Last reviewed: 2026-11-09. This page is general information from official sources and is not immigration advice. New Brunswick can change the stream without notice. Check the official page and speak to your immigration representative.
The New Brunswick Business Immigration stream is for experienced business people who will start or buy a business in the province. The province lists it as the current and active business stream, and it replaced the former Entrepreneurial stream. The province does not publish stream-specific invitation results on its invitation rounds page, so we cannot tell you how many invitations are issued.
Main published requirements
| Requirement | Detail on the official page |
|---|---|
| Age | 19 to 59 |
| Language | CLB 4 in all four skills |
| Education | Canadian high school diploma or equivalent |
| Net worth | At least $500,000 CAD ($300,000 CAD if investing in agriculture) |
| Experience | Two years in the last five owning 51% or more of a private company, or as a senior manager in a for-profit business, with daily management and supervision of at least two employees |
| Business | A plan with at least $150,000 CAD in eligible investment that creates at least one full-time job |
| Selection | At least 65 of 100 on the selection factor grid |
Checked against the official page and the March 2025 guide on 2026-11-09. The guide adds further conditions, including holding at least 33.3% of the equity in the business.
How the process works
- Submit an expression of interest with the business plan on the province’s template (NBBIS-BP). There is no fee for this step.
- If invited, apply. The application fee listed is $2,000.
- If your application is approved, you sign a Business Performance Agreement, which sets the conditions you must meet, and receive a letter of support for your work permit application to IRCC.
- After arriving, you report your arrival within one month and open the business within nine months.
- After at least six consecutive months of operating under the agreement, you can ask for nomination. ImmigrationNB reviews the business, including a site visit and an interview.
We do not estimate timelines here. See the guide.
What the business plan has to do
Because the plan goes in with the EOI, it carries the case from the start. It is scored on a grid, so it has to be organised around what the grid rewards and documented properly. We cover:
- the business, its sector and the market in New Brunswick
- the investment, with each eligible item and the source of funds
- the job you will create, with the role, wage and hiring plan
- your role and experience as the owner-operator
- the location and why it fits the business
- financial projections with sourced assumptions
- for agriculture, the added planning the guide asks for
What Wealth Theory does
- A custom plan. Written from your business and your experience.
- Interview preparation. We take you through the plan until you can explain it, in English, Polish, Persian/Farsi, Russian, French, Mandarin or Hindi, with an interpreter we arrange or your own. Interpreter costs are priced separately. The interpreter is for our preparation sessions only: the guide says the ImmigrationNB interview is held in English or French and interpreters are not permitted. See interview preparation.
- Alongside your representative. We work with the consultant or lawyer you have chosen, by white-label or referral arrangement. See our page for immigration professionals. We never name the firms we work with.
We do not give immigration advice or file anything for you, and we cannot promise an outcome.
Price
The starting price is shown on this page and on our pricing page. The final price depends on the sector and the amount of research needed.
Related
See the program status page and our pages on Alberta and Nova Scotia. Book a free consultation or contact us.
Frequently asked questions
What happened to the New Brunswick Entrepreneurial stream?
The official page says the Entrepreneurial stream has been replaced by the Business Immigration stream. Old forms are valid only for existing Entrepreneurial-stream clients.
Is a business plan required?
Yes. The business plan, on the province's template, is submitted with the expression of interest.
Is an exploratory visit required?
The guide requires one only for the agriculture sector. Otherwise a visit of at least five full business days, within the 12 months before you apply, can earn 5 of the 25 business plan points. Confirm with the guide.
Do you give immigration advice?
No. We prepare business plans and work alongside your immigration consultant or lawyer. The guide says you must tell ImmigrationNB if you use a representative, paid or unpaid, on form NB-007.
Official sources
Last reviewed
- New Brunswick: Business Immigration stream
- New Brunswick Business Immigration Stream Guide (March 2025)
- New Brunswick: invitation selection rounds
Program details are informational and are not immigration advice. Check the official sources above before relying on them.