British Columbia Invites 422 Candidates in Separate Draws

Key Highlights:

• Overview
• ITAs Issued
• Separate Draws
• BC PNP

The Canadian province of British Columbia recently held two separate Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws combinedly inviting 422 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination.

ITAs Issued

British Columbia invited candidates from the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry BC (EEBC) streams. 

Under the Skills Immigration category, it specifically issued Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for candidates under the International Graduate, Skilled Worker, Entry-Level and Semi-Skilled categories. 

Under the Express Entry BC category, it invited the candidates from the Skilled Workers and International Graduate categories.

Separate Draws

The ITAs were issued to the immigration candidates in two separate draws

The first was a general draw, which invited 386 candidates with different provincial score requirements for each category.

The second one was a specific draw that focussed only on candidates with occupations under two NOC codes - NOC 0631 for restaurant and foodservice managers and NOC 0621 for retail and wholesale trade managers.

BC PNP

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) aims to attract foreign skilled professionals currently high in demand in the province and who wish to settle in BC as permanent residents.

The streams under BC PNP are managed by the province’s Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS). To apply through SIRS, the candidate must first register an account, after which they are a score based on their profile. 

High-scoring candidates are then invited to apply for a nomination from BC, which will help them apply for permanent residence.