Recent BC PNP Tech draw sent 85 invitations

Until 2021, at least 10,000 invitations for immigrants to apply for a provincial nomination by the Canadian province of British Columbia.   The draw was held on October 19th this year where 85 skilled tech workers received PNP invitations through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP).  The BC PNP is an economic immigration pathway that is used to lure the skilled profession to work and stay in British Columbia. The skilled workers are required to meet all the eligibility criteria in order to have the liberty to stay in Canada as a permanent resident.   The eligibility criteria for be in order to receive invitation for the BC tech Draw one must be entitled for the British Columbia’s Express Entry and Skill Immigration programs. Both of these programs are formulated by the Skills and Immigration Registration System (SIRS).  The candidates were majorly from the Skilled Workers and International Graduates categories respectively with a minimum requirement of 75 points.  All those who were fortunate enough to receive the Invitation to Apply ITA have a notice period of one month that is 30 days to apply for the provincial nomination.   In total, the province of British Columbia so far has issued an estimated 10,000 ITAs to potential candidates to apply for a provincial nomination.  

What is the BC PNP Tech Program? 

The BC PNP Tech Program aims to study the labor market requirements created in the province of British Columbia and caters to that. This program was first launched in May back in 2017 as a pilot project after the industry research.   According to the research, it stated that British Columbia was facing challenges to find enough talent and skill full laborers. It was noticed that the program was a hit and it improved the industry standards of the province significantly, it was soon converted into a permanent program. It has a purpose to encourage the skilled workers associated with the technology sector in the province and continues to attract and call in for more talent from overseas.   To be precise, BC PNP Tech can be considered as a pathway that speeds up the immigration process of the in-demand tech professionals and international graduates who wish to settle in Canada. For this, the eligibility requirement is that the candidate must at least be registered in any one of British Columbia’s immigration streams and have a liable job offer of a year. The job offer should be enlisted in the list of the already mentioned 29 eligible occupations list in order to be eligible for this particular stream.   The BC PNP Tech is different than other streams. It stands out when it comes to job offers that must be of minimum one year and 120 remaining when the candidate is applying to the BC PNP. With this, it is also important that the job offer is full time and granted by a valid employer in the province of British Columbia, Canada.  These tech programs by British Columbia are sent out on a weekly basis to only those candidates who have scored the highest and meet all the required criteria.   The processing time of the tech application is between 2-3 months from the date of submission. The submission of these applications is done online on the digital portal of the official government website.   On the approval of the applications, the candidates are granted a nomination certificate by IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada), the immigration department of Canada, to apply for a PR Visa.  Additionally, if a candidate has been selected for a provincial nomination, he/she automatically gets a bonus of 600 points that later sums up with their prior CRS score. Therefore, the probability of receiving an ITA also intensifies for a permanent residency status through Express Entry.      Find out if you are eligible for any Canadian immigration programs