NB Skilled Worker with Employer Support Stream

The category provides immigration for workers who have received an offer of full-time, permanent 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 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 O, A, B
      • Skill level C, Skill type 1, 3, 7, 8, 9
      • Skill level D, Skill type 1, 3, 7, 8, 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

  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
  Secondary education	High school diploma awarded after junior/middle school and before college, university or other formal training	10
  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
  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 n at least three years of graduate studies and a thesis, after completing a Master's degree	18

  
  

  Factor 4: Work Experience

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

  
  

  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	5
  The applicant has completed at least two years of post-secondary education in NB	10
  Employment in New Brunswick The applicant has worked for at least one of the last five years in NB, or	10
  The applicant has worked for at least two of the last five years in NB	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 Opinion The applicant has a positive labour market opinion (LMO) from the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)	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

  
  

  When Not to Apply

  Candidates should not apply if they:

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