Mobility/Recognition of Credentials

You are planning to move to New Brunswick? Here is what you need to know:

Foreign Credential

An individual who wishes to relocate to the province of New Brunswick, Canada permanently and intends to work in a compulsory occupation must meet the Occupational Requirements under the Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification Act and Regulations.

Temporary Foreign Workers

Whenever there is a skilled trades worker shortage, employers often hire workers to meet the anticipated needs of industry on a short term basis.

To learn more about the process for assessment of credentials, please refer to the link below:

Process for Assessment of Credentials

If you are interested in becoming a registered apprentice in New Brunswick, please click here

For more information on the Steps to working in Canada for Internationally-trained workers, please refer to the following link : Steps to working in Canada for internationally-trained workers

Any individual with previous training may be eligible to receive theory credits toward the apprenticeship program upon registering in the province of New Brunswick.

What to do?

Once you have completed and signed the apprenticeship agreement with all parties, a request for PLAR may be submitted by supplying the following:

• official transcript of marks issued by the institution;
• copies of curriculum content (if available);
• the name and address of the institution; and
• the name and telephone number of a contact person at that training institution.

This information should be forwarded to the Apprenticeship Office nearest to you to determine if there is a match between the completed training and New Brunswick's curriculum.

If a match exists, there are options available:
1) receive full credit for the examination level or
2) challenge the correspondent examination.