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Credentials and Competencies Assessment Services
Canadian Information Center for International Credentials (CICIC)
If you are not sure how your foreign worker's degree or training compares to Canadian standards, CICIC has information on the assessment of foreign degrees, foreign credentials, recognition of qualifications, and comparative evaluation services in Canada.



English Language Training
Local Immigrant Settlement agencies in many areas of the province provide basic and enhanced (job specific) language training to permanent residents. Please note that temporary foreign workers and international students may not be eligible for this program.

Saint John College: This English language learning program can be accessed by temporary foreign workers, permanent residents and international students.

College of Extended Learning: This program can be accessed by temporary foreign workers, permanent residents and international students.

Language Instructions for Newcomers to Canada (LINC): This CIC basic language training program is offered to permanent residents through local settlement agencies in the province. They can provide information about a LINC service in your area. Please note that temporary foreign workers and international students are not eligible for this program.

Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB): Some CCNB local campuses offer English as a second language course. Contact you local campus to see what is available in your area.

French Language Training
The Alliance Française of Moncton offers a variety of French language courses such as group conversation, private and semi-private classes, classes and summer camp for children, tailored classes for businesses, etc.

The local immigrant settlement agency in Moncton, MAGMA, provides basic French language training to permanent residents. Please note that temporary foreign workers and international students are not eligible for this program.

Language Instructions for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) . This CIC basic language training program is offered to permanent residents through local settlement agencies in the province. They can provide information about a LINC service in your area. Please note that temporary foreign workers and international students are not eligible for this program.

The Carrefour d’immigration rurale (CIR) in Saint-Léonard also offers French language training on demand to newcomers. To have more information call the CIR at this number: 506-423-3060.

* You can also contact Local Immigrant Settlement Agencies for more information regarding English and French second language courses offered in you area.

Cultural Competency Training
The New Brunswick Multicultural Council Inc. (NBMC) has developed a Cultural Competency Training program which will assist managers and team members in public and private sector workplaces and educational institutions to build their capacity to manage diversity and create welcoming workplaces where all team members can reach their fullest potential. For more information on the program contact the NBMC office at (506) 453-1091.

CompreCultures offers a variety of fast-paced, highly interactive, half- and full-day workshops, carefully tailored to the needs of the client and to the working environment of participants.

Cross Cultural Training Associates from St. Andrews, N.B. offers cross-cultural training. For more information contact Judith Easley (tel 506.529-3398 fax: 506 529-4820 or jeasley@nbnet.nb.ca)

Diversis offers on-demand and personalized cross-cultural training to governments, employers, community organizations, and to newcomers as well.

Profiles Global (Atlantic) Inc. offers a wide range of diversity management, consulting & training solutions, to assist clients and partners in building a workplace that is more inclusive. These solutions include a Workplace Diversity Employer Resource Manual, a workshop series surrounding a wide variety of topics, and the availability of a Diversity Consultant.

* You can also contact Local Immigrant Settlement Agencies for more information regarding cultural competency training offered in you area.

Provincial Nominee Program
Employers interested in helping their temporary foreign workers become permanent residents or recruiting a skilled worker who want to stay here permanently should direct their employee of future employee to the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program. Through this program, the province actively seeks qualified immigrants who will fill labour market shortages, or create employment and business opportunities here. To be considered for nomination by New Brunswick, applicants must have a guaranteed job offer in their intended occupation or an approved plan to do business in New Brunswick.

Availability of Workers
Employment counselors at local settlement agencies around the province can help identify potential candidates amongst the job-ready immigrants who have undergone pre-employment training and/or language classes.

Universities and Community Colleges around New Brunswick can put you in touch with international student graduates with the skills and knowledge of interest to your company.

Local Immigrant Settlement Agencies
Multicultural Association of Fredericton Inc. (MCAF)
Location: Fredericton
Tel: 506-454-8292
Fax: 506-450-9033
Email: mcaf@mcaf.nb.ca

Multicultural Association of the Greater Moncton Area (MAGMA)
Location: Moncton
Tel: 506-858-9659
Fax: 506-857-9430
Email: info@magma-amgm.org

Multicultural Association of Carleton County (MACC)
Location: Florenceville, Woodstock
Tel: 506-392-6011
Fax: 506-392-6411
Email: admin@maccnb.ca

Saint John YMCA-YWCA
Location: Saint John
Tel: 506-634-7720
Fax: 506-634-0783
Email: admin@saintjohny.com

Centre d’accueil et d’intégration pour les immigrants du Moncton Métropolitain (CAIIMM)
Location: Moncton
Tel: 506-382-7494
Fax: 506-382-7495
Email: info@caiimm.org

Carrefour d’immigration rurale Inc. (CIR)
Location: Saint-Léonard
Tel: 506-423-3060
Fax: 506-423-3080
Email: recep.cir@nb.aibn.com

Miramichi Regional Multicultural Association (MRMA)
Location: Miramichi
Tel: 506-773-5272
Fax: 506-773-0812
Email: miramichisettlement@nb.aibn.com

Multicultural Association Chaleur Region Inc. (MACR)
Location: Bathurst
Tel: 506-547-7651
Fax: -
Email: info@macr-amrc.ca

The Saint John Multicultural & Newcomers Resource Centre Inc. (SJMNRC)
Location: Saint John
Tel: 506-642-3737
Fax: 506-634-6080
Email: info@sjmnrc.ca

Local Welcoming Committees
Edmundston Welcoming Committee

Saint John and Kennebecasis Valley Newcomers Club

Saint-François-de-Madawaska Welcoming Committee

Saint-Quentin Welcoming Committee

Cultural Organizations in New Brunswick

Multicultural Organizations

New Brunswick Multicultural Council Inc. (NBMC)
Location: Fredericton
Tel: 506-453-1091
Fax: 506-474-8095
Email: nbmc@nb-mc.ca

Multicultural Association of Fredericton Inc. (MCAF)
Location: Fredericton
Tel: 506-454-8292
Fax: 506-450-9033
Email: mcaf@mcaf.nb.ca

Multicultural Association of the Greater Moncton Area (MAGMA)
Location: Moncton
Tel: 506-858-9659
Fax: 506-857-9430
Email: info@magma-amgm.org

Multicultural Association of Carleton County (MACC)
Location: Florenceville, Woodstock
Tel: 506-392-6011
Fax: 506-392-6411
Email: admin@maccnb.ca

Multicultural Association Chaleur Region Inc. (MACR)
Location: Bathurst
Tel: 506-547-7651
Fax: -
Email: info@macr-amrc.ca

The Saint John Multicultural & Newcomers Resource Centre Inc. (SJMNRC)
Location: Saint John
Tel: 506-642-3737
Fax: 506-634-6080
Email: info@sjmnrc.ca

Miramichi Regional Multicultural Association (MRMA)
Location: Miramichi
Tel: 506-773-5272
Fax: 506-773-0812
Email: miramichisettlement@nb.aibn.com

Other Cultural Organizations

Alliance française of Moncton
Address: 236 St. George Street Suite 210, Moncton, NB E1C 1W1
Tel: 506-387-5056

Armenian Association
Contact: Dr. Takvor Toudjian
Address: 164 Alexander Avenue, Moncton, NB E1E 4N5
Email: toutak@nbnet.nb.ca
Tel: 506-388-5232

Asian Heritage Society of New Brunswick Inc.
Contact: Madhu Verma
Address: 195 Colonial Heights, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5M2
Phone: 506-457-0257
Email: madhuverma@ahsnb.org

Association of Indo-Canadians
Contact: Manju Kishore
Address: 37 Baxter Court, Fredericton NB E3B 6M2
Phone:506-450-4380
Email: indo.canadians@gmail.com

Association régionale de la communauté francophone de Saint-Jean Inc.
Location: Saint John
Contact: Michel Côté, Executive Director
Tel: 506-658-4600
Fax: 506-658-3984
Email: arcf@arcf-sj.org

Belgo-Canadian Association
Location: Moncton
Contact: Jean-Claude Gaudin
Tel: 506-389-1344
Email:gc.gaudin@rogers.com

Black Loyalists of NB Association
President: Ralph Thomas
Address: City Market Building, 47 Charlotte St, 4th Floor, Saint John, NB E2L 2H8
Tel: 506-634-3088
Fax: 506-634-6080
Email: ralphthomas09@gmail.com

Brazilian Association
Contact: Karen Fernandez-Pearce
Address: 15 Goldsboro Ave, Riverview, E1B 4E9
Tel: 506-386-1632
Email: gpearce@nbnet.nb.ca

Canadian Caribbean Business Council
Contact: David Taylor
Address: 363 Collishaw Street, Moncton, NB E1C 9R2
Tel: 506-857-0155
Email: dtaylor@collishawauto.com

Canadian Lebanese Association
Contact: Donald French
Address: 42 Crown Hill Cres, Saint John, NB, E2K 2H3
Tel: 506-648-0663

Caribbean Association
Contact: Demzil David Taylor
Address: 363 Collishaw Street, Moncton, NB E1C 9R2
Tel: 506-857-0155
Email: david@brunswickloans.com

Chinese Cultural Association of New Brunswick
Contact: Limin Liu, President
Address: P.O. Box 101, Station A, Fredericton NB E3B 4Y2
Tel: 506-453-6988
Email: limin.liu@gnb.ca

Chinese Cultural Association of Saint John
Contact: Tao Tao Liu, English Secretary
Address: Stone Church, 87 Carleton St., Saint John, NB
Tel: 506-648-3189
Email: taotao@ccasj.org

Congolese Association
Contact: Syp Okana
Address: 12 Laurelle Ave., Moncton, NB, E1G 1G3
Tel: 506-387-9193
Email: okana@okana-solmarketing.com

Congregatis Shaarei Zedek
Contact: Dan Elman
Address: 91 Leinster Street, Saint JOhn, NB, E2L 1J2
Tel: 506-657-4790
Email: sjjhm@nbnet.nb.ca

Congregation Tiferes Israel
Location: Moncton
Contact: Francis Weil
Tel: 506-854-9053
Email: francis.weil@umoncton.ca

Filipino Association of New Brunswick
Contact: Clevan Lamason
Address: 35 Boyne Court Apt. 205, Fredericton, NB, E3B 2A8
Tel: 506-458-7896
Email: clevan.lamason@fanb.org

Filipino Community of Fredericton
Address: 40 Case Street, Fredericton, NB, E3B 7E2
Tel: 506-460-8988
Email: kabayan@pinoys.org

Fredericton Islamic Association
Contact: Fouad A. Ahmed, President
Address: 130 Lincoln Road, Fredericton, NB E3B 2A3
Email: islam.jenn@rogers.com

Fredericton Native Friendship Center
Contact: Tamara Polchies
Address: 210 Brunswick Street, Fredericton, NB, E3B 1G9
Tel: 506-459-5283
Fax: 506-459-1756
Email: fnfc2004@yahoo.ca

Greater Moncton Chinese Cultural Association
Contact: Mingkun Gu
Address: 295 Evergreen Drive, Moncton, NB, E1G 2E4
Tel: 506-204-1178
Email: mkgu_2000@yahoo.com

Greater Saint John Korean Association
Contact: Chung Hyun Jung
Address: 109 Park Drive, Rothesay, NB, E2H 1A9
Tel: 506-651-6325

Guatamalan Association
Location: Saint John
Contact: Santos Ruyan
Tel: 506-699-8492 or 506-693-0007

Hungarian Association
Contact: Peter Martenyi
Address: 70 Johnson Avenue, Moncton, NB E1C 6Y1
Tel: 506-389-2449
Email: pmartenyi@yahoo.com

Indo-Canadian Association
Location: Moncton
Contact: Vinay Wadnikop
Tel: 506-388-1053
Email: wvinay@hotmail.com

Irish Canadian Cultural Association of New Brunswick
Contact: Linda Evans
Address: 261 Cape Breton. Road, Irishtown, NB E1H 1W7
Tel: 506-389-9300
Email: lindamevans@rogers.com

Irish Canadian Cultural Association, Saint John Chapter
Contact: Helena Hook
Address: 10 Lyden Dr., Quispamsis, NB E2E 4H1
Tel: 506-847-0010

Italian Association
Contact: Vincenzo Delle Donne
Address: 331 Elmwood Drive, Suite 4-188, Moncton, NB E1A 1X6
Tel: 506-388-2355
Email: vincenzo@nbnet.nb.ca

Japanese Association of Fredericton
Contact: Haruka Kudo
Address: 325 Charlotte Street Apt.9, Fredericton, NB, E3B 1L6
Tel: 506-450-5036
Email: jpassociation@gmail.com

Jewish Synagogue Sgoolai Israel
Contact: Ellen Lupu
Address: 168 Westmorland Street, Fredericton, NB, E3B 4Y2
Tel: 506-454-9698
Email: info@fredshul.ca

Kosovars Association
Contact: Sadik Dragoshi
Address: 35 Brunswick Court, Moncton, NB
Tel: 506-857-3043
Email: dragoshi66@hotmail.com

Latino Association of Fredericton
Contact: Gustavo Puente
Tel: 506-447-8562
Email: gustavo.puente@caris.com

Lebanese Association
Contact: Majeed Dabley
Address: St. Charbel's Church, 299 Argyle Street, Fredericton NB E3B 1T8
Tel: 506-444-6023 or 506-457-4485

Maritime Geeta Bhawan
Address: P.O. Box 303, Fredericton, NB E3B 4Y9
Tel: 506-459-3382

Moncton Scottish Association
Contact: Agnes Keirstead
Address: 64 Cameron Street, Moncton, NB, E1C 5Y4
Tel: 506-382-5942

Moncton Korean Association
Contact: Cheonae Park
Phone: 506-382-5503
Email:cheonae@mail.com

Muslim Association
Contact: Nasreen Ryaz
Address: 58 Wilson Road, Riverview, NB E1B 2W1
Tel: 506-386-1179
Email: Riaz_akhtar@hc-sc.gc.ca

New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council
Contact: Betty Ann Lavallée
Address: 320 St. Mary's Street, Fredericton NB E3A 2S4
Tel: 506-458-8422
Email: Blavalee@nbapc.org

New Brunswick African Association Inc.
Contact: Dr. Donath Mrawira
Address: 123 York Street, Suite 201, Fredericton, NB, E3B 3N6
Tel: 506-454-8292 or 506-457-0444
Email: donath@unb.ca

New Brunswick Korean Association
Contact: David Lee, President
Address: 55 Berkley Drive, New Maryland, NB, E3C 1C4
Tel: 506-454-4127
Email: david@alicanada.com

New Brunswick Latino Association
Location: Saint John
Contact: Rolf Spangerberg
Tel: 506-636-9400
Email: rolf@alliance-assurance.com

New Brunswick Scottish Cultural Association
Contact: Dan Taylor
Address: 221 Springwater Lane, New Maryland, NB E3B IJ5
Tel: 506-451-6226
Email: info@nbscots.ca

Portugese Association
Contact: Bernadette Fernandes
Tel: 506-647-3802
Email: bernadette.fernandes@aliant.ca

PRUDE Inc.
Contact: Jocelyn Stevens
Address: City Market Building 3rd Floor, 47 Charlotte Street, Saint John, NB, E2L 2H8
Tel: 506-634-3088
Email: jstevens@nb.aibn.com

Romanian Association
Contact: Mircea Roman
Address: 28 Gyllaine Street, Dieppe, NB, E1A 0G8
Tel: 506-859-0304
Fax: 506-857-4234
Email: consul@romanianconsulate.ca

Russian Association
Contact: Vladmir Rikhomirov
Address: 7 Hayden Street, Moncton, NB, E1E 4E9
Tel: 506-874-6012
Email: vtikhomirov@nf.sympatico.ca

La Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick
Contact: Daniel Thériault
Address: 702, Principale Street, Office 204, Petit-Rocher, NB, E8J 1V1
Tel: 506-783-4205 or 1-888-722-2343
Email : sanb@nb.aibn.com

Ukrainian Club of Moncton
Contact: Gloria Levar Drayson
Address: 32 Hayden Drive, Moncton, NB E1E 4E8
Tel: 506-389-3794
Email: edrayson@nbnet.nb.ca

Union of New Brunswick Indians
Contact: Roger Atwin
Address: 370 Wilsey Road, Fredericton NB E3B 6E9
Tel: 506-458-9444
Fax: 506-458-2850

Vietnamese Association
Contact: Tam Nguyen
Address: 995 Frampton Lane, Moncton, NB, E1G 1M2
Tel: 506-383-9722
Email:tamfaylam@rogers.com