British Columbia PNP issued 245 Skills Immigration invitations

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Highlights: First BC PNP draw in February 2023 issued 245 invitations

British Columbia held its first draw in February 2023
The number of invitations issued in this BC PNP draw is 245
All candidates are invited under the Skills Immigration stream
The candidates with the score in the range of 60 and 102 were invited in this draw
Overall this is the 6th BC PNP draw in 2023

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Details of the BC PNP draw

British Columbia held its first draw in February 2023 and issued 245 Skills Immigration invitations. Here is the table to provide the details of the draw:

Date	Number of Invitations	Stream	Minimum Score
February 7, 2023	207	Skilled Worker	102
Skilled Worker - EEBC option	102
International Graduate	102
International Graduate - EEBC option	102
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	82
25	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60
13	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60

British Columbia invited 245 candidates in its first PNP draw in February 2023

First British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program draw in February 2023 issued 245 Skills Immigration invitations. Candidates with a score between 60 and 102 were invited in this draw.

Eligibility factors for the BC PNP draw

British Columbia holds a draw every week and issues skills immigration invitations. The eligibility depends on the factors listed below:

Education
Eligible professional designations
Language skills
Occupation
Work experience duration and skill level

Categories for invitations in the BC PNP draw

The categories of skills immigration stream under which candidates were invited in this draw are listed below:

Skilled Worker Category
International Graduate Category
International Post-Graduate Category

Application fee and processing time for BC PNP draw

The application fee is CAD 1,150 and the processing time is 2-3 months

Things to remember

The invitation is issued to the immigrants whose profile is available in the registration pool. The ITAs are based on the information available in the registrations.

Previous BC PNP draws in 2023

British Columbia held 5 PNP draws in January 2023 and issued 1122 invitations. The details can be found in the table below:

Date of the draw	Number of invitations	Score range
January 4, 2023	211	60-105
January 10, 2023	150	60-90
January 17, 2023	192	60-105
January 24, 2023	285	60-129
January 31, 2023	284	60-85