New Brunswick announces two job fairs at once

The Province of New Brunswick will hold two online job fairs for forestry and poultry workers and their families. Immigration officers will explain how to move to the province and local employers will recruit from among the participants. Successful candidates will be able to find jobs in New Brunswick and apply for permanent residency.

Requirements

The following occupations are required among forestry workers:

• forest machinery operators;
• sawmill operators;
• woodworking machine operators;
• construction assemblers and industrial mechanics;
• mechanics of heavy equipment.

Among workers in the poultry industry, the following occupations are suitable:

• truck drivers;
• farm workers;
• industrial butchers, poultry handlers;
• food and beverage processing workers.

Candidates must have at least 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time experience in the desired sector within the last 5 years. Only paid work is taken into account, volunteering and internships are not eligible. Candidate's spouse can also take part in the session, regardless of profession.

Filing

Candidates who fit the requirements are invited to register on online portals:

• for workers in forestry;
• for workers in poultry production.

There you need to fill in the form and attach a number of documents in JPG or PDF format:

• valid passport page with photo — obligatory;
• a visa proving legal residence — obligatory if you are not residing in your home country;
• report on certification of diploma of education — if available;
• results of language test — if available;
• a resume is a must;
• Spouse's or spouse's curriculum vitae — optional.

The questionnaire consists of 4 pages. Important: be careful when filling in, because if you make a mistake, you will not be able to return to the previous page. Registration does not guarantee that you will participate in the information session.

The following information will be required on the application form:

• level and field of education;
• country of citizenship and current residence:
• passport details;
• age;
• English and French levels (based on test results or personal assessment);
• the amount of funds in the accounts;
• presence of children;
• Having relatives in New Brunswick and other Canadian provinces;
• criminal convictions and serious illnesses of the applicant and family members;
• length of work experience in the required profession;
• answers to questions related to the specifics of work:
  • can you work standing up for long periods of time? (forestry, poultry farming)
  • can you work with a floating schedule, including night shifts? (forestry, poultry farming)
  • can you work in cold regions? (poultry production)
  • do you have any health limitations? (poultry farming)
• having a profile in the system Express Entry (only for poultry workers);
• having a profile on the New Brunswick Immigration Portal;
• data on the spouse;
• ability to communicate in social networks and messengers.

What's next?

The New Brunswick Commission will review applications and contact candidates who are interested. They will be informed of the exact date and time of the information session. Only candidates selected by the Commission will be allowed to participate. Participants who are interested in the province or employers will then have the opportunity to immigrate to New Brunswick through one of the provincial programs or the Atlantic program.

If you need help selecting an immigration program or processing documents for immigration, you can get help from licensed immigration consultants.