BC PNP: 422 candidates sent invitations in two draws

Two British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program draws on Tuesday led to the issuance of 422 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to skilled and semi-skilled workers and international graduates.

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In a draw targeting specific National Occupational Classifications (NOC), British Columbia recruited to fill retail and wholesale trade manager (NOC 0621) and restaurant and food service manager (NOC 0631) jobs on Sept. 28.

In that draw, the province sent out 36 ITAs to candidates under the Skilled Worker and International Graduate sub-categories of the Express Entry BC (EEBC) stream and the Skilled Worker and International Graduate sub-categories of the Skills Immigration (SI) stream of its PNP.

In the general draw, the province drew 386 candidates under the Skilled Worker, Entry-level and Semi-skilled Worker, and International Graduate sub-categories of the Express Entry BC (EEBC) stream and also the Skilled Worker and International Graduate sub-categories of the Skills Immigration (SI) stream.

Latest General B.C. Immigration Draw

Date	Category	Minimum Score	Invitations Issued
Sept. 28, 2021	SI – Skilled Worker	90	Total: 386
	SI – International Graduate	77
	SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	69
	EEBC – Skilled Worker	86
	EEBC – International Graduate	75

Source: www.welcomebc.ca

B.C. Draw Targeting NOCs 0621, 0631

Date	Category	Minimum Score	Invitations Issued
17-Aug-21	SI – Skilled Worker	105	Total: 36
	SI – International Graduate	105
	EEBC – Skilled Worker	105
	EEBC – International Graduate	105

Source: www.welcomebc.ca

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