New Brunswick AIP: 203 Candidates Selected for Processing

New selection round

The Government of New Brunswick selected 203 workers to progress through the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) in draws held on October 2, October 9 and October 29, 2026. According to Canvas Immigration, the selections covered workers in sectors including construction, health care and manufacturing whose endorsement applications were chosen for processing.

The three draws used application cut-off dates of October 1, October 9 and October 28, 2026, each at 11:59 p.m (CIC News). AST. Applicants needed a job offer from an employer with provincial designation to qualify for consideration under the AIP.

New Brunswick distinguishes its AIP draws from the province’s nominee-program draws, which issue invitations to apply. The AIP figures instead identify submitted applications selected to proceed to processing. ANAS CANADA reported that selections and invitations are based on provincial labour market needs, available allocation and other priorities determined by the Government of New Brunswick.

The numbers

The latest three draws added 203 candidates to the applications selected for AIP processing in New Brunswick. The province said this brought the cumulative total to 898 candidates across nine announced selection rounds.

The figures do not mean that all 898 applicants have received AIP endorsements. They identify applications selected to move forward for processing. An approved application can lead to an endorsement certificate, which allows the candidate to apply for permanent residence at the federal level.

Processing route

An AIP endorsement also opens the route to a two-year, employer-specific work permit issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Workers who apply for this permit before their current permit expires may continue working on maintained status, subject to the conditions of their expired permit, provided they remain in Canada until a decision is made on the AIP work-permit application.

The October selection covered construction; education, social and community services; health care; manufacturing; other trades; professional and IT; sales and services; and transportation.

In an October 14 update, New Brunswick said AIP endorsement applications could be submitted for all eligible occupations except restaurant and food service managers, identified by code 60030. Applications involving job offers for foreign nationals residing outside Canada remained limited to government-led recruitment initiatives in health care, education and construction.

What happens next

For candidates in the October selection, the next stage is endorsement application processing. Successful processing can result in an endorsement certificate and then a federal permanent-residence application. An AIP endorsement can also lead to the two-year, employer-specific work permit described above.

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ANAS CANADA reported detecting the latest provincial update on October 30, 2026, following the draws held on October 2, 9 and 29.

Sources

• New Brunswick advances 203 AIP candidates toward permanent residence — cicnews.com, 2026-11-02
• New Brunswick Advances 203 AIP Candidates Toward ... — news.canvasimmigration.com, 2026-11-02
• New Brunswick AIP: 203 applications selected in October 2 ... — anascanada.ca, 2026-11-02