New British Columbia Draw Sees 290 Immigration Candidates Invited

The first general draw in a month through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program saw 290 invitations issued.

The February 27 draw targeted skilled workers and international graduates through five BC PNP streams. The previous general draw took place on January 28.

Draws through the BC PNP Tech Pilot have been conducted in each of the last three weeks.

Skilled workers through the direct provincial streams required a minimum score of 103 points to qualify, compared to the 115 points needed through the Express Entry-linked skilled worker stream.

The direct provincial stream for international graduates registered a minimum score of 108 points, with the Express Entry-link stream requiring 112 points to qualify.

Entry-level and semi-skilled workers required 85 points.

Did You Get Invited in the February 27 B.C. Immigration Draw?

Date	Category	Minimum Score	Invitations Issued
27-Feb-20	SI – Skilled Worker	103	Total: 290
	SI – International Graduate	108
	SI – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	85
	EEBC – Skilled Worker	115
	EEBC – International Graduate	112

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.