A mechanical engineering graduate from India, with a WES assessment recognizing a Master's degree and IELTS scores of 6/6.5/6/6.5, asked which PNP programs they might be eligible for.
What the thread clarified:- There is no PNP stream specifically targeting mechanical engineers as an occupation category at present. This is a direct, discouraging but useful data point — mechanical engineering doesn't appear on dedicated in-demand lists the way some other occupations do.
- Related, adjacent occupations were suggested as worth exploring instead — such as construction supervisor or civil engineering roles, which may have better representation on provincial demand lists even for a mechanical engineering background, depending on your specific experience.
- Members with a similar (but not identical) profile shared their own numbers for comparison — for example, a spouse with a Master's in Accounting, CLB 7, and 5 years of bookkeeping experience asking about Prince Edward Island specifically — illustrating that even related profiles need individual province-by-province assessment.
The practical takeaway: mechanical engineering doesn't currently have a dedicated PNP stream — look into adjacent occupations (like construction supervisor or civil engineering) that might better match provincial in-demand lists, and check each province's criteria individually rather than assuming your specific engineering discipline has a direct pathway.