PEI PNP latest draw invites 78 Express Entry candidates

Surya Rathee
[Published 03 Feb, 2024 | 05:51 AM]
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The Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) has conducted a new draw on 01st February 2024. A total of 78 candidates under PEI PNP’s Labour & Express Entry stream were targeted in this draw.

This was the second draw conducted by PEI in 2024. The previous invitation round was held on 18th January which targeted candidates from both the Labour & Express Entry and Business Work Permit Entrepreneur stream.

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PEI PNP latest draw results

The PEI PNP latest draw only issued invitations to Labour & Express Entry candidates. No Business Work Permit Entrepreneur invitations were issued in this draw.

• Labour and Express Entry: 78 Invitations

Invitations were issued to individuals working in:

• Healthcare
• Construction
• Manufacturing
• Food Processing
• Agriculture
• Early Childhood Education

Over the last 12 months, the Prince Edward Island PNP has issued a total of 2,185 invitations to Labour & Express Entry candidates and 53 invitations to Business Work Permit Entrepreneur candidates.

• Labor & Express Entry invitations over the last 12 months: 97%
• Business Work Permit Entrepreneur invitations over the last 12 months: 3%

Selection factors

The Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) EOI system gathers important information about candidates in the pool to rank and select those who are most likely to meet Prince Edward Island’s economic and labour market needs, based on one or more of the following attributes:

• Language: English or French
• Education: level and field of education and where completed
• Skill and work experience level
• Strategic priorities: attributes that would address immediate labour market needs in PEI
• Other factors relevant to employment prospects: including, but not limited to having a job offer in PEI and/or previous Canadian work experience

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PEI PNP draw schedule 2024

Prince Edward Island has announced its much-awaited Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw schedule for 2024. PEI PNP is the only Canadian PNP that makes its draw schedule public in advance.

We can expect 23 Prince Edward Island PNP draws in 2024. Potential immigrants will be issued a provincial nomination through:

• Express & Labour Impact draws
• Business Impact Category draws
• Workforce draws

The PEI PNP receives an annual allocation from the IRCC through the Provincial Nominee Program and Express Entry. The allocation determines the number of invitations that can be issued by the province on an annual basis.

In 2023, PEI issued a total of 2,422 candidates across 22 draws.

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Read More: PEI PNP draw schedule 2024

Source: princeedwardisland.ca