British Columbia Issues 10 Invitations In New Entrepreneur Draw

British Columbia immigration has conducted a new draw through its Entrepreneur Immigration streams, issuing 20 invitations.

The October 20 British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program draw featured invites through both the general Entrepreneur stream and the Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot.

Candidates for the general category received 15 invites with a minimum score of 122 points.

BC PNP figures statement Regional Pilot candidates received 5 invites, with a minimum score of 109 points.

The pilot is designed to bring entrepreneurs and investors to smaller British Columbia communities.

What Was the Minimum Score For The Latest B.C. Entrepreneur Draw?

Date	Category	Minimum Score	Invites Issued
20-Oct-20	Entrepreneur Immigration General Category	122	15
20-Oct-20	Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot	109	5

Source: https://welcomebc.ca

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What Are The Requirements For The B.C. Entrepreneur Category?

Business candidates in this British Columbia immigration category must meet the following minimum criteria:

Eligibility Requirements

Personal net worth of minimum $600,000, legally obtained.
Invest minimum $200,000 in an eligible new business or to purchase and improve an existing business in BC.
Create at least one new full-time job in your business for a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident.
Canadian Language Benchmark Level 4 In English or French in each of the four competencies: listening, speaking, reading and writing, BY THE TIME OF NOMINATION.
Suitable business and/or management experience.
Have, or be eligible for, legal temporary immigration status in Canada.
Have been lawfully admitted to the country where you currently reside.

What Are The Requirements For The B.C. Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot Category?

Community Requirements

Population of less than 75,000.
Located beyond 30km from a municipality of more than 75,000 population.
Demonstrated capacity to support foreign entrepreneurs with network of settlement and business support agencies.
Immigration and pilot-specific training must be completed by community representatives.

Candidate Requirements

Net worth minimum of $300,000.
Minimum of $100,000 in eligible business investments.
Minimum of 51% ownership in the new business.
Canadian Language Benchmark Level 4 In English or French in each of the four competencies: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Create at least one new full-time job for a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
Conduct an exploratory visit in the target community

Colin Singer

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.