BC PNP Kicks Off 2021 With 1st Provincial Nominee Draw: 168 Invitations Sent

BC PNP Kicks Off 2021 With 1st Provincial Nominee Draw: 168 Invitations Sent

BC PNP Kicks Off 2021 With 1st Provincial Nominee Draw: 168 Invitations Sent

British Columbia invites 168 candidates to their provincial nominee program (BC PNP) in the first PNP draw of 2021!

January 5th BC PNP draw results: 168 invitations

Express Entry BC categories (EEBC) minimum SIRS score:

  • Skilled Worker: 99
  • International Graduate: 99

BC Skills Immigration categories minimum SIRS score: 

  • Skilled Worker: 95
  • International Graduate: 95
  • Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Worker: 77

About British Columbia’s provincial immigration system

BC PNP is primarily for candidates who have a job offer from a BC employer. In some cases, holders of a graduate diploma from an eligible BC educational institution can be eligible to apply without a job offer. The graduate degree must be in a specific field of study. You can find which fields of study are eligible here.

Since most BC PNP programs require an applicant to be living and working in the province, they make efforts to ensure the applicant has continuous status during the processing of the application. BC PNP will provide you with a work permit support letter if you meet all of the following criteria:

  1. You have been nominated by the BC PNP
  2. You submitted your application to IRCC  before your nomination certificate expired
  3. You continue to meet the conditions of nomination
  4. Your current work permit expires within 120 days

Excluded occupations from Jan. 5th draw

Given the current state of international travel restrictions, BC PNP is excluding some professions that relate to tourism and hospitality which you can find listed below:

NOC JOB TITLE
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

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