British Columbia Issues 208 Invitations Through 5 Streams In New Provincial Draw

British Columbia immigration has issued 208 invitations to apply across five provincial streams in a new draw through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program.

The February 2 draw saw officials continue to exclude 31 occupations where a high-volume of applicants have recently been approved.

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The province stated that this list is currently under review. The following were excluded from the latest draw:

1. 0621 – Retail and wholesale trade managers
2. 0631 – Restaurant and food service managers
3. 0632 – Accommodation service managers
4. 0651 – Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c.
5. 3236 – Massage therapists
6. 6211 – Retail sales supervisors
7. 6311 – Food service supervisors
8. 6313 – Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors
9. 6321 – Chefs
10. 6322 – Cooks
11. 6341 – Hairstylists and barbers
12. 6421 – Retail salespersons
13. 6511 – Maîtres d’hôtel and hosts/hostesses
14. 6512 – Bartenders
15. 6513 – Food and beverage servers
16. 6521 – Travel counsellors
17. 6522 – Pursers and flight attendants
18. 6523 – Airline ticket and service agents
19. 6524 – Ground and water transport ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerks
20. 6525 – Hotel front desk clerks
21. 6531 – Tour and travel guides
22. 6532 – Outdoor sport and recreational guides
23. 6533 – Casino occupations
24. 6562 – Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations
25. 6564 – Other personal service occupations
26. 6611 – Cashiers
27. 6621 – Service station attendants
28. 6711 – Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
29. 6721 – Support occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up services
30. 6722 – Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport
31. 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 needed 104 points.

For the direct provincial international graduate stream, 98 points was the minimum score, with 100 points required for the Express Entry international graduate stream.

Entry level and semi-skilled workers required a minimum of 79 points.

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

Date	Category	Minimum Score	Invitations Issued
02-Feb-21	SI – Skilled Worker	98	Total: 208
	SI – International Graduate	98
	SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	79
	EEBC – Skilled Worker	104
	EEBC – International Graduate	100

Source: www.welcomebc.ca

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