New Brunswick invites truckers to virtual info session

Candidates will be able to learn about the province and talk to employers.

The Province of New Brunswick will host an online information session for candidates with truck driver experience who would like to live and work in New Brunswick.

The session will be attended by employers from the province and participants will have the opportunity to be interviewed and receive a job offer to further immigrate. Along with the main candidate, a spouse can participate, regardless of his/her profession.

Requirements for truckers:

1 year of full-time truck driver experience within the last 5 years (30 hours per week, 1,560 hours in total)
or experience of 1,560 hours gained within 24 months on a part-time basis within the last 5 years;
volunteer work and unpaid internships are not counted.

Candidates need to register for the session by June 11, 2021. Scans of the following documents will be required:

valid passport page with photo — obligatory;
Visa confirming legal residence in the current country of residence — obligatory for those who do not reside in their country of citizenship;
the result of the language test — if available;
evaluation of the diploma (ECA) — if available;
resume - optional;
spouse's resume — optional;
valid driver's license (front and back side in one document) — mandatory.

The questionnaire will need to answer questions such as:

level of education;
country of permanent residence;
language level (test result or self-assessment);
availability of an ECA diploma assessment;
having relatives in New Brunswick and other provinces;
family members have medical conditions that require constant care;
criminal record;
spouse's area of work;
category of driver's license;
length of experience;
experience in different weather conditions and terrain;
possession of a U.S. visa category B1/B2 (business or tourist visa);
the opportunity to be interviewed via messenger.

To register for the information session, please follow link. The registration form consists of 4 pages. Important: be careful when filling in the form, because in case of mistake you cannot return to the previous page.

Once registered, applicants will receive an email notification. New Brunswick will then select eligible applicants to participate in an information session — they will receive an additional invitation with the exact date and time.

New Brunswick employers will also review profiles to select applicants for vacancies. If an employer is interested in you, they will contact you directly for an interview.