Work Permit Stream

The GB PEI Fee includes community endorsement meeting arrangement (if necessary based on the potential applicant’s EOI score), final review of PEI PNP and PR applications, legal representation provided by a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC), and legal advice provided by a Canadian lawyer is refundable. First Payment is refundable if the applicant does not receive an Invitation of Appeal (ITA) from the PEI Office of Immigration.

Minimum Criteria

To be eligible for nomination through the Work Permit Stream, you must have:

Minimum verifiable personal net worth of C$600,000 accumulated through legal and legitimate sources
Minimum education of secondary school equivalent
Minimum age of 21 and maximum age of 59
Minimum 3 years of past owner and management experience or senior management experience
Minimum English skills equivalent to CLB 4 or French skills equivalent to NCLC 4 (including Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing abilities)*
Intention to live and work in PEI with day-to-day active and ongoing management of the proposed business in PEI
Minimum investment of C$150,000 into the proposed business in PEI
Minimum 12 consecutive months of operation of the proposed business in PEI
Minimum eligible operating expenses of C$75,000 per year as shown in the financial statements

*See IELTS and CLB for more information

Business Sectors

PEI PNP applicants under the Business Impact Category need to select a business sector for the business concept and business plan.

See Business Sectors for the list.

Application Process

Pre-Application Stage
- See Pre-Application Package for more information

Community Endorsement for the 10 points or 15 points (if needed)
- We recommend you visit PEI for 2-3 days for an endorsement meeting. However, communities are currently not granting endorsement meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Expression of Interest (EOI) Profile Submission
- Our team can help you register your EOI profile within 1 business day.

Invitation to Apply (ITA)
- Processing time from Step 1 to Step 4 is approx. 3 months. Upon receipt of the ITA, we have 60 days to submit your formal application

Invitation to Interview (ITI)
- You need to wait for 4-6 months after submission of the formal application. Interviews are currently done virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Issuance of Work Permit Support Letter
- Usually 3-4 weeks after the interview with the PEI Office of Immigration

Apply for a Work Permit
- It usually takes 3-4 weeks to prepare your Work Permit application Processing time for a Work Permit application varies depending on where you are applying from, but it generally takes 3-4 months

Arrival & Establishing your business in PEI
- Operate the business for 12 months and obtain the nomination from Government for PR application

Nomination & Permanent Residence
- The process takes about 12-14 months and during this time, you must maintain the business.

Formal Application

Application
Invitation to Interview (ITI)
Business Plan
Interview
Legal Opinion
Letter of Support for Work Permit Application

Once you receive an invitation to apply (ITA) from the PEI Office of Immigration, you need to provide to GB PEI a full package including all the government forms and required supporting documents as listed in the application guide within 45 days. GB PEI will conduct a comprehensive final review of the complete application package and provide feedback before submitting the complete application package to the PEI Office of Immigration. The complete application package must be received by the PEI Office of Immigration within 60 days of the issue of an ITA. It takes about 5-7 months from submission of a complete PEI PNP business application to the issue of a Letter of Support for Work Permit application.

See Application Package for the forms and documents required in your formal application.

Work Permit Application

Application
Biometrics & Medical Examination
Passport Submission if TRV is required
Work Permit

It usually takes 3-4 weeks to prepare your Work Permit application Processing time for a Work Permit application varies depending on where you are applying from, but it generally takes 3-4 months.