Recently, Prince Edward Island, Canada made changes to its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). With the implementation of new amendments, immigrants will find it easier to go through the program in order to meet the requirements needed to obtain residency in Prince Edward Island!

Earlier, individuals who intended to migrate to Canada under the PEI PNP Entrepreneur Stream had to deposit $25,000 as an evidence of good faith, along with the intention of settling in the province. However, the amount gets refunded, given the applicant had resided in the province for a year. As per the new amendment, this requirement has now been relaxed.

Also immigrant entrepreneurs whose proficiency in English or French, being the two officially accepted languages in Canada is insufficient were required to deposit an amount of $20,000, that to be returned after they demonstrated a certain level of language skills in either of the languages. With the changes to the PNP, the PEI government lowered the standard for the official language skills.

The PNP is a federal-Provincial partnership between the governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island. The program was introduced to accelerate immigration to Canada for individuals, as well as families who intend to settle in Prince Edward Island. As per the rules of the program, applicants must meet the basic requirement of having moderate proficiency in either of the two Canada’s official languages, English or French. PNP allows applicants to immigrate under three categories- (1) Skilled Worker; (2) Immigrant Entrepreneur; and (3) Immigrant Partner.