments are not needed for open work permit holders who have worked in TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 jobs in Canada for at least one year.

Applicants for the OIDC programme get a Letter of Interest (LOI) from the federal Express Entry system and must have a valid Express Entry profile.

After getting the LOI, the applicant has 45 days from the date of receipt to establish an Expression of Interest (EOI) through the INB site, the province’s immigration site.

The OIDC requires at least one year of full-time paid employment (1,560 hours total) or an equivalent number of part-time work in jobs having NOC codes in the 0,1,2, or 3 categories.

Work experience may be gained in Canada or overseas, but it must be compensated and in the same profession as stated on the immigration application.

Because this is an application for the NB Express Entry stream, it must also fulfil the language and educational standards, and the applicant must establish that he or she wants to reside in New Brunswick and has adequate finances to do so.

Applicants for Student Connection Do Not Need A Valid Job Offer.
Settlement payments are not needed for open work visa holders who have worked in Canada for at least one year.

Those applying via the NB Student Connection programme do not need to have a job offer, but they must have finished their studies in a programme that qualifies for a Post-Graduate employment Permit (PGWP) within the previous six months, be residing in the province, and actively seeking for employment.

Graduate students enrolled in thesis-based programmes are eligible to apply after their schoolwork has been formally submitted for examination.

Graduates who apply via this programme must also fulfil the same job experience and language competency standards as the other two programmes, as well as desire to reside in New Brunswick.

They do not, however, need to provide evidence of money if they already have an open work visa and the relevant job experience.

Applicants for this programme must provide a copy of at least two of the following documents demonstrating completion of a PGWP-eligible programme of study in New Brunswick within the last six months:

final transcripts; diploma or certificate, or a letter of completion from the school.
Those who finished their studies in Canada are not required to present Educational Credential Assessments (ECA), however post-graduates applying at the time of thesis submission must provide such an ECA from a certified organisation.

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