In a new provincial draw, to apply for skilled worker and entrepreneur Canada immigration applicants Prince Edward Island has issued 204 invitations.
Also, the recent draw was held on October 20 draw saw invitations issued through the Express Entry, Labour Impact, and Business Impact Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) streams. It saw 194 invites issued to Express Entry and Labour Impact candidates, while Business Impact candidates received 10 invitations. In addition, the Business Impact candidates needed a minimum score of 72 points.
Latest Prince Edward Island Immigration Draw
Date | Category | Invites Issued | Minimum Score |
20-10-2022 | Labour Impact/Express Entry | 194 | N/A |
Business Impact | 10 | 72 |
Moreover, at the start of 2018, PEI launched its Expression of Interest system and has made monthly draws ever since, with some interruption due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Apart from that, by considering applicants previously in the federal express entry pool for a provincial nomination, PEI’s express entry catalog operates.
Such provincial nomination will add 600 points to a claimant’s CRS score and guarantee well an ITA (Invitation to Apply) for Canadian immigration.
To Canadian PR, the PEI express entry features two pathways that is one for applicants with a job offer and one for those without the job offer.
Prince Edward Island Labour Impact Category
1) Skilled Worker Stream
The Skilled Worker Stream is an employer-driven stream that allows skilled workers who meet the below criteria with an employment offer in PEI to be nominated for Canadian Permanent residence:
- A Prince Edward Island business full-time employment offer from in a job classified as skill level “0”, “A” or “B” of the National Occupational Classification (NOC);
- Post-secondary education completion, with a least 14 years of proper education;
- Age should be between 21- and 55-years years old;
- Minimum 2 years of full-time work experience in the previous 5 years;
- Adequate English or French language proficiency to occupy the employment offered;
- Enough settlement funds;
- Established purpose to settle in Prince Edward Island.
2) Critical Worker Stream
To resolve labor shortages, the critical worker stream is designed and is open to overseas workers previously in PEI with employment in particularly critical-demand professions. The key criteria for nomination are:
- A full-time employment offer from a Prince Edward Island occupation in one of the following jobs:
- Truck driver;
- Customer service representative;
- Laborer;
- Food & beverage server;
- Housekeeping attendant.
- Work experience of 6 months with the Prince Edward Island business offering employment;
- Current valid Canadian work permit;
- High school qualification and least of 12 years of proper education;
- Age should be between 21- and 55-years years old;
- Minimum 2 years of full-time work experience in the previous 5 years;
- Adequate English or French language proficiency to occupy the employment offered;
- Enough settlement funds;
- Established purpose to settle in Prince Edward Island.
PEI Business Impact Category
Work Permit Stream
For a certain amount of time as chosen in a Performance Agreement, people who apply under the P.E.I. Work Permit Stream should receive a Canadian work permit and work for a P.E.I. business
Once the Performance Agreement is fulfilled, the candidate must make a least $150,000 investment in the business and be obligated to supervise the business daily from within P.E.I. Before, Prince Edward Island worked direct permanent residence business streams, but these were shut in September 2018 over immigration scam concerns.
Final Review
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