Posted on April 16 2021
The Canadian province of British Columbia has held its latest round of invitations under the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP].
On April 13, 2021, a total of 4 draws were held by British Columbia under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program [BC PNP], commonly referred to as British Columbia PNP.
Those invited can now proceed to submitting their application for a provincial nomination through the BC PNP for their Canadian permanent residence.
The previously held provincial draw by British Columbia was a BC PNP Tech Pilot draw on April 6, 2021.
The latest BC PNP round of invitations included Canada immigration candidates eligible for the BC PNP categories of Skills Immigration [SI], Express Entry BC [EEBC], and Entrepreneur Immigration [EI].
An Overview of April 13 BC PNP round of invitations | ||
Draw 1 of 4 Invitations issued: 21 [only to NOC 0621, NOC 0631] | Category | Minimum Score |
EEBC – Skilled Worker | 113 | |
EEBC – International Graduate | 113 | |
SI – Skilled Worker | 113 | |
SI – International Graduate | 113 | |
Draw 2 of 4 Invitations issued: 420 | Category | Minimum Score |
EEBC – Skilled Worker | 95 | |
EEBC – International Graduate | 95 | |
SI – Skilled Worker | 95 | |
SI – International Graduate | 95 | |
SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled | 79 | |
Draw 3 of 4 Invitations issued: 6 | EI – Base Category | 126 |
Draw 4 of 4 Invitations issued: 5 | EI – Regional Pilot | 116 |
Note. – By NOC is implied the National Occupational Classification matrix. NOC 0621: Retail and wholesale trade managers, NOC 0631: Restaurant and food service managers.
Both the categories of SI and EEBC specifically target skilled workers looking to take up Canadian permanent residence and settle within British Columbia.
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The main difference between the SI and EEBC categories, however, is that the EEBC is linked with the Express Entry system that is managed by the federal government of Canada through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC].
The SI category, on the other hand, runs independently and is not linked with the federal Express Entry system.
An Express Entry candidate that is able to secure a provincial nomination – under any of the PNP streams linked with the IRCC Express Entry – is automatically allotted 600 CRS points towards their ranking score while in the pool of candidates.
It is the ranking score, based on the Comprehensive Ranking System or CRS, that determines as to which profiles are invited by IRCC to apply for Canada PR. It is the highest-ranked profiles that receive invitations.
The BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration [EI] category is targeted at experienced entrepreneurs that are ready to invest in as well as actively manage a business within the province.
There are 3 different streams under the EI –
Entrepreneur Immigration – Base Category | For experienced entrepreneurs that intend either establishing new businesses or taking over and growing existing businesses in BC. |
Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot | For attracting entrepreneurs – to the participating regional communities – for establishing new businesses in alignment with the economic development priorities of the communities. |
Strategic Pilots | For foreign corporations that intend establishing a subsidiary or branch office, strategically aligning with their core business, within the province. |
The total number of BC PNP nominations available annually depend on different factors that include the annual allocation. For 2019, British Columbia PNP nominated a total of 6,550 for permanent residence in Canada.
BC PNP streams that are invitation-only |
· Skills Immigration — Skilled Worker · Skills Immigration — International Graduate · Skills Immigration — Entry Level and Semi-Skilled · Express Entry BC — Skilled Worker · Express Entry BC — International Graduate · Entrepreneur Immigration – Base Category · Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot |
All streams that require an invitation have been included in the latest BC PNP round of invitations on April 13, 2021.
In 2020, a total of 9,310 Canada immigration candidates received invitations from British Columbia through the BC PNP categories of SI and EEBC.
British Columbia has issued a total of 3,441 invitations in the 23 BC PNP draws held so far in 2021.
BC PNP draws in 2021 Total invitations issued so far: 3,441 · Skills Immigration [SI] · Express Entry [EEBC] · Entrepreneur Immigration [EI] | |||
Date | Invitations issued | Categories | Details |
January 5, 2021 | 168 | SI and EEBC | Certain occupations excluded. |
January 12, 2021 | 80 | SI and EEBC | Tech Pilot draw |
January 19, 2021 | 195 | SI and EEBC | Certain occupations excluded. |
January 26, 2021 | 81 | SI and EEBC | Tech Pilot draw |
February 2, 2021 | 208 | SI and EEBC | Certain occupations excluded. |
February 2, 2021 | 8 | EI | Base Category |
February 9, 2021 | 74 | SI and EEBC | Tech Pilot draw |
February 16, 2021 | 35 | SI and EEBC | Invitations issued only to – · NOC 0621: Retail and wholesale trade managers, and · NOC 0631: Restaurant and food service managers. [Note. – This draw was conducted separately.] |
459 | SI and EEBC | Temporary suspension on 31 occupations lifted. Effective February 16, 2021, the BC PNP resumed issuing ITAs to the 31 occupations previously excluded from draws. | |
February 23, 2021 | 87 | SI and EEBC | Tech Pilot draw |
March 2, 2021 | 26 | SI and EEBC | Invitations issued only to – · NOC 0621: Retail and wholesale trade managers, and · NOC 0631: Restaurant and food service managers. |
418 | SI and EEBC | Included the 31 occupations previously excluded due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. | |
March 9, 2021 | 95 | SI and EEBC | Tech Pilot draw |
March 16, 2021 | 78 | SI and EEBC | Invitations issued only to – · NOC 0621: Retail and wholesale trade managers, and · NOC 0631: Restaurant and food service managers. [Note. – This draw was conducted separately.] |
428 | SI and EEBC | - | |
March 23, 2021 | 95 | SI and EEBC | Tech Pilot draw |
March 30, 2021 | 44 | SI and EEBC | Invitations issued only to – · NOC 0621: Retail and wholesale trade managers, and · NOC 0631: Restaurant and food service managers. [Note. – This draw was conducted separately.] |
330 | SI and EEBC | - | |
April 6, 2021 | 80 | SI and EEBC | Tech Pilot draw |
April 13, 2021 | 21 | SI and EEBC | Invitations issued only to – · NOC 0621: Retail and wholesale trade managers, and · NOC 0631: Restaurant and food service managers. [Note. – This draw was conducted separately.] |
420 | SI and EEBC | - | |
6 | EI | Base Category | |
5 | 5 | Regional Pilot |
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