NBPNP – NB Skilled Worker

Employer shall be in good standing in New Brunswick
Applications must be supported by eligible employers. To be eligible, employers must:

• Have an established place of business defined as a physical structure that is:
  • Owned or leased by the Employer;
  • Located within New Brunswick with both a street and mailing address;
  • Open for business and staffed during regular business hours by permanent employees (not independent contractors);
  • Have clear signage representing the business;
  • Have telephone service in the business name (mobile or landline).
• Have been in continuous, active operation in New Brunswick for at least two years (24-months).
• Be in good standing with any provincial and federal legislation governing employment standards and occupational health and safety legislation.
• Not be in violation of the Immigration and Refugees Protection Act (IRPA) or Immigration and Refugees Protection Regulations (IRPR).
• Employers must be actively engaged in the NB business, directly connected to the employment of candidates.
• Employer must complete the NBPNP-004.
• Employers in the Transportation Sector (NOC 73300, Transport Truck Drivers)
  Along with the requirements listed above, employers intending to support candidates under NOC 73300:
  • Must have an established place of business, defined as a physical structure that is:
    • owned or leased by the Employer;
    • located within New Brunswick and which has both a street and mailing address within New Brunswick;
    • open for business and staffed during regular business hours by one or more persons employed on permanent basis (i.e., not an independent contractor) for the purpose of the general management of the
      employer’s trucking-related business operations, and which has:
      • clear signage representing the business;
      • areas where equipment is parked, stored, or maintained (e.g. garage); and
      • telephone service in the business name (mobile or landline).
  • For employers in the transportation sector intending to directly recruit international candidates through the NB Skilled Worker stream:
    commercial motor vehicles must be registered with International Registration Plan (IRP) through the Government of New Brunswick for a minimum of two years (24-months) prior to
    accessing immigration programs. There can be no break in registration. Registration must be valid when applications are submitted to GNB. Employers may be asked to provide a copy of a valid IRP.Employers who cannot provide a valid IRP will need to look at other pathways, including obtaining a positive LMIA to recruit under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). Candidates recruited under the TFWP may be eligible for provincial PR pathways once established in the province.
• Employer is required to demonstrate labour shortages

Hiring a foreign national must not adversely affect employment for Canadian citizens or PRs living in New Brunswick. GNB will only support applications in occupations where labour market information shows that employers cannot find individuals in New Brunswick with the necessary skills to do the job and where there is indication of a skills shortage.

• Employer shall establish a relationship with candidates

Employers are required to establish an employer/employee relationship.

• Employer Compliance Fee

When a work permit (or work permit renewal) is required, the employer must pay a federal compliance fee and submit an offer of employment form through the IRCC Employer Portal before the applicant can submit an application for their work permit.

Leveraging immigration for workforce expansion
If a business is leveraging immigration to expand its workforce and increase its operating capacity, it must meet the following additional criteria:

• The business must demonstrate an average of $500,000 total gross annual revenue in the previous two years; and
• The business must employ a minimum of three full-time employees who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents that work for the business in New Brunswick.
• Employers shall not engage in certain businesses
  The following business activities are ineligible under the NBPNP:
  • Business that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income;
  • Business that does not operate year-round (i.e., seasonal businesses);
  • Home-based and/or businesses operating from a residential property;
  • Landlord property and rental management;
  • Property investment;
  • Professional practices and services where the employer fails to provide proof of licensing and/or accreditation in New Brunswick;
  • Secured loans where items of personal property are used as collateral (i.e., pawnbrokers);
  • Short-term borrowing including, but not limited to, payday loans, cheque cashing, money changing and cash machines;
  • Adult services including but not limited to the production, distribution and/or sale of pornographic or sexually explicit products and/or services, and/or the provision of sexually-oriented services; and
  • Any other type of business activity that by association would tend to bring the NBPNP or the Government of New Brunswick into disrepute.