British Columbia invites 354 in latest PNP draw

In the latest round of invitations held on October 27, 2020, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program [BC PNP] has invited 354 Canadian immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination.

The province of British Columbia has a high demand for skilled workers exploring options for work overseas in Canada. BC is expected to have 861,000 job openings between 2019 and 2029.

Candidates that received invitations in the latest BC PNP draw were those eligible for 5 separate immigration pathways under the BC PNP.

Express Entry candidates that are nominated through any of the PNP pathways linked with the federal Express Entry system are allotted 600 additional points towards their ranking score. Referred to as the Comprehensive Ranking System [CRS] score, it is the CRS that determines which candidates are invited from the Express Entry pool.

The higher the CRS, the sooner is the candidate invited by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC] to apply for permanent residence in Canada.

Hence, a provincial nomination through Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program [PNP] is a guarantee of being issued an ITA in a federal Express Entry held subsequently.

Skills Immigration [SI] stream of the BC PNP is for skilled workers that have the skills, experience and well as qualifications required by the employers in British Columbia.

Express Entry BC [EEBC] stream is linked with the federal Express Entry system of Canada. The EEBC stream provides an expedited Canada immigration pathway for skilled workers that intend settling in the province.

In order to be considered by the BC PNP for the SI or EEBC categories, a candidate must first create a profile through the BC PNP’s Online Portal. Following successful registration with the Skills Immigration Registration System [SIRS], a score will be allotted to the candidate based on their potential of thriving in BC.

This score will determine whether they are issued an invitation in subsequent BC PNP draws that are held. The minimum score required varies from draw to draw as well as from sub-category to sub-category.

Overview of the October 27 BC PNP draw – Total 354 invitations issued

Category	Minimum Score
EEBC – Skilled Worker	92
EEBC – International Graduate	93
SI – Skilled Worker	93
SI – International Graduate	94
SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	75

Note. – The exact number of invitations issued under each of the sub-categories targeted under a draw is generally not disclosed by the BC PNP.

According to the BC PNP, certain occupations have not been included in the October 27 BC PNP draw due to the “impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on BC businesses”.

The excluded National Occupational Classification [NOC] codes are –

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	-

The largest PNP draw by British Columbia in 2020 was held on September 29 wherein a total of 450 invitations were issued to apply for a BC PNP nomination.

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.
August 11, 2020	52	Tech Pilot draw
August 18, 2020	302	Certain occupations excluded.
August 25, 2020	72	Tech Pilot draw
September 1, 2020	428	Certain occupations excluded.
September 8, 2020	67	Tech Pilot draw
September 15, 2020	407	Certain occupations excluded.
September 22, 2020	74	Tech Pilot draw
September 29, 2020	450	Certain occupations excluded.
October 6, 2020	72	Tech Pilot draw
October 13, 2020	417	Certain occupations excluded.
October 20, 2020	80	Tech Pilot draw
October 27, 2020	354	Certain occupations excluded.
TOTAL invitations in 2020 so far – 7,812.

[II] Entrepreneur Immigration [EI]

Date	Category	Invitations issued
January 14, 2020	EI – Regional Pilot	7
	EI – Base Category	18
February 4, 2020	EI – Regional Pilot	5
	EI – Base Category	14
April 6, 2020	EI – Regional Pilot	18
June 2, 2020	EI – Regional Pilot	9
	EI – Base Category	29
July 28, 2020	EI – Regional Pilot	5
	EI – Base Category	7
September 1, 2020	EI – Regional Pilot	<5
	EI – Base Category	6
October 20, 2020	EI – Base Category	15
	EI – Regional Pilot	5
TOTAL invitations in 2020 so far – 143 approx.

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