New Brunswick adds 9 occupations to Express Entry stream's priority list

The Atlantic Canada province of New Brunswick has updated the priority occupations list for its Express Entry Labour Market Stream.

The occupations list for the Express Entry New Brunswick Labour Market Stream continues to target Information and Communications Technology workers, among others.

The updated list includes 19 occupations, nine of which are new additions:

Occupation	NOC
Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services	0013
Managers in health care	0311
Restaurant and food service managers	0631
Financial and investment analysts	1112
Human resources professionals	1121
Executive assistants	1222
Purchasing agents and officers	1225
Administrative assistants	1241
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers	1311
Information systems analysts and consultants	2171
Computer network technician	2281
Software engineers and designers	2173
Database analysts and data administrators	2172
Computer programmers and interactive media developers	2174
Early childhood educators and assistants	4214
Translators, terminologists and interpreters	5125
Retail sale supervisors	6211
Retail and wholesale buyers	6222
Cooks	6322

New Brunswick's Express Entry Labour Market Stream allows the province to select eligible candidates in the federal Express Entry system and invite them to apply for a provincial nomination.

Express Entry candidates with a provincial nomination from New Brunswick receive an additional 600 Comprehensive Ranking System points toward their Express Entry score.

In addition to work experience in one of the above occupations, candidates must currently meet one of the following criteria, among others defined by the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP):

Are currently employed in New Brunswick or have a job offer from a New Brunswick company that is designated Skill Type O, Skill Level A or Skill Level B under Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC); OR
Have a child, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, uncle or aunt living in New Brunswick who is at least 18 years old and has lived in the province for at least one year as a permanent resident or citizen of Canada; OR
Demonstrate French as first language, proven by a Test d’évaluation de français (TEF).

To be considered under this stream, you must first submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to the NBPNP.

The NBPNP will only consider Expressions of Interest to this category from candidates who meet the eligibility criteria for the Federal Skilled Worker Class and score a minimum of 67 points out of 100 in the FSWC selection factors. All applicants must also meet the eligibility criteria for the Express Entry New Brunswick Labour Market Stream.

For more information on the minimum eligibility requirements, please consult this page.

To find out if you are eligible to enter the Express Entry pool, fill out a free assessment form.