How many CRS points is a New Brunswick nomination worth?

Une désignation provinciale ajoute 600 points à votre note du Système de classement global. C’est décisif pour presque tout le monde — mais des rondes du Programme des candidats des provinces ont eu une note minimale allant jusqu’à 902, de sorte qu’une note de base très faible peut tout de même ne pas suffire.

Peut-on présenter une demande à un volet New Brunswick sans offre d’emploi?

Oui — New Brunswick Express Entry stream n’en does pas, même si d’autres conditions s’appliquent.

What CRS score do PNP rounds cut off at?

Provincial-nominee rounds cut off far higher than general ones because everyone in them already has the 600-point nomination. The most recent, on 4 août 2026, cut off at CRS 768.

Provincial Nominee Program

New Brunswick PNP streams

A nomination from New Brunswick adds 600 points to your CRS — more than every other factor on the grid combined.

New Brunswick Express Entry stream

Express Entry aligned · No job offer required

Typical threshold: Ranked from an expression-of-interest pool; no published CRS floor

· Two pathways. New Brunswick Interest needs only a letter of interest in your federal Express Entry profile and the federal proof of funds — no job offer and no prior tie to the province. New Brunswick issues that letter; you cannot request one.
· Employment in New Brunswick, the other pathway, needs 12 months of full-time TEER 0–3 work in the province for an employer operating there for the past 24 months.
· Both pathways require CLB 7 in all four language skills, a Canadian high school diploma or equivalent, one year of continuous TEER 0–3 experience in the past 10 years, and 67/100 on the selection factor grid.
· You must be between 19 and 55. This is an absolute bar, not a scoring factor.
· Since 3 February 2026 New Brunswick is not issuing invitations to candidates in accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), nor in a list of occupations regardless of sector — retail sales and supervision, cashiers, shippers and receivers, butchers, and fish and food processing labourers among them.

Official stream page and current intake status

New Brunswick Skilled Worker stream

Paper-based (not Express Entry) · Needs a job offer

Typical threshold: Ranked from an expression-of-interest pool; scored on employer and candidate factors

· The support of an eligible employer operating in New Brunswick for the past 24 months, and CLB 4 in all four language skills.
· Three pathways: New Brunswick Experience (6 months with the supporting employer, 6 months living in the province), New Brunswick Graduates (a post-graduation-work-permit-eligible programme at a New Brunswick institution), and New Brunswick Priority Occupations (a job offer arising from a provincial recruitment mission).
· Your nomination certificate states whether you apply through the Express Entry process or the non–Express Entry process. Only an Express Entry nomination adds the 600 CRS points.
· Since 4 May 2026 invitations under the New Brunswick Experience pathway are limited to health care, education and construction, because the stream is running short of allocation.
· The same accommodation, food services and retail exclusions that apply to the Express Entry stream apply here.

Official stream page and current intake status

Common questions

How many CRS points is a New Brunswick nomination worth?: Une désignation provinciale ajoute 600 points à votre note du Système de classement global. C’est décisif pour presque tout le monde — mais des rondes du Programme des candidats des provinces ont eu une note minimale allant jusqu’à 902, de sorte qu’une note de base très faible peut tout de même ne pas suffire.
Peut-on présenter une demande à un volet New Brunswick sans offre d’emploi?: Oui — New Brunswick Express Entry stream n’en does pas, même si d’autres conditions s’appliquent.
What CRS score do PNP rounds cut off at?: Provincial-nominee rounds cut off far higher than general ones because everyone in them already has the 600-point nomination. The most recent, on 4 août 2026, cut off at CRS 768.

Streams open and close without notice and thresholds move. This page was last checked on 2026-08-12 — confirm intake status with the province before acting.

Source: New Brunswick Express Entry stream; New Brunswick Skilled Worker stream. Data current as of 2026-08-12. Streams open and close without notice and thresholds move. Treat every figure as indicative and confirm with the province before acting.