A stream about your permit history
Intermediate Experience looks like a narrower Critical Worker and it is really a different question. It asks not what work you have done but how you were authorised to do it.
The requirement is six months of Canadian full time work gained on a work permit based on a labour market impact assessment, relevant to the position offered. Someone who has done identical work for the same period on an open spousal permit or a post-graduation permit does not satisfy it. That is the whole distinction, and it is worth settling before anything else on this page.
- TEER 4 only. Not TEER 5, which Critical Worker does reach. A TEER 5 worker is on the wrong page.
- The permit type is the gate. Six months of Canadian work on a permit based on a labour market impact assessment. The province does not accept an equivalent period on a differently obtained permit.
- Two years of broader experience as well. Or relevant education, within the past five years. The six months on the qualifying permit is in addition to that rather than instead of it.
- A formal language test is required. At CLB or NCLC 4, valid two years from the test date.
- Offshore use is restricted and the list is unpublished. The province will approve this stream from abroad only for defined priority employment sectors, and does not publish which. We do not reproduce a list we cannot source.
What the Intermediate Experience stream requires
| Requirement | What Prince Edward Island asks for |
|---|---|
| Canadian work experience | At least six months of full time work in Canada gained on a work permit based on a labour market impact assessment, relevant to the position offered. |
| Job offer | Full time, non seasonal, at TEER 4, and either permanent or for a minimum of two years. |
| Work experience | At least two years of full time work experience, or relevant education, within the past five years. |
| Education | A secondary school diploma at minimum. |
| Language | An approved test at CLB or NCLC 4, valid two years from the test date. |
| Age | 18 to 59. |
| Status | Legal status in your country of residence. |
| Offshore use | Approved only for defined priority employment sectors. The province does not publish that list and directs enquiries to the Office of Immigration. |
| Fee | The expression of interest is free. A $300 non-refundable application fee applies when the workforce application is submitted. |
Settlement funds sufficient for you and your family are required, with no published figure, and a genuine intention to settle in Prince Edward Island.
Before pursuing this stream, check Critical Worker. If you are already working on the island, Critical Worker reaches TEER 4 and TEER 5, asks six months with the supporting employer rather than six months on a particular permit type, and does not interrogate how the permit was obtained. For most island workers it is the same outcome on easier terms. The requirements.