BC Invites Candidates For PNP

B.C. invites skilled workers and entrepreneurs in PNP draws

 The province of British Columbia invited over 435 immigration candidates through four Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws that were held on August 17, 2021. The province has been conducting two separate rounds of invitations for its PNP program since February each month. The province holds a general draw and a second draw targeting retail and wholesale-retail managers as well as restaurant and foodservice managers. The second draw is due to a high number of people registered in the BC PNP Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS) with these two occupations, the province as per a news release issued by the province. The aim of the province by holding these additional draws is to balance the needs in all sectors of the provincial labor market. The invitations were issued to specifically those from the Skilled Worker, International Graduate, and Entry Level and Semi-Skilled sub-categories of SI and EEBC streams. The minimum scores for that draw ranged between 73 and 91 points. A total of 363 candidates were invited.

There were separate draws that were also conducted under SI and EEBC categories and targeted candidates whose occupation falls under NOC 0621 or NOC 0631. The draw resulted in 64 invitations with scores of 106.B.C. also issued eight invitations through its Entrepreneur Immigration Base Category and less than five invitations through the Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot category.

The objective of BC PNP is to attract foreign workers who are in high demand in the province and who wish to become permanent residents of Canada.

The BC PNP has two immigration streams, Skills Immigration and Express Entry, both of which are divided into sub-categories. These streams are managed under B.C.’s Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS). To apply through the SIRS, you are first required to register an account. Once this is done, you will be assigned a score based on factors such as education, work experience, and language skills. The highest-scoring candidates from each sub-category are then invited to apply for a provincial nomination to apply for permanent residency when British Columbia conducts one of its regular draws.