{"id":173168,"date":"2018-07-25T03:29:51","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T07:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=173168"},"modified":"2018-07-25T03:30:39","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T07:30:39","slug":"new-brunswick-adds-9-occupations-express-entry-streams-priority-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/07\/25\/new-brunswick-adds-9-occupations-express-entry-streams-priority-list\/","title":{"rendered":"New Brunswick adds 9 occupations to Express Entry stream\u2019s priority list"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is the fourth opening of the Express Entry New Brunswick Labour Market Stream since September 2017 that has targeted Information and Communications Technology workers, among others. (Photo: CIC News<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Atlantic Canada province of New Brunswick has updated the priority occupations list for its Express Entry Labour Market Stream.<\/p>\n

This is the fourth opening of the\u00a0Express Entry New Brunswick Labour Market Stream<\/a>\u00a0since September 2017 that has targeted Information and Communications Technology workers, among others.<\/p>\n

The updated list includes 19 occupations, nine of which are new additions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
OCCUPATION<\/th>\nNOC<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Senior managers \u2013 financial, communications and other business services<\/strong><\/td>\n0013<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Managers in health care<\/td>\n0311<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Restaurant and food service managers<\/td>\n0631<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Financial and investment analysts<\/strong><\/td>\n1112<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Human resources professionals<\/strong><\/td>\n1121<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Executive assistants<\/strong><\/td>\n1222<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purchasing agents and officers<\/strong><\/td>\n1225<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Administrative assistants<\/strong><\/td>\n1241<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers<\/td>\n1311<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Information systems analysts and consultants<\/td>\n2171<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Computer network technician<\/td>\n2281<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Software engineers and designers<\/td>\n2173<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Database analysts and data administrators<\/td>\n2172<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Computer programmers and interactive media developers<\/td>\n2174<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Early childhood educators and assistants<\/strong><\/td>\n4214<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Translators, terminologists and interpreters<\/strong><\/td>\n5125<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Retail sale supervisors<\/td>\n6211<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Retail and wholesale buyers<\/strong><\/td>\n6222<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cooks<\/td>\n6322<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

New Brunswick\u2019s Express Entry Labour Market Stream allows the province to select eligible candidates in the federal\u00a0Express Entry system<\/a>\u00a0and invite them to apply for a provincial nomination.<\/p>\n

Express Entry candidates with a provincial nomination from New Brunswick receive an additional 600 Comprehensive Ranking System points toward their Express Entry score.<\/p>\n

In addition to work experience in one of the above occupations, candidates must currently meet one of the following criteria, among others defined by the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP):<\/p>\n