New Brunswick Strategic Initiative

The New Brunswick Strategic Initiative is for French-speaking people who want to live and work in New Brunswick. They must have the skills, education and work experience needed to help the province’s economy grow.

To be eligible, you must:

• be at least 19 years old
• have at least a Canadian high school diploma or its foreign equivalent
• have at least a level 5 in all four French language skills according to the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC)
• have at least one year of qualifying work experience from within the past five years
      -    not required if you graduated from a New Brunswick post-secondary institution
• meet the proof of funds requirement
      -    not required if you are living in New Brunswick or have a valid job offer from a New Brunswick employer
• score at least 65/100 points based on the selection factor grid

In addition, there are specific requirements for each pathway of the New Brunswick Strategic Initiative.

Francophone Workers in New Brunswick

To be eligible under this pathway, you must:

• be working in, or have accepted, a permanent, full-time, and non-seasonal (year-round) position for an eligible employer who has been actively operating in New Brunswick for the past 12 months, providing goods or services
• meet your New Brunswick job requirements, according to the National Occupational Classification and other applicable laws and regulations
• have been living in New Brunswick for at least six months
      -    not required if you were offered a job through a recruitment mission led by the Government of New Brunswick

Read the Francophone Workers in New Brunswick application guide.

New Brunswick Francophone Priorities

To be eligible under this pathway, you must meet the definition of one of the two priorities:

1. Francophone graduate

You must:

• be living in New Brunswick
• have completed an in-person program of study of at least 1-year long at either the Université de Moncton or the Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB)
• have been physically present in the province for the entire duration of your program

2. Letter of interest

You must have received a letter of interest from Immigration New Brunswick

Read the New Brunswick Francophone Priorities application guide.

Francophones Working Remotely in New Brunswick

To be eligible under this pathway, you must:

• have been living in New Brunswick for 12 months
• have been working remotely for a Canadian employer located outside of Quebec during this entire period

Read the Francophones Working Remotely in New Brunswick application guide.

If you believe you meet the eligibility requirements above: 

1. review the application guide and important information for all candidates
2. visit the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program page to learn about:
   • expressions of interest
   • invitations to apply
   • submitting a nomination application
   • what happens after nomination

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.

Complete and upload these PDF forms with your application.

Required

• NB-005 Consent and Declaration (PDF 375 KB)

If applicable

• NB-004 Employment Information (PDF 266 KB)
• NB-007 Use of Representative (PDF 266 KB)
• NB-011 Withdrawal of Nomination Application or Certificate (PDF 380 KB)
• PCNB-IS 002 Plan d’établissement
• IMM 5409 Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union 
• IMM 5604 Declaration from Non-accompanying Parent/Guardian for Minors Immigrating to Canada