British Columbia in Canada has invited a total of 374 candidates to apply for a nomination through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program [BC PNP].
On March 30, 2021, the province held 2 separate draws under the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP] of Canada.Both the draws were under the BC PNP categories of Skills Immigration [SI] and Express Entry BC [EEBC].
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What are the different BC PNP streams available under SI and EEBC? |
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| 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 |
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*Require no registration or invitation and can be applied to directly via BCPNP Online.
While 44 candidates – with job offers in 2 specificNational Occupational Classification [NOC] codes, NOC 0621 and 0631–were invited in a separate draw, another 330 SI and EEBC candidates also received invitations.
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Those invited can now proceed to applying for a PNP nomination by British Columbia for their Canadian permanent residence. A PNP nomination – especially for federal Express Entrysystem candidates – is regarded as an expedited pathway to Canada PR.
A PNP nomination fetches an Express Entry candidate 600 CRS points. Here, by ‘CRS’ is implied the Comprehensive Ranking System used for the purposes of ranking Express Entry profiles.
It is only the highest-ranked profiles that are invited by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC] to apply for Canada PR.
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An Overview of March 30 BC PNP round of invitations
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| Draw 1 of 2
Invitations issued: 44
[only to NOC 0621, NOC 0631] |
Category | Minimum Score |
| EEBC – Skilled Worker | 113 | |
| EEBC – International Graduate | 113 | |
| SI – Skilled Worker | 113 | |
| SI – International Graduate | 113 | |
| Draw 2 of 2
Invitations issued: 330 |
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 | |
Note. – NOC 0621: Retail and wholesale trade managers, NOC 0631: Restaurant and food service managers.
With the latest round of invitations, British Columbia PNP has invited a total of 2,909 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: 2,909
· Skills Immigration [SI] · Express Entry [EEBC] · Entrepreneur Immigration [EI]
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| 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
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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.
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| 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.
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| 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
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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.]
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| 428 | SI and EEBC | - | |
| March 23, 2021 | 95 | SI and EEBC | Tech Pilot draw |
| March 30, 2021 | 44 | 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.]
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| 330 | SI and EEBC |
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