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Prince Edward Island

Province or territory · Canada

LMIA employers (lists 2014–2026)
418
TFW positions on positive LMIAs, 2025
1,637
Share of Canada, 2025
0.9%
New permanent residents, 2025
2,115
Study permits, 2025
1,980
Positions1,6372025
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Labour Market Impact Assessments

Positions on positive LMIAs and employers with at least one decision (ESDC statistics).

TFW positions on positive LMIAs

1,1462,29120182019202020212022202320242025
1,1462,29120182020202220242025
Data table
20181,012
20191,179
20201,724
20211,504
20222,291
20231,710
20241,800
20251,637
YearPositions (positive LMIAs)Employers with a decision
20251,637183
20241,800150
20231,710151
20222,291140
20211,50488
20201,72482
20191,179105
20181,01274
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program LMIA statistics 2018–2025. Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2025

Work and study permits

Permits by year they took effect (IRCC).

YearTFWPIMPStudy
20261,1802,6501,130
20251,4852,2701,980
20241,5203,0202,220
20231,7953,7403,160
20221,4702,5752,470
20211,2802,2601,935
20201,0101,3701,315
20191,0751,7001,930
20188451,2051,905
20175908301,485
20166456501,205
2015400245905

New permanent residents

1,9383,875201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
1,9383,8752015201720192021202320252026
Data table
20151,135
20162,260
20172,240
20182,020
20192,325
20201,220
20212,555
20222,580
20233,515
20243,875
20252,115
20261,725
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026

Cities

Work locations with the most approved positions in ESDC employer lists.

Positions by city
  1. Alberton1,514
  2. Bloomfield1,259
  3. Georgetown1,184
  4. Mount Albion1,181
  5. Beach Point1,129
  6. Tignish1,091
  7. Charlottetown854
  8. Borden Carleton621
  9. Summerside524
  10. Elmira481
  11. Montague475
  12. Kinkora347
  13. Cornwall244
  14. Souris189
  15. Cardigan184
Positions by occupation
  1. Fish and seafood plant workers6,774
  2. Harvesting labourers858
  3. Transport truck drivers531
  4. Labourers in fish and seafood processing270
  5. Nursery and greenhouse labourers179
  6. Construction trades helpers and labourers142
  7. Cooks136
  8. Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers121
  9. Food service supervisors118
  10. Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers74
  11. Livestock labourers64
  12. Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities63
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Permanent residence

Admissions in 2025 by category, and Express Entry invitations by intended destination since 2015.

New permanent residents by category, 2025
  1. Provincial Nominee Program1,615
  2. Worker Program250
  3. Sponsored Family170
  4. Resettled Refugee75
  5. Humanitarian & Compassionate5
Express Entry invitations by programme
  1. Provincial Nominee Program3,750
  2. Canadian Experience Class1,015
  3. Federal Skilled Worker290
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026

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