Prince Edward Island has multiple options for internationally trained truck drivers

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Internationally trained truck drivers already in Prince Edward Island and have at least one year of work experience have a clear path to permanent residency.

By being Provincial nominated programs (PNP) Critical Worker category, the province tries to seduce Temporary foreign workers (TFW) to settle there for good.

At the beginning of June, the Jobbank became federal Canadian jobThe yachting and career planning website lists 17 trucking job openings, categorized under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 system with the code 73300, in Prince Edward Island with long-term employment prospects rated as very good.

That is the highest ranking that Job Bank gives to future vacancies.

“The job prospects in this profession are very good as there are still labor shortages and unfilled vacancies in the province,” notes Job Bank.

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“Employment can also be good for tractor-trailer (long haul) drivers who own and operate their own trucks.”

In early June, about half of Prince Edward Island’s available trucking jobs were in the county seat of Charlottetown, with the rest scattered across the county.

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On Prince Edward Island, the average hourly wage for trucking is $19.55, but that ranges from a low of $15.00 an hour to $28.50 an hour, Job Bank reveals.

Based on a standard 37.5-hour work week, that would be $55,575 at the top end of the annual pay scale for truck drivers in Nova Scotia.

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But truck drivers also often receive a mileage allowance, which allows them to earn considerably more.

With transportation companies desperate for truck drivers to supplement and grow their aging workforce, both the federal and provincial governments have helped with immigration policies to work permits And permanent residence to qualified foreign workers seeking these types of jobs in Canada.

Internationally trained truck drivers who are refugees will go through the Pilot Economic Mobility Projects (EMPP) from this summer.

That path will help employers hire skilled workers refugees and other displaced persons, including for freight transport.

Refugees can apply for a visa through the EMPP to work in a truck

“Canada is a world leader in helping skilled refugees connect with employers struggling to find workers in critical areas, giving newcomers the chance to restart their careers and lives here in Canada,” said minister of Immigration Sean Fraser earlier this year.

“Our government will continue to develop and scale up innovative immigration measures to help employers address their critical labor shortages and give refugees the chance to live in safety as they rebuild their lives.”

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That was welcome news for the transportation industry, whose vacancy rate has more than tripled since 2015 and doubled since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. With an average age of 47 still rising, the industry has one of the oldest working populations, with a third of drivers over the age of 55, according to the Canadian Trucking Alliance.

Prince Edward Island employers can also hire truck drivers through the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP).

It is a pathway to permanent residency for skilled foreign workers and international graduates from Canadian institutions who wish to work and live in any of Canada’s four Atlantic provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Since mid-November last year, foreigners who want to emigrate to Nova Scotia as truck drivers can also apply under the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program.

Truck driver was one of 16 professions added to the FSW’s list of eligible professions when the IRCC adopted the NOC 2021 classification system.