New Brunswick welcomed several immigrants in 2020

Although the overall immigration levels dropped in Canada in 2020, the province of New Brunswick still welcomed almost the same number of immigration candidates that it did in previous years. As per the record, the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program issued around 2,020 invitations in 2020. And the similar number of nominations(a total of 2,022) were issued by the province in 2019 as well. However, since the travel restrictions are in place due to COVID-19, only 2,740 new permanent residents arrived in New Brunswick and settled in the province. While in 2019, around 6,000 people came to New Brunswick as PR holders. Apart from travel restrictions, processing delays by IRCC are another reason for the drop in the arrival of new permanent residents.

How can you immigrate to New Brunswick?

If you want to settle your base in New Brunswick, there are two immigration options for you:

Apply through the New Brunswick PNP;

Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program;

Immigration streams in NBPNP

Express Entry Labor Market Stream: for candidates who have an express entry profile.
Skilled Worker with Employer Support: for skilled workers who have a full-time job offer in New Brunswick.
Post-Graduate Entrepreneurial Stream: for foreign students who want to start their business in the province and who have graduated from a University or college in New Brunswick.
Entrepreneurial Stream: for entrepreneurs who have a business plan and who wish to establish their business in the province.

Immigration numbers speak positive things The immigration numbers in New Brunswick suggest that the province can meet its labor market needs despite COVID-19. Employers and settlement agencies in the province have ensured that newcomers coming to the province follow the quarantine rules and that they can get essentials such as food, medicines, and other things. New Brunswick is on the path of achieving its target of welcoming nearly 7,500 new immigrants by 2024. Also, the province is planning to increase the intake of French-speaking immigration candidates. New Brunswick is the only province in Canada that has both French and English as official languages. By 2024, the province plans to have one-third of new immigrants who can speak French.