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In the largest Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) draw held so far in 2022, the province invited a total of 165 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. The draw, held on July 21, issued invitations to candidates belonging to the Labour Impact, Express Entry and Business Impact streams under the PEI PNP. While 138 invitations were issued to Labour Impact and Express Entry candidates, 27 invitations were issued to Business Impact candidates. The minimum score required by the Business Impact candidates was 60 points. The Expression of Interest system of the PEI PNP was launched in 2018. Last year, the province invited a total of 1933 invitations. In 2020, the number was 1955. In 2021, a total of 1764 invitations were issued to Labour Impact and Express Entry candidates.
Prince Edward Island Express Entry stream
The Express Entry stream of the PEI PNP is aligned to the federal Express Entry pool. The Express Entry candidates who receive a provincial nomination, will have 600 additional Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) score points added to their total CRS score. This would guarantee them an invitation to apply for permanent residence in Canada in a subsequent Express Entry draw. The PEI PNP Express Entry category has two pathways under it, the one that requires the candidates to have a job offer and another one, which does not require a job offer.
Prince Edward Island Labour Impact category
Labour Impact category has two streams under it, Skilled Worker Stream and Critical Worker Stream. To be eligible under the Skilled Worker Stream, a candidate must meet the following requirements:
A full-time employment offer from a Prince Edward Island business, in an occupation classified as skill level 0, A or B under the National Occupation Classification
- Minimum Post-secondary level education
- Age between 21 and 55 years.
- Minimum two years of work experience acquired in the past five years.
- Language proficiency
- Settlement funds
- Intention to settle in Prince Edward Island.
Critical Worker Stream
This stream aims to resolve the labour shortages in Canada. Foreign workers who are already in Prince Edward Island province may apply under PEI PNP draw . The Stream mainly targets candidates with work experience in the following occupations:
- Truck driver;
- Customer service representative;
- Labourer;
- Food & beverage server;
- Housekeeping attendant.
To be eligible, a candidate must have six months of work experience in Prince Edward Island. They must also have a valid Canadian work permit. Other requirements are:
- High school diploma
- Age between 21 and 55 years
- Two years of full-time work experience aquired in the last 5 years
- Language proficiency
- Sufficient settlement funds.
- Intention to settle in Prince Edward Island.
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