NB PNP - (Worker) Private Career College Graduate Pilot Program

(Updated December 27, 2025)

Notification

The Private Career College Graduate Pilot was launched in September 2022.

Originally a three-year project, the pilot program has been extended to a limited scope until the end of 2026 to provide a potential pathway for international students enrolled in specific programs who were unable to graduate before the pilot's original end date.

Once the pilot program closes, no new nominations will be issued. Students who do not qualify or graduate after the pilot program closes are advised to explore other New Brunswick immigration programs/streams. Graduates with qualifying work experience and a job offer from a New Brunswick employer may be eligible to apply upon completion of their studies.

Overview

The New Brunswick Private Career College Graduate Pilot Program is designed for international graduates with the skills, education, and work experience to contribute to the New Brunswick economy, and who are prepared to live and work permanently in New Brunswick.

The pilot program aims to create immigration pathways for international students graduating from a number of one-year and two-year programs, leading to priority occupations in the following fields:

• Education and Social Development
• Style
• IT and Cybersecurity
• Business Administration
• Supply Chain and Logistics

This pilot program is for recent graduates from certain private career colleges in New Brunswick who do not qualify for the federal Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP).

Students who do not qualify for the pilot program are advised to consider the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). Students with qualifying work experience and a job offer from an AIP-designated employer may be eligible to apply upon completion of their studies.

Private Career College Graduate Pilot Program Road Map

• Step 1: Accept offer of employment.
• Step 2: Create an Expression of Interest (EOI).
• Step 3: Receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA).
• Step 4: Submit an application to the Government of New Brunswick.
• Step 5: Receive a nomination and a work permit support letter from the Government of New Brunswick.
• Step 6: Submit your Work Permit (T13) application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
• Step 7: Submit your permanent residence (PR) application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
• Step 8: Confirm your employment and maintain nomination.
• Step 9: Receive a decision from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

After being nominated

If you have received a nomination certificate from the Province of New Brunswick, you are not permitted to withdraw that certificate to reapply under a different program or stream administered by Immigration New Brunswick.

Nominees under the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) are expected to submit their permanent residency application to IRCC before their nomination certificate expires.

If you are nominated by the Government of New Brunswick, you are required to:

• Submit your Work Permit (T13) application to IRCC before your study permit expires.
• Submit your Permanent Residence (PR) application directly to IRCC. You must maintain the conditions of the nomination while awaiting the PR decision. The nomination certificate is valid for 6 months from the date of issuance and is considered valid if you submit a complete PR application before the expiration date stated on the nomination certificate.
  

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