BC in Canada invites 437 to apply for provincial nomination

In the latest draw held on August 7, 2020, the province of British Columbia has invited 437 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination through the BC Provincial Nominee Program [BC PNP].

Skilled workers and international graduate candidates invited under the categories of Skilled Worker, International Graduate, as well as Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Worker categories.

All invited Skills Immigration and Express Entry candidates are required to have a full-time job offer with an employer in BC.

Invited candidates that are able to secure a provincial nomination will get an additional 600 points towards their Comprehensive Ranking System [CRS] scores. Coming into play when the profiles are in the Express Entry pool, the CRS is used for ranking profiles against one another.

Simply put, the higher the CRS, the sooner an Invitation to Apply [ITA] for Canada PR – from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC] – can be expected. With a 600 points boost through a PNP nomination, it is a guarantee that the candidate will receive an ITA in the subsequent federal Express Entry draw that is held.

To be eligible for the Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC categories, candidates are required to register themselves with the online portal of the BC PNP. Upon registration, a score is allotted to the candidate as per the BC PNP Skills Immigration Registration System [SIRS].

Overview of August 7, 2020, BC PNP draw – Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC – Total 437 invitations sent

Category	Minimum Score
EEBC – Skilled Worker	97
EEBC – International Graduate	98
SI – Skilled Worker	97
SI – International Graduate	98
SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	76

Note. – As per the BC PNP, due to the “impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on BC businesses”, 31 National Occupational Classification [NOC] codes were excluded from the present draw – 0621, 0631, 0632, 0651, 3236, 6211, 6311, 6313, 6321, 6322, 6341, 6421, 6511, 6512, 6513, 6521, 6522, 6523, 6524, 6525, 6531, 6532, 6533, 6562, 6564, 6611, 6621, 6711, 6721, 6722, 6731.

BC PNP draws in 2020 so far

[I] Skills Immigration and Express Entry draws

Date	Invitations issued	Details
January 7, 2020	173	-
January 14, 2020	70	Tech Pilot draw
January 21, 2020	58	Tech Pilot draw
January 28, 2020	284	-
February 4, 2020	85	Tech Pilot draw
February 11, 2020	83	Tech Pilot draw
February 19, 2020	53	Tech Pilot draw
February 27, 2020	290	-
March 3, 2020	80	Tech Pilot draw
March 10, 2020	332	-
March 17, 2020	87	Tech Pilot draw
March 30, 2020	311	Certain occupations excluded.
April 7, 2020	147	Tech Pilot draw
April 16, 2020	271	Certain occupations excluded.
April 21, 2020	91	Tech Pilot draw
April 29, 2020	75	Tech Pilot draw
May 7, 2020	237	Certain occupations excluded.
May 12, 2020	92	Tech Pilot draw
May 19, 2020	170	Certain occupations excluded.
May 26, 2020	133	Tech Pilot draw
June 2, 2020	241	Certain occupations excluded.
June 9, 2020	87	Tech Pilot draw
June 16, 2020	276	Certain occupations excluded.
June 23, 2020	87	Tech Pilot draw
June 30, 2020	314	Certain occupations excluded.
July 7, 2020	57	Tech Pilot draw
July 14, 2020	320	Certain occupations excluded.
July 21, 2020	62	Tech Pilot draw
July 28, 2020	34	Tech Pilot draw
August 7, 2020	437	Certain occupations excluded.
TOTAL invitations in 2020 so far – 5,037.

[II] Entrepreneur Immigration [EI]

Date	Category	Invitations issued
January 14, 2020	EI – Regional Pilot	7
January 14, 2020	EI – Base Category	18
February 4, 2020	EI – Regional Pilot	5
February 4, 2020	EI – Base Category	14
April 6, 2020	EI – Regional Pilot	18
June 2, 2020	EI – Regional Pilot	9
June 2, 2020	EI – Base Category	29
July 28, 2020	EI – Regional Pilot	5
July 28, 2020	EI – Base Category	7
TOTAL invitations in 2020 so far – 112

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