New Brunswick pushing for more immigrants
The Premier of New Brunswick wants to increase the province鈥檚 population to one million in 2040.
Premier Blaine Higgs brought up the province鈥檚 aging population and labour market shortage during an annual 鈥渟tate of the province鈥 speech, the Canadian Press reports.
The premiere referred to the province鈥檚 population growth strategy released this past summer, which says that nearly 120,000 jobs will become available in New Brunswick over the next decade.
The growth strategy also says that New Brunswick will raise the number of economic immigrants settling in New Brunswick each year to 7,500 by 2024. However, those numbers were set by the federal government, and Higgs told the audience of business people and reporters that the province would be pushing for an intake of 10,000 each year.
He said the province is opening new offices in India and Europe in order to promote New Brunswick immigration to foreign talent and investors.
Immigrating to New Brunswick through Express Entry
Foreign nationals who want to bring their skills, education, and work experience to New Brunswick may qualify for the New Brunswick Express Entry Stream.
The provincial immigration stream is aligned with the federal government鈥檚 Express Entry system, which manages applications through three immigration programs: the , the , and .
In order to qualify for the New Brunswick Express Entry stream, candidates first need to create an Express Entry profile, where they will be given a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score based on their work experience, education, age and language proficiency.
If those in the federal pool receive a provincial nomination from the New Brunswick Express Entry stream they will receive an additional 600 CRS points. This effectively guarantees that candidate an Invitation to Apply (ITA) in a federal Express Entry draw.
Once candidates are in the Express Entry pool, and can meet certain they can create an Expression of Interest (EOI) with .
On occasion, New Brunswick will invite candidates directly from the Express Entry pool in response to labour market needs.
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