British Columbia invites 256 to apply for PNP nomination

 On December 8, 2020, a total of 256 immigration candidates have been invited by the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program [BC PNP] to apply for a provincial nomination.

Canada’s British Columbia is one of the 9 provinces [with the exception of Quebec] and 2 territories [with the exception of Nunavut] that are a part of the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP]. With the latest round of invitations, British Columbia has issued almost 9,000 invitations in 2020 so far to Canadian immigration candidates through the BC PNP categories of Skills Immigration [SI] and Express Entry BC [EEBC]. Additionally, around 155 invitations have been issued in 2020 so far by the BC PNP under the Entrepreneur Immigration [EI] category. The previous BC PNP round of invitations was on December 1, 2020.

Overview of the December 8 BC PNP round of invitations

Category	Minimum Score
EEBC – Skilled Worker	97
EEBC – International Graduate	97
SI – Skilled Worker	95
SI – International Graduate	95
SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	77

Note. The minimum score here is the score allotted on registration under the BC PNP’s Skills Immigration Registration System [SIRS]. Express Entry candidates successful in securing a PNP nomination are allotted an additional 600 points towards their Comprehensive Ranking System [CRS] score, thereby ensuring that they are invited to apply for Canada PR in the subsequent Express Entry draw.   As per the BC PNP, certain occupations were excluded from the draw due to the “impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on BC businesses”. 31 National Occupational Classification [NOC] codes excluded from the December 8 PNP draw by BC –

NOC Code	Description
0621	Retail and wholesale trade managers
0631	Restaurant and food service managers
0632	Accommodation service managers
0651	Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c.
3236	Massage therapists
6211	Retail sales supervisors
6311	Food service supervisors
6313	Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors
6321	Chefs
6322	Cooks
6341	Hairstylists and barbers
6421	Retail salespersons
6511	Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses
6512	Bartenders
6513	Food and beverage servers
6521	Travel counsellors
6522	Pursers and flight attendants
6523	Airline ticket and service agents
6524	Ground and water transport ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerks
6525	Hotel front desk clerks
6531	Tour and travel guides
6532	Outdoor sport and recreational guides
6533	Casino workers
6562	Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations
6564	Other personal service occupations
6611	Cashiers
6621	Service station attendants
6711	Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
6721	Support occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up services
6722	Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport
6731	Light duty cleaners

  With a high demand for immigrants, BC is expected to have 861,000 job openings between 2019 and 2029. As per the BC PNP, “Processing times for 80% of BC PNP applications is 2-3 months from receipt.” BC PNP – Skills Immigration and Express Entry draws in 2020 so far

Date	Invitations issued	Details
January 7, 2020	173	-
January 14, 2020	70	Tech Pilot draw
January 21, 2020	58	Tech Pilot draw
January 28, 2020	284	-
February 4, 2020	85	Tech Pilot draw
February 11, 2020	83	Tech Pilot draw
February 19, 2020	53	Tech Pilot draw
February 27, 2020	290	-
March 3, 2020	80	Tech Pilot draw
March 10, 2020	332	-
March 17, 2020	87	Tech Pilot draw
March 30, 2020	311	Certain occupations excluded.
April 7, 2020	147	Tech Pilot draw
April 16, 2020	271	Certain occupations excluded.
April 21, 2020	91	Tech Pilot draw
April 29, 2020	75	Tech Pilot draw
May 7, 2020	237	Certain occupations excluded.
May 12, 2020	92	Tech Pilot draw
May 19, 2020	170	Certain occupations excluded.
May 26, 2020	133	Tech Pilot draw
June 2, 2020	241	Certain occupations excluded.
June 9, 2020	87	Tech Pilot draw
June 16, 2020	276	Certain occupations excluded.
June 23, 2020	87	Tech Pilot draw
June 30, 2020	314	Certain occupations excluded.
July 7, 2020	57	Tech Pilot draw
July 14, 2020	320	Certain occupations excluded.
July 21, 2020	62	Tech Pilot draw
July 28, 2020	34	Tech Pilot draw
August 7, 2020	437	Certain occupations excluded.
August 11, 2020	52	Tech Pilot draw
August 18, 2020	302	Certain occupations excluded.
August 25, 2020	72	Tech Pilot draw
September 1, 2020	428	Certain occupations excluded.
September 8, 2020	67	Tech Pilot draw
September 15, 2020	407	Certain occupations excluded.
September 22, 2020	74	Tech Pilot draw
September 29, 2020	450	Certain occupations excluded.
October 6, 2020	72	Tech Pilot draw
October 13, 2020	417	Certain occupations excluded.
October 20, 2020	80	Tech Pilot draw
October 27, 2020	354	Certain occupations excluded.
November 3, 2020	76	Tech Pilot draw
November 10, 2020	358	Certain occupations excluded.
November 17, 2020	76	Tech Pilot draw
November 24, 2020	360	Certain occupations excluded.
December 1, 2020	68	Tech Pilot draw
December 8, 2020	256	Certain occupations excluded.
TOTAL invitations in 2020 so far – 8,930

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