A prospective student asked whether a master's of management from a private university in New Brunswick (Crandall was named) is worthwhile, and how easy PR is afterward. The thread's advice generalized well beyond one school:
- Prefer public universities for immigration certainty. The strongest opinion: choose public. With a public university (a clear Designated Learning Institution), PGWP eligibility and the downstream PR pathway are straightforward. Private institutions can carry hidden complications, and this particular one was noted as not part of the Atlantic pilot pathway — a significant drawback for someone whose goal is PR in Atlantic Canada.
- Provincial grads can get PR-pathway perks. A member added a concrete example: in Newfoundland and Labrador, graduates of Memorial University (public) receive waivers in the province's PR pathways. Institution choice directly changes your immigration options — research the specific province's streams before picking a school.
- PR may be 'easy', jobs are not. A grounding observation: in the smaller Atlantic provinces, getting PR can be comparatively easy, but finding a job is hard — and most provincial streams expect you to stay in the province around two years. Factor the local job market for your field into the decision, not just the PR pathway.
The checklist that emerges: confirm the institution is public and PGWP-eligible, check whether its graduates get provincial PR-stream advantages, and sanity-check the local job market before paying a deposit.