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The province did not say if or when the stream will be re-opened for applications.
The Family Support stream is aimed at applicants who have a close relative already living in New Brunswick, plus the required work experience, education and settlement funds.
New Brunswick Family Support Stream
To submit an application under this category, candidates must:
- Have a close relative in who lives in New Brunswick;
- Have at least 2 years of continuous work experience in intended occupation in New Brunswick;
- Have the educational requirements needed to fulfil job duties in intended occupation;
- Have sufficient funds to settle in New Brunswick;
- Be willing to sign an agreement to settle permanently in New Brunswick.
The close relative in Canada must:
- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident;
- Be operating a business in New Brunswick or been employed in New Brunswick for at least 12 consecutive months;
- Be financially self supporting.
Meanwhile the New Brunswick Express Entry Labour Market Stream is currently accepting applications from candidates with a job offer, or those with French as a first language who also have experience in targeted occupations.
The province briefly opened the stream to applicants without a job offer on January 30, 2018, but quickly closed it again.
New Brunswick Priority Occupations
| NOC code | Job description |
| 2171 | Information systems analysts and consultants |
| 2281 | Computer network technician |
| 2173 | Software engineers and designers |
| 2172 | Database analysts and data administrators |
| 2174 | Computer programmers and interactive media developers |
| 6322 | Cooks |
| 0631 | Restaurant and food service managers |
| 1311 | Accounting technicians and bookkeepers |
| 0311 | Managers in health care |
| 6211 | Retail sales supervisors |
Source: www.welcomenb.ca
New Brunswick Express Entry Labour Market Stream: Criteria
To submit an application under this category, candidates must:
- Meet all eligibility criteria and selection factors for the Federal Skilled Worker Program(obtaining at least 67 points out of 100).
- Be aged between 21 and 55.
- Score Canadian Language Benchmark 7 for English or French in reading, writing, speaking and listening.
- Have minimum secondary school education, either obtained in Canada or assessed by a designated body if obtained outside Canada.
- Have at least one year work experience in National Occupational Classification 0, A or B.
- Sign a commitment to live and work in New Brunswick.
- Provide proof of minimum funds required by the federal government to establish successfully in New Brunswick.
- Where an application is backed by a job offer, the New Brunswick company must have been operating for at least one year at the time the application is received.
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