New Brunswick Express Entry Calculator

NB Express Entry Stream — Score Calculator

Estimate your NB Express Entry selection-factor score out of 100 points. You need at least 67 points to qualify.

Scoring per the NB Express Entry Stream Guide (Employment in New Brunswick) · June 2026 edition

💡 Tap the ? buttons for the exact ImmigrationNB rules behind each question — they cover the details that most often change a score.

0 / 100 points Below 67 — not yet qualifying

1. Age

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✓How old are you?

You must be between 19 and 55 to be eligible for this stream. ImmigrationNB counts your age on the day you submit a complete application (after receiving an invitation to apply). Ages 47–55 remain eligible but score 0 points on this factor.

You must be between 19 and 55 years old to apply to this stream.

2. Language skills

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You need at least CLB/NCLC 7 in all four skills in your first official language. Anything below 7 in any single skill makes you ineligible for the stream.

✓First official language (English or French) — CLB/NCLC level per skill

Convert your test results to CLB (English) or NCLC (French) using the official equivalency charts. Accepted tests: IELTS General Training, CELPIP General, PTE Core, TEF Canada, TCF Canada. Your report must be less than 2 years old on the day you apply for permanent residence to IRCC, and you cannot combine scores from multiple test reports.

Points per skill: CLB 9+ = 6 · CLB 8 = 5 · CLB 7 = 4.

✓Reading

✓Writing

✓Listening

✓Speaking

One or more skills is below CLB/NCLC 7 — you are not eligible for this stream, and no language points are awarded.

✓Do you have valid test results in a second official language with CLB/NCLC 5 or higher in all four skills?

Worth 4 points. You need a valid, approved test in the other official language (e.g. TEF/TCF Canada if your first test was in English) showing at least CLB/NCLC 5 in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. CLB 4 or lower in any single skill scores 0.

3. Education

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✓What is your highest completed level of education?

A Canadian high school diploma (or foreign equivalent) is the minimum to be eligible. If your credential was earned outside Canada, you must have an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) for immigration purposes from a designated organization, less than 5 years old when you apply to IRCC. Use the Canadian equivalency shown on your ECA — not your original credential title — to pick your answer here.

“Professional degree” means a degree needed to practice in medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, optometry, law, chiropractic medicine, or pharmacy.

You need at least a Canadian high school diploma (or its foreign equivalent with an ECA) to be eligible for this stream.

4. Work experience

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You must have at least 1 year of continuous work (1,560 hours) in your primary occupation NOC within the last 10 years. Hours beyond 30 per week are not counted.

✓How many years of paid TEER 0–3 work experience do you have from the past 10 years?

Experience must be paid and fall under TEER category 0, 1, 2, or 3 of the NOC, gained in Canada or abroad within the last 10 years. After your first continuous year in your primary occupation, additional experience does not need to be continuous or in the same NOC — but it must still be TEER 0–3.

Part-time counts by total hours: 1,560 hours = 1 year (e.g. 15 hours a week for 24 months). Work while studying can count if it meets these rules, and self-employment may count with third-party proof.

You need at least 1 year of continuous skilled work experience (TEER 0–3) in the past 10 years to be eligible.

5. Arranged employment in NB

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✓Are you working in New Brunswick on a valid closed (employer-specific) work permit, for the employer named on it?

Your work permit must be valid when you apply, and you must be working for the employer named on it. Open work permits (e.g. PGWP, spousal open work permit) do not earn points on this factor.

6. Adaptability

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Adaptability is capped at 10 points no matter how many items apply.

I have at least 1 year of full-time work in New Brunswick in a TEER 0–3 job, while authorized to work in Canada+10 I completed at least 2 academic years of full-time study (15+ class hours/week, program at least 2 years long) at a secondary or post-secondary institution in New Brunswick+5

Your arranged employment in NB (from section 5) — applied automatically+5

I (or my spouse/partner) have a relative aged 18+ who has lived in New Brunswick as a Canadian citizen or permanent resident for at least 12 months (parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, sibling, aunt/uncle, niece/nephew)+5

✓Do you have a spouse or common-law partner coming with you to Canada?

Spouse/partner adaptability points only apply if they are accompanying you to Canada.

Your score summary

1. Age0 / 12

2. Language skills0 / 28

First official language0 / 24
Second official language0 / 4

3. Education0 / 25

4. Work experience0 / 15

5. Arranged employment in NB0 / 10

6. Adaptability0 / 10

No adaptability items selected yet

Total score0 / 100

Below 67 — not yet qualifying

Disclaimer: This score is an estimate for informational purposes only. You are responsible for verifying every point you claim against the official scoring factors in the NB Express Entry Stream Guide. Scoring factors are not the same as eligibility criteria — meeting the 67-point pass mark does not guarantee an invitation, nomination, or permanent residence. Invitations are issued by ImmigrationNB based on New Brunswick’s labour-market needs, and your final score is determined by an ImmigrationNB officer. This tool does not constitute legal or immigration advice.

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