New Brunswick Opens Express Entry Labour Market Stream With New Target Occupations

Last Updated on February 7, 2020

New Brunswick Opens Express Entry Labour Market Stream With New Target Occupations May 2, 2018 – The New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program temporarily opened its Express Entry Labour Market Stream to Expressions of Interest on May 2, 2018, with a new list of priority occupations.

Five new jobs have been added to the list including user support technicians, administrative assistants and administrative officers. The province has also added French-speaking elementary, kindergarten and secondary school teachers to the list.

The two jobs to be removed are managers in health care and retail sales supervisors.

Applicants must have attended an information session in the last two years for the Canada Express Entry EOI to be accepted.

The priority occupations are (new occupations in red):

NOC code	Job description
2171	Information systems analysts and consultants
2281	Computer network technician
2282	User support technicians
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
1241	Administrative assistants
1221	Administrative officers
4032	Elementary school and kindergarten teachers (FRENCH SPEAKING ONLY)
4031	Secondary school teachers (FRENCH SPEAKING ONLY)

Occupations Removed

0311	Managers in health care
6211	Retail sales supervisors

Candidates who submit an EOI should include in the subject line the location and date of the information session they attended, as well as their job title and NOC code. Failure to do so will mean the EOI is not considered.

Those submitting an EOI must also meet all the criteria of the New Brunswick Express Entry Labour Market Stream.

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.

A provincial statement said: “To submit an EOI, you must meet all New Brunswick Express Entry Labour Market Stream criteria, including a valid and current language exam, an educational credential assessment, sufficient funds, relevant work experience, and all other criteria.

“Once the provincial quota has been reached, we will close the temporary opening to new EOIs.

“You must include the following in the subject line of your email: location and date of the information session you attended; and your job title and NOC code.

“Failure to include this information will result in your EOI not being considered.

“After the temporary opening is closed, we will only be accepting EOIs from individuals currently working in New Brunswick or individuals with a job offer from a New Brunswick company.”

The province also specifically stated that candidates in occupations requiring a license or certificate to practice will face additional steps before being allowed to work.

It also warned that Post-Graduate Work Permit holders are not exempt from requiring settlement funds under the Express Entry system.

The opening of the stream does not affect the categories that continually remain open in New Brunswick, which are for those with secured job offers and those with French as a first language.

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