Posted on December 28 2020
In its latest provincial draw on December 22, 2020, British Columbia has invited another 230 Canada immigration hopefuls to apply for a provincial nomination through the BC Provincial Nominee Program [BC PNP].
The previous BC PNP draw was on December 15, 2020.
Those successful in securing a PNP nomination get one step closer to applying for Canada permanent residence.
An Express Entry candidate that is a provincial nominee is allotted an additional 600 CRS points. By ‘CRS’ is implied the Comprehensive Ranking System used for ranking the profiles in the Express Entry pool.
It is the highest-ranked Express Entry profiles that are issued invitations to apply in the federal Express Entry draws that are held.
Overview of the December 22 BC PNP draw
Invitations issued through the categories of Skills Immigration [SI] and Express Entry BC [EEBC].
Category | Minimum Score |
EEBC – Skilled Worker | 99 |
EEBC – International Graduate | 99 |
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].
For an Express Entry candidate, acquiring Canadian PR through a PNP nomination involves a 2-step process – [1] Securing a nomination with any of the provincial or territorial [PT] governments that are a part of the Provincial Nominee Program [PNP] of Canada. [2] Applying to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC] for permanent residence. An individual cannot apply for permanent residence unless invited by IRCC to do the same. |
As per the BC PNP, certain occupations were excluded from the latest draw due to the “impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on BC businesses”.
31 National Occupational Classification [NOC] codes excluded from the December 22 BC PNP draw –
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. |
December 15, 2020 | 92 | Tech Pilot draw |
December 22, 2020 | 230 | Certain occupations excluded. |
TOTAL invitations in 2020 so far – 9,252 |
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