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1,000+ Invitations Sent by New Brunswick for Provincial Nominee Program
Recently in 2025, New Brunswick conducted four draws between August 11 to August 19 as a part of its provincial nominee program. About 1,052 invitations were sent out by New Brunswick to apply for permanent residence.
Three draws were conducted under New Brunswick Skilled Worker Stream and one draw was through New Brunswick Express Entry Stream. Note: The New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program did not announce cut off scores for any of these draws.
Draws for New Brunswick Skilled Worker Stream:
The New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program has three pathways namely New Brunswick Experience, New Brunswick Graduates and New Brunswick Priority Occupations.
From August 11 to August 19, 2025; New Brunswick conducted two draws through New Brunswick Experience Pathway and one draw through New Brunswick Graduates. The cut off for all three draws were August 10, 2025 at 11:59 pm AST. The details for all three draws are given below:
| Draw No. | Pathways | Number of Invitations | Occupational Categories | Professions excluded from the draw |
| 1. | New Brunswick Experience | 481 | Healthcare, Educational and Social and Community services and Construction Trades | NOC 42201: Social and Community service workersNOC 75501: Material Handlers |
| 2. | New Brunswick Graduates | 389 | All Sectors | NOC 42201 Social and community service workers.NOC 62200 Chefs.NOC 75101 Material handlers |
| 3. | New Brunswick Experience | 132 | Francophone candidates in all sectors | NOC 42201 Social and community service workers.NOC 62200 Chefs.NOC 75101 Material handlers. |
In total 1,002 invitations were sent through the New Brunswick Skilled Workers Stream.
Draws for New Brunswick Express Entry Stream:
The New Brunswick provincial nominee program conducted one draw under the New Brunswick Express Entry Stream. This is for skilled foreign nationals who are listed under the federal Express Entry Pool who have indicated a desire to live in New Brunswick permanently.
This draw was held between August 11 to August 19, 2025, with the cut off date being August 10, 2025. 50 invitations were issued to those through employment in the New Brunswick pathway. Candidates in the following professions were excluded from the draw namely:
- NOC 42201 – Social and Community service workers
- NOC 62200 – Chefs
The eligibility under New Brunswick Express Entry Stream is for those who meet the following criteria which is as follows:
- Are working full time for a New Brunswick employer under TEER category 1,2 or 3
- Have been working full time for last one complete year under TEER category 0,1,2 or 3 for a New Brunswick employer
- Have been living in New Brunswick for the past 12 monthsÂ
New Brunswick Draws in 2025:
Up to September 2025, New Brunswick has issued 3,067 invitations starting from January 2025. New Brunswick received a nomination allocation of 1,500 for Provincial Nominee Program in January and another 1,500 in June 2025. It is important to note why 3,067 invitations were given out despite 3,000 nominations. It was to account for candidates who had withdrawn or failed to meet the requirements.