Prince Edward Island Draws: 129 Invites Issued to Essential Workers

Four Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program draws in May and June have targeted workers in essential industries to help the fight against coronavirus.

The draws saw 129 invitations issued to specific COVID-19 essential workers in the healthcare and trucking industries.

A total of 109 Labour Impact and Express Entry stream invitations were issued, with the remaining 20 invites going to Business Impact candidates.

In the first draw, dated May 29, 19 invites were issued, with 9 invites issued in a June 10 draw, 10 on June 18 and 91 on June 23.

The June 23 draw was the only one to feature Business Impact invites.

PEI PNP Immigration Draws 2020

Date	Category	Invites Issued	Minimum Score
23-06-2020	Labour Impact/Express Entry	71	N/A
23-06-2020	Business Impact	20	117
18-06-2020	Labour Impact/Express Entry	10	N/A
10-06-2020	Labour Impact/Express Entry	9	N/A
29-05-2020	Labour Impact/Express Entry	19	N/A
15-05-2020	Labour Impact/Express Entry	14	N/A
27-04-2020	Labour Impact/Express Entry	10	N/A
23-03-2020	Labour Impact/Express Entry	5	N/A
20-02-2020	Labour Impact/Express Entry	143	N/A
20-02-2020	Business Impact	10	122
16-01-2020	Labour Impact/Express Entry	110	N/A
16-01-2020	Business Impact	13	125

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Colin Singer is an international acclaimed Canadian immigration lawyer and founder of immigration.ca featured on Wikipedia. Colin Singer is also founding director of the Canadian Citizenship & Immigration Resource Center (CCIRC) Inc. He served as an Associate Editor of ‘Immigration Law Reporter’, the pre-eminent immigration law publication in Canada. He previously served as an executive member of the Canadian Bar Association’s Quebec and National Immigration Law Sections and is currently a member of the Canadian Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Colin has twice appeared as an expert witness before Canada’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. He is frequently recognized as a recommended authority at national conferences sponsored by government and non-government organizations on matters affecting Canada’s immigration and human resource industries. Since 2009, Colin has been a Governor of the Quebec Bar Foundation a non-profit organization committed to the advancement of the profession, and became a lifetime member in 2018.