British Columbia invites 360 to apply for BC PNP nomination

Canada’s British Columbia has held its latest provincial draw on November 24, 2020. A total of 360 immigration candidates have been issued invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

These invitations were issued under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program [BC PNP]. The province is a part of the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP] of Canada.

A PNP nomination can be used by the candidate for applying for the federal processing of their permanent residence in Canada.

With nearly 80 ‘streams’ or immigration pathways, many linked to the federal Express Entry system and a PNP nomination fetching 600 CRS points, PNP is a much sought-after route to Canada PR.

CRS score, or Comprehensive Ranking System [CRS] score, is used for ranking the profiles in the Express Entry pool of candidates. It is the highest-ranking profiles that are issued invitations to apply [ITAs] in the subsequent Express Entry draw.

Overview of the November 24 BC PNP draw – Total 360 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

* The score allotted on registration under the Skills Immigration Registration System [SIRS].

In order to apply for either the Express Entry BC or Skills Immigration categories of the BC PNP, the candidate must begin the process by first creating their profile through SIRS.

The SIRS score is based on level of education, proficiency in English, work experience, and location of employment in BC.

As per the BC PNP, in view of the “impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on BC businesses” 31 occupations have been excluded from the BC PNP’s November 24 draw.

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	-

Candidates that have received invitations will have 30 days for the submission of a complete application to the BC PNP.

The high demand for immigrants in the BC labour market can be gauged from the fact that BC is expected to have 861,000 job openings between 2019 and 2029.

BC PNP – Skills Immigration and Express Entry draws in 2020

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.
November 3, 2020	76	Tech Pilot draw
November 10, 2020	358	Certain occupations excluded.
November 17, 2020	76	Tech Pilot draw
November 24, 2020	360	Certain occupations excluded.
TOTAL invitations in 2020 so far – 8,606

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