VO Visas British Columbia invites 358 foreign workers international students in PNP draw

The BC PNP enables nominees and their dependents to apply to the federal government for permanent residence in the provincial nominee category.

British Columbia invited 358 immigration candidates through Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws held on October 26, 2021.

Candidates from the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry BC (EEBC) streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) received invitations in a regularly held general draw.

More specifically, invitations were issued to those from the Skilled Worker, International Graduate as well as Entry Level and Semi-Skilled sub-categories of SI and EEBC streams.

The minimum scores for that draw ranged between 68 and 91 points. A total of 306 candidates were invited.

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Since February, British Columbia has also been conducting a separate round of invitations twice a month as part of its PNP program. These draws are being held due to the high number of candidates from particular labour market sectors who registered with the province’s Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS).

The separate draw was conducted under SI and EEBC categories and targeted candidates whose occupation falls under NOC 0621 (retail and wholesale trade managers) or NOC 0631 (restaurant and food service managers). The draw resulted in 52 invitations with scores of 104.

B.C. has now surpassed 10,000 invitations issued through various BC PNP streams this year.