New Brunswick has made it harder for potential immigrants to find work
Potential immigrants have found it harder to find work in New Brunswick after the province imposed new restrictions to protect jobs for Canadians.
Foreign nationals looking to relocate to the Canadian Atlantic province of New Brunswick are facing new restrictions on their job search as the provincial government attempts to protect the employment prospects of Canadians.
Businesses in New Brunswick are just now starting to reopen. As the province rebuilds, it is trying to preserve the few jobs that exist for Canadians already living in New Brunswick.
"Businesses have cut services, laid off staff, and in some cases closed," the government news release said. — Some sectors were hit harder than others. Some occupations in these sectors were particularly vulnerable to changes in employment status".
The health and information technology sectors have been spared from restrictions. The Province continues to accept and process applications for all immigration flows under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot and the Provincial Immigration Program from applicants from around the world with both health and information technology professions.
Temporary foreign workers and foreign students already living and working in New Brunswick are also exempt from these restrictions.
Other sectors, however, are subject to the new restrictions. Immigration applications from foreigners who are not already in the province and who have professions in the following sectors will be cancelled:
- wholesale;
- finance and insurance;
- real estate, rental and leasing;
- administrative occupations;
- the beauty industry, including salons and spas,
- art, entertainment and recreation;
- leisure and hospitality;
- travel and tourism;
- food and accommodation;
- retail;
- business service centers, including contact centers.
Also under the new restrictions, foreign nationals seeking work as truck drivers or in the manufacturing sector can no longer apply under the Atlantic Pilot unless they intend to work for employers who have participated in the New Brunswick job fair for the past year and a half.
Those who do not fall within these parameters can still apply for provincial jobs, but they must now do so under the Skilled Worker stream of New Brunswick's provincial program. This program is open to workers regardless of where they live, as long as they meet the minimum requirements.
