AIP candidate pool

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Overview

Immigration New Brunswick (ImmigrationNB) uses a candidate pool system to manage the intake of endorsement applications under the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). Both the designated employer and the candidate must complete their portion of the endorsement application. Once completed and submitted, the AIP endorsement application is placed in the AIP candidate pool.

ImmigrationNB selects applications from this pool for processing based on provincial labour market needs, available allocation, and other priorities determined by the Government of New Brunswick.

Applications that are not selected will expire after 365 days. If this happens, the designated employer and candidate can submit a new endorsement application.

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Create a candidate profile

Foreign nationals with a job offer from a designated employer in New Brunswick must first register on the INB portal and create a candidate profile. They must keep their contact information up to date at all times.

  • Candidates must follow the instructions below to register and create a candidate profile.

Preparation

 

You will need:

  • your personal email account
  • your passport

How to register and create a profile

 

1.  Go to the INB portal

  • Click on Registration
  • Enter your given names and surname (family name) exactly as they are shown on your passport
    • If you don’t have a surname (family name) on your passport, enter all your names in the Given name field and put NA in the Family name field
  • Enter your personal email address
  • Create a password
  • Click on the Register button

 2.   Create your profile and provide information about yourself

  • Your personal details
    • Enter your given names and surname (family name) exactly as they are shown on your passport
    • If you don’t have a surname (family name) on your passport, enter all your names in the Given names as shown on passport field and leave the Family name as shown as passport field blank
    • Enter your birthdate in the format: YYYY-MM-DD
  • Your citizenship
  • Your family composition
  • Your contact information

 3.    Review all your details to ensure the information is correct, then click the Save button

Keep in mind
  • You cannot edit or change your name or birthdate after you save your profile. Be very careful not to make mistakes.
  • To request a correction to your name or your birthdate, contact us with your request and include in your email a copy of the biodata page of your passport for verification.
  • You can edit or change information relating to your citizenship, family composition, or contact information by clicking on the “Edit” button at the top of your profile page.

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Submit an endorsement application

To have a position endorsed, the designated employer must:

  • demonstrate that efforts to hire locally have been unsuccessful
  • recruit a foreign national
  • provide a valid full-time, non-seasonal job offer co-signed by the foreign national
  • provide an individualized settlement plan through one of New Brunswick’s settlement service providers, co-signed by the foreign national
  • have completed the mandatory onboarding training
  • have completed intercultural competency training, unless exempted by ImmigrationNB

Preparation

 

The candidate will need:

  • the employer’s designation number
  • a signed offer letter or contract
  • evidence of qualifying previous work experience, usually a reference letter
  • a valid language test report
  • proof of legal status in Canada
  • their passport’s bio-data page

The employer will need:

  • a completed and signed Endorsement Application Form
  • a signed offer letter or contract
  • a completed settlement plan for the candidate and accompanying family members
  • proof of recruitment efforts
  • a completed and signed Offer of Employment to a Foreign National (IMM 0157) form
  • a detailed job description

Submission


To submit a complete endorsement application, both the candidate and the designated employer must complete their respective portions of the application.

The candidate must follow the steps below:

  • Log in to your candidate account on the INB portal
  • Click the green Start button on your dashboard
  • Read the terms and conditions and select I agree to proceed
  • Click I want to work in New Brunswick
  • Select the Atlantic Immigration Program, then click Start
  • Complete the short questionnaire
  • Click Send approval request to employer
  • Wait for your employer to upload their documents and invite you to apply
  • Once you receive an invitation to apply, click Start to complete your portion of the endorsement application
  • Complete all fields and provide all supporting documents for you and your accompanying family members
  • Click on the red Submit application button

The employer must follow the steps below:

  • Log in to your employer account on the INB portal
  • Go to the Applicant pool
  • Locate the candidate you’d like to invite to apply then click on the arrow
  • Verify information in the Applicant profile and Applicant information tabs to ensure that you’re inviting the right candidate
  • Go to the Checklist tab and upload the required documents
  • Go to the Action tab and click on Send ITA
  • The candidate will then complete their portion of the application
  • The application is not submitted until the candidate hits the red Submit application button

Guides

Multiple EOIs or applications

An INB profile can have only one active EOI or application.

If you want to submit an AIP endorsement application to the AIP candidate pool and also submit an EOI to the NBPNP candidate pool, you must create a separate INB profile using a different email address for each program.

You can only have one active application with ImmigrationNB. This means you can be in both the AIP and NBPNP candidate pools, but you can only move forward with one of them.

  • If you receive an invitation to apply (ITA) for an NBPNP stream, you must withdraw all your other submissions
  • If your AIP endorsement application is selected for processing, you must withdraw all your EOIs
  • If you receive an ITA for an NBPNP stream and your AIP endorsement application is selected for processing, you must choose only one and withdraw the other
If you submit more than one active application, all of them could be refused.

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AIP candidate pool

Endorsement applications submitted are placed in the AIP candidate pool, where they remain valid for 365 days from the date of submission. ImmigrationNB selects applications from this pool for processing based on provincial labour market needs, available allocation, and other priorities determined by the Government of New Brunswick.

Selection


ImmigrationNB reviews and selects endorsement applications them for processing through scheduled draws. Submitting an application does not guarantee that it will be processed or that the job offer and the candidate will receive an endorsement.

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Update an endorsement application

Be sure to update the endorsement application if any of the information provided has changed.

How to update an application in the AIP candidate pool

 

To make changes, simply withdraw the application and submit a new one with the appropriate changes. Use the form below:

These changes may be, but are not limited to, any of the following:

  • a new employer
  • a new NOC code
  • new work permit details
  • correction to any answers provided
  • changing from the AIP to the PNP

Endorsement applications are not selected on a first come, first served basis. Withdrawing and resubmitting an endorsement application does not place you at the back of the queue.

How to update an application that has been selected for processing

 

If the application has been selected for processing, use the form below to make updates:

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After endorsement

To learn more about what endorsees will need to do after receiving an endorsement certificate, visit the following web page:

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