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Posted on October 16 2020

British Columbia invites 417 candidates in latest PNP draw

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By  Editor
Updated January 12 2024

The province of British Columbia is a part of the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP] of Canada. 417 immigration candidates have been invited from 5 categories in the latest draw by the BC PNP held on October 13, 2020.

Those invited can now apply for a provincial nomination through the BC PNP.

An Express Entry candidate successful in securing a nomination gets an additional 600 points towards their Comprehensive Ranking System [CRS] score. Hence, a provincial nomination is a guarantee of the nominee being invited to apply for Canada PR in the next federal Express Entry draw to be held.

The previous draw by the BC PNP draw – a Tech Pilot draw – was held on October 6, 2020.

In the latest draw, a total of 471 invitations were issued to candidates through the BC PNP streams of Express Entry BC [EEBC] and Skills Immigration [SI]. Generally, the specific number of invitations issued in each of the individual categories is not disclosed by the BC PNP.

The minimum score required varied across the categories. By the minimum score is implied the score allotted to an immigration candidate on the successful submission of their profile to the BC PNP’s online portal by registering with the Skills Immigration Registration System [SIRS].

Overview of the October 13 BC PNP – 417 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

Certain occupations were excluded from the draw due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the businesses in the province. 31 National Occupational Classification [NOC] codes excluded from the draw –

NOC Code Description
0621 Retail and wholesale trade managers
0631 Restaurant and food service managers
0632 Accommodation service managers
0651 Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c.
3236 Massage therapists
6211 Retail sales supervisors
6311 Food service 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 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

  As per the BC PNP, “Processing times for 80% of BC PNP applications is 2-3 months from receipt.” 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.
TOTAL invitations in 2020 so far – 7,378.

  [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
September 1, 2020 EI – Regional Pilot <5
September 1, 2020 EI – Base Category 6
TOTAL invitations in 2020 so far – 123 approx.

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