British Columbia PNP draws update: BC PNP issues up to 245 PNP invitations in new draw. The province selected applicants under its Skills Immigration (S.I) and Express Entry BC categories (EEBC).
The details of the candidates who have an invitation for provincial nomination are as the following:
Draw 1 – General draw including tech occupations
Draw 2 – Targeted draw
Skilled Worker, International Graduate with EEBC option
In addition, applicants who have the invitation to submit a provincial nomination application met the following eligibility terms before applying to BC PNP:
Anyone who wishes to apply for a provincial nomination via the BC PNP EEBC category must meet the following terms:
To get an invitation for BC PNP nomination, irrespective of which sub-stream you apply from, you must match the BC PNP draw cut-off to qualify for the same.
BC PNP issues up to 245 PNP invitations in new draw on Feb 22, 2023. But what are the factors that BC looks for while issuing invitations to prospective candidates?
Firstly, to apply to BC PNP, you must create an EOI profile online. Secondly, your profile is scored as per the information you provide. BC PNP scores your profile as per the following factors:
Economic factors
Human Capital Factors
Secondly, BC PNP conducts periodic draws and selects applicants from the EOI pool. Applicants who get an ITA must apply for provincial nomination to BC PNP within 30 days of getting an ITA. The province processes the application if satisfactory offers a provincial nomination certificate to the selected candidate.
Besides, applicants who get a BC PNP nomination via the EEBC category get an extra 600 CRS score in the EE profile. And get a boost in their chances of clearing an Express Entry draw for a Canada PR visa.
Applicants who have applied to other BC PNP sub-streams can apply to IRCC for a permanent residency visa.
If you wish to know if you qualify to apply for the BC PNP program, take our Free Assessment now. You can also Contact Us to take expert visa guidance from our immigration counsellor.
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