New Brunswick Selects Candidates in First 2025 Provincial Draws

New Brunswick Experience 

Currently working full-time in a non-seasonal position for an eligible New Brunswick employer. 

Employer is willing to support the application. 

Have worked full-time for the same employer for at least 6 consecutive months while living in the province. 

New Brunswick Graduates 

Completed a program eligible for a PGWP at a DLI in New Brunswick. 

Currently working full-time in a non-seasonal position for an eligible New Brunswick employer or have accepted an offer for such a position. 

Employer is willing to support the application. 

New Brunswick Priority Occupations 

Accepted a full-time, non-seasonal job offer from an eligible New Brunswick employer. 

Employer is willing to support the application. 

The job offer resulted from a recruitment mission led by the Government of New Brunswick. 

The position must be in a priority NOC code as specified in the program guide. 

At least 1 year of paid work experience related to the position. 

New Brunswick Express Entry Stream

Additions:

Accepting EOIs under two pathways starting March 5, 2025:

1) Employment in New Brunswick pathway; and

2) New Brunswick Interests pathway.

Discontinuations:

The New Brunswick Student Connection pathway will not return in 2025.

NOC 12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers

NOC 13110 – Administrative assistants

NOC 60020 – Retail and wholesale trade managers

NOC 60030 – Restaurant and food service managers

NOC 62010 – Retail sales supervisors

NOC 62020 – Food service supervisors

NOC 63200 – Cooks

NOC 63202 – Bakers

New Brunswick Strategic Initiative Stream

Paused for 2025 – The province has sufficient inventory and will not accept new EOIs.

Discontinuation:

The "In-Person Exploratory Visit to New Brunswick" connection, paused in November 2024, will not return in 2025.

Not applicable

New Brunswick Skilled Worker Stream

Restructured into three pathways:

1) New Brunswick Experience pathway

2) New Brunswick Graduates pathway

3) New Brunswick Priority Occupations pathway (not accepting submissions at this time).

NOC 12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers

NOC 13110 – Administrative assistants

NOC 14400 – Shippers and receivers

NOC 60020 – Retail and wholesale trade managers

NOC 60030 – Restaurant and food service managers

NOC 62010 – Retail sales supervisors

NOC 62020 – Food service supervisors

NOC 63200 – Cooks

NOC 63202 – Bakers

NOC 64100 – Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers

NOC 64301 – Bartenders

NOC 64314 – Hotel front desk clerks

NOC 64409 – Other customer

representatives
NOC 65200 – Food and beverage servers

NOC 65201 – Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers, and related occupations

NOC 94142 – Fish and seafood plant workers

NOC 95106 – Labourers in food and beverage processing

NOC 95107 – Labourers in fish and seafood