1. Critical Workers

• Have a full-time long-term (i.e. permanent or minimum of two years) job offer from a PEI employer in NOC skill level C or D;
• Have worked a minimum of six months full-time for the PEI employer;
• Have a valid work permit and legal status in Canada;
• Be able to attend an interview with staff from the Office, if required;
• Possess a minimum education of secondary school;
• Be between the ages of 18 and 59;
• Have at least two years of full-time work experience or relevant education in the past five years;
• Provide a language test from an IRCC approved testing institute within the past two years with a minimum score of CLB/NCLC 4;
• Have sufficient financial resources to pay all immigration costs (including travel expenses) for you and your family to be able to establish in PEI; Demonstrate a genuine intention to settle in PEI;

2. Skilled Workers Outside Canada

• Have a full-time long-term (i.e. permanent or minimum of two years) job offer from a PEI employer in National Occupation Classification (NOC) skill level 0, A, or B. Important note: Through this stream your employer must first make contact with our office and the job offer must be approved by our office prior to submitting an expression of interest profile
• Have legal status in country of residence;
• Be able to attend an interview with staff from the Office, if required;
• Have successfully completed a post-secondary degree or diploma (minimum two year program);
• Be between the ages of 18 and 59;
• Have at least two years of full-time work experience in the past five years;
• Possess sufficient English and/or French language ability to perform the job offered; A language test from an IRCC approved testing institute within the past two years with a minimum score of CLB/NLCC 4; or
• Employer signed PEI PNP-L06 Employer Language Declaration; or
• Documents from an internationally recognized institution indicating that the principal language studied was in English or French.
• Have sufficient financial resources for the applicant and family to pay all immigration costs (including travel expenses) to be able to establish in PEI;
• Demonstrate a genuine intention to settle in PEI;

3. Skilled workers in PEI

• Have a full-time long-term (i.e. permanent or minimum of two years) job offer from a PEI employer in National Occupation Classification (NOC) skill level 0, A, or B;
• Have a valid work permit to be working in Canada;
• Have legal status in country of residence;
• Be able to attend an interview with staff from the Office, if required;
• Have successfully completed a post-secondary degree or diploma (minimum two year program);
• Be between the ages of 18 and 59;
• Have at least two years of full-time work experience in the past five years;
• Possess sufficient English and/or French language ability to perform the job offered. A language test from an IRCC approved testing institute within the past two years with a minimum score of CLB/NCLC 4; or
• Employer signed PEI PNP-L06 Employer Language Declaration; or
• Documents from an internationally recognized institution indicating that the principal language studied was in English or French.
• Have sufficient financial resources for the applicant and family to pay all immigration costs (including travel expenses) to be able to establish in PEI;
• Demonstrate a genuine intention to settle in PEI.

4. International Graduates

• Have a full-time long-term (i.e. permanent or minimum of two years) job offer from a PEI employer;
• Have a valid post-graduate work permit and legal status in Canada;
• Be able to attend an interview with staff from the Office, if required;
• Have successfully completed a post-secondary degree or diploma from a publicly-funded PEI post-secondary institution;
• Be between the ages of 18 and 59;
• Possess sufficient English and/or French language ability to perform the job offered;
• Have sufficient financial resources to pay all immigration costs (including travel expenses) for you and your family to be able to establish in PEI;
• Demonstrate a genuine intention to settle in PEI;