An Ideal Place to Live,

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An Ideal Place to Live, Work and Do Business A
Place Where You Can Belong
AMA Presentation November 2004 Tony
Lampart Manager, Immigration Business New
Brunswick
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New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program for
Immigration
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Our Approach

• Increase immigration by
• Actively seeking people who will work or develop
  business in New Brunswick
• Encouraging qualified people to become New
  Brunswick residents to help build and diversify
  our economy

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The Objectives

• Meet the need for skilled labour
• Support business development
• Counter declining population
• Attract an increased number of French speaking
  immigrants and/or allophones interested in
  settling in the Acadian regions of New Brunswick
• Encourage retention of international students

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Provincial Nominee Program

• Two categories of applicants
• Skilled Worker - employer driven
• Entrepreneur - start-up, partnership or purchase

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Skilled Worker - Goals

• Employer driven
• Provide experienced workers to key industry
  sectors
• Help employers meet human resource requirements
• Transfer skills to Canadian employees

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Skilled Worker - Criteria

• Guaranteed offer of permanent employment
• Work for a New Brunswick employer
• Work normally done in New Brunswick
• Employer provides competitive wages and working
  conditions
• Worker in an area of skilled shortage

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Entrepreneur - Goals

• Attract new ideas investment dollars
• Introduce critical business skills
• Create employment opportunities
• Establish international business links

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Entrepreneur - Criteria

• Experience in owning or managing a business
• Financial resources for business development and
  family settlement
• Be actively involved in the business
• Link between previous experience and business
  plan is helpful

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Entrepreneur Criteria (contd)

• Basic knowledge of English or French
• Joint ventures or partnerships with existing New
  Brunswick companies are often desirable options

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Entrepreneur Process

• Submit preliminary information
• Participate in an exploratory visit
• Interview with government officials
• Submit a business plan and immigration
  application

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Immigration Application

• New Brunswick nominates applicants on the basis
  of business plan, experience and net worth
• Canadian Visa Post screens applications for
  medical, security and criminal background
• Canadian Visa Post makes the final decision on
  immigration and issues a permanent resident visa

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PNP Program a tool for immigration
regionalization?

• NB-PNP increased level of immigration application
• Too early to conclude
• Toothless tiger

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New Brunswick Immigration 1932 - 2002
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New Brunswick Nominations
to date
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Source of nominees to date
Europe Austria Bosnia Bulgaria Finland France Germ
any Iceland Netherlands Romania Russia UK Ukraine
Asia/Pacific China India Iran Korea New
Zealand Pakistan Philippines Turkey Vietnam
Middle East Israel Jordan Lebanon Palestine Saudi
Arabia Syria Tunisia
Americas Brazil Chile Columbia Cuba Mexico Peru Tr
inidad USA Africa Egypt Ivory Coast Morocco Seneg
al South Africa
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Landings

• Total New Brunswick Nominees taking up residence
  in the province to July 31, 2004
• (latest available data)
• Total of landed nominees plus spouses and
  children

• 174
• 428

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Applications received
to date
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PNP Partnerships

• Community Economic Development Agencies (CEDAs)
• Ethnic Communities
• Rural Communities
• Acadian stakeholders
• Multicultural Associations

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New Initiatives

• CIC-BNB Agreement on Postgraduate Employment or
  Foreign Students 2003
• Students graduating from New Brunswick
  institutions can work in the province for up to
  two years after graduation
• CIC-NB Agreement on Off-Campus Work 2004
• Eligible students can work off-campus limited
  hours during the school term and full-time during
  vacation breaks
• Ethnic Communities (e.g. Jewish Community of
  Fredericton)
• Community Sponsorships

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Role of Immigration Professionals

• In some markets, Immigration Professionals play a
  major role during all phases of the immigration
  process
• New Brunswick is prepared to work with bona fide
  Immigration Professionals
• Immigration Professionals are expected to
• pre-screen their clients thereby ensuring that
  the prospective immigrants meet or exceed all New
  Brunswick PNP requirements
• take part in the total PNP process including the
  exploratory visits and retention/settlement
  related activities
• New Brunswick is in the process of developing
  guidelines that will clarify the role of
  Immigration Professionals in the PNP process

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Future of the PNP

• It appears that CIC is satisfied with the general
  direction of the PNP
• NB is satisfied with the initial results going
  in the right direction
• Learning curve
• The real jury is still out (retention)

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Contact Us!
Tony Lampart Manager, Immigration Business New
Brunswick Internet www.gnb.ca/immigration email
immigration_at_gnb.ca