PEI PNP Express Entry

Applicants must be qualified for at least one of the three federal economic programs:

–         Federal Skilled Worker (FSW): Candidate must:

o   Have a high school diploma, at minimum

o   Have at least 1 year of continuous full-time, skilled work experience, obtained in a position at National Occupations Classification (NOC) Skill Level 0, A or B.

o   Demonstrate language proficiency in English or French with Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) Level 7.

 –         Canadian Experience Class (CEC): Candidate must:

o   Not have minimum education requirement.

o   Have at least 1 year of full-time skilled work experience in Canada.

o   Have their work experience be within the 3 years before application, and it does not need to be continuous, obtained within 3 years prior to application, obtained in a position at National Occupations Classification (NOC) Skill Level 0, A or B.

o   Demonstrate language proficiency in English or French with Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) Level 7 for work experience obtained at NOC Skill Level 0 or A.

o   Demonstrate language proficiency in English or French with Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) Level 5 for work experience obtained at NOC Skill Level B.

 –         Federal Skilled Trades (FST): Candidate must:

o   Not have minimum education requirement.

o   Have at least 2 years of full-time work experience in a skilled trade occupation

o   Have either an offer of an employment to work in a skill trade in Canada or a certification of qualification in their skill trade issued by a Canadian authority.

Demonstrate language proficiency in English or French with Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) Level 5 for speaking and listening, (CLB) Level 4 for reading and writing.

–         Need not required to have a job offer from a PEI employer.

–         Be working and living in PEI (will be given top priority).

–         Have themselves assessed differently if they have a valid job offer.

–         Meet the Express Entry programs requirements

–         If they are working and living in PEI, they will be prioritized, in that case they must:

–         Show 9 months of full-time work experience with the PEI employer. And

 –         Have at least 4 months remaining on their work permit at time of submission of your Expression of Interest if:

o   Holding a PGWP and completed graduation outside of PEI.

Holding a spousal open work permit as a result of a spouse’s study permit outside of PEI;