Highlights: PEI is planning to welcome 1590 foreign workers in 2024
- PEI to welcome 1,590 foreign workers from various sectors including healthcare, manufacturing and processing.
- The province is focusing on the healthcare sector and is to welcome 300 healthcare workers in 2024
- PEI is planning towards a sustainable approach under the new Growing Together plan.
- The Growing Together plan emphasizes five priorities for the Canadian Island Province.
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PEI welcomes foreign workers across industries
The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island is welcoming as many as 1590 foreign workers in 2024. Recent reports state that the emphasis is more on the healthcare sector, and 300 foreign healthcare workers will be welcomed in PEI. The manufacturing and processing industry is to have around 435 workers, followed by about 215 workers in sales and service industry.
The table below provides the list of the industry sectors and the number of immigrants to be welcomed for each industry:
|
Industry Sector |
No. of immigrants to be welcomed in PEI |
|
Healthcare |
300 |
|
Manufacturing & Processing |
435 |
|
Sales and Services |
215 |
|
Construction |
185 |
|
Trucking and Transport |
170 |
|
Tourism, agriculture, fisheries |
120 |
|
Professional Services and Sciences |
85 |
|
Early Childhood Education |
80 |
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PEI’s Sustainable Approach
A recent plan named Growing Together: A Population Framework for Prince Edward Island was introduced in February last week. The Growing Together plan focuses on sustainability and emphasizes five priorities for PEI.
The priorities listed under the new plan are as follows:
- Retaining and building the province’s workforce
- Expanding public services and critical infrastructure
- Supporting environmental sustainability and land-use planning
- Increasing community connectedness and sense of belonging
- Long-term reporting and planning
PEI's Minister of Workforce, Jenn Redmond, commented that it is easier to adapt to demographic and population shifts to fill up gaps in the current public system under the new framework.
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PEI Immigration Streams
PEI is to distribute 75% of its annual federal nominations to be aligned with nine provincial sectors, emphasizing the nomination of skilled workers in healthcare, childcare, trades and other major industries.
Besides the Atlantic Immigration Program, the PEI Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) accelerates Canadian immigration to individuals and their families mainly via three streams:
- PEI Express Entry
- PEI Labour Impact
- PEI Business Impact
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