British Columbia invites 276 EEBC and SI candidates

The latest draw to be held by British Columbia’s PNP was on June 16, 2020. Total of 276 invitations issued to Skilled Worker and International Graduate candidates under the BC PNP streams of Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC [EEBC].

Those invited can now apply for a provincial nomination for Canada's permanent residence.

With this latest draw, the BC PNP has invited 642 immigration candidates in June 2020 so far.

The previous BC PNP draw was a Tech Pilot draw, held on June 9, inviting 87 candidates. Earlier, a June 2 draw had invitations issued to 241 candidates.

Recently, an announcement was made as to the extension of the Tech Pilot till June 2021.

The Tech Pilot provides prioritized processing for Canada immigration candidates in the 29 tech occupations in demand in BC.

The BC PNP’s Skills Immigration category is for skilled and semi-skilled workers that have their occupations in high demand in the province of British Columbia in Canada.

The EEBC, on the other hand, is aligned with the federal Express Entry system. In order to be eligible for the BC PNP’s EEBC category, a candidate must have a valid profile in the Express Entry system.

To receive an invitation through the Skills Immigration category, a candidate has to be registered with British Columbia’s Skills Immigration Registration System [SIRS].

For being considered for the EEBC category, on the other hand, the candidate must be registered both with the SIRS as well as the federal Express Entry System.

Overview of June 16, 2020, BC PNP draw – Skilled Immigration and Express Entry – Total 276 invitations sent:

Category	Minimum Expression of Interest [EOI] Score
EEBC – Skilled Worker	100
EEBC – International Graduate	103
SI – Skilled Worker	100
SI – International Graduate	100
SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	80

In view of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on various businesses in the province, certain professions were excluded from the June 16 BC PNP draw.

31 occupations that were NOT INCLUDED in the draw –

NOC Code	Occupation
0621	Retail and wholesale trade managers
0631	Restaurant and foodservice managers
0632	Accommodation service managers
0651	Managers in customer and personal services n.e.c.
3236	Massage therapists
6211	Retail sales supervisors
6311	Foodservice supervisors
6313	Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors
6321	Chefs
6322	Cooks
6341	Hairstylists and barbers
6421	Retail salespersons
6511	Maîtres d’hôtel and hosts/hostesses
6512	Bartenders
6513	Food and beverage servers
6521	Travel counsellors
6522	Pursers and flight attendants
6523	The airline ticket and service agents
6524	Ground and water transport ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerks
6525	Hotel front desk clerks
6531	Tour and travel guides
6532	Outdoor sport and recreational guides
6533	Casino workers
6562	Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations
6564	Other personal service occupations
6611	Cashiers
6621	Service station attendants
6711	Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
6721	Support occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up services
6722	Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport
6731	Light duty cleaners

With the travel restrictions expected to be lifted soon by the Federal government of Canada, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada [IRCC] is making preparations for modernizing the immigration procedure in order to better accommodate the expected spike in the number of visa applications.

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