Prince Edward Island Healthcare and Trucking Industries Get Key Workers Through PEI PNP

Prince Edward Island has supported its healthcare and trucking industries in the fight against coronavirus by inviting essential workers through the PEI PNP.

In three draws since March, invitations have been issued to specific COVID-19 essential workers.

A total of 29 Labour Impact and Express Entry stream invitations have been issued, again illustrating the flexibility of Canada’s immigration system.

In the first draw, dated March 23, 5 invites were issued, with 10 invites issued in an April 27 draw and 14 on May 15.

The three draws previously scheduled to take place over this period were postponed.

PEI PNP Immigration Draws 2020

Date	Category	Invites Issued	Minimum Score
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

The PEI Office of Immigration is currently providing essential services only.

Candidates invited to apply have been instructed to call 902-620-3628 to schedule a time to deliver their file.

In five draws so far in 2020, 305 invites have been issued through the PEI PNP. They include 282 Express Entry and Labour Impact invites and 23 Business Impact candidates.

PEI launched its Expression of Interest system at the start of 2018, and has made monthly draws ever since.

The next draw is planned for June 18, although this will depend on how the coronavirus crisis develops.

Anticipated 2020 Prince Edward Island Expression of Interest Draw Dates

June 18
July 16
August 20
September 17
October 15
November 19
December 17

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Colin Singer

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.