On November 23, a new round of Provincial Nominee draws was held that called for 357 candidates capable of settling in the province as permanent residents.
The candidates were invited by BC PNP that held two draws from two streams called the Skills Immigration Program and the British Columbia Express Entry.
The international skilled workers, graduates, entry and semi-skill level candidates participated in the streams of the above-mentioned SI and Express Entry of BC.
In the general draw that has no specifications, 258 invitations were sent. Only the candidate who had met the minimum score requirement had got the invitations. Their scores were somewhere between 71 and 97 and it also reflected with the specific stream that they were aiming for. All the streams have different score requirements.
The province also made sure that it called for professional candidates whose job profile tallied with the released NOC list. The NOC list contained jobs like food sector managers and wholesale and retail trade businesses. The least score requirement for this draw was 103 and with it, 99 invitations had been issued.
A pattern has been Noticed that the province of British Columbia is conducting two draws monthly starting February this year. The frequency of these draws is heavy as more and more labor market candidates are registering in the province’s SIRS, Skills Immigration Registration System.
According to the statistics, a total number of 11,000 invitations have been issued so far this year by the province of British Columbia through its diverse streams that suit the various sections of the candidates who want to seek a forever home in Canada.
What is the British Columbia Nomination Provincial Nominee Program?
The Canadian province of British Columbia is aimed to attract international skilled professionals who are in excessive demand for British Columbia’s economic growth. B.C invites candidates who are experts in a professional field to come and settle in the province as permanent residents.
The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program has a SIRS Skills Immigration Registration System that manages the two subcategories of streams called the Express Entry and Skills Immigration. The candidates, in order to enter through the SIRS, need to register themselves in the online portal. As soon as the candidate makes a profile and registers into it, they are distributed a score that is scrutinized using their human capital factors such as age, education, profession, training or experience, and even language proficiency.
The candidate who scores the highest obviously gets an invitation from the B.C to apply for a provincial nomination that will later lead them to apply for a Canadian PR in the coming draws.
As a candidate, you have to keep in mind that you will have the time of only one month until the application has to be filled and submitted. It can be carried out through BC PNP online system.
After the application is submitted the immigration department of Canada takes almost two to three months to process and make a decision. It is on IRCC (Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada) to allow you for a permanent residency under PNP.
It must also be noted that the nomination has an expiration date of 6 months.
The perks of being nominated as a Provincial Nominee is that you get to score a CRS 600 points effortlessly which is greatly beneficial to get an ITA (Invitation to Apply). Through an ITA, the candidate may have a high chance of attaining a PR status in Canada.
