About the NBPNP
The New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) nominates workers, graduates and business people for permanent residence. After nomination, you apply to IRCC, which makes the final decision. New Brunswick also takes part in the Atlantic Immigration Program, with limits in 2026.
Current streams (as of 2026-10-10)
| Stream | Pathway | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Skilled Worker | NB Experience | Limited to health, education and construction (since 2026-05-04) |
| Skilled Worker | NB Graduates | Open |
| Skilled Worker | Priority Occupations | Open |
| Express Entry (enhanced nomination) | Employment in NB | Open |
| Express Entry (enhanced nomination) | NB Interest | Open |
| Strategic Initiative | Francophone candidates | Open |
| Business | — | Open |
Since 2026-02-03, accommodation and food services occupations are excluded.
How selection works
New Brunswick invites candidates through selection rounds and publishes each round on its invitation and selection rounds page. Rounds were held on 2026-10-01 and 2026-10-02. Read each pathway's criteria on the official program page before you apply.
The 2026 allocation
New Brunswick's total allocation was 2,750 in 2025. We could not confirm the 2026 figure on an official source; check the province's notices.
Recent changes
- 2026-05-04: NB Experience pathway limited to health, education and construction.
- 2026-09-14: AIP only: accommodation and food services jobs can be endorsed again, except 8 occupations (NOC 14400, 60020, 60030, 62010, 62020, 64100, 62101, 94142); endorsements for people living outside Canada are limited to New Brunswick-led recruitment in health care, education and construction; AIP employer designations stay paused for the rest of 2026. The PNP exclusion above is unchanged.
- 2026-02-03: accommodation and food services occupations excluded; AIP employer designations paused for the rest of 2026.
- 2025-04-04: AIP intake paused for the rest of 2025.
Other provinces
See Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador, or every program on our PNP hub.
How we can help
Anasse Boulbaroud, RCIC, can check which pathway fits your occupation, review your documents, and prepare the IRCC application after nomination. New Brunswick and IRCC make every decision, so no one can promise a selection or an approval. Book a consultation.