Eligibility Requirements for PEI PNP Labour Impact Category: Skilled Worker Stream
- Express Entry Profile: You need not have an Express Entry Profile.
- Age: You should be between 18 and 59 years old.
- Current Status: You should be living and working in PEI with a valid work permit.
- Job Offer: You should have a full-time, permanent job offer from an employer located in the PEI province. Your work position must fall under National Occupational Classification (NOC) TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3.
- Language Proficiency: You should demonstrate your proficiency in English or French language. It can be done in the following ways:
- You need to take an official language test which must be consistent with Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 4; or,
- You should get a signed language declaration from the employer located in PEI, who has given you the job offer; or,
- You should have credible documents that attest that your education is complete in French or English.
- Education: You should have completed a minimum 2-year post-secondary degree or diploma.
- Work Experience: You should have a minimum of 2 years of full-time work experience in the last 5 years.
- Intention to Reside: You should clearly intend to live in the province of Prince Edward Island (PEI).
Settlement Funds
You should meet all the requirements of settlement funds according to the guidelines of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Application Process for PEI PNP Labour Impact Category: Skilled Worker Stream
The application procedure for the Skilled Worker in PEI (Labour Impact) stream operates on a system of Expression of Interest (EOI). If you meet all the eligibility requirements, follow these steps:
- Submit Your Profile: You should submit your profile to the applicant pool of PEI.
- Ranking: You will be ranked against the other applicants based on the PEI Labour Impact Category Ranking System.
- Invitation to Apply: You will receive an invitation to submit a complete application to the stream in one of the category’s periodic draws only if you are among the top-ranked applicants.
- Provincial Nomination: You will be issued a provincial nomination from PEI if you are successful.
- Apply for Permanent Residency: You should submit a federal application for permanent residency in Canada within 6 months of receiving the provincial nomination.
- Complete Application: You should complete a paper-based application for permanent residency in Canada. You need to mail this application to the appropriate application centre.
Note: The processing time for paper-based PNP applications for permanent residency is typically 18 months.
