{"id":1472,"date":"2024-09-02T16:16:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T16:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2024-09-02T16:16:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T16:16:52","slug":"tech-pilot-draw-for-first-bc-pnp-invitation-round-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=1472","title":{"rendered":"Tech Pilot draw for first BC PNP invitation round in March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/images\/_1200x630_crop_center-center_82_none\/BC_techpilot_June11.jpg?mtime=1656366762\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">  <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"BC techpilot June11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/images\/_newsThumbnail\/BC_techpilot_June11.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"BC techpilot June11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/images\/_newsThumbnail\/BC_techpilot_June11.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>British Columbia invited 80 immigration candidates with a job offer in the province\u2019s technology sector to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence.<\/p>\n<p>The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech Pilot draw held on March 3 issued invitations to candidates under the Express Entry BC and Skills immigration categories.<\/p>\n<p>Selected candidates from the Skilled Worker and International Graduate subcategories needed a minimum provincial score of 90.<\/p>\n<p>The BC PNP Tech Pilot is a fast-track immigration pathway for in-demand tech workers and international students.<\/p>\n<p>In order to be considered eligible for this program, candidates need to be in one of B.C.\u2019s existing provincial immigration streams and have a valid job offer of at least 12 months in one of the Tech Pilot\u2019s 29 eligible occupations.<\/p>\n<p>To apply for the Skills Immigration or Express Entry BC categories candidates must first create a profile through the BC PNP\u2019s online portal and register under its Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS).<\/p>\n<p>Applicants are evaluated and issued a score based on factors such as level of education, work experience, proficiency in English and location of employment.<\/p>\n<p>Express Entry candidates who receive a nomination from British Columbia will be given an additional 600 points toward their Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score and are effectively guaranteed an Invitation To Apply (ITA) in a future federal Express Entry draw.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the BC PNP Tech Pilot.<\/p>\n<h3>BC PNP Draw Results \u2014 March 4, 2020<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Date<\/th>\n<th>Category<\/th>\n<th>Minimum Score Required<\/th>\n<th>Number of ITAs Issued<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>March 4, 2020<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>EEBC \u2013 Skilled Worker<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>80<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>EEBC \u2013 International Graduate<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SI &#8211; Skilled Worker<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SI \u2013 Skilled Worker<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4> Find out if you are eligible for one of the BC PNP Canadian immigration streams<\/h4>\n<p> Please visit:  <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/teo-bg.com\/en\/tractors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Our Sponsor<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Columbia invited 80 immigration candidates with a job offer in the province\u2019s technology sector to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence.The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech Pilot draw held on March 3 issued invitations to candidates under the Express Entry BC and Skills immigration categories.Selected candidates from the Skilled&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-immigration-services-at-one-place"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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