New Brunswick PNP.
Two paths into the Maritimes.
New Brunswick nominates skilled workers and entrepreneurs through NBPNP streams and runs frequent draws. It also participates in the federal Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP), an employer-driven route open to candidates with a qualifying job offer from a designated NB employer.
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How the NBPNP works.
New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program, run by Government of New Brunswick with IRCC. You qualify under a stream, get selected or nominated, then IRCC decides your PR. Official site →
EOI
Expression-of-Interest streams via the INB portal, plus the employer-driven Atlantic Immigration Program.
Allocation & fees
INB Express Entry & Experience streams plus the Atlantic Immigration Program. Figures change — verify on the official site. Data checked 2026-07-21.
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New Brunswick in 2026, by the numbers.
4,573
Nomination places for 2026. This authority does not publish round-level counts, so there is no progress figure to show.
New Brunswick publishes no draw or nomination counts. It publishes occupation and sector shut-outs, and those are what actually decide your case.
No round-level data is published for this program. No statistics published - restrictions published instead.
There is no number to report: New Brunswick releases neither round dates nor invitation totals. What it does release is a long list of live restrictions, and they are unusually aggressive. Since May 4, 2026 every new invitation under the NB Skilled Worker - New Brunswick Experience pathway is confined to healthcare, education and construction trades, because the stream is running out of allocation. Since February 3, 2026 no expression of interest or invitation is being considered under the NB Skilled Worker or NB Express Entry streams for candidates working in accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), nor for a long list of retail, cashier, service-station, shelf-stocking, meat-cutting and food and fish processing occupations regardless of sector. The same date paused new employer designation applications, and Atlantic Immigration Program endorsements are refused outright for NAICS 72 positions and for shippers and receivers, retail and wholesale managers, retail supervisors, buyers, retail salespersons and fish and seafood plant workers.
NBPNP streams, criteria and process.
Choose the stream that fits your profile. Criteria and open or closed status change often — we confirm what is live before you file.
New Brunswick Express Entry Stream
Enhanced, Express-Entry-aligned route — +600 CRS on nomination.
NB Skilled Worker / Experience
For workers with a New Brunswick connection or job offer (occupational limits may apply).
NB Business Immigration
For entrepreneurs establishing or acquiring a business in the province.
Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP)
Employer-driven federal pathway: secure a designated NB job offer, then a provincial endorsement.
Where New Brunswick selection actually turns — the factors that decide whether a profile is invited.
PNP + AIP
Two distinct routes — the province’s own PNP and the Atlantic Immigration Program.
Employer-driven AIP
AIP is open to those outside Canada with no Canadian experience but a designated job offer.
+600 via EE
The New Brunswick Express Entry Stream adds 600 CRS in the federal pool.
Four stages from first interest to a permanent-residence decision.
Register / submit an EOI
Create a profile in the NBPNP pool; you are scored and ranked on EOI.
Get selected / invited
New Brunswick invites or approves candidates who meet its priorities, then issues a nomination.
Provincial nomination
Add 600 CRS in Express Entry (enhanced) or apply on paper (base), depending on your stream.
Apply to IRCC for PR
Submit your permanent-residence application; IRCC makes the final decision.
A NBPNP nomination = +600 CRS
Through the New Brunswick Express Entry Stream, an enhanced nomination adds 600 points to your Comprehensive Ranking System score — in practice, a guaranteed invitation to apply in the next Express Entry round.
NBPNP FAQ.
Does a NBPNP nomination guarantee permanent residence?
How does the NBPNP connect to Express Entry?
What is the NBPNP scoring system?
Can CHK Immigration help if I'm not in Ontario?
NBPNP eligibility review
Would New Brunswick actually invite you?
Send a few details and a licensed RCIC will tell you where you would rank under EOI, which NBPNP stream fits, and whether another province is a faster route.
- Scored against the live NBPNP cut-offs, not last year’s
- A written shortlist of the streams you realistically qualify for
- Reviewed by a CICC-licensed Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant
- Consultations are fee-based; you get the fee and available times by reply
CHK Immigration Services — Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (CICC). Offices in Brampton and London, Ontario. Submitting this form does not create a client–consultant relationship; IRCC makes all final decisions.
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