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Prince Edward Island’s Provincial Nominee Programs 

Prince Edward Island is the province of Canada. It is a small province in terms of area and population – but this Atlantic island province has an incredible coastal culture with booming tourism, fishing, and agro-industries.

All PEI programs are interlinked with the Federal Government Nominee Programs and the requirements for candidates are almost the same and follow the same pattern except for a few programs for which you must reside in PEI. There are three tracks to migrate to PEI through PEI PNP:

  1. PEI Express Entry
  2. PEI Business Impact
  3. PEI Labor Impact

PEI PNP is a set of tracks that allow immigrants with skilled workers, young graduates, and business acumen to participate in these programs. The PEI PNP gives potential newcomers the opportunity to obtain provincial nominations through one of many immigration processes, allowing them to quickly find their way to permanent residence in Canada.

1- PEI Express Entry

Potential immigrants who are in the Federal Express Entry pool and have expressed an interest in living and working in Prince Edward Island may be eligible for PEI Express entry. Candidates must be eligible for one of the Federal Economic Immigration Classes. However, only applicants whose skills and experience match the province’s current wage requirements will be considered for Express Entry PNP. The points in the pool are awarded on the basis of many factors such as age, language proficiency, educational qualification, relevant work experience, job offer, and adaptability.

PEI Points Grid for Express Entry

Fields with job offer without job offer
age 2020
language2020
education 1515
work experience 1520
Employment 1510
adaptability 1515
Total100100

2- PEI Business Impact

Whether setting up a 100% proprietary business or investing in a new or established PEI business, those wishing to travel to Canada on a business visa can take advantage of the PEI PNP’s business impact stream. They can also choose to obtain a work permit by investing in the PEI business, which will provide a faster transition to their new life in Canada and PEI. For work permits, the factors such as age, language proficiency, educational qualification, business ownership senior management experience, community endorsement, and adaptability are considered to award points.

PEI Business Impact Ranking System for Work Permit:

Fields Maximum score
age 20
language40
education 20
business ownership senior management experience 50
community endorsement 35
adaptability 35
Total200

3- PEI Labour Impact

International workers and recent graduates are permitted to apply for a provincial nomination by one of PEI’s Labour Impact Streams. These programs provide an opportunity to individuals who have already been hired by a PEI employer to access an accelerated way to permanent residency should they obtain PEI PNP. Labour Impact Streams

PEI Labour Impact  Ranking System

Fields skilled workercritical workerInternational Graduates 
age 151525
language2020N/A
education 151535
work experience 2020N/A
Employment 151520
adaptability 151520
Total100100100

Point scoring system of PEI PNP

If you are looking to immigrate to PEI by PEI PNP, you will need to make a profile in the province’s Expression of Interest (EOI) system. The candidate will be assigned a point based on this profile and the top-scoring applicants will be invited to submit an application during periodic intakes.

Occupations in Demand in Prince Edward Island

Critical Workers Stream

Skill level C Occupation
NOC CodeEligible Occupations
9462Industrial Butchers
7511Long Haul Truck Drivers
6513Food & Beverage Servers
7154Delivery Workers
3413Licensed Nursing Assistants
8431General Farm Workers
Skill level D Occupations
NOC CodeEligible Occupations
8611Fruit Pickers
6731Cleaning Staff

Express Entry Jobs in PEI

NOC CodeEligible Occupations
2146Aerospace Engineers
2211Chemical Technicians
2232Aerospace Inspectors
3111Specialist Physician
3112General practitioner and family physicians
3012Registered Nurses
3141Speech-Language Pathologist
4011University Professors
4152Social Workers
7201Machinists
7237Welders
7252Pipe Fitters
7312Mechanics

Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program Jobs

Skill level C Occupations
NOC CodeEligible Occupations
3413Licensed Nursing Assistants
4412Home support workers
6411Sales executives
6513Food & Beverage Servers
6541Security guards
6552Contact centre agent
7511Long Haul Truck Drivers
7154Delivery Workers
7452Material handlers
8431General Farm Workers
9462Industrial Butchers
9463Fish and seafood plant workers