British Columbia PNP: 506 invited from SI and EEBC categories

The province of British Columbia in Canada has held its latest round of invitations under the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP]. On March 16, 2021, two separate draws were held by theBritish Columbia Provincial Nominee Program [BC PNP]. 428 Canada immigration candidates – under the categories of Skills Immigration and Express Entry – were invited in one of the draws. Another 78 invitations went out in another draw conducted separately for two occupations. Based on the National Occupational Classification [NOC] matrix, these jobs were that of Retail and wholesale trade managers [NOC 0621], and Restaurant and food service managers [NOC 0631].

This is the third round of BC PNP invitations to be held in March 2021. The previously held March 9 BC PNP programdraw had 95 invited under the BC PNP Tech Pilot draw.   Earlier, in the March 2 round of invitations, two separate provincial draws were held by British Columbia immigration. While 418 invitations went out in one draw, a separate draw  invited 26 from NOC 0621 and NOC 0631.

  The BC PNP Skills Immigration [SI] and Express Entry BC [EEBC] streams are targeted at workers or international graduates that have the education, skills, and/or experience needed for high-demand occupations in BC.  

What are the different BC PNP streams available under SI and EEBC?
Skills Immigration	Express Entry BC
Skills Immigration – Skilled Worker	Express Entry BC – Skilled Worker
Skills Immigration – Healthcare Professional	Express Entry BC – Healthcare Professional
Skills Immigration – International Graduate	Express Entry BC – International Graduate
Skills Immigration – International Post-Graduate	Express Entry BC – International Post-Graduate
Skills Immigration – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	-

  If approved as a provincial nominee, the applicant – and their dependent family members – might proceed to applying to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC] to become a Canadian permanent resident under the Provincial Nominee class. A federalExpress Entry candidate that secures a PNP nomination – through any of the PNP ‘streams’ or pathways linked with the Express Entry system – is allotted 600 CRS points, thereby guaranteeing an invitation by IRCC in the next Express Entry draw to be held. By CRS here is implied the Comprehensive Ranking System [CRS] that is used for ranking the profiles while in the Express Entry pool. It is the highest-ranked that are invited to apply for Canada PR.

An Overview of March 16 BC PNP round of invitations
Draw 1 of 2   Invitations issued: 78   [only to NOC 0621, NOC 0631]	Category	Minimum Score
	EEBC – Skilled Worker	114
	EEBC – International Graduate	114
	SI – Skilled Worker	114
	SI – International Graduate	114
Draw 2 of 2   Invitations issued: 428	Category	Minimum Score
	EEBC – Skilled Worker	96
	EEBC – International Graduate	94
	SI – Skilled Worker	96
	SI – International Graduate	94
	SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	81

  Generally, prior registration will be required for the BC PNP to consider a candidate in the draws held from the SI and EEBC categories.  

Which BC PNP categories can be applied to directly?

TheBC PNP categories that require no registration are – ·         Skills Immigration – Healthcare Professional ·         Skills Immigration – International Post-Graduate ·         Express Entry BC – Healthcare Professional ·         Express Entry BC – International Post-Graduate An individual interested in British Columbia immigration through any of these categories might proceed to applying directly via BCPNP Online.

  With the latest round of invitations, British Columbia PNP has invited a total of 2,440 so far in 2021. In 2020, a total of 9,310 Canada immigration candidates received invitations from British Columbia through the BC PNP categories of SI and EEBC.

BC PNP draws in 2021   Total invitations issued so far: 2,440   ·         Skills Immigration [SI] ·         Express Entry [EEBC] ·         Entrepreneur Immigration [EI]
Date	Invitations issued	Categories	Details
January 5, 2021	168	SI and EEBC	Certain occupations excluded.
January 12, 2021	80	SI and EEBC	Tech Pilot draw
January 19, 2021	195	SI and EEBC	Certain occupations excluded.
January 26, 2021	81	SI and EEBC	Tech Pilot draw
February 2, 2021	208	SI and EEBC	Certain occupations excluded.
February 2, 2021	8	EI	Base Category
February 9, 2021	74	SI and EEBC	Tech Pilot draw
February 16, 2021	35	SI and EEBC	Invitations issued only to – ·         NOC 0621: Retail and wholesale trade managers, and ·         NOC 0631: Restaurant and food service managers.   [Note. – This draw was conducted separately.]
	459	SI and EEBC	Temporary suspension on 31 occupations lifted.   Effective February 16, 2021, the BC PNP resumed issuing ITAs to the 31 occupations previously excluded from draws.
February 23, 2021	87	SI and EEBC	Tech Pilot draw
March 2, 2021	26	SI and EEBC	Invitations issued only to – ·         NOC 0621: Retail and wholesale trade managers, and ·         NOC 0631: Restaurant and food service managers.
	418	SI and EEBC	Included the 31 occupations previously excluded due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
March 9, 2021	95	SI and EEBC	Tech Pilot draw
March 16, 2021	78	SI and EEBC	Invitations issued only to – ·         NOC 0621: Retail and wholesale trade managers, and ·         NOC 0631: Restaurant and food service managers.   [Note. – This draw was conducted separately.]
	428	SI and EEBC	-

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