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The New Brunswick Private Career College Graduate Pilot offers a permanent residence pathway for international students who complete specific programs of study at eligible private career colleges in New Brunswick.
Candidate requirements for the New Brunswick graduate pilot
You must meet all of the following criteria:
- Intent to reside: show strong ties to New Brunswick and your plans to stay long term.
- Job offer: secure full-time, non-seasonal employment related to your field of study within 90 days of graduation.
- Wage: your offered wage must be competitive for your occupation in New Brunswick.
- Language: a minimum of CLB/NCLC 5 in each language ability on an approved test (IELTS, CELPIP, PTE Core, TEF or TCF).
- Education: completion of an eligible program (minimum 10 months, with one 35-week exception) at an approved college.
- PR ready: you must be ready to apply for permanent residence, with all required documentation on hand.
Work experience is not required to apply under this pilot.
Eligible colleges and programs
Only graduates of two private career colleges are eligible:
- Eastern College
- Oulton College
The lists below show the occupations linked to the approved programs of study at each college, grouped by sector.
1. Education and social development
Eastern College:
- Child and Youth Care with Addictions Support Worker
- NOC 42201 – Social and Community Service Workers
- Early Childhood Education
- NOC 42202 – Early Childhood Educators and Assistants
Oulton College:
- Early Childhood Education / Educational Assistant
- NOC 42202 – Early Childhood Educators and Assistants
- NOC 43100 – Elementary and Secondary School Teacher Assistants
- Child and Youth Care
- NOC 42201 – Social and Community Service Workers
- Human Services Counsellor
- NOC 42201 – Social and Community Service Workers
2. Health
Eastern College:
- Medical Administrative Specialist
- NOC 13112 – Medical Administrative Assistants
- Personal Support Worker
- NOC 33102 – Nurse Aides, Orderlies and Patient Service Associates
- NOC 44101 – Home Support Workers, Housekeepers and Related Occupations
Oulton College:
- Medical Office Administration
- NOC 13112 – Medical Administrative Assistants
- Medical Laboratory Assistant
- NOC 33101 – Medical Laboratory Assistants and Related Technical Occupations
- Medical Laboratory Technology
- NOC 32120 – Medical Laboratory Technologists
- Practical Nurse
- NOC 32101 – Licensed Practical Nurses
- Primary Care Paramedic
- NOC 32102 – Paramedics and Related Occupations
3. Information technology and cybersecurity
Eastern College:
- Application Development (Mobile Web) and Video Game Development
- NOC 21230 – Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers
- NOC 21233 – Web Designers
- NOC 21234 – Web Developers and Programmers
- IT Systems and Security Administrator, and Advanced Systems Management and Cybersecurity
- NOC 22220 – Computer Network Technicians
- NOC 22221 – User Support Technicians
Oulton College:
- Systems Management and Cybersecurity
- NOC 22220 – Computer Network Technicians
- NOC 22221 – User Support Technicians
4. Business administration
Eastern College:
- Accounting and Payroll Administrator
- NOC 12200 – Accounting Technicians and Bookkeepers
- NOC 13102 – Payroll Clerks
- NOC 14200 – Accounting and Related Clerks
- NOC 14201 – Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Clerks
Oulton College:
- Business Management and Entrepreneurship
- NOC 12200 – Accounting Technicians and Bookkeepers
- NOC 13102 – Payroll Clerks
- NOC 14200 – Accounting and Related Clerks
- NOC 14201 – Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Clerks
5. Supply chain and logistics
Eastern College:
- Supply Chain and Logistics
- NOC 14400 – Shippers and Receivers
- NOC 12013 – Supply Chain, Tracking and Scheduling Coordination Occupations
- NOC 13201 – Production and Transportation Logistics Coordinators
Job offer requirements
For the Private Career College Graduate Pilot, the graduate must have accepted a full-time, non-seasonal job offer from an eligible New Brunswick employer. The offer must be:
- genuine and unconditional;
- full-time;
- non-seasonal (year-round);
- directly related to the graduate's program of study;
- in one of the eligible occupations listed for that program;
- from an eligible New Brunswick employer;
- supported by the employer.
The employer must have been actively operating in New Brunswick for at least 24 months under the same ownership, providing goods or services.
What you should know
If you graduated from Oulton College's Practical Nurse program, you need a genuine job offer connected to NOC 32101 – Licensed Practical Nurses. It cannot simply be any job in a hospital or any healthcare-related position.
The offer letter is evidence of the employment, but the immigration process requires additional employer documentation. The official New Brunswick program requires your employer to complete form NB-004 Employer Information as part of the nomination application. The province then assesses whether the employment is genuine, whether the employer is eligible and whether your position meets the program requirements.
Next steps
Pilot programs such as the New Brunswick Private Career College Graduate Pilot can be difficult to navigate: your eligibility, documentation and NOC code all have to align with your application. Our specialists at Jane Katkova & Associates know the New Brunswick program well and have over 25 years of experience building applications for pilot programs across Canada.
We want to help you succeed with your application. Book a consultation to take the first step. The official details are published by the Government of New Brunswick on its Private Career College Graduate Pilot Program page.
Written by the Fast Passport Boutique team and reviewed by Jane Katkova, Founder & Licensed CICC Consultant.
