New Brunswick Strategic Initiative

The New Brunswick Strategic Initiative is intended for French-speaking foreign nationals who have eligible connections to New Brunswick and wish to live and work permanently in the province. These individuals have the skills, education, and work experience required to contribute to the province’s economy.

The New Brunswick Strategic Initiative is intended for skilled foreign nationals who have the following connections to New Brunswick:

Francophone workers in New Brunswick

You are working in a permanent, full-time, and non-seasonal (year-round) position for an eligible New Brunswick employer, or have accepted an offer for such a job, and meet one of the following conditions:

• you have been living in New Brunswick for at least 6 months
• you received a job offer through a recruitment mission led by the Government of New Brunswick

New Brunswick Francophone priorities

You meet one of the following conditions:

• you are living in New Brunswick and completed an program of study of at least 1-year long at the Université de Moncton or Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB)
  • you must have been physically present in the province for the entire duration of your program
• you received a letter of interest from Immigration New Brunswick

Francophones working remotely in New Brunswick

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

Start with the “Important Information for All Streams” document to learn about what you should know before applying for a nomination, then carefully read the guide that applies to your specific pathway to learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply.

• Important Information for All Streams
• New Brunswick Strategic Initiative Guide – Francophone workers in New Brunswick
• New Brunswick Strategic Initiative Guide – New Brunswick Francophone priorities
• New Brunswick Strategic Initiative Guide – Francophones working remotely in New Brunswick

1. Carefully read the relevant guides mentioned in the previous section.
2. Visit the Candidate pool page to learn more about expressions of interest, invitations to apply, and application submission.
3. If you are nominated, refer to the After nomination page for more information about the next steps.

Required

The form below is required.

• NB-005 Consent and Declaration

If applicable

The forms below may be required, depending on your situation. Please refer to the applicable guide in the previous section for more information.

• NB-004 Employment Information
• NB-007 Use of Representative
• NB-011 Withdrawal of Nomination Application or Certificate
• 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