British Columbia held three latest draws, invited 476 candidates

The three successive draws were held by the province of British Columbia on March 30, April 6, and April 7. In these three draws, the province invited a total of 476 candidates to apply for permanent residency through a provincial nomination. So far this year, British Columbia has issued invitations for a provincial nomination to overall 1,991 immigration candidates.

Application Process of British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program

First, a candidate must register himself/herself under the Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS) of the British Columbia PNP. Then, he/she has to create a profile through the online portal in either of the categories – Skills Immigration or Express Entry BC. Candidates who apply through the Skills Immigration and Express Entry categories of BC are given points based on human capital factors as well as economic factors. The candidates are awarded points based on the following factors:

Skill level of the job offer
Minimum wage
Location of the employment
Candidate’s education, work experience, and language ability

The highest-scoring candidates are selected by the province to apply for a provincial nomination.

The latest BC Draw – Tech Pilot

British Columbia conducted its latest Tech Pilot Draw draw on April 7. Through this draw, the province issued 147 invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Skilled Worker and International Graduates categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. A candidate needed a minimum score of 85 to obtain an invitation in this Tech Draw.

What is a Tech Pilot Draw?

In light of the rising demand of talented workers, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program launched a Tech Pilot in 2017 and later extended it to June 2020. The province introduced this pilot with a motive to accelerate the growth of the technological sector. The Tech Pilot enables Canadian employers to hire foreign skilled workers and international graduates who can address the tech market needs. Thus, British Columbia conducts a separate draw to invite candidates who have skills and experience in the key occupations of the technological sector.

Entrepreneurs invited in the April 6 Draw

Another draw was held on April 6 that invited candidates belonging to the Entrepreneur Immigration category of the British Columbia PNP. In this draw, 18 entrepreneurs were invited to apply for Canadian Permanent Residence. The minimum required score to secure an ITA was 107 points, which is higher than the score of tech pilot. 62 candidates have been invited by British Columbia this year through the five draws of this Regional Pilot category.

311 Invitations issued by BC in another draw

In the draw held on March 30, 2020, British Columbia invited 311 candidates to apply for a provincial nomination under the following two popular immigration streams:

Express Entry British Columbia

Skills Immigration

The invitations were issued to the Skilled Worker and International Graduate categories of both the Express Entry BC and Skills Immigration. The candidates required a provincial score of 105 points for the Express Entry BC Skilled worker category. However, the score required in other categories was three points lesser, which is 102 points only. Those applicants who have received invitations in these three draws that are conducted through different categories of the BC PNP will have to submit a complete application within 30 days from the date of invitation via the Online Registration System.