November 7, 2025
Why This Opportunity is Important
The New Brunswick Private Career College Graduate Pilot Program is an excellent opportunity to become an international student who seeks a fulfilling career in health care and a way to establish a permanent residence in Canada. It targets specifically graduates of qualified programs at some of the private career colleges such as EASTERN COLLEGE and OULTON COLLEGE in New Brunswick.
The Personal Support Worker (PSW) program at Eastern College fits the Health field perfectly as it is among the priority fields.
What is the NB Private Career College Graduate Pilot Program?
Introduced in September 2022 and planned as a three-year pilot, this program will enable qualified international graduates to submit a provincial nomination application provided that they meet the requirements. Now this program has been extended for the next years
The main eligibility criteria are:
- One of the priority occupation opportunities in their field of study in New Brunswick is a full-time job opportunity.
- The desire to settle in and work in New Brunswick.
- Having PR-Ready (the requirements to be met to be assigned as a permanent resident of Canada).
The Why Eastern College is a Good Fit the PSW Program
The PSW program is available in the New Brunswick campuses of Eastern College (Saint John, Fredericton, Moncton) and is aimed at practical experience and placement.
This is what makes it attractive:
- The program coincides with the priority sector of Health in the NB pilot.
- After graduating in PSW, you can work in areas like home support worker, long-term care aide, hospital support worker among others but positions that are in high demand in the province.
- According to what the program page suggests, New Brunswick Immigration Pathway Reopened and Now Available to Future Eastern College Graduates as the pilot.
How To Become a Permanent Resident After Being a Student
This is a simplified road map that you can use with the help of the Green Dot Immigration:
1: Eastern College PSW program
Select the campus (Saint John, Moncton, Fredericton) and earn your studies and field placement.
2: After graduation, get a full time job opportunity in New Brunswick
Every 90 days post graduation, you have to secure an employer to a job offer in a related occupation.
3: Develop an Expression of Interest (EOI) with New Brunswick
The INB (Immigration New Brunswick) portal.
4: Get Invitation to Apply (ITA)
Upon being chosen, you have an ITA and then you have to submit your complete application within the stipulated time.
5: Get your nomination and work-permit supporting letter
After nomination, you submit your application to the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to receive permanent residence.
6: Take up residence in New Brunswick
Your nomination and PR put you in business in a job that you trained to do in New Brunswick.
Things to Consider & Why You Need Expert Guidance
- Fixed number of seats: When the pilot has limits and the applications have already been used up (which we have seen in the case of Eastern College) the applications may be held.
- Program expiry: The pilot will be closed after autumn 2025, so make sure that you follow timelines.
- Job offer requirement: The job offer should be full time, non seasonal and in an occupation of priority.
- Documentation preparedness: You should be PR-Ready – that is, you must fit all the Canadian immigration criteria (language etc.) upon application.
- Career reality: The provinces of PSW are needed. Nevertheless, you are also going to be interested in ensuring that you are ready for the kind of work and the expectations of the employer.
Why Choose New Brunswick for Your Career & Life
- It has a high quality of life and a lower cost of living than most of the other principal provinces in Canada.
- High market of health care and PSW positions that provide you with immediate work to facilitate the process of immigration.
- Friendly societies and favorable places of study.
How Green Dot Immigration Can Assist You
We provide consulting services at Green Dot Immigration to international students and graduates in line with the Canadian immigration processes. Here’s how we support you:
- Determine your eligibility on the NB Private Career College Graduate Pilot and the PSW program.
- Enrol you in the PSW program in Eastern College.
- Help to get the necessary job opportunity and employer benefits.
- Prepare your EOI application, ITA process and complete application with the province and IRCC.
- Brief and oversee every noted documentation and schedule checkpoint.
Final Thoughts
Senior enrolment in the PSW program at Eastern College, New Brunswick is not only a good career choice, but a good choice in regards to immigration. With this pilot stream, being a student, but fulfilling all the conditions, you will be able to become a permanent resident by doing a job that really matters.
When you are ready to get on this journey or need some further investigation on what you can do, call GreenDot Immigration. This is the beginning of your future in Canada.
