British Columbia recent conducts targeted and general provincial nomination draws on 28th November. A total of 89 nominees were selected. Among the professions chosen at least 75 invitations to apply were issued and 253 invitations for general.
Results of the Provincial Nomination Draw – 28th November to 2nd December
Over 300 ITAs were issued with different cut-offs for each stream this week in the recent provincial nomination draws conducted in British Columbia. All of the BCPNP’s (British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program) streams represented, including:
- Streams for entry-level and semi-skilled level
- Skilled worker
- Foreign graduate
- Skilled worker with EEBC option
- Foreign graduate with EEBC option
A targeted draw was also held under these streams for specific occupations that the province is seeking to fill. The following are listed:
- Assistants and educators in early childhood education;
- Workers in healthcare;
- Assistants in healthcare;
- Veterinarians, animal health technologists, and veterinary technicians are also priority occupations.
Each stream’s minimum CRS score is listed below, as well as the complete draw breakdown:
| Date | Streams | Figure of Invitation | Minimum Score (CRS) | Description |
| 28th of November 2022 | Skilled Worker | 253 | 105 | General draw (includes tech occupations) |
| Skilled Worker – EEBC option | 105 | |||
| International Graduate | 105 | |||
| International Graduate – EEBC option | 105 | |||
| Entry Level and Semi-Skilled | 82 | |||
| November 28, 2022 | Skilled Worker, International Graduate (with EEBC option) | 49 | 60 | Targeted draw: Childcare Early childhood educators and assistants |
| Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled (with EEBC option) | 24 | 60 | The targeted draw for Healthcare (unless specified) | |
| Entry Level and Semi-Skilled | <5 | 60 | The targeted draw for Healthcare; Health care assistants | |
| Skilled Worker, International Graduate (with EEBC option) | <5 | 60 | (Targeted draw): Other priority occupations |
Changes in NOCs and their impact
There has only been one PNP draw over the past two weeks. Although activity does tend to slow down around the end of the year, a key policy change—the upgrading of the National Occupation Classification (NOC) codes—has had a significant impact on economic immigration to Canada.
Furthermore, Canada switched from the 2016 NOC codes to the new 2021 NOC codes on November 16. The majority of the changes have been made for classification purposes. However, 16 new occupations are now eligible for Express Entry as well.
Because NOCs are the primary method of classifying employment in economic immigration, they have an impact on both Express Entry and the PNPs (British Columbia, for example, recently updated its scoring system to reflect the new NOCs).
This modification came into effect on November 16th, so only three drawings have been submitted since then (including this one on November 28th). Due to the changes in the classifications and extra job titles, PNPs will likely resume running more frequently in the provinces as the programs are adapted to these.
