New Brunswick issues over 1,000 invitations for provincial nomination

The New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NB PNP) held four draws between August 11 and 19, inviting a total of 1,052 candidates to apply for provincial nomination for permanent residence.

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Invitations were issued through the New Brunswick Skilled Worker stream, and the New Brunswick Express Entry stream.

New Brunswick Skilled Worker Stream draws

The NB PNP held three draws between August 11 and 19 under the New Brunswick Skilled Worker Stream.

Pathway	Number of invitations issued	Occupational categories
New Brunswick Experience	481	- Health care - Education and social & community services* - Construction trades*
New Brunswick Graduates	389	All sectors**
New Brunswick Experience	132	Francophone candidates in all sectors***

The cut-off date for all three draws was August 10 11.59pm AST.

*The first draw did not include candidates in the following occupations:

NOC 42201 – Social and community service workers.
NOC 75101 – Material handlers.

** The second draw (for the New Brunswick Graduates pathway) did not include candidates in the following occupations:

NOC 42201 – Social and community service workers.
NOC 62200 – Chefs.
NOC 75101 – Material handlers.

*** The third draw (for Francophone candidates) did not include candidates in the following occupations:

NOC 42201 – Social and community service workers.
NOC 62200 – Chefs.
NOC 75101 – Material handlers.

In total, 1,002 invitations to apply were issued through the New Brunswick Skilled Worker stream draws in August.

The NB PNP did not announce cut-off scores for these draws.

The New Brunswick Skilled Worker Stream has changed from previous years and now has three pathways:

New Brunswick Experience.
New Brunswick Graduates.
New Brunswick Priority Occupations.

New Brunswick Express Entry stream draw

In addition to the draws mentioned above, the NB PNP held a draw under its Express Entry stream.

This is for skilled foreign nationals in the federal Express Entry pool who have indicated a desire to make New Brunswick their permanent home.

The draw was held between August 11 and 19, with the cut-off date being August 10.

There were 50 invitations issued to those through the Employment in New Brunswick pathway.

Candidates in the following professions were excluded from this draw:

NOC 42201 – Social and community service workers.
NOC 62200 – Chefs.

The Employment in New Brunswick pathway under the New Brunswick Express Entry stream is for those who meet the following criteria:

Are working full time for a New Brunswick employer under TEER category 0, 1, 2, or 3;
Have been working full time for the past 12 months under the TEER Category 0, 1, 2, or 3 for a New Brunswick employer; and
Have been living in New Brunswick for the past 12 months.

Again, no cut-off score was announced for this draw.

New Brunswick draws in 2025

In 2025, New Brunswick has issued a total of 3,067 invitations to date.

New Brunswick received a nomination allocation of 1,500 for its PNP in February 2025. In June, the province negotiated 1,500 additional nomination slots that have been allotted to its PNP, bringing its total nomination allocation for its PNP in 2025 to 3,000.

It’s important to note that nomination slots do not always equal invitations.

Provinces generally issue more invitations than their annual allocation to account for candidates who decline, withdraw, or fail to meet requirements.

As a result, the number of invitations issued is generally higher than the number of nominations.

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