British Columbia invited 494 immigration candidates in two separate Provincial Nominee Program draws held on February 16, 2021.
A total of 459 invitations went to candidates from the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry BC (EEBC) streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). More specifically, invitations were issued to candidates in the Skilled Worker, International Graduate as well as Entry Level and Semi-Skilled sub-categories of SI and EEBC streams.
The minimum scores for this draw ranged between 85 and 104 points.
Another 35 invitations were issued to candidates who work as retail and wholesale trade managers as well as restaurant and foodservice managers. The province said it conducted this draw because “both occupations have a high number of registrants within the BC PNP Skills Immigration Registration System.
The province also announced it will start inviting candidates in the tourism, hospitality, retail and personal services occupations that it has been excluding from recent draws.
The province has now held nine draws, bringing the total number of invitations issued to date to 1,308 in 2021.
BC PNP categories are managed under British Columbia’s Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS).
If you want to apply through the SIRS, then the eligible candidates are required to register an account. After registering an account, the candidates are assigned a score on various human capital characteristics like education, work experience, and language proficiency.
The candidates with the highest scores in the pool are invited to apply for provincial nomination under any new draw. The involved streams under the SIRS require the candidates to have a valid job offer from an employer in British Columbia.
The candidates who are invited under the Express Entry British Columbia, Skilled Worker, International Graduate categories, can obtain an additional 600 points under the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) and an Invitation to Apply (ITA), from the federal Express Entry, if they are successful.
The candidates who are successful in obtaining a nomination under these two streams will receive an additional 600 CRS points. These points will ensure an ITA for Canadian permanent residence. The Express Entry System is responsible for the management of the three main economic immigration streams of Canada. These streams are:
- Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWP)
- Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTP)
- Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
If you want to get a nomination from these two streams, then you will have to create an Express Entry profile.