New Brunswick to Hold Job Fairs in Mexico and the Philippines

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In October, immigration officers and employers from the Canadian province of New Brunswick will hold six job fairs with a large list of occupations.

In October 2019, the province of New Brunswick will hold job fairs in Mexico City, Guadalajara (Mexico), and Manila (the Philippines).

The job fairs will be held on:

  • October 22 and 23, 2019 in Guadalajara (Mexico)
  • October 25 and 26, 2019 in Mexico City (Mexico)
  • October 26 and 27, 2019 in Manila (the Philippines)

At the job fairs, candidates can ask New Brunswick immigration officers questions about immigration and get job offers from New Brunswick employers. A job offer in the province means higher chances to immigrate under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot or the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program.

The events will include two stages:

  1. Information session: immigration officers will provide job fair participants with information about life in New Brunswick
  2. After that, scheduled interviews with employers will take place

Skilled workers with work experience in the following occupations (the numbers stand for the National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes) are welcomed to register for participation in the Guadalajara and Mexico City job fairs:

  • 2225 Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists 
  • 2271 Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors 
  • 7282 Concrete finishers 
  • 7315 Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors 
  • 7321 Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers 
  • 8431 General farm workers 
  • 9411 Machine operators, mineral and metal processing 
  • 9463 Fish and seafood plant workers 
  • 9617 Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing 
  • 9619 Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities 

Skilled workers with work experience in the following occupations (the numbers stand for the National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes) are welcomed to register for participation in the Manila job fair: 

  • 9463 Fish and seafood plant workers 

The province may add or remove occupations from the list.

You can register for the job fair only if you have recent experience (within the past 5 years) in the above occupations.

Requirements for Participation in a Job Fair

To be able to attend a job fair, you will need to have the following documents:

  • Language test results (IELTS, TEF or TCF with a minimum Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) score of 4.0). If you have not yet received results in paper form, you can submit printed electronic test results. If you have not yet taken the test, you can still register, but you will have to explain to the immigration officer and employer that you are going to take the test soon
  • Proof of work experience (a reference letter from an employer (preferably with information about salary), tax documents, payroll records). Work experience should be at least 1 year (truck drivers often require 18 months of experience) of full-time (at least 30 hours per week) paid work
  • Education credentials (a certificate, diploma or degree)
  • CV in English — you need to demonstrate that you meet the requirements of the occupation

If you have all documents listed above ready, it will raise your chances to be invited for a job interview and get a job offer. Since there is no definitive list of documents, you can take any other additional documents if you think that they will improve your chances.

For future immigration to New Brunswick, you will also need:

  • ECA (Educational Credential Assessment) report. If you have not yet received a report in paper form, you can print an electronic version for a job fair. If you have not ordered a report, do it as soon as possible. You can register for the fair without a report, but you will have to order it anyway
  • Sufficient funds to settle in the province

How to Register for a Job Fair

Before registering, you need to have JPG or PDF copies of the following documents ready for upload:

  • Page with a photo of your passport (required) 
  • Visa of the country of residence (required if you currently live in a country that is not your country of citizenship) 
  • Language test results (required if you have passed a language test) 
  • ECA report (if you have it) 
  • Your spouse’s CV (not required) 

To register for a specific job fair, follow one of the links below:

Note that after registration, you will receive an email confirming that the province has received your information. THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION.

Participation in the job fair is by invitation only. Selected candidates will receive invitations closer to the date of the event. Not all registered candidates will receive invitations. You must bring a printed or electronic copy of the invitation as proof that you were invited to the event.