Immigration New Brunswick is unable to provide processing times for individual applications and cannot guarantee that an application will be evaluated or approved before a work permit expires.
You are responsible for maintaining your authorization to work throughout the immigration process.
We appreciate your continued patience. Please continue to monitor your INB profile.
Immigration New Brunswick (ImmigrationNB) uses two different pools to manage the intake of provincial immigration applications.
Under the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP), you must first submit an expression of interest (EOI) through the INB portal. Submitted EOIs are placed into the NBPNP candidate pool and remain valid for 365 days from the date of submission.
ImmigrationNB reviews the EOIs in the pool and may issue an invitation. You must then submit a complete application within the timeframe specified in the invitation letter you received. Invitations are issued based on provincial labour market needs, our remaining allocation, and other factors and priorities determined by the Government of New Brunswick.
Meeting the eligibility criteria for one of the NBPNP streams does not guarantee that you will receive an invitation to apply. Additionally, receiving an invitation to apply does not guarantee you will be nominated.
Under the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP), you and your designated employer must submit a complete application through the INB portal, which will be placed into the AIP candidate pool.
ImmigrationNB reviews and selects applications in the pool for processing. Selection is based on provincial labour market needs, our remaining allocation, as well as other factors and 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.
Meeting the AIP eligibility criteria does not guarantee that your application will be selected for processing. Furthermore, provincial approval is not guaranteed, even if your application is selected.
New Brunswick Express Entry stream
Date of draw |
June 4, 2026 |
Cut-off date and time |
June 3, 2026 [11:59:00 pm (AST)] |
Pathways |
Employment in New Brunswick |
Invitations issued |
75 |
Occupational |
Construction trades Education, social and community services |
New Brunswick Strategic Initiative
Date of draw |
June 3, 2026 |
Cut-off date and time |
June 2, 2026 [11:59:00 pm (AST)] |
Pathways |
New Brunswick Francophone Priorities |
Invitations issued |
94 |
Occupational |
Construction trades Education, social and community services |
New Brunswick Strategic Initiative
Date of draw |
June 3, 2026 |
Cut-off date and time |
June 2, 2026 [11:59:00 pm (AST)] |
Pathways |
Francophone Workers in New Brunswick |
Invitations issued |
52 |
Occupational |
Construction trades Education, social and community services |
Atlantic Immigration Program
Date of draw |
June 3, 2026 |
Cut-off date and time |
June 2, 2026 [11:59:00 pm (AST)] |
Applications selected |
97 |
Occupational |
Construction trades Education, social and community services |
New Brunswick Skilled Worker stream
Date of draw |
June 3, 2026 |
Cut-off date and time |
June 2, 2026 [11:59:00 pm (AST)] |
Pathways |
New Brunswick Experience |
Invitations issued |
243 |
Occupational |
Construction trades Health care |
New Brunswick Skilled Worker stream
Date of draw |
June 3, 2026 |
Cut-off date and time |
June 2, 2026 [11:59:00 pm (AST)] |
Pathways |
New Brunswick Graduates |
Invitations issued |
138 |
Occupational |
Education, social and community services Construction trades Health care Transportation |
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