Provincial Immigration

British Columbia Immigration Invites 320 Candidates Through 5 Streams In New Draw

British Columbia immigration has issued 320 invitations to apply across five streams in a new provincial draw.

The July 14 draw saw British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program officials exclude 31 occupations where a high-volume of applicants have recently been approved.


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Given the issues, the following were excluded from the latest draw:

  • 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 occupations
  • 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

The draw saw invitations issued across five BC PNP categories.

Skilled workers through the direct provincial stream required 98 points to qualify, while Express Entry skilled workers also required 98 points.

For the direct provincial international graduate streams, 98 points was also the minimum score, with 98 points also required for the Express Entry international graduate stream.

Entry-level and semi-skilled workers required a minimum of 76 points.


Did You Get Invited in the Latest  B.C. Immigration Draw?

Date Category Minimum Score Invitations Issued
14-July-20 SI – Skilled Worker 98 Total: 320
SI – International Graduate 98
SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled 76
EEBC – Skilled Worker 98
EEBC – International Graduate 98

Source: www.welcomebc.ca


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Colin Singer is an international acclaimed Canadian immigration lawyer and founder of immigration.ca featured on Wikipedia. Colin Singer is also founding director of the Canadian Citizenship & Immigration Resource Center (CCIRC) Inc. He served as an Associate Editor of ‘Immigration Law Reporter’, the pre-eminent immigration law publication in Canada. He previously served as an executive member of the Canadian Bar Association’s Quebec and National Immigration Law Sections and is currently a member of the Canadian Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Colin has twice appeared as an expert witness before Canada’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. He is frequently recognized as a recommended authority at national conferences sponsored by government and non-government organizations on matters affecting Canada’s immigration and human resource industries. Since 2009, Colin has been a Governor of the Quebec Bar Foundation a non-profit organization committed to the advancement of the profession, and became a lifetime member in 2018.

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