A new Prince Edward Island immigration draw targeting both skilled worker and entrepreneur immigration candidates will take place on Thursday July 18, 2019.
The Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program draw will focus on candidates for the province’s Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Impact streams.
PEI launched its Expression of Interest system at the start of 2018, and has made monthly draws ever since.
July 18
August 15
September 19
October 17
November 21
December 19
In the six draws so far in 2019, PEI has invited 787 candidates, including 671 through the Labour Impact/Express Entry streams and 116 through the Business Impact stream.
Date | Category | Invites Issued | Minimum Score |
20-06-2019 | Labour Impact/Express Entry | 106 | N/A |
Business Impact | 7 | 112 | |
16-05-2019 | Labour Impact/Express Entry | 90 | N/A |
Business Impact | 14 | 107 | |
18-04-2019 | Labour Impact/Express Entry | 113 | N/A |
Business Impact | 17 | 107 | |
21-03-2019 | Labour Impact/Express Entry | 131 | N/A |
Business Impact | 19 | 110 | |
21-02-2019 | Labour Impact/Express Entry | 170 | N/A |
Business Impact | 29 | 117 | |
17-01-2019 | Labour Impact/Express Entry | 61 | N/A |
Business Impact | 30 | 120 |
PEI issued a total of 1,446 invites during 2018, the first year it operated an Expression of Interest system.
Of these, 1,240 went to Labour Impact and Express Entry candidates, with the remaining 206 going to Business Impact candidates.
The largest draw took place on October 18, 2018, when 297 candidates were invited.
PEI’s Express Entry category operates by considering candidates already in the federal Express Entry Pool for a provincial nomination.
Such a nomination adds 600 points to a candidate’s Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score and effectively guarantees an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for Canadian immigration.
The PEI Express Entry Category features two pathways to Canadian permanent residence, one for candidates with a job offer and one for those without.
1) Skilled Worker Stream
This employer driven stream allows skilled workers with an employment offer in PEI to be nominated for Canadian Permanent residence if they meet the following criteria:
2) Critical Worker Stream
This category is designed to resolve labour shortages and is open to foreign workers already in PEI with employment in specific critical demand occupations. The primary criteria for nomination are:
Work Permit Stream
Individuals applying under the P.E.I. Work Permit Stream must obtain a Canadian work permit and work for a P.E.I. business for a certain amount of time as designated in a Performance Agreement.
After the Performance Agreement is fulfilled, the applicant must make a minimum $150,000 investment in the business and commit to managing the business on a daily basis from within P.E.I.
Previously, Prince Edward Island operated direct permanent residence business streams, but these were closed in September 2018 over immigration fraud concerns.
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