Private Career College Graduate Pilot Program

The objective of the pilot program is to create an immigration pathway for international graduates from select programs of study in education and social development and health. This program is for students that are not eligible for the federal post-graduation work permit (PGWP) program.

To be eligible, you must:

• be at least 19 years old
• have a level 5 in all four language skills according to the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB)
• have successfully completed an eligible program of study at a participating private career college located in New Brunswick
• have accepted a full-time, non-seasonal job offer that is:
  • genuine and unconditional
  • directly related to your program of study as identified in the application guide
  • from an eligible employer who is supporting your application and has been actively operating in New Brunswick for the past 24 months under the same ownership, providing goods or services
• be able to complete the nomination process and apply for your closed work permit within 90 days of the program completion date shown on your final transcript

Before proceeding to the next step:

• read the New Brunswick Private Career College Graduate Pilot application guide (PDF 341 KB)
• review important information for every candidate

Required

• NB-004 Employer Information
• NBPCC-005 Consent and Declaration / Candidate Agreement (PDF 252 KB)

If applicable

• NB-007 Use of Representative (PDF 473 KB)
• NB-011 Withdrawal of Nomination Application or Certificate (PDF 380 KB)
• IMM 5409 Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union 
• IMM 5604 Declaration from Non-accompanying Parent/Guardian for Minors Immigrating to Canada 

Once you have ensured that you meet the program requirements, you’ll need to submit an expression of interest. An expression of interest is not a complete application.

Submitting an expression of interest does not guarantee you will receive an invitation, even if you meet the criteria.

How to submit an expression of interest

• Create or log in to your INB account 
• Click the Start button on your Dashboard page
• Select I want to work in New Brunswick
• Select Private Career College Graduate Pilot
• Complete the questionnaire
• Submit your expression of interest

Submitting an expression of interest is free of charge. However, before submitting a complete nomination application, you must pay a non-refundable application fee of $250.

Submitted expressions of interest are placed in the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program candidate pool. Immigration New Brunswick reviews them and issues invitations to apply only to selected individuals based on provincial labour market needs, available allocation and other priorities determined by the Government of New Brunswick.

You must submit a complete application to Immigration New Brunswick within the timeline specified in your invitation letter.

Completeness check

Your application will first go through a completeness check. Immigration New Brunswick will:

• request missing documents as needed
• close you application if it’s missing the mandatory documents indicated in the application guide

Assessment

Your application will then be assessed. Due to a high volume of applications, this may take several months to complete. You may:

• be asked to provide more documents
• receive a phone call from an officer (private number) to discuss your application
• receive a procedural fairness letter, outlining concerns about your eligibility

Decision

If your application is successful, you will receive a nomination certificate through the INB portal. This is the only way a certificate is issued.

If you cannot satisfy Immigration New Brunswick that you meet all requirements, your application will be refused. You will receive a refusal letter through the INB portal.

Apply for a closed work permit with employer support

Under this pilot, you must be nominated and apply for a closed work permit with the employer support before the expiry date of your study permit and within 90 days of the program completion date shown on your final transcript.

• You’ll need a letter of support from Immigration New Brunswick
• You’ll also need an offer of employment number from your employer
  • The offer of employment number consists of the letter A followed by a 7-digit number (A1234567)

To obtain the offer of employment number, the employer must:

• create an account on the Employer Portal  or log in if they already have an account
• submit an offer of employment
• pay the $230 compliance fee

The employer is responsible for the compliance fee, which cannot be taken from you in any way.

Apply for permanent residence

As a nominee, you are expected to apply to the federal government for permanent residence before your nomination certificate expires.

Spouses, common-law partners and dependent children must be included in your permanent residence application. They are not allowed to apply under any program or stream in New Brunswick.

Under this pilot, you will apply through the non–Express Entry process 

You must contact Immigration New Brunswick to:

• report changes in employment
• correct an error on your nomination certificate
• ask for a work permit support letter
• ask to extend the validity of your nomination certificate
• withdraw from the program

Immigration New Brunswick will then advise you of the next steps and issue you the appropriate documents, if needed.

Fill out one the following forms to contact Immigration New Brunswick:

• NB-021 Post-Nomination Requests (PDF 286 KB)
• NB-011 Withdrawal of Nomination Application or Certificate (PDF 380 KB)