Chapter 01
NBPNP streams in 2026
Express Entry Labour Market: enhanced stream for Express Entry candidates with a job offer from an NB employer in a TEER 0/1/2/3 occupation.
Skilled Workers with Employer Support: base stream for candidates with a full-time permanent NB job offer at TEER 0-4.
Critical Worker Pilot: three-year employer partnership program with pre-designated employers (Cooke Aquaculture, McCain, Groupe Savoie, J.D. Irving) allowing intermediate and lower-skilled hiring.
Strategic Initiative Stream: for French-speaking or bilingual candidates who meet NB's Francophone immigration targets.
Entrepreneurial Stream and Post-Graduate Entrepreneurial Stream: for founders and international graduates starting NB businesses.

