New Brunswick opens Skilled Worker Stream for laborers

Post-Graduation Work Permit holders who are employed in the NOC skill-level D jobs are invited to apply to the New Brunswick Skilled Worker Stream. The province is currently accepting applications through this stream. The types of jobs included in the NOC-D are fruit pickers, oil field workers, and cleaning staff among others. So, laborers involved in such types of work can become Canadian permanent residents by getting a provincial nomination from New Brunswick. Only those candidates are allowed to apply to the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program who fulfill the following three requirements:

Must meet eligibility criteria set by the New Brunswick Skilled Worker stream.
Must be a graduate of a Designated Learning Institution located in New Brunswick.
Must own a Post-Graduation Work Permit.

Eligibility requirements for the Skilled Worker Stream

Foreign nationals who have a genuine job offer from an employer in New Brunswick are eligible to apply for the Skilled Worker Stream. They must have an intention of living in New Brunswick. Also, they should be able to show that they are qualified for the job position offered to them and that they are provided a competitive wage. Also, the employers will have to support the applications for the New Brunswick Provincial Nomination. If a foreign national is employed in a regulated occupation, he or she must get a license from the regulatory authority. And if you fulfill these eligibility requirements, you will get a score based on factors such as your education, age, language ability, work experience, and others. You will get points out of 100 and you need to secure at least 60 points in order to be eligible for the Skilled Worker Stream. You should lie in the age bracket of 19-55 years old. And you must have a Canadian Language Benchmark of 4 and above in all language abilities of French or English. And if you are bilingual, you will get extra points for getting a CLB 4 in both English and French. Further, you need to submit an Educational Credential Assessment for your education completed outside Canada and you would require work experience of at least one year. Applicants employed in priority sectors such as education, manufacturing, transportation, and business service centers will get more points. In addition, if you have some connection to the province in terms of education, work, language, and other things, you will become eligible to fetch more points.