The province of British Columbia in Canada has held its latest round of invitations under the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP].
On April 27, 2021, British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program [BC PNP], also referred to as British Columbia PNP, issued a total of 362 invitations to apply to Canada immigration candidates.
This is the fourth provincial draw by British Columbia in April 2021. The previous draws in the month were held on – April 20, April 13, and April 6.
Those invited by British Columbia PNP can now proceed to applying to the BC PNP for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence.
The invitations to apply issued by the BC PNP went out to candidates under the categories of Skills Immigration [SI] and Express Entry BC [EEBC].
| An Overview of April 27 BC PNP round of invitations
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| Draw 1 of 2
Invitations issued: 14
[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: 348 |
Category | Minimum Score |
| EEBC – Skilled Worker | 94 | |
| EEBC – International Graduate | 95 | |
| SI – Skilled Worker | 94 | |
| SI – International Graduate | 95 | |
| SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled | 78 | |
Note. – By NOC is implied the National Occupational Classification matrix. NOC 0621: Retail and wholesale trade managers, NOC 0631: Restaurant and food service managers.
The BC Provincial Nominee Program offers 3 categories – Skills Immigration, Express Entry BC, and Entrepreneur Immigration – to become a Canadian permanent resident settled within the province.
Each of the categories has separate immigration pathways or ‘streams’ that can be applied under, based on the candidate’s NOC skill level, job, or international student status.
With points-based invitation system, SI and EEBC is targeted at skilled workers that wish to immigrate to Canada and settle within BC.
The SI is for skilled and semi-skilled workers in high demand occupations in BC.
Linked with the federal Express Entry system, the Express Entry BC is “a faster way for eligible skilled workers to immigrate to BC”.
An Express Entry candidate that is a provincial nominee – under any of the PNP streams linked with the IRCC Express Entry – is allotted 600 CRS points, thereby boosting their ranking in the Express Entry pool.
| BC work experience is not required for the EEBC category.
Similarly, prior work experience is not needed for some SI streams.
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Those not qualifying for any of the BC PNP streams might explore the other ways available for coming to BC.
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The total number of BC PNP nominations available in a year depend on the annual allocation by the federal government of Canada.
In 2020, a total of 9,310 British Columbia PNP invitations were issued through the BC PNP categories of SI and EEBC.
With the latest round of invitations, British Columbia PNP has issued a total of 3,893 invitations so far in 2021.
| BC PNP draws in 2021
Total invitations issued so far: 3,893
· 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 | - | |
| April 6, 2021 | 80 | SI and EEBC | Tech Pilot draw |
| April 13, 2021 | 21 | 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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| 420 | SI and EEBC | - | |
| 6 | EI | Base Category | |
| 5 | 5 | Regional Pilot | |
| April 20, 2021 | 90 | SI and EEBC | Tech Pilot draw |
| April 27, 2021 | 14 | 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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| 348 | SI and EEBC | - | |
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