PEI Issued 113 invitations in June 20 invitation round under Express Entry Aligned PNP Stream
The province of Prince Edward Island invited 113 candidates in its Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Impact immigration categories in a new draw held June 20.
Prince Edward Island, or PEI, holds monthly invitation rounds for immigration candidates who meet labour market needs in the province.
The Express Entry stream of PEI PNP is linked to the federal Express Entry system. The candidates under this category, who have received nomination from Prince Edward Island are awarded 600 additional Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score points, which guarantees them an invitation to apply for permanent residence in Canada in the upcoming Express Entry draw.
PEI PNP Rounds of Invitations 2019
PEI Office of Immigration invites the PEI PNP potential applicants with the highest score in the Expression of Interest (EOI) system to apply for PEI PNP.
There are about 300 quotas for the PEI PNP Business Impact Category and 600 quotas for the PEI PNP Labour Impact Category and Express Entry Invitations in 2019. The total number of invitations issued within each category will be based on various program demands and economic factors, including PEI’s annual provincial nomination immigration levels as determined by the federal government.
The anticipated draw schedule is noted below. Please be advised that the PEI Office of Immigration reserves the right to modify the schedule based on program requirements.
What’s meant by Labour Impact Category:
Labour Impact Category
There are three (3) streams under the Labour Impact Category of PEI PNP. The list can be found below:
- Skilled Worker Stream (In or Outside of PEI)
- International Graduate Stream
- Critical Worker Stream
PEI FUTURE DRAW DATE ANNOUNCED
| PEI PNP Labour and Express Entry EOI | |
| Anticipated Draw Schedule |
Actual Invitations |
| January 17, 2019 | 61 |
| February 21, 2019 | 170 |
| March 21, 2019 | 131 |
| April 18, 2019 | 113 |
| May 16, 2019 | 90 |
| June 20, 2019 | 106 |
| July 18, 2019 | TBA |
| August 15, 2019 | TBA |
| September 19, 2019 | TBA |
| October 17, 2019 | TBA |
| November 21, 2019 | TBA |
| December 19, 2019 | TBA |
All selected candidates indicated that they have previous work experience or education in PEI. We encourage potential labour applicants to attend school in PEI and/or seek job offers from PEI employers.
| PEI PNP Business EOI | ||
| Anticipated Draw Schedule |
Actual Invitations |
Actual Lowest Score |
| January 17, 2019 | 30 | 120 |
| February 21, 2019 | 29 | 117 |
| March 21, 2019 | 19 | 110 |
| April 18, 2019 | 17 | 107 |
| May 16, 2019 | 14 | 107 |
| June 20, 2019 | 7 | 112 |
| July 18, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
| August 15, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
| September 19, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
| October 17, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
| November 21, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
| December 19, 2019 | TBA | TBA |
TBA- To be Announced
We encourage potential business applicants and their spouses to keep taking IELTS test for higher English and EOI scores.
For families that have dependent children, we encourage potential applicants to consider enrolling the dependent children into PEI schools.
Should you have any question, feel free to contact us at info@ewicsgroup.com