{"id":1639,"date":"2024-09-06T12:41:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T12:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=1639"},"modified":"2024-09-06T12:41:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T12:41:44","slug":"british-columbia-holds-largest-tech-only-draw-to-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=1639","title":{"rendered":"British Columbia holds largest tech-only draw to date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/images\/_1200x630_crop_center-center_82_none\/victoria-harbour-british-columbia.jpg?mtime=1656366403\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">  <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria harbour british columbia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/images\/_newsThumbnail\/victoria-harbour-british-columbia.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria harbour british columbia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/images\/_newsThumbnail\/victoria-harbour-british-columbia.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program invited 71 Tech Pilot candidates across five categories to apply for a provincial nomination in a draw held April 16.<\/p>\n<p>This is the largest number of invitations announced for the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP)\u00a0Tech Pilot to date.\u00a0In addition, the minimum score required for all categories to obtain an invitation in this draw was 90, with the exception of the\u00a0Skills Immigration &#8211; Entry Level and Semi-Skilled category.<\/p>\n<p>Invitations were issued to Express Entry BC (EEBC) and Skills Immigration\u00a0candidates in the\u00a0Skilled Worker, International Graduate categories. Skills Immigration \u2014\u00a0Entry Level and Skilled Worker candidates were also invited. <\/p>\n<p>A key eligibility requirement for all Tech Pilot candidates is a job offer from a B.C. employer of at least one year (365 days)\u00a0in length with at least 120 days remaining at the time of applying. The job offer must be in one of the BC PNP Tech Pilot specified\u00a0occupations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By providing expedited immigration application processing times,\u00a0the\u00a0Tech Pilot\u00a0supports B.C.\u00a0employers looking to hire and retain in-demand foreign talent in the region.\u00a0The BC PNP states that processing time for the majority of BC PNP applications is two to three months from the date of receipt.<\/p>\n<p>Express Entry BC candidates who are approved for a British Columbia provincial nomination will be awarded\u00a0an additional 600 Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)\u00a0points, effectively guaranteeing an\u00a0Invitation to Apply (ITA)\u00a0for Canadian permanent residence in a future Express Entry draw.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more\u00a0about the BC PNP Tech Pilot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>BC PNP Tech Pilot Draw Results \u2014 April 16, 2019<\/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>April 16, 2019<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>EEBC \u2013 Skilled Worker<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<td>71<\/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 International Graduate<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SI \u2013 Entry Level and Semi-skilled<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Use the\u00a0CanadaVisa Skills Immigration Registration System Calculator\u00a0to determine your potential score under the BC PNP Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS).<\/p>\n<p>Note: The BC PNP updated its Invitations to Apply results page since the April 16 draw announcement\u00a0to\u00a0modify the minimum score required for the\u00a0SI &#8211; Entry Level and Semi-Skilled category candidates.\u00a0<\/p>\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>The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program invited 71 Tech Pilot candidates across five categories to apply for a provincial nomination in a draw held April 16.This is the largest number of invitations announced for the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP)\u00a0Tech Pilot to date.\u00a0In addition, the minimum score required for all categories to obtain&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1640,"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-1639","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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